{
  "id": "9k330-tor",
  "name": "9K330 Tor (SA-15 Gauntlet)",
  "aliases": [],
  "domain": "missile",
  "country": "RUS",
  "category": "Short-range surface-to-air missile system",
  "status": null,
  "fielded": 1986,
  "operators": [
    "ARM",
    "AZE",
    "BLR",
    "CHN",
    "CYP",
    "DZA",
    "EGY",
    "GRC",
    "IRN",
    "MAR",
    "MMR",
    "PER",
    "RUS",
    "SYR",
    "TKM",
    "UKR",
    "VEN"
  ],
  "prolif_count": 17,
  "summary": "9K330 Tor (SA-15 Gauntlet) Russian Short-Range Surface-to-Air Missile System is a late Cold War-era self-propelled SAM system of Soviet origin. It was developed from 1975 to 1985 by Antei as a replacement for the older 9K33 Osa (SA-8 Gecko).",
  "specs": [
    {
      "k": "",
      "label": "Manufacturer",
      "section": "system",
      "v": "IEMZ Kupol Metrowagonmash (GM chassis designer), MZKT (wheeled chassis designer)",
      "src": [
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      ],
      "conf": "medium"
    },
    {
      "k": "",
      "label": "Chassis",
      "section": "mobility",
      "v": "GM-355 special tracked chassis",
      "src": [
        "weg-9k330-tor"
      ],
      "conf": "medium"
    },
    {
      "k": "crew",
      "v": 3,
      "src": [
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      ],
      "conf": "medium"
    },
    {
      "k": "",
      "label": "Emplacement time",
      "section": "system",
      "v": "Less than 3 min",
      "src": [
        "weg-9k330-tor"
      ],
      "conf": "medium"
    },
    {
      "k": "length_m",
      "v": 8,
      "src": [
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      ],
      "conf": "medium"
    },
    {
      "k": "engine_name",
      "v": "V-46-2S1",
      "src": [
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      ],
      "conf": "medium"
    },
    {
      "k": "",
      "label": "Thrust / power",
      "section": "mobility",
      "v": "780 hp",
      "src": [
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      ],
      "conf": "medium"
    },
    {
      "k": "",
      "label": "HF Radio",
      "section": "firecontrol",
      "v": "1 x R-176 Antey",
      "src": [
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      ],
      "conf": "medium"
    },
    {
      "k": "",
      "label": "VHF Radio",
      "section": "firecontrol",
      "v": "1 x Azart-P (4km), 1 x Azart-N (12km), and 1 x Azart-BM (40km)",
      "src": [
        "weg-9k330-tor"
      ],
      "conf": "medium"
    },
    {
      "k": "",
      "label": "Fire control / radar",
      "section": "firecontrol",
      "v": "Scrum Half; 3D Pulse Doppler",
      "src": [
        "weg-9k330-tor"
      ],
      "conf": "medium"
    },
    {
      "k": "",
      "label": "Hull Armor",
      "section": "protection",
      "v": "All-welded steel",
      "src": [
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      ],
      "conf": "medium"
    },
    {
      "k": "",
      "label": "Turret Armor",
      "section": "protection",
      "v": "All-welded steel",
      "src": [
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      ],
      "conf": "medium"
    },
    {
      "k": "",
      "label": "NBC Protection",
      "section": "protection",
      "v": "Yes",
      "src": [
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      ],
      "conf": "medium"
    }
  ],
  "payloads": [
    {
      "name": "9A331 Combat Vehicle",
      "role": "Vertical Launch",
      "src": [
        "weg-9k330-tor"
      ],
      "conf": "medium",
      "caps": {
        "Type": "Vertical Launch"
      }
    },
    {
      "name": "8x 9M330 Surface-to-Air Missile (SAM)",
      "role": "Surface-to-Air Missile (SAM)",
      "src": [
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      ],
