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Soviet Union Weapons and Military Equipment

Browse 400 weapon systems built or assembled in Soviet Union, including aircraft & uavs, air defense, and related systems, with images, specifications, source notes, and conflict records.

400 weapon systems
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Category Mix

Aircraft & UAVs25Air Defense48Armored Vehicles28Artillery51Electronic Warfare1Infantry Weapons35Munitions116Naval Systems42Support Equipment40Tanks14

Builder Links

Soviet defense industry19Soviet state arsenals18Soviet ordnance industry17Soviet16Motovilikha Plants12KBP Instrument Design Bureau11Soviet munitions industry11Bazalt10

Conflict Coverage

2014 Russia-Ukraine War2382011 Syrian Civil War972020 Nagorno-Karabakh Conflict622014 Yemen Civil War591979 Soviet-Afghan War361990 Gulf War302014 Second Libyan Civil War282008 Russo-Georgian War21

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Aircraft & UAVs

Crewed aircraft, drones, and loitering munitions.

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MiG-29, Air defense fighter, Aircraft & UAVs2014 Russia-Ukraine War, 2023 Sudan War +4 moreMiG-29Air defense fighterBuilt by: MikoyanThe MiG-29 Fulcrum is a Soviet-designed twin-engine fighter built around short-range air combat, air-defense interception, and later multirole adaptation. Its cataloged combat history spans Iraqi and Yugoslav interceptors facing coalition air campaigns, Eritrean and Indian wartime use in 1999, Sudanese strike sorties, and Ukrainian MiG-29s modified to employ Western weapons such as AGM-88 HARM, JDAM-ER, HAMMER/AASM, and GBU-39/B Small Diameter Bombs.
Il-22 airborne command post, Airborne command post and radio-relay aircraft, Aircraft & UAVs2014 Russia-Ukraine WarIl-22 airborne command postAirborne command post and radio-relay aircraftBuilt by: IlyushinThe Il-22 airborne command post is a Soviet Il-18D-derived special-mission aircraft used for airborne command, protected communications, and radio-relay work. The Il-22M-11 "Zebra" and later upgraded aircraft remain scarce Russian command-and-control assets, and public reporting during the 2014 Russia-Ukraine War documents Il-22M aircraft damaged in 2022 and again during the January 2024 Sea of Azov A-50/Il-22 incident.
Mi-14, Amphibious anti-submarine helicopter, Aircraft & UAVs2014 Russia-Ukraine War, 2011 Syrian Civil WarMi-14Amphibious anti-submarine helicopterBuilt by: Mil Moscow Helicopter Plant / Kazan HelicoptersThe Mi-14 is a Soviet Mil/Kazan amphibious maritime helicopter derived from the Mi-8 but rebuilt around a boat-like hull, retractable landing gear, naval sensors, and anti-submarine, minesweeping, or search-and-rescue configurations. Its modern conflict record is narrow but direct: Ukrainian Naval Aviation lost a Mi-14PS during a May 2022 search-and-rescue mission in the 2014 Russia-Ukraine War, and Syrian government forces used Mi-14s for improvised mine and bombing roles in the Syrian Civil War.
Mi-24/Mi-35, Attack helicopter and armed assault transport, Aircraft & UAVs2014 Russia-Ukraine War, 2011 Syrian Civil War +9 moreMi-24/Mi-35Attack helicopter and armed assault transportBuilt by: Mil Moscow Helicopter Plant / RostvertolThe Mi-24/Mi-35 Hind family combines an armored attack helicopter with a small troop compartment, letting operators use one airframe for close air support, anti-armor fires, armed escort, and limited assault transport. The Mi-35M branch is a Rostvertol-built modern combat-transport line, while older and upgraded Mi-24/Mi-35 aircraft remain documented in Ukraine, Syria, Mali, Iraq, Myanmar, and other conflicts.
An-2 unmanned decoy / converted UCAV, Converted unmanned decoy aircraft / improvised UCAV, Aircraft & UAVs2020 Nagorno-Karabakh ConflictAn-2 unmanned decoy / converted UCAVConverted unmanned decoy aircraft / improvised UCAVBuilt by: Antonov Design Bureau / UnknownThe An-2 unmanned decoy / converted UCAV was Azerbaijan's improvised adaptation of the Soviet Antonov An-2 utility biplane for the 2020 Nagorno-Karabakh war. Azerbaijani forces used converted An-2s as expendable unmanned aircraft to enter Armenian air-defense engagement zones, draw fire, and reveal radar or launcher positions for TB2s, Harop loitering munitions, air strikes, or artillery, while separate reporting described some conversions carrying explosive payloads or FAB-250 bombs.
Su-25, Ground-attack aircraft, Aircraft & UAVs1979 Soviet-Afghan War, 1980 Iran-Iraq War +16 moreSu-25Ground-attack aircraftBuilt by: Sukhoi / Ulan-Ude Aviation Plant / United Aircraft CorporationThe Su-25 is a Soviet-designed armored close air support aircraft built for low-level battlefield strike, rough-field operation, and heavy stores carriage. Developed by Sukhoi and produced in Soviet, Russian, and Georgian factories, the twin-engine subsonic jet combines a protected cockpit, internal 30 mm cannon, and multiple pylons for rockets, bombs, missiles, and adapted guided weapons, with documented use from Afghanistan and Iraq to Darfur, Syria, Nagorno-Karabakh, and Ukraine.
MiG-25 fighter aircraft, High-speed interceptor and reconnaissance aircraft, Aircraft & UAVs1980 Iran-Iraq War, 1990 Gulf War +2 moreMiG-25 fighter aircraftHigh-speed interceptor and reconnaissance aircraftBuilt by: Mikoyan-Gurevich / MikoyanThe MiG-25 Foxbat is a Soviet high-speed interceptor and reconnaissance aircraft built by Mikoyan-Gurevich around speed, altitude, heavy air-to-air missiles, and reconnaissance-bomber variants rather than close-in maneuvering. Iraq fielded the type during the 1980 Iran-Iraq War and 1990 Gulf War, Syria used a small surviving fleet during the 2011 Syrian Civil War, and Azerbaijan later kept MiG-25s in reserve during the 2020 Nagorno-Karabakh stand-off.
MiG-31, Long-range interceptor with MiG-31K air-launched ballistic missile carrier variant, Aircraft & UAVs2014 Russia-Ukraine WarMiG-31Long-range interceptor with MiG-31K air-launched ballistic missile carrier variantBuilt by: Mikoyan-Gurevich / Sokol Aviation PlantThe MiG-31 is a Soviet-designed, twin-engine, two-seat long-range interceptor built for high-speed patrols, bomber and cruise-missile interception, and wide-area air defense. Russian industry sources describe the MiG-31BM modernization as adding the Zaslon-M radar and expanded weapons-control capabilities, while Russia's MiG-31K conversion carries the Kh-47M2 Kinzhal and MiG-31BM patrols have been documented with R-37M missiles in the 2014 Russia-Ukraine War.
Tu-22M, Long-range supersonic bomber and missile carrier, Aircraft & UAVs1979 Soviet-Afghan War, 1994 First Chechen War +3 moreTu-22MLong-range supersonic bomber and missile carrierBuilt by: Tupolev / Kazan Aircraft Production AssociationThe Tupolev Tu-22M Backfire family is a variable-sweep, long-range supersonic bomber and missile carrier built for maritime strike and deep land attack. The Tu-22M3 Backfire-C is the principal operational version: UAC says it entered service in 1989, while Rosoboronexport and later reporting tie the type to Kh-22 and Kh-32 standoff missile carriage as well as large conventional bomb loads.
Tupolev Tu-143 Reys, Reusable tactical reconnaissance UAV, Aircraft & UAVs2014 Russia-Ukraine War, 2023 Israel-Hezbollah ConflictTupolev Tu-143 ReysReusable tactical reconnaissance UAVBuilt by: TupolevThe Tupolev Tu-143 Reys is the air vehicle of the Soviet VR-3 Reis tactical reconnaissance complex, a jet-powered reusable UAV developed by Tupolev for low-altitude front-line reconnaissance. Produced in large numbers during 1973-1989, it used truck launch, booster assistance, parachute recovery, and interchangeable reconnaissance payloads; wartime reporting has documented Ukrainian Tu-143 examples in the Russia-Ukraine war and a Hezbollah DR-3 cruise-missile adaptation tied to the same airframe family.
Ka-27, Shipborne anti-submarine and search-and-rescue helicopter, Aircraft & UAVs2014 Russia-Ukraine WarKa-27Shipborne anti-submarine and search-and-rescue helicopterBuilt by: KamovThe Ka-27 is Kamov's coaxial-rotor naval helicopter family, built around compact shipboard anti-submarine, maritime search, rescue, and utility missions. Russian naval aviation used the type around the Black Sea during the 2014 Russia-Ukraine War, where Ukrainian naval reporting and independent coverage documented a Russian Ka-27 destroyed during a March 2026 strike on forces at the Syvash drilling platform.
Ka-29, Shipborne assault transport helicopter, Aircraft & UAVs2014 Russia-Ukraine WarKa-29Shipborne assault transport helicopterBuilt by: Russian HelicoptersThe Ka-29 is a Kamov shipborne assault transport helicopter derived from the Ka-27 naval helicopter family, combining troop carriage with rockets, gun pods, machine guns, and Shturm anti-tank missile provisions. In the 2014 Russia-Ukraine War it appears mainly in the Black Sea naval-air-defense problem set, where Russian Ka-29 crews have been reported hunting Ukrainian uncrewed surface vessels and one aircraft was downed near Anapa during a large Ukrainian drone attack in June 2024.
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Air Defense

