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soviet Weapon Systems

Weapon systems and military equipment tagged soviet.

7 weapon systems

S-60, Towed 57 mm anti-aircraft gun, Air Defense

Air DefenseS-60Towed 57 mm anti-aircraft gunSide: UkraineBuilt: Plant No. 4 named after Voroshilov, Krasnoyarsk / Soviet UnionThe S-60 is a Soviet 57 mm towed anti-aircraft gun adopted in 1950 for low- and medium-altitude air defense. In Ukraine it has reappeared as an improvised, mobile gun system, often mounted on trucks and used less as a classic radar-directed anti-aircraft battery than as a rapid fire-support weapon against drones, positions, infantry, and light armored vehicles.

BTR-50, Tracked amphibious armored personnel carrier, Armored Vehicles

Armored VehiclesBTR-50Tracked amphibious armored personnel carrierSide: RussiaBuilt: Volgograd Tractor Plant / Soviet UnionThe 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 carries a small crew plus a large troop compartment and relies on thin welded steel armor rather than modern protection. Its appearance in Russian service during the Russia-Ukraine War highlights Moscow's use of older stored armored vehicles to replace battlefield losses.

D-30 122 mm howitzer, 122 mm towed howitzer, Artillery

ArtilleryD-30 122 mm howitzer122 mm towed howitzerSide: Russia / UkraineBuilt: Artillery Plant No. 9 / Soviet Union / RussiaThe D-30 is a Soviet 122 mm towed howitzer built around a distinctive three-leg carriage that gives the gun 360-degree traverse. In the Russia-Ukraine War it remains relevant because both armies use Soviet-caliber artillery, Ukraine has received additional D-30s from partners, and Russian D-30 positions continue to appear in frontline strike reporting.

2A65 Msta-B, 152 mm towed howitzer, Artillery

Artillery2A65 Msta-B152 mm towed howitzerSide: Russia / Ukraine / Syrian government and alliesBuilt: Motovilikha