9K33M3 OSA-AKM

9K33M3 OSA-AKM Controls Function Bind Note Enable missile prepositioning Disable steering - Decrease rotation speed Invert steereng - Radar Beacon - 9M33M3 Fire action 1 - Alternative guidance mod Fire action 3 (Flip-flop) - History Anti-aircraft missile system 9K33M3 "Osa-AKM" The Osa-AKM SAM system could not effectively fight against fire support helicopters, the main modern means of fighting tanks. The elimination of this essential drawback was accomplished during the Mara development work, which was started in November 1975 in accordance with the Decree of the CPSU Central Committee and the USSR Council of Ministers. In 1977, factory tests were conducted on the modernized 9A33BM2 combat vehicle with the 9M33M2 SAM, based on the results of which the missile was modified in terms of radio fuse and electrical circuitry, receiving the name 9M33M3 SAM. State tests of the modernized version of the 9K33M3 ("Osa-AKM") system were conducted at the Embensk test range from September to December 1979 (range chief V. V. Zubarev). V. V. Zubarev) under the guidance of a commission headed by A. P. Zubenko, and in 1980 it was adopted for service. was adopted for service in 1980. Tags SAM Air Plane Helicopter ATGM SACLOS MCLOS ROFLS Оса ОСА АК АКМ СССР РФ СВО Россия ВС USA Britain Canada War Thunder OSA USSR Russia SMO SVO Ukraine Credits Litchytsu - SACLOS System