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SAM redirects here. For the mission in Grand Theft Auto III, see S.A.M.

The Surface to Air Missile, or SAM, is an unmanned guided weapon system in Grand Theft Auto: San Andreas. Four sites are located around Area 69 and two are located in the Easter Basin Naval Station, both of which are no-fly zones.

If the player flies any aircraft, the jetpack, or the Vortex, near or over these zones, several heat-seeking missiles, which tracks the movement of the player's vehicle, will be launched. These missiles can severely damage the airplane's wings or engine (or the player, when using a jetpack), making it harder to fly. Depending on the durability and health of the player's vehicle, a few to some direct hits will destroy the vehicle and kill the player if they do not eject.

The launchers can be temporarily destroyed and will respawn once the player is far enough away from them. During the mission Black Project, these sites can be disabled temporarily for the duration of the missions. After the mission Vertical Bird, the SAM Sites will be permanently disabled and will not shoot anymore whenever the player flies over or near the Easter Basin Naval Station.

Like other heat-seeking missiles, the SAM missiles can be deterred by using the Hydra's secondary fire, which launches flares.

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-[[File:S.A.M._Site.jpg|thumb|300px|An SAM installation]]
+[[File:Surface-to-AirMissile-GTASA.jpg|thumb|300px|A SAM installation]]
 :'''''SAM''' redirects here. For the mission in [[Grand Theft Auto III]], see [[S.A.M.]]''
-The '''Surface to Air Missile''', or '''SAM''', is an unmanned guided weapon system in [[Grand Theft Auto: San Andreas]].
+The '''Surface to Air Missile''', or '''SAM''', is an unmanned guided weapon system in [[Grand Theft Auto: San Andreas]]. Four sites are located around [[Area 69]] and two are located in the [[Easter Basin Naval Station]], both of which are no-fly zones.
-If the player flies an aircraft over the [[Area 69]] military base, which is a no-fly zone, they will obtain an instant [[Wanted Level in GTA III Era|wanted level]] of 5 stars. When this happens, several heat-seeking SAM missiles will fire at the player from the&#160;four launchers dotted around the base. The aircraft carrier at the [[Easter Basin Naval Station]] also has two SAM sites, but these will be permanently deactivated after the completion of the mission [[Vertical Bird]].
+If the player flies any aircraft, the [[jetpack]], or the [[Vortex]], near or over these zones, several heat-seeking missiles, which tracks the movement of the player's vehicle, will be launched. These missiles can severely damage the airplane's wings or engine (or the player, when using a jetpack), making it harder to fly. Depending on the durability and health of the player's vehicle, a few to some direct hits will destroy the vehicle and kill the player if they do not eject.
-The missiles are also launched if the player uses the [[jetpack]] to fly over the base, as the game considers the jetpack as an aircraft.
+The launchers can be temporarily destroyed and will respawn once the player is far enough away from them. During the mission [[Black Project]], these sites can be disabled temporarily for the duration of the missions. After the mission [[Vertical Bird]], the SAM Sites will be permanently disabled and will not shoot anymore whenever the player flies over or near the Easter Basin Naval Station.
-These missiles can severely damage the airplane's wings or engine (or the player, when using a jetpack), making it harder to fly, and a few will destroy it and kill the player if they do not eject. Some aircrafts, like the [[AT-400]] and [[Cargobob]], are less susceptible to damage from the missiles. Although, once the aircraft has absorbed more than enough damage from the missiles, it will eventually explode.
+Like other heat-seeking missiles, the SAM missiles can be deterred by using the [[Hydra|Hydra's]] secondary fire, which launches flares.
+{{wikipedia}}
-The launchers can be temporarily destroyed; but will respawn once the player is far enough away from them.
+[[de:Boden-Luft-Rakete]]
+[[es:Torretas anti-aéreas]]
-Like other missiles, the SAMs can deterred by using the [[Hydra]]'s secondary fire, which launches flares.
-{{wikipedia}}
 [[Category:Weapons]]
+[[Category:Weapons in GTA San Andreas]]