9S816 aiming device provides terrain surveillance, target selection and subsequent tracking of its movements by the operator.

After missile launch, it directs an anti-tank guided missile through wires using semi-automatic control system.

9S816 aiming device is used as a part of the METIS anti-tank missile system.

• Aimer zoom: 6 times

• Diopter guidance limits: from -4 to +4 diopters

• Angle of view of the aimer: 6°

• Periscope line-of-sight height: 108 mm

• Field of view of the direction finding channel I:

• Field of view of the direction finding channel I with constant aperture, vertical up: 3°24′

• Field of view of the direction finding channel I with constant aperture, vertical down: 1°48′

• Field of view of the direction finding channel I with constant aperture, horizontal: 4.48°

• Field of view of the direction finding channel I with given aperture: 2°

• Field of view of the direction finding channel II with constant aperture: from 50′ to 58′

• Field of view of the direction finding channel II with given aperture: from 14′ to 16′

• Target search and detection distance: 3 km

• Anti-tank missile control distance: 2 km

• Weight: 3.3 kg

• Operating conditions: from -50 to +50 °Ñ