Systems that contest aircraft, missiles, helicopters, and drones.

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ZPU-4 anti-aircraft gun, 14.5 mm quadruple towed anti-aircraft gun, Air Defense1955 Vietnam War, 1990 Gulf War +5 moreZPU-4 anti-aircraft gun14.5 mm quadruple towed anti-aircraft gunBuilt by: V. A. Degtyarev Plant (ZiD) / Various manufacturersThe ZPU-4 is a Soviet quadruple 14.5 mm anti-aircraft gun built around four KPV/KPVT heavy machine guns on a four-wheel carriage. Museum, monitoring, and open-source records connect the Cold War gun to Vietnam War helicopter defense, Iraqi air defense, Libyan and Syrian pickup-mounted fire support, SPLA-N-held anti-aircraft positions in Sudan, and anti-Houthi Giants Brigades forces in Yemen.
2A14 23 mm cannon, 23 mm gas-operated autocannon, Air Defense2014 Russia-Ukraine War, 2020 Nagorno-Karabakh Conflict +4 more2A14 23 mm cannon23 mm gas-operated autocannonBuilt by: KBP Instrument Design Bureau / TulamashzavodThe 2A14 is the air-cooled 23 x 152B mm autocannon at the core of ZU-23 and ZU-23-2 short-range air-defense guns, with a quick-change barrel and a belt-feed layout that can be arranged from either side. Public conflict evidence most often documents it through the mounts that carry it: ZU-23-2 guns in Ukrainian service, SPLA-N air-defense fire in South Kordofan, Armenian and Artsakh losses in Nagorno-Karabakh, Houthi firing around Hudaydah, Tigray Defence Forces heavy weapons, and 2A14-pattern or ZU-23-2-pattern weapons with rebel forces in northern Mali.
S-75 Dvina / SA-2 Guideline, High-altitude surface-to-air missile system, Air Defense1955 Vietnam War, 1967 Six-Day War +3 moreS-75 Dvina / SA-2 GuidelineHigh-altitude surface-to-air missile systemBuilt by: Soviet state defense industryThe S-75 Dvina, known to NATO as the SA-2 Guideline, is a Soviet command-guided surface-to-air missile system built around V-750/V-755 missiles, single-rail launchers, Spoon Rest acquisition radar, and Fan Song guidance radar. It became a defining Cold War high-altitude air-defense system in Vietnam and Arab-Israeli wars, where fixed SAM sites shaped strike planning and suppression tactics. In Yemen, surviving S-75 missile stocks reappeared less as intact air-defense batteries than as source missiles for Houthi-aligned Qaher and Muhit strike conversions.
T-55-ZU-23, Improvised self-propelled anti-aircraft gun, Air Defense2014 Russia-Ukraine WarT-55-ZU-23Improvised self-propelled anti-aircraft gunBuilt by: UnknownThe T-55-ZU-23 is an improvised Ukrainian short-range air-defense vehicle that combines a T-55-series tank chassis with a ZU-23-family twin 23 mm anti-aircraft gun installation. Public sourcing is narrow but specific: OSCE monitors observed the same T-55/ZU-23 configuration in the Donetsk security zone in January 2017, and MilitaryLand identifies T-55-ZU-23 in the equipment inventory of Ukraine's 54th Mechanized Brigade. The record is best read as a field or depot conversion that trades the T-55's original tank role for mobile high-volume 23 mm fire against low-altitude threats and exposed ground targets.
MT-LB with 25 mm 2M-3 naval gun, Improvised tracked self-propelled anti-aircraft gun, Air Defense2014 Russia-Ukraine WarMT-LB with 25 mm 2M-3 naval gunImprovised tracked self-propelled anti-aircraft gunBuilt by: Kharkiv Tractor Plant / TulamashzavodThe MT-LB with 25 mm 2M-3 naval gun is a Russian improvised weapons carrier that combines the Soviet MT-LB tracked armored tractor with a twin 25 mm 2M-3 or 2M-3M naval anti-aircraft mount. Open-source reporting and Russian loss documentation tie the conversion to the full-scale 2014 Russia-Ukraine War, where it appears as a short-range air-defense and direct-fire adaptation rather than a standardized factory combat vehicle.
MT-LB with AZP S-60 anti-aircraft gun, Improvised tracked self-propelled anti-aircraft gun, Air Defense2020 Nagorno-Karabakh Conflict, 2014 Russia-Ukraine WarMT-LB with AZP S-60 anti-aircraft gunImprovised tracked self-propelled anti-aircraft gunBuilt by: Kharkov Tractor Plant / Plant No. 4 named after Voroshilov, Krasnoyarsk / UnknownThe MT-LB with AZP S-60 anti-aircraft gun is an improvised tracked fire-support and air-defense conversion that combines the Soviet MT-LB armored carrier with the 57 mm AZP-57 gun of the S-60 system. Public evidence ties the configuration to Armenian and Artsakh losses in the 2020 Nagorno-Karabakh war and to Russian field adaptations during the full-scale 2014 Russia-Ukraine War.
MT-LB with ZU-23 anti-aircraft gun, Improvised tracked self-propelled anti-aircraft gun, Air Defense2003 Iraq War, 2014 Russia-Ukraine War +2 moreMT-LB with ZU-23 anti-aircraft gunImprovised tracked self-propelled anti-aircraft gunBuilt by: Kharkov Tractor Plant / Soviet state arsenals / UnknownThe MT-LB with ZU-23 anti-aircraft gun is an improvised tracked fire-support and short-range air-defense vehicle that combines the Soviet MT-LB multipurpose armored tractor with a twin 23 mm ZU-23 gun mount. Public records show the configuration in Iraqi, Russian, Ukrainian, Syrian, and Armenian or Artsakh service contexts, with documented examples ranging from an Iraqi wreck in Baghdad to vehicles destroyed, damaged, or captured in later wars.
MT-LB with 14.5 mm 2M-7 naval gun mount, Improvised tracked self-propelled heavy machine-gun carrier, Air Defense2014 Russia-Ukraine WarMT-LB with 14.5 mm 2M-7 naval gun mountImprovised tracked self-propelled heavy machine-gun carrierBuilt by: Kharkov Tractor PlantThe MT-LB with 14.5 mm 2M-7 naval gun mount is a Russian improvised fire-support and short-range air-defense conversion that combines the Soviet MT-LB tracked carrier with an over-under twin KPV naval machine-gun mount. Public evidence ties the configuration to the 2014 Russia-Ukraine War through a captured example near Vuhledar and Oryx's visually documented Russian equipment loss list.
