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▄Osa-AK
VII
Rank
AB
10.3
RB
10.3
SB
10.3
Battle rating
Great Britain
Game nation
SPAA
Main role
150,000
RP
Research
830,000
SL
Purchase
India
Operator country
General information

The Osa-AK (9K33M2) is a Soviet mobile surface-to-air missile system, developed by NII-20 in 1973 as an improvement over the base Osa (9K33), and later accepted for service in 1975. This variant would later be followed by the Osa-AKM (9K33M2), which entered service in 1980.

As a military ally of India, the USSR delivered approximately 80 Osa-AK systems in the late 1980s. The system served with the 436th Anti-Aircraft Missile Regiment of the Indian Army. As of 2025, at least 50 Osa-AK systems are still in service with the Indian Army, with plans to gradually replace them with the domestically developed Anant Shastra SAM system.

The Indian Osa-AK was introduced in Update 2.41 "Firebirds" as part of the British tech tree. Aside from visual differences, it is functionally identical to its Soviet counterpart. The Osa-AK can reliably engage manoeuvring aerial targets at ranges of up to 10 km and is capable of guiding two missiles onto a single target simultaneously. Thanks to its wheeled chassis, the Osa-AK enjoys excellent mobility, allowing it to take up unexpected positions against enemy aircraft. However, the vehicle has a large silhouette, no meaningful armour protection, and its missiles are mounted at an upward angle, leaving it virtually incapable of engaging ground targets.



Survivability and armour
Armour front / side / back
Hull 4 / 4 / 4 mm
Turret 4 / 4 / 4 mm
Visibility 250 %
Crew 5 persons
Mobility
Max speed
Forward 6065 km/h
Backward 1011 km/h
Power-to-weight ratio 1614.228.122.8 hp/t
Engine power 300265525426 hp
Weight 18.7 t
Optics
Gunner
Commander
Driver
Optics zoom
9.8x–32.7x
Armaments
9M33M3 SAM
Ammunition 6 rounds
Fire rate 27 shots/min
Fire on the move up to 5 km/h

AmmunitionTypeArmor penetration (mm) at a distance:
10 m100 m500 m1000 m1500 m2000 m
SAM606060606060
Economy
Repair cost Basic → Reference
AB 5,262 → 6,872 SL
RB 5,208 → 6,802 SL
SB 5,965 → 7,790 SL
Crew training 240,000 SL
Experts 830,000 SL
Aces 2,100 GE
Research Aces 1,140,000 RP
Reward multiplier AB / RB / SB
160 / 200 / 240 % SL
238 % RP
Total cost of modifications 240,900 RP
410,000 SL
Talisman cost 2,900 GE

Research order:
▄Osa-AK

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