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[[File:800px-SA-14 missile and launch tube.jpg|thumb|400px|right|SA-14 Gremlin launch tube (without gripstock and battery cooling unit) and missile - 72mm]] | [[File:800px-SA-14 missile and launch tube.jpg|thumb|400px|right|SA-14 Gremlin launch tube (without gripstock and battery cooling unit) and missile - 72mm]] | ||
The '''SA-14 Gremlin''' | The '''SA-14 Gremlin''' is the NATO reporting name of the '''9K34 Strela-3''', a Russian man portable surface to air missile. It is heavily based on the [[SA-7 Grail]] (9K32 Strela-2) to the point where it is nearly identical in appearance, with the exception of the cylindrical "thermal battery" of the SA-7 being replaced by a "battery coolant unit" on the SA-14 which incorporates a distinctive spherical liquid nitrogen reservoir. This liquid nitrogen is used to cool the much improved IR seeker used on the SA-14 missile before launch. | ||
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Revision as of 04:42, 10 August 2018
The SA-14 Gremlin is the NATO reporting name of the 9K34 Strela-3, a Russian man portable surface to air missile. It is heavily based on the SA-7 Grail (9K32 Strela-2) to the point where it is nearly identical in appearance, with the exception of the cylindrical "thermal battery" of the SA-7 being replaced by a "battery coolant unit" on the SA-14 which incorporates a distinctive spherical liquid nitrogen reservoir. This liquid nitrogen is used to cool the much improved IR seeker used on the SA-14 missile before launch.
The SA-14 Gremlin and variants can be seen in the following films, television series, video games, and anime used by the following actors:
Video Games
| Game Title | Appears as | Mods | Notation | Release Date |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Call of Duty: Black Ops | Strela-3 | Includes both the normal SA-14 and a fictional wire-guided variant called the "Valkyrie" | 2010 | |
| Call of Duty: Black Ops II | Only the "Valkyrie" fictional wire-guided variant | 2012 |