S-200 / SA-5 Gammon, Long-range surface-to-air missile system, Air Defense2014 Russia-Ukraine War, 2011 Syrian Civil War +1 moreS-200 / SA-5 GammonLong-range surface-to-air missile systemBuilt by: Almaz Central Design Bureau / Fakel Machine-Building Design BureauThe S-200, known to NATO as the SA-5 Gammon, is a Soviet long-range surface-to-air missile system built around large radar-guided interceptors and semi-fixed launch sites. It appears in the catalog through Libyan SA-5 launches during the 1986 Gulf of Sidra confrontation, Syrian strategic air-defense fire during Israeli and coalition strike episodes, and Ukrainian reactivation for very long-range aircraft engagements and possible ground-attack use in the 2014 Russia-Ukraine War.
S-300, Long-range surface-to-air missile system, Air Defense2014 Russia-Ukraine War, 2020 Nagorno-Karabakh Conflict +2 moreS-300Long-range surface-to-air missile systemBuilt by: Almaz Central Design Bureau / Fakel Machine-Building Design BureauThe S-300 is a Soviet-designed long-range surface-to-air missile family spanning early P-series air-defense systems, export S-300PMU upgrades, and the tracked S-300V branch. Ukraine has relied on legacy S-300 batteries for area air defense, received Slovakia's S-300PMU in 2022, Russia has fired S-300 missiles at Ukrainian ground targets, and Iran fields S-300PMU-2 batteries around strategic sites.
SA-14 Strela-3 MANPADS, Man-portable infrared surface-to-air missile system, Air Defense2020 Nagorno-Karabakh ConflictSA-14 Strela-3 MANPADSMan-portable infrared surface-to-air missile systemBuilt by: KBM / Kolomna Machine-Building Design BureauThe SA-14 Strela-3, Soviet designation 9K34, is a shoulder-fired infrared MANPADS developed as an improved successor to the Strela-2. In the Nagorno-Karabakh context, open-source arms-transfer reporting places Strela-3 launchers in Azerbaijan's inventory before the 2020 war, making it part of the legacy short-range air-defense layer even where specific firing claims are not documented.
Igla, Man-portable infrared-homing surface-to-air missile system, Air Defense2014 Russia-Ukraine War, 1984 Kurdish-Turkish Conflict +6 moreIglaMan-portable infrared-homing surface-to-air missile systemBuilt by: KB MashinostroyeniyaThe Igla family is a Soviet/Russian shoulder-fired MANPADS built to give small air-defense teams a mobile, infrared-guided weapon against low-flying aircraft, helicopters, drones, and cruise missiles. Documented conflict use and fielding spans Ukrainian mobile air-defense teams, PKK use against a Turkish AH-1W helicopter, Syrian armed-group inventories, RSF fielding in Sudan, and Indian Army Igla-S teams reported in Operation Sindoor coverage.
9M32 Strela-2 / SA-7 MANPADS, Man-portable surface-to-air missile system, Air Defense2023 Israel-Hamas War, 2014 Second Libyan Civil War +5 more9M32 Strela-2 / SA-7 MANPADSMan-portable surface-to-air missile systemBuilt by: KBM KolomnaThe 9M32 Strela-2, NATO SA-7 Grail, is a Soviet infrared-guided MANPADS whose compact shoulder-fired design spread widely through state arsenals, proxy forces, and armed groups. Its conflict record ranges from confirmed launch reports to delivery, capture, or displayed-materiel evidence in the Soviet-Afghan War, Ukraine, Syria, Libya, Sinai, Nagorno-Karabakh, and Gaza.
35N6 Kasta surveillance radar, Mobile low-altitude air-surveillance radar, Air Defense2014 Russia-Ukraine War35N6 Kasta surveillance radarMobile low-altitude air-surveillance radarBuilt by: Almaz-AnteyThe 35N6 Kasta is a mobile UHF-band low-altitude surveillance radar associated with the Kasta-2-1/Kasta-2E1 branch of Russia's air-defense sensor network. Open radar references describe the 51U6/Kasta-2E1 as a two-coordinate low-altitude radar with separate antenna and operator or command-post elements; Janes identified a two-vehicle KamAZ-43114 system near Buhaivka, and Oryx plus WarSpotting list destroyed Russian Kasta command-post and antenna vehicles in the 2014 Russia-Ukraine War.
36D6 / ST-68U surveillance radar, Mobile three-coordinate air-surveillance radar, Air Defense2014 Russia-Ukraine War36D6 / ST-68U surveillance radarMobile three-coordinate air-surveillance radarBuilt by: Research and Production Complex IskraThe 36D6 / ST-68U Tin Shield family is a mobile Soviet-legacy three-coordinate surveillance radar used to detect and track low-, medium-, and high-altitude air targets for air-defense command posts, SAM units, and air-traffic-control tasks. Ukrainian sources identify Iskra as the enterprise behind ST-68U/19Zh6 development history and later 35D6/36D6M modernization, while open technical references describe the 36D6 as an S-band radar with 360-degree azimuth coverage, four beams, 350 kW peak transmitter power, and target-data output to automated air-defense users. In the 2014 Russia-Ukraine War, visually documented loss lists, WarSpotting entries, and General Staff-derived reporting place 36D6/ST-68U radars on both Russian and Ukrainian sides of the air-defense fight, including repeated Russian radar losses in occupied Crimea.
1L13-3 Nebo-SV, Mobile VHF two-coordinate air-surveillance radar, Air Defense2014 Russia-Ukraine War1L13-3 Nebo-SVMobile VHF two-coordinate air-surveillance radarBuilt by: Nizhny Novgorod Television Plant (NITEL)The 1L13-3 Nebo-SV is a Soviet/Russian mobile meter-band radar for ground-forces air defense, built to search for aircraft, helicopters, UAVs, and other air targets and pass range-and-bearing data to command posts or missile batteries. It is a two-coordinate predecessor to the 1L119 Nebo-SVU: sources describe it with a 72-element VHF antenna array, separate IFF interrogator, six-person crew, and fighter-target detection figures reaching roughly 350 km at high altitude.
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Armored Vehicles

