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SA-3 Goa (MST_6)

DGIF baseline 2026-1, the latest. Earlier baselines: timemap.

Name

sa3Goa

Attribute

MST Missile Site Type

Definition

A Soviet short-range surface-to-air missile (SAM) system designed to complement the S-25 Berkut (SA-1 'Guild') and V-75 (SA-2 'Guideline').

Description

The missiles are typically deployed on originally fixed, but later trailer-mounted, turrets containing two or four but can be carried ready-to-fire on Zil trucks in pairs or on tracked chassis carrying three missiles. It has a shorter effective range and lower engagement altitude than either of its predecessors and also flies slower, but due to its two-stage design it is more effective against more maneuverable targets. It is also able to engage lower flying targets than the previous systems, and being more modern it is much more resistant to ECM than the SA-2. The 5V24 (V-600) missiles reach around Mach 3 to 3.5 in flight, both stages powered by solid fuel rocket motors, and has an effective range of 25 kilometres. The SA-3, like the SA-2, uses radio command guidance.

Accepted

2013-10-18

Allowed for

AL120 Missile Site