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Another new air defence system deployed by the FAPLA in 1987 was the 9K35 Strela-10 (ASCC/NATO-codename ‘SA-13 Gopher’). One firing unit consisted of four 9K35 TELARs (essentially the MT-LB armoured personnel carrier), each of which carried four canisters that acted as launchers for 9M37, infra-red guided missiles. As such, it was shorter-ranged than the SA-8 but proved highly resistant to countermeasures. It is known to have scored at least one confirmed kill against a SAAF Mirage F.1. (Artwork by David Bocquelet)
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