Editing SA-13 Gopher (section)

==In Team Yankee==
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The SA-13 Gopher, or 9K35 Strela-10 is a dedicated anti-air unit which fills the middle ground between the SA-9 Gaskin and the SA-8 Gecko.

The Gopher throws out a pair of FP4+ Strela missiles up to 56 inches, enough to touch any point of the board where aircraft may come from a corner. Each vehicle has about a 17% chance to splash the average aircraft with a 5+ save, very respectable when you consider how cheap these things are and how expensive air power is in Team Yankee. A pair might be enough to pick off a plane or two in low point games, but 8 Strela shots WILL mess up any pilot's day very messily. Compared to the SA-8, this unit occupies the middle ground between affordable (and ineffective) air defence versus very deadly, but very expensive air defence. Always remember that the best air defence units can become dead weight against a list without any aircraft: you need them to be cheap such that you can effectively play with a point disadvantage or have them serve other roles (which make the Shilka, Sergeant York, ADATS and Gepard such powerful units in their respective lists.)

The Gopher can be brought up by the Soviets and their PACT comrades as battalion level air defence for one point per vehicle in a platoon of 2 or 4, competing with the Gaskin in that slot. However, the Czechs may purchase a platoon of 4 vehicles for three points. In addition, the Gopher may also be purchased as Division level support if desired.