Troop carriers, infantry fighting vehicles, and protected mobility.

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BTR-152M armored personnel carrier, 6x6 wheeled armored personnel carrier, Armored Vehicles2014 Yemen Civil WarBTR-152M armored personnel carrier6x6 wheeled armored personnel carrierBuilt by: Zavod imeni Stalina / Zavod imeni Likhacheva / BAZThe BTR-152M armored personnel carrier is a Yemeni-service listing within the Soviet BTR-152 6x6 APC family, retained from older Yemeni Army stocks and documented during the 2014 Yemen Civil War. Public evidence supports a conservative role: legacy protected mobility where serviceable vehicles remained available, plus broader BTR-152-family use as a base for improvised AK-630 or GSh-6-30K naval-gun installations by Yemeni government forces.
BMD-1, Airborne amphibious infantry fighting vehicle, Armored Vehicles1979 Soviet-Afghan War, 1994 First Chechen War +3 moreBMD-1Airborne amphibious infantry fighting vehicleBuilt by: Volgograd Tractor PlantThe BMD-1 is a Soviet airborne infantry fighting vehicle built for paratroop units, combining a very light amphibious tracked chassis with the BMP-1-style 73 mm 2A28 Grom gun and anti-tank missile armament. Its hydropneumatic suspension and low combat weight supported airborne deployment, while the same design priorities left the aluminum hull protected mainly against small-arms fire and fragments. Cataloged conflict evidence spans Soviet use in Afghanistan, Russian and Iraqi wartime fielding, Russian airborne use in Georgia and Ukraine, and Ukrainian 25th Airborne Brigade service in Donbas.
BMD-2, Airborne infantry fighting vehicle, Armored Vehicles1979 Soviet-Afghan War, 2008 Russo-Georgian War +1 moreBMD-2Airborne infantry fighting vehicleBuilt by: Volgograd Tractor PlantThe BMD-2 is a Soviet airborne infantry fighting vehicle built for paratrooper units, combining a very light amphibious tracked chassis with a 30 mm 2A42 cannon and an anti-tank missile launcher. Soviet airborne and air-assault forces used the family in Afghanistan, Russia lost at least one BMD-2 in the 2008 Russo-Georgian War, and both Russian and Ukrainian forces have operated BMD-2s during the 2014 Russia-Ukraine War.
BRDM-2, Amphibious armored scout car, Armored Vehicles2014 Russia-Ukraine War, 2020 Nagorno-Karabakh Conflict +1 moreBRDM-2Amphibious armored scout carBuilt by: Gorky Automobile Plant / Arzamas Machine-Building PlantThe BRDM-2 is a Soviet amphibious armored scout car built for reconnaissance, patrol, liaison, and specialist battlefield-support tasks. Its family includes radiological and chemical reconnaissance versions such as BRDM-2RKh and BRDM-2RKhb, which add contamination-detection and marking equipment to the scout-car chassis. Oryx loss records keep both base and chemical reconnaissance variants visible in the Russia-Ukraine War, while older export fleets appear in Nagorno-Karabakh, Yemen, and other post-Soviet or Soviet-supplied conflicts despite the vehicle's light armor.
MT-LBu, Amphibious tracked armored carrier and specialist chassis, Armored Vehicles1990 Gulf War, 2014 Russia-Ukraine War +1 moreMT-LBuAmphibious tracked armored carrier and specialist chassisBuilt by: Kharkiv Tractor PlantThe MT-LBu is a Soviet amphibious tracked armored carrier and specialist chassis derived from the MT-LB family. Its higher hull, longer seven-road-wheel chassis, and 300 hp YaMZ diesel engine gave armies more internal volume and payload margin for command posts, artillery fire-control vehicles, radar carriers, electronic-warfare systems, and later battlefield conversions in conflicts such as the 2014 Russia-Ukraine War.
MT-LB, Amphibious tracked armored personnel carrier and artillery tractor, Armored Vehicles1990 Gulf War, 2003 Iraq War +4 moreMT-LBAmphibious tracked armored personnel carrier and artillery tractorBuilt by: Kharkov Tractor PlantThe MT-LB is a Soviet tracked, amphibious armored carrier developed as a light multipurpose tractor and troop/cargo vehicle. Its low silhouette, large production run, and adaptable chassis made it a common base for command, air-defense, ambulance, anti-tank, and improvised fire-support variants, including widespread use by both sides in the 2014 Russia-Ukraine War.
1Zh3 PRP-3 Val, Artillery reconnaissance vehicle, Armored Vehicles2014 Russia-Ukraine War1Zh3 PRP-3 ValArtillery reconnaissance vehicleBuilt by: Rubtsovsk Machine-Building PlantThe 1Zh3 PRP-3 Val is a Soviet BMP-1-based artillery reconnaissance vehicle built to find targets, determine coordinates, and support artillery or anti-tank guided missile fire from an amphibious tracked platform. It replaced the BMP-1 infantry turret with observation, navigation, communications, laser-ranging, and 1RL126 radar equipment, while retaining only light self-defense armament and a 90 mm illumination-rocket launcher.
PRP-4 Nard / PRP-4M Deyteriy, Artillery reconnaissance vehicle, Armored Vehicles2014 Russia-Ukraine WarPRP-4 Nard / PRP-4M DeyteriyArtillery reconnaissance vehicleBuilt by: Rubtsovsk Machine-Building PlantThe PRP-4 Nard and PRP-4M Deyteriy are BMP-1-derived Soviet artillery reconnaissance vehicles built to find targets, determine coordinates, and support artillery fire direction from a protected tracked platform. The family trades the BMP-1 infantry role for radar, optical, night-vision, navigation, data-link, and laser ranging equipment, with later PRP-4A Argus vehicles continuing the same artillery-observation line in Russian service.
BTR-60 with AML-90 turret, Improvised 8x8 armored fighting vehicle / fire-support conversion, Armored Vehicles2014 Yemen Civil WarBTR-60 with AML-90 turretImprovised 8x8 armored fighting vehicle / fire-support conversionBuilt by: Unknown / Gorky Automobile Plant / PanhardThe BTR-60 with AML-90 turret is a Yemeni field conversion that combines a Soviet BTR-60PB armored personnel carrier hull with the 90 mm gun turret from a French Panhard AML-90 armored car. The hybrid traded the base APC's machine-gun turret for a much heavier direct-fire weapon, reflecting Yemen's improvised use of aging armored stocks during the civil war.
BTR-80 with UB-32 rocket pods, Improvised 8x8 rocket-armed armored vehicle, Armored Vehicles2014 Russia-Ukraine WarBTR-80 with UB-32 rocket podsImprovised 8x8 rocket-armed armored vehicleBuilt by: Arzamas Machine-Building Plant / Soviet defense industryThis BTR-80 field modification combined a Soviet/Russian 8x8 armored personnel carrier with aircraft-derived UB-32 rocket pods for 57 mm S-5-family unguided rockets. Open-source loss tracking and Ukrainian reporting documented one Russian example damaged near Vuhledar in June 2023, making it a rare improvised fire-support configuration rather than a standard production BTR variant.
MT-LB with 14.5 mm BPU-1 turret, Improvised tracked armored fire-support vehicle, Armored Vehicles2014 Russia-Ukraine WarMT-LB with 14.5 mm BPU-1 turretImprovised tracked armored fire-support vehicleBuilt by: Kharkiv Tractor PlantThe MT-LB with 14.5 mm BPU-1 turret is an improvised armored fighting vehicle that places a conical BPU-1 machine-gun turret, normally associated with BRDM-2 and BTR-family vehicles, onto the Soviet MT-LB tracked carrier. Open-source loss records document both Russian and Ukrainian examples in the 2014 Russia-Ukraine War, making the vehicle a narrow but useful example of how both sides converted available armored chassis into heavier direct-fire platforms.
BMP-1LB, Improvised tracked infantry fighting vehicle, Armored Vehicles2014 Russia-Ukraine WarBMP-1LBImprovised tracked infantry fighting vehicleBuilt by: Kharkiv Tractor Plant / Unknown local fabricatorsThe BMP-1LB is a Ukrainian wartime conversion that turns stored Soviet MT-LBu tracked chassis into improvised infantry fighting vehicles with add-on armor and a remotely operated weapon station. Early vehicles are documented with a 14.5 mm KPVT remote station for mechanized brigades short of standard IFVs, while later or related MT-LBu conversions have appeared with BM-7 Parus 30 mm weapon modules.
BTR-50, Tracked amphibious armored personnel carrier, Armored Vehicles1967 Six-Day War, 1969 War of Attrition +4 moreBTR-50Tracked amphibious armored personnel carrierBuilt by: Volgograd Tractor PlantThe BTR-50 is a Soviet tracked amphibious armored personnel carrier based on the PT-76 light tank chassis. Designed to move infantry and light weapons across rivers and broken terrain, it carried a small crew plus a large troop compartment behind light welded steel armor. Its record spans Arab-Israeli wars, the Iran-Iraq War, Syria, and Russia's Ukraine deployment of stored vehicles, including photographed and loss-documented BTR-50PK carriers fitted with BPU-1 turrets.
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Artillery

Tube artillery, rocket artillery, and long-range ground fires.

