Grail

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Grail is the NATO reporting name for the Soviet 9K32 Strela-2, a man-portable, shoulder-fired surface-to-air missile system widely used since the 1960s.

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Predicate Object
instanceOf NATO reporting name
appliesToWeaponType man-portable air-defense system
shoulder-fired surface-to-air missile system
associatedMissile 9M32 missile NERFINISHED
countryOfOriginOfSystem Soviet Union NERFINISHED
deploymentModeOfSystem shoulder-launched
developedByCountryOfSystem Soviet Union NERFINISHED
eraOfUse Cold War NERFINISHED
post–Cold War period
guidanceSeekerTypeOfSystem passive infrared seeker
guidanceTypeOfSystem infrared homing
hasSuccessorSystem 9K34 Strela-3 NERFINISHED
9K38 Igla NERFINISHED
launchPlatformOfSystem man-portable launcher
mobilityOfSystem man-portable
propulsionTypeOfSystem solid-fuel rocket
refersTo 9K32 Strela-2 NERFINISHED
Soviet 9K32 Strela-2 NERFINISHED
roleOfSystem short-range air defense
systemDesignationCategory SA-7 NERFINISHED
systemEnteredService 1960s
systemFamily Strela MANPADS family NERFINISHED
systemGuidanceDomain infrared spectrum
systemLaunchMethod shoulder-fired
systemNATOReportingNameFor SA-7 Grail NERFINISHED
systemNotableCharacteristic one of the earliest widely used MANPADS
systemOperationalRangeCategory short range
systemOperationalStatus still in use in some countries
systemPrimaryUse air defense for ground forces
systemProliferationStatus widely proliferated
systemThreatType airborne targets
systemType first-generation MANPADS
targets helicopters
low-flying aircraft
usedBy Soviet Armed Forces NERFINISHED
Warsaw Pact forces NERFINISHED
Warsaw Pact member states
export customers of the Soviet Union
various non-state armed groups
usedInConflict Gulf War
Iran–Iraq War NERFINISHED
Soviet–Afghan War NERFINISHED
Vietnam War
Yom Kippur War NERFINISHED
various African conflicts
usedSince 1960s
warheadTypeOfSystem high-explosive fragmentation

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SA-7 Grail man-portable air-defense system NATOReportingName Grail
subject surface form: SA-7 Grail