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Known as the "'''9K33 Osa'''" in Russia and the "'''SA-8 Gecko'''" in NATO, the Gecko is a low-altitude surface-to-air missile launcher, designed to take out low-flying aircraft, like helicopters or planes flying low. Larger than most, the Gecko sports a sophisticated radar system, not found in most mobile SAM launchers at the time, allowing it to track targets more effectively, than it's cousins. | Known as the "'''9K33 Osa'''" in Russia and the "'''SA-8 Gecko'''" in NATO, the Gecko is a low-altitude surface-to-air missile launcher, designed to take out low-flying aircraft, like helicopters or planes flying low. Larger than most, the Gecko sports a sophisticated radar system, not found in most mobile SAM launchers at the time, allowing it to track targets more effectively, than it's cousins. | ||
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Known as the "9K33 Osa" in Russia and the "SA-8 Gecko" in NATO, the Gecko is a low-altitude surface-to-air missile launcher, designed to take out low-flying aircraft, like helicopters or planes flying low. Larger than most, the Gecko sports a sophisticated radar system, not found in most mobile SAM launchers at the time, allowing it to track targets more effectively, than it's cousins.
The Gecko uses a turret-mounted launcher with 6 9M33 missiles loaded. It's ammunition is guided rather than homing, so the crew steers the missile to it's target, rather than completely relying on a computer for that role. This has the added benefit if being more resistant to popular countermeasures like flares, but can still be disabled by ECM (although the missile is also designed to be resistant to ECM). Like most SAMs, the Gecko is lightly armored, making it vulnerable to anything that can penetrate tank armor, and has no option for ground defense beyond the crew exposing themselves to fire their weapons at their aggressors.
In Team Yankee
IRL
The Gecko is the first SAM system in the world to combine its air defense missiles and its radar systems onto one vehicle.Surprisingly the vehilce and the missile system were first designed for the Russian Navy.
The SA8 Gecko was first deployed on the Slava class cruiser. Hilariously enough the Russians only made this in response to the US Mauler unit, which was canceled and was never produced. The Gecko is unarmored and meant to service with motorized infantry units.
| Soviet Forces in Team Yankee | |
|---|---|
| Tanks: | T55AM2 - T-62M - T-64 - T-72 - T-80 - T-72B - T-64BV |
| Transports: | BTR-60 - BMP-1 - BMP-2 - BMP-3 -BMD-1 - BMD-2 - BTR-D |
| Troops: | Motor Rifle Company - Hind Assault Landing Company - Afghansty Air Assault Company - BMP Shock Motor Rifle Company - BMD Air Assault Company - Afghansty BMD Air Assault Platoon |
| Artillery: | 2S1 Carnation - 2S3 Acacia - BM-21 Hail - TOS-1 Buratino - BM-27 Uragan - 2S9 Nona - BM-37 82mm mortar platoon |
| Anti-Aircraft: | ZSU 23-4 Shilka - SA-13 Gopher - SA-9 Gaskin - SA-8 Gecko - 2S6 Tunguska - BTR-ZD |
| Tank Hunters: | Spandrel - Storm - BTR-RD - ASU-85 |
| Recon: | BMP-1 OP - BRDM-2 |
| Aircraft: | SU-22 Fitter - SU-25 Frogfoot - MI-24 Hind |