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2A28 Grom, 73 mm low-pressure smoothbore cannon, Artillery1973 Yom Kippur War, 1979 Soviet-Afghan War +1 more2A28 Grom73 mm low-pressure smoothbore cannonBuilt by: KBPThe 2A28 Grom is a Soviet 73 mm low-pressure smoothbore cannon designed by KBP in Tula and used as the main gun on BMP-1, BMD-1, and related light armored vehicles. Its compact semi-automatic loading system, short recoil, and PG-15V/OG-15V ammunition gave early Soviet infantry fighting vehicles a short-range direct-fire weapon, while the Russia-Ukraine War has also produced improvised dismounted 2A28 support-gun adaptations.
100 mm D-10 tank gun, 100 mm rifled tank and anti-tank gun, Artillery100 mm D-10 tank gun100 mm rifled tank and anti-tank gunBuilt by: Plant No. 9The 100 mm D-10 is a Soviet rifled gun family developed for armored-vehicle use at the end of the Second World War. Its D-10S form armed the SU-100 tank destroyer, while D-10T, D-10TG, and D-10T2S tank-gun variants became the main armament of T-54/T-55-family tanks and related foreign designs. This record is relationship-only because the available sources support platform installation and service history, not independent conflict-use rows for the gun separate from its carrier vehicles.
2S12 Sani, 120 mm heavy mortar system, Artillery2014 Russia-Ukraine War2S12 Sani120 mm heavy mortar systemBuilt by: Motovilikha Plants / Rostec-affiliated Russian defense industryThe 2S12 Sani is a Soviet/Russian 120 mm mortar system built around the 2B11 mortar, a wheeled carriage, and a dedicated transport vehicle. The system gives battalion-level units mobile indirect fire out to about 7 km, while the modernized 2S12A uses an Ural-based vehicle and has been documented in Russian deliveries, monitored firing-position reports, captures, and equipment losses during the 2014 Russia-Ukraine War.
2B16 Nona-K, 120 mm towed gun-mortar, Artillery2014 Russia-Ukraine War2B16 Nona-K120 mm towed gun-mortarBuilt by: Motovilikha PlantsThe 2B16 Nona-K is the towed member of the Soviet/Russian Nona 120 mm gun-mortar family, combining a rifled breech-loading weapon with a split-trail carriage light enough for air-assault fire support. It shares the Nona ammunition concept with the 2S9 and 2S23, allowing mortar bombs, special 120 mm projectiles, and selected guided rounds from one compact artillery piece. In the 2014 Russia-Ukraine War it has appeared in Russian loss tracking and in Ukrainian service, including captured guns used for infantry and position-defense fire missions.
120-PM-38, 120 mm towed heavy mortar, Artillery2014 Russia-Ukraine War, 2014 Yemen Civil War120-PM-38120 mm towed heavy mortarBuilt by: Plant No. 92 Nizhny NovgorodThe 120-PM-38, also known as the M1938, is a Soviet 120 mm smoothbore heavy mortar designed under B. I. Shavyrin and built for infantry fire support. Its large bomb, two-wheel transport arrangement, and roughly 5.7 km range made it a durable regimental mortar design; OSCE monitoring documented PM-38 mortars in Donbas heavy-weapons holding and storage records during the 2014 Russia-Ukraine War, while Oryx listed M-1938 heavy mortars in Yemen's pre-war army inventory.
PM-43, 120 mm towed heavy mortar, Artillery1955 Vietnam War, 1979 Soviet-Afghan War +3 morePM-43120 mm towed heavy mortarBuilt by: Soviet state arsenalsThe PM-43 is a Soviet 120 mm smoothbore heavy mortar, introduced in 1943 as a wartime development of the PM-38 and kept in service through exports, local copies, and legacy stocks. Direct conflict references place the M-43/PM-43 family with North Vietnamese forces in Vietnam, in Syrian Civil War mortar inventories, with Haftar-aligned forces in Libya, and in a Russian-controlled area of Luhansk during the 2014 Russia-Ukraine War.
D-25 122 mm tank gun, 122 mm tank and self-propelled gun family, ArtillerySecond World War, 1967 Six-Day War +1 moreD-25 122 mm tank gun122 mm tank and self-propelled gun familyBuilt by: Artillery Plant No. 9The D-25 was a Soviet 122 mm gun family adapted from A-19-line ballistics for heavy tanks and self-propelled guns. D-25T armed the wartime IS-2 heavy tank and later IS-series vehicles, with directly sourced use on Soviet IS-2s in the Second World War, Egyptian IS-3M tanks in the 1967 Six-Day War, and captured Israeli IS-3 fixed bunkers in the 1969 War of Attrition. D-25S was the semi-automatic self-propelled-gun variant associated with ISU-122S, and the family used separate-loading A-19/D-25 ammunition including OF-471 high-explosive fragmentation and BR-471 armor-piercing projectiles.
A-19 122 mm field gun, 122 mm towed corps gun, ArtillerySecond World War, 2014 Yemen Civil War +1 moreA-19 122 mm field gun122 mm towed corps gunBuilt by: Barrikady / No. 172 PlantThe A-19 is a Soviet 122 mm towed corps gun developed for long-range artillery fire, combining a high-velocity barrel, separate-loading ammunition, and an approximately 20 km range. This entry tracks direct Soviet Second World War service along with conservative modern conflict evidence: pre-war Yemeni Army inventory available to Yemen battlefield parties and a photo/video-evidenced YPG/SDF A-19 in northern Syria.
122 mm M-30 howitzer, 122 mm towed field howitzer, Artillery2014 Russia-Ukraine War, 2011 Syrian Civil War +1 more122 mm M-30 howitzer122 mm towed field howitzerBuilt by: Plant No. 9 / Plant No. 92The 122 mm M-30 howitzer is a Soviet split-trail towed field howitzer designed by F. F. Petrov's Motovilikha team and serially produced from 1939. Its 11.8 km range, simple carriage, and wide postwar distribution kept it visible long after newer 122 mm guns appeared, with documented recent appearances in Russian, Syrian, YPG, and Armenian/Artsakh conflict records.
2S1 Gvozdika, 122 mm tracked self-propelled howitzer, Artillery1979 Soviet-Afghan War, 1990 Gulf War +7 more2S1 Gvozdika122 mm tracked self-propelled howitzerBuilt by: Kharkiv Tractor Plant / Plant No. 9The 2S1 Gvozdika is a Soviet 122 mm tracked self-propelled howitzer built around the 2A31 gun on an amphibious armored chassis derived from the MT-LB family. In the 2014 Russia-Ukraine War it remains a common short-to-medium-range artillery system for both Russian and Ukrainian forces, combining mobility, indirect fire, and widespread 122 mm ammunition compatibility.
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Electronic Warfare

Systems built to sense, relay, jam, deceive, or attack electromagnetic networks.

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1RL239/1RL239M ARK-1/ARK-1M Rys counter-battery radar, Tracked artillery-locating counter-battery radar, Electronic Warfare1979 Soviet-Afghan War, 2014 Russia-Ukraine War1RL239/1RL239M ARK-1/ARK-1M Rys counter-battery radarTracked artillery-locating counter-battery radarBuilt by: Arsenal / Izhevsk Electromechanical Plant (IEMZ)The 1RL239/1RL239M ARK-1/ARK-1M Rys is a Soviet tracked artillery-locating radar family on the MT-LBu chassis, built to detect mortar, artillery, rocket-artillery, and tactical-missile firing positions for counter-battery work. The baseline ARK-1 entered Soviet service as the 1RL239, while the ARK-1M modernization added independent power and updated command equipment before late-Soviet production ended.

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Infantry Weapons

Portable weapons used by soldiers and small units.