      "conf": "medium",
      "caps": {
        "Type": "Surface-to-Air Missile (SAM)",
        "Guidance": "Radio Command Guidance System",
        "Warhead": "HE-FRAG",
        "Warhead weight": "14.8 kg",
        "Speed": "Mach 3",
        "Length": "2.89 m"
      },
      "range_km": 12,
      "qty": "8x 9M330 Surface-to-Air Missile (SAM)"
    }
  ],
  "variants": [
    {
      "name": "9K330 Tor",
      "text": "The project was given strict design specifications to meet; Tor had to provide extended detection and tracking of fast, low radar cross-section targets and be capable of quickly and efficiently dealing with massed air raids while providing a high degree of…",
      "src": [
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      ]
    },
    {
      "name": "9K331 Tor-M1",
      "text": "The Tor-M1 is the base variant of the Tor family; it superseded the standard Tor from 1991 and has been widely exported. It is designed to provide point defense and short-range air defense (SHORAD) for ground-based assets from rotary- and fixed-wing assets as…",
      "src": [
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      ]
    },
    {
      "name": "Tor-M1TA",
      "text": "The Tor-M1TA is a paved road-mobile system that mates the launch unit of a Tor-M1 with a truck chassis to provide a more economical version of the Tor-M1 that can be moved with greater ease than the larger tracked systems.",
      "src": [
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      ]
    },
    {
      "name": "9K331M Tor-M2",
      "text": "The Tor-M2 is a modernized version of the Tor-M1; it is designed to increase the engagement capabilities of the system against complex targets such as unmanned aerial vehicles (UAVs) and cruise missiles, especially in a swarm environment.",
      "src": [
        "weg-9k330-tor"
      ]
    },
    {
      "name": "9K331M2U Tor-M1-2U",
      "text": "The Tor-M1-2U is a precursor to the Tor-M2; it is thought to have introduced as an interim before the Tor-M2 with its improved missiles was introduced.",
      "src": [
        "weg-9k330-tor"
      ]
    },
    {
      "name": "9K331M2K Tor-M2K",
      "text": "The Tor-M2K is an export version of the Tor-M2 based on a wheeled chassis.",
      "src": [
        "weg-9k330-tor"
      ]
    },
    {
      "name": "9K331MDT Tor-M2DT",
      "text": "The Tor-M2DT is designed to provide extreme mobility in the most adverse environments such as the Arctic.",
      "src": [
        "weg-9k330-tor"
      ]
    },
    {
      "name": "9S737M Ranzhir-M",
      "text": "The Ranzhir-M is the battery level command and control vehicle for Tor-M1 and M2 systems.",
      "src": [
        "weg-9k330-tor"
      ]
    }
  ],
  "art": "tel",
  "image": {
    "file": "9k330-tor.jpg",
    "thumb": "9k330-tor-thumb.jpg",
    "credit": "One half 3544",
    "license": "Public domain",
    "url": "https://commons.wikimedia.org/wiki/File:9A330_Tor.JPG",
    "title": "File:9A330 Tor.JPG"
  },
  "verified": null,
  "changelog": [
    {
      "date": "2026-10-10",
      "change": "Entry created from the Worldwide Equipment Guide (ODIN), bulk import"
    },
    {
      "date": "2026-10-10",
      "change": "Added photo (Public domain)"
    }
  ],
  "url": "https://www.defensepedia.com/systems/9k330-tor.html",
  "sources": {
    "weg-9k330-tor": {
      "title": "9K330 Tor (SA-15 Gauntlet) Russian Short-Range Surface-to-Air Missile System",
      "publisher": "U.S. Army TRADOC G-2 Worldwide Equipment Guide (ODIN)",
      "url": "https://odin.t2com.army.mil/WEG/Asset/9K330_Tor_SA-15_Gauntlet_Russian_Short-Range_Surface-to-Air_Missile_System",
      "published": "2026-03-20",
      "tier": 1,
      "checked": "2026-10-10"
    }
  }
}