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AKM, 7.62x39mm assault rifle, Infantry Weapons2023 Israel-Hamas War, 2014 Russia-Ukraine War +5 moreAKM7.62x39mm assault rifleBuilt by: Izhevsk Machine-Building Plant / Various manufacturersThe AKM is the stamped-receiver modernization of the Soviet Kalashnikov assault rifle, chambered for 7.62x39mm and built around a long-stroke gas piston and rotating bolt. Adopted in 1959, it reduced production burden compared with earlier milled-receiver AK rifles and became a widely licensed baseline for later 7.62mm Kalashnikov-pattern weapons. CAR and ARES field documentation continues to place AKM and AKM-pattern rifles in modern conflict stocks, from Islamic State recoveries in Iraq and Syria to Taliban captures in Afghanistan.
DShK, 12.7 mm heavy machine gun, Infantry Weapons2014 Russia-Ukraine War, 2023 Israel-Hamas War +11 moreDShK12.7 mm heavy machine gunBuilt by: Tula Ordnance Factory / Soviet state arsenalsThe DShK is a Soviet 12.7 mm heavy machine gun designed by Vasily Degtyaryov and refined with Georgy Shpagin's belt-feed system. Built for anti-aircraft, anti-vehicle, and infantry support roles, the DShK/DShKM family spans Vietnam War helicopter defense, Soviet-Afghan War ambushes, modern technicals, and Ukrainian mobile counter-UAV teams using vintage heavy machine guns against slow Russian drones.
DShKM heavy machine gun, 12.7 mm heavy machine gun, Infantry Weapons1955 Vietnam War, 1979 Soviet-Afghan War +4 moreDShKM heavy machine gun12.7 mm heavy machine gunBuilt by: Tula Ordnance Factory / Soviet state arsenalsThe DShKM is the Soviet postwar Model 38/46 modernization of the DShK 12.7 mm heavy machine gun, retaining the DShK family's anti-aircraft, infantry-support, and vehicle-mount roles while replacing the earlier feed system. Sources document the DShK-1938/46 in Vietnam War anti-aircraft use, DShK-M capture and employment in the Soviet-Afghan War, DShK-M use by Ukrainian defenders, and DShK/DShKM variants in Islamic State's Iraq-and-Syria arsenal.
KPV, 14.5 mm heavy machine gun, Infantry Weapons2009 Boko Haram Insurgency, 1990 Gulf War +3 moreKPV14.5 mm heavy machine gunBuilt by: V. A. Degtyarev Plant (ZiD)The KPV is a Soviet 14.5x114 mm heavy machine gun designed by Semyon Vladimirov and produced at the V. A. Degtyarev Plant. Its high-energy cartridge made it useful against light armor, field positions, small craft, and low-flying aircraft, so the family spread from the original infantry gun into KPVT vehicle guns, ZPU anti-aircraft mounts, and modern improvised or vehicle-mounted roles documented from Iraq and Yemen to the 2014 Russia-Ukraine War.
SPG-9, 73 mm tripod-mounted recoilless gun, Infantry Weapons2014 Russia-Ukraine War, 2011 Syrian Civil War +3 moreSPG-973 mm tripod-mounted recoilless gunBuilt by: Soviet state arsenals / Arsenal JSCo / RomarmThe SPG-9 is a Soviet 73 mm tripod-mounted recoilless gun, known in some references as Kopye, that fires rocket-assisted HEAT and HE-fragmentation projectiles from a crew-served launcher. Accepted into Soviet service in 1962 and exported widely, it was designed as an anti-armor weapon but still appears in conflicts as a flexible direct- and indirect-fire support system.
PMN-1/2/4, Antipersonnel blast mine family, Infantry Weapons2014 Russia-Ukraine War, 2014 Second Libyan Civil War +2 morePMN-1/2/4Antipersonnel blast mine familyBuilt by: Soviet and Russian state arsenalsThe PMN-1/2/4 family covers Soviet and Russian pressure-activated antipersonnel blast mines used to deny foot movement and injure personnel at close range. PMN-1 and PMN-2 are Soviet designs, while PMN-4 is a later Russian circular plastic-cased mine; conflict-use records now connect PMN-family mines to Ukraine, Libya, Nagorno-Karabakh-related minefields, and disputed PMN-2 incidents along the Thailand-Cambodia border.
AK-74, Assault rifle, Infantry Weapons2009 Boko Haram Insurgency, 1984 Kurdish-Turkish Conflict +5 moreAK-74Assault rifleBuilt by: Izhevsk Machine-Building Plant / Kalashnikov ConcernThe AK-74 is a Soviet 5.45x39 mm assault rifle family built around a lighter small-caliber cartridge, 30-round magazines, and the familiar Kalashnikov operating pattern. Public conflict evidence spans its Soviet-Afghan combat debut, continuing 2014 Russia-Ukraine War service on both sides, Syrian Civil War AK-74M and AKS-74U use, Islamic State possession, ISWAP imagery, PKK raid footage, and Azerbaijani AK-74M fielding around Hadrut.
OZM-72, Bounding antipersonnel fragmentation mine, Infantry Weapons2014 Russia-Ukraine War, 2014 Yemen Civil War +3 moreOZM-72Bounding antipersonnel fragmentation mineBuilt by: Factory 583 / Soviet state arsenalsThe OZM-72 is a Soviet-designed bounding antipersonnel fragmentation mine that ejects upward before detonation and scatters fragments around the burst point. Human Rights Watch and Landmine Monitor reporting document the mine in modern clearance and conflict-use cases in Ukraine, Yemen, Syria, Libya, and Nagorno-Karabakh, making it a persistent explosive-ordnance hazard rather than only a Cold War stockpile item.
MON-series anti-personnel mine, Directional fragmentation anti-personnel mine family, Infantry Weapons2014 Russia-Ukraine War, 2014 Second Libyan Civil War +1 moreMON-series anti-personnel mineDirectional fragmentation anti-personnel mine familyBuilt by: Soviet state arsenals / Russian defense industryThe MON series is a Soviet/Russian family of directional fragmentation anti-personnel mines, including MON-50, MON-90, MON-100, and MON-200 patterns that project preformed fragments across a defined sector. Monitoring groups identify the family in Russian mine warfare in Ukraine and in Russian-linked Tripoli minefields in Libya, while the Nagorno-Karabakh record is narrower and rests on postwar MON-50 clearance reporting.
MON-50, Directional fragmentation antipersonnel mine, Infantry Weapons2014 Russia-Ukraine War, 2014 Second Libyan Civil WarMON-50Directional fragmentation antipersonnel mineBuilt by: Soviet / Russian defense industryThe MON-50 is a Soviet directional fragmentation antipersonnel mine broadly comparable in role to the M18 Claymore, with a plastic body, folding legs, and a forward fragmentation pattern. It can be command-detonated or configured with tripwire and other fuzing, making it a compact infantry obstacle and ambush munition. Direct monitoring sources document MON-50 use by Russian or Russian-aligned forces in eastern Ukraine, the full-scale Russia-Ukraine War, and the 2019-2020 Tripoli fighting in Libya.
MON-90, Directional fragmentation antipersonnel mine, Infantry Weapons2014 Russia-Ukraine War, 2014 Second Libyan Civil WarMON-90Directional fragmentation antipersonnel mineBuilt by: Soviet / Russian defense industryThe MON-90 is a Soviet-designed directional fragmentation antipersonnel mine and the 90 m member of the MON family between the smaller MON-50 and larger MON-100. Technical references describe a plastic-bodied, tree-spike-mounted mine with about 2,000 steel fragments, two M-10 threaded fuze wells, and command or tripwire initiation depending on setup. Direct monitoring sources place MON-90 mines in Russian use in Ukraine after the 2022 invasion and in Russian-linked Tripoli mine contamination during the Second Libyan Civil War.
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Munitions

Standalone missiles, bombs, rockets, torpedoes, and guided or unguided explosive payloads.

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7.62 mm ammunition, 7.62 mm small-arms ammunition family, Munitions2014 Russia-Ukraine War, 2014 War Against the Islamic State +1 more7.62 mm ammunition7.62 mm small-arms ammunition familyBuilt by: Multiple state and commercial ammunition producers7.62 mm ammunition on this page refers to the Soviet-pattern 7.62x54R/7.62x54mmR rifle and machine-gun cartridge family, especially the load documented on the BMD-2 for its PKT machine guns. C.I.P. lists the cartridge as a rimmed 7.62 x 54 R round with a 77.16 mm maximum cartridge length, while Rosoboronexport catalogs 7N1 sniper and 7N13 enhanced-penetration loads. Direct CAR and Small Arms Survey reporting documents 7.62 x 54R ammunition in Ukraine, Iraq/Syria, and northern Mali, with notes distinguishing recovered ammunition from confirmed firing events.
37 mm OR-167N (M1939) projectile, 37 mm fragmentation projectile with tracer and self-destruct, Munitions37 mm OR-167N (M1939) projectile37 mm fragmentation projectile with tracer and self-destructBuilt by: Soviet ordnance programThe 37 mm OR-167N (M1939) projectile is a Soviet 37x252 mmSR fragmentation-with-tracer projectile associated with the UOR-167N fixed round for 61-K-family and related 37 mm guns. Ordnance guides list OR-167N beside the earlier OR-167 and tie it to point-detonating self-destruct fuzes, while specialist references preserve the OP-167H alternate rendering used in UXO identification material.
S-8 rocket family, 80 mm unguided air-to-surface rocket family, Munitions2014 Russia-Ukraine War, 2011 Syrian Civil War +2 moreS-8 rocket family80 mm unguided air-to-surface rocket familyBuilt by: Soviet defense industry / NPO SplavThe S-8 is a Soviet-origin 80 mm unguided air-to-surface rocket family fired from B-series pods on attack helicopters and ground-attack aircraft. The family uses warhead-specific designations for HEAT-fragmentation, concrete-piercing, thermobaric, illumination, smoke or marking, and later high-power or guided derivatives, with documented conflict use from Syria and Georgia to Darfur and Ukraine.
85 mm O-367A high-explosive round, 85 mm HE-frag projectile, Munitions85 mm O-367A high-explosive round85 mm HE-frag projectileBuilt by: Soviet ammunition industryThe 85 mm O-367A, also cataloged as 53-O-367A and used in the 53-UO-367A fixed round, is a Soviet cast-iron high-explosive fragmentation projectile for the postwar 85 mm gun family. METIS ties the complete round to D-44, ZiS-S-53/T-34-85, D-5, and 52-K/KS-12 weapons, while D-44 ballistic tables document reduced-charge O-367A employment with KTM-family point fuzes, a 9.54 kg projectile, and a 15.65 km maximum range from the D-44.
85 mm O-365K high-explosive round, 85 mm HE-fragmentation round, Munitions85 mm O-365K high-explosive round85 mm HE-fragmentation roundBuilt by: SovietThe O-365K is the projectile in the Soviet 53-UO-365K fixed 85 mm high-explosive fragmentation round, used with the 53-O-365K projectile, fuze, and 365-series charge components. It belongs to the shared 85 mm ammunition family for D-44 divisional guns and wartime Soviet 85 mm tank or self-propelled guns, with sources emphasizing fragmentation effects against personnel, equipment, and light fortifications rather than a large demolition charge.
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Support Equipment

Transport, logistics, recovery, command, engineering, and other enabling equipment.

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ZIL-131, 6x6 general-purpose army truck, Support Equipment2008 Russo-Georgian War, 2014 Russia-Ukraine War +1 moreZIL-1316x6 general-purpose army truckBuilt by: Zavod imeni LikhachevaThe ZIL-131 is a Soviet 6x6 general-purpose army truck produced by the Moscow Likhachev automobile plant and later associated production lines. It served as a cargo truck, tractor, tanker, communications vehicle, mine-laying chassis, gun-truck base, and launch-vehicle platform; visually documented losses in Georgia, Ukraine, and Nagorno-Karabakh make it a support-equipment entry with conflict-specific logistics and specialist-chassis context.
BREM-D, Airborne armored repair and recovery vehicle, Support Equipment2014 Russia-Ukraine WarBREM-DAirborne armored repair and recovery vehicleBuilt by: Volgograd Tractor PlantThe BREM-D is a Soviet airborne armored repair and recovery vehicle built on the BTR-D chassis for supporting BMD-family airborne combat vehicles. Army Guide identifies Volgograd Tractor Plant as manufacturer and lists a compact 8-ton vehicle with a three-person crew, winch, pulley blocks, spade, rotary crane, tow bars, field repair tools, and welding equipment. In the 2014 Russia-Ukraine War, open-source loss records document Russian BREM-Ds destroyed and captured, while Ukrainian reporting in 2026 described a captured example being returned to the 60th Mechanized Brigade for evacuation and field-repair work.
1V119 Reostat, Airborne artillery reconnaissance and fire-control vehicle, Support Equipment2014 Russia-Ukraine War1V119 ReostatAirborne artillery reconnaissance and fire-control vehicleBuilt by: Perm Machine-Building PlantThe 1V119 Reostat is a Soviet airborne, amphibious tracked artillery reconnaissance and fire-control vehicle based on the BTR-D chassis. Developed in the late 1970s for Soviet airborne artillery units, it combined observation, navigation, communications, and ballistic fire-control equipment to support self-propelled artillery formations, especially 2S9 Nona batteries. OSCE monitoring and Ukrainian reporting document Ukrainian 1V119s in the Donbas phase of the 2014 Russia-Ukraine War, while visual-loss records and defense reporting document Russian examples destroyed or captured after the 2022 full-scale invasion.
BMR-1, Armored mine-clearing vehicle, Support Equipment1979 Soviet-Afghan War, 2014 Russia-Ukraine WarBMR-1Armored mine-clearing vehicleBuilt by: Soviet tank plantsThe BMR-1 was a Soviet armored mine-clearing vehicle developed from the SU-122-54 self-propelled gun chassis for route opening in Afghanistan. Sources describe it as a wartime engineering response to mine threats against Soviet columns, replacing ad hoc trawl carriers with a purpose-built armored vehicle carrying KMT-series mine rollers and a protected machine-gun station; OSCE monitors later observed Ukrainian BMR-1 demining vehicles in the Donbas conflict zone.
BMR-2, Armored mine-clearing vehicle, Support Equipment1979 Soviet-Afghan War, 2014 Russia-Ukraine WarBMR-2Armored mine-clearing vehicleBuilt by: Soviet tank plantsThe BMR-2 is a Soviet armored mine-clearing vehicle developed after the Afghanistan experience showed the need for protected route-opening vehicles in armored and engineering units. It replaced the BMR-1's rarer SU-122-54 base with a T-54B/T-55-family tank chassis, carrying KMT-7 Parnas mine trawls, an electromagnetic attachment, a protected sapper compartment, and a closed 12.7 mm NSV self-defense station.
BRDM-2-based ZS-82 PsyOps vehicle, Armored psychological-operations sound-broadcasting vehicle, Support Equipment1979 Soviet-Afghan War, 2014 Russia-Ukraine WarBRDM-2-based ZS-82 PsyOps vehicleArmored psychological-operations sound-broadcasting vehicleBuilt by: Not publicly identifiedThe BRDM-2-based ZS-82 PsyOps vehicle is a Soviet/Russian medium-power sound-broadcasting station built around a BRDM-2-derived GAZ-41-14 armored chassis for psychological-operations messaging. Veteran-history sources place the ZS-82 in Soviet special-propaganda service in Afghanistan, while Ukrainian and loss-documentation sources record Russian ZS-82 vehicles destroyed or captured during the 2014 Russia-Ukraine War.
BTR-80-based ZS-88 PsyOps vehicle, Armored psychological-operations sound-broadcasting vehicle, Support Equipment2014 Russia-Ukraine WarBTR-80-based ZS-88 PsyOps vehicleArmored psychological-operations sound-broadcasting vehicleBuilt by: Not publicly identifiedThe BTR-80-based ZS-88 PsyOps vehicle is a Soviet/Russian sound-broadcasting station that adapts the BTR-80 armored personnel carrier into a mobile loudspeaker platform for psychological-operations messaging. Ukrainian defense reporting and Russian state-media coverage document Russian ZS-88 vehicles near Izium, Avdiivka, and the Krasnolymanske front during the full-scale phase of the 2014 Russia-Ukraine War.
MTU-20, Armored vehicle-launched bridge / tank bridgelayer, Support Equipment2014 Russia-Ukraine WarMTU-20Armored vehicle-launched bridge / tank bridgelayerBuilt by: OmsktransmashThe MTU-20 is a Soviet armored vehicle-launched bridge built on the T-54/T-55 tank chassis. It carries a twin-treadway metal span that can be launched from under armor to move tanks and other heavy vehicles over ditches, rivers, and other tactical obstacles. Recent open-source reporting documents Russian MTU-20 use near the Donetsk and Pokrovsk axes in Ukraine, where Ukrainian drone units targeted bridge-layer vehicles supporting attempted armored movement.
1V15 command and forward observer vehicle, Artillery battalion command and forward observer vehicle, Support Equipment1994 First Chechen War, 2014 Russia-Ukraine War1V15 command and forward observer vehicleArtillery battalion command and forward observer vehicleBuilt by: Motovilikha PlantsThe 1V15 is the battalion commander's mobile command-observation vehicle in the Soviet 1V12 Mashina-S artillery fire-control family. Built on the MT-LBu tracked chassis, it combines observation, rangefinding, navigation, communications, and fire-control equipment so an artillery battalion commander can reconnoiter targets, coordinate with supported maneuver units, and direct battalion fire from a protected forward post. Russian 1V15 losses are visually documented from the 1994 First Chechen War, and Russian and Ukrainian 1V15-family vehicles are documented in the 2014 Russia-Ukraine War through loss and capture records.
1V16 artillery command vehicle, Artillery battalion fire-direction and command-staff vehicle, Support Equipment2014 Russia-Ukraine War1V16 artillery command vehicleArtillery battalion fire-direction and command-staff vehicleBuilt by: Motovilikha PlantsThe 1V16 is the battalion-level fire-direction and command-staff vehicle in the Soviet 1V12 Mashina-S self-propelled-artillery fire-control system. Built on the MT-LBu tracked chassis, it carries computing, meteorological, communications, and command equipment for coordinating artillery batteries from the firing-position area rather than acting as a gun or launcher. Russian 1V16 and 1V16(M) vehicles are documented in the 2014 Russia-Ukraine War through visually confirmed loss and capture records.
1V110 BM-21 Grad battery command vehicle, Artillery battery command and fire-control vehicle, Support Equipment2014 Russia-Ukraine War1V110 BM-21 Grad battery command vehicleArtillery battery command and fire-control vehicleBuilt by: Motovilikha PlantsThe 1V110 Bereza is the senior battery officer's command vehicle in the Soviet 1V17 Mashina-B artillery fire-control complex, used with towed and rocket-artillery units including BM-21 Grad batteries. Built on a GAZ-66 truck chassis, it carries navigation, communications, meteorological, and fire-control equipment for battery-level coordination; Oryx has documented Russian 1V110 BM-21 Grad battery command vehicles among losses in the 2014 Russia-Ukraine War.
1V14 battery command and forward observer vehicle, Artillery battery command and forward observer vehicle, Support Equipment2014 Russia-Ukraine War1V14 battery command and forward observer vehicleArtillery battery command and forward observer vehicleBuilt by: Motovilikha PlantsThe 1V14 is the battery commander's mobile observation and fire-control vehicle in the Soviet 1V12 Mashina-S artillery command system. Built on the MT-LBu tracked chassis, it carries observation, navigation, rangefinding, communications, and fire-control equipment so a battery commander can reconnoiter targets, correct artillery fire, and coordinate with supported maneuver units from a protected forward position. Russian and Ukrainian 1V14 vehicles are documented in the 2014 Russia-Ukraine War through visually confirmed loss and capture records.
Gunner Collimator K-1, Artillery gunner collimator for sight laying, Support Equipment2014 Russia-Ukraine WarGunner Collimator K-1Artillery gunner collimator for sight layingBuilt by: post-Soviet optical and artillery-instrument industryThe Gunner Collimator K-1 is an artillery laying accessory used as an artificial aiming reference when normal aiming points are absent, obscured, or unlit. Current product literature ties it to PG-1M and MUM sights, Belspetsvneshtechnika lists it in the MT-12 covered-position sighting arrangement, and Defense Express identified a K-1 in Ukrainian 47th Artillery Brigade photos of a 2S22 Bohdana during the 2014 Russia-Ukraine War.
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Tanks

Heavy armor built around direct fire, protection, and battlefield shock.

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115 mm U-5TS, 115 mm smoothbore tank gun, Tanks115 mm U-5TS115 mm smoothbore tank gunBuilt by: Artillery Plant No. 9 / Perm Machine-Building Plant / BarrikadyThe 115 mm U-5TS, also designated 2A20, is the Soviet smoothbore tank gun built around the T-62 main battle tank. It shifted Soviet tank armament from the earlier 100 mm rifled gun line to a high-velocity 115 mm smoothbore weapon, with manual loading, a bore evacuator, no muzzle brake, and ammunition families that included APFSDS, HEAT, high-explosive fragmentation, and later gun-launched missile options.
125 mm 2A46, 125 mm smoothbore tank gun, Tanks125 mm 2A46125 mm smoothbore tank gunBuilt by: Artillery Plant No. 9 / Motovilikha PlantsThe 125 mm 2A46, factory-designated D-81TM, is the Soviet smoothbore tank-gun family that superseded the early 2A26 line and became the standard main-armament lineage for many later Soviet and Russian main battle tanks. This relationship-only component page documents the gun's identity, variants, carrier tanks, builders, ammunition context, and media without inheriting the conflict rows of T-72, T-80, or T-90 carrier records.
T-62, Main battle tank, Tanks1973 Yom Kippur War, 1979 Soviet-Afghan War +7 moreT-62Main battle tankBuilt by: UralvagonzavodThe T-62 is a Soviet main battle tank built around a 115 mm U-5TS/2A20 smoothbore gun, a four-person crew, and a conventional tracked armor layout inherited from the T-54/T-55 design line. Produced in large numbers by Uralvagonzavod, it moved from Cold War export and Soviet service into long-tail combat use: Egyptian and Iraqi T-62s appear in 1970s and 1991 conflict records, while upgraded or inherited T-62M/T-62MV stocks reappeared in Syria, Libya, Ukraine, Tigray, and Yemen.
T-72B, Main battle tank, Tanks2014 Russia-Ukraine WarT-72BMain battle tankBuilt by: UralvagonzavodThe T-72B is a late Soviet T-72 main battle tank variant that paired the three-person, autoloaded T-72 layout with improved turret and glacis protection, a 2A46M 125 mm gun-launcher, and 9K120 Svir guided-missile capability. In the Russia-Ukraine War it appears both as an older Russian tank type documented in battlefield-loss records and as overhauled Czech-industry stocks financed by the United States and the Netherlands for Ukraine.
T-72M1, Main battle tank, Tanks2014 Russia-Ukraine WarT-72M1Main battle tankBuilt by: Uralvagonzavod / Bumar-Labedy / ZTS Dubnica nad VahomThe T-72M1 is a T-72A-derived export and licensed-production main battle tank built around a three-person crew, an autoloaded 125 mm gun, improved turret protection, and an added glacis armor plate compared with earlier T-72M export tanks. Poland, Czechoslovakia, and Soviet production made the model common in Warsaw Pact and export inventories, and Polish, Czech, and Bulgarian stocks became part of Ukraine's armored force during the full-scale phase of the Russia-Ukraine War.
T-80, Main battle tank, Tanks2014 Russia-Ukraine War, 2014 Yemen Civil War +1 moreT-80Main battle tankBuilt by: Leningrad Kirov Plant / Omsktransmash / Malyshev FactoryThe T-80 is a Soviet-designed main battle tank built around a compact three-man layout, autoloaded 125 mm gun, and gas-turbine mobility in most major variants. It has appeared in very different combat settings: Russian T-80s fought in Grozny during the 1994 First Chechen War, Russia and Ukraine both operate T-80-family tanks in the 2014 Russia-Ukraine War, and Houthi-aligned forces have displayed T-80BV tanks in Yemen.
T-54/T-55, Main battle tank / medium tank family, Tanks2014 Russia-Ukraine War, 2009 Boko Haram Insurgency +7 moreT-54/T-55Main battle tank / medium tank familyBuilt by: Uralvagonzavod / Kharkiv Locomotive Factory / Various manufacturersThe T-54/T-55 is a Soviet tank family built around a low-profile tracked hull, four-person crew, and 100 mm D-10-series gun. It became one of the most widely produced tank families of the Cold War, with Soviet and licensed production spreading across Warsaw Pact and partner states. Direct conflict sourcing traces the family from North Vietnamese T-54 use in the 1975 fall of Saigon and Iraqi T-55s in the Gulf War to recent secondary fire-support, capture, and loss contexts in Ukraine, Yemen, Libya, Syria, Nagorno-Karabakh, Nigeria, and Sudan.
T-34/85 Tank, Medium tank, Tanks2014 Russia-Ukraine War, 2014 Yemen Civil WarT-34/85 TankMedium tankBuilt by: Soviet state tank factories / Polish and Czechoslovak manufacturersThe T-34/85 is the 85 mm-gun version of the Soviet T-34 medium tank, built in large numbers in the Soviet Union and later in Poland and Czechoslovakia. Its modern relevance comes from isolated post-Cold War survival rather than contemporary capability: sources document reactivated Yemeni tanks used as mobile direct-fire support and exceptional 2014 Russia-Ukraine War appearances involving recovered monument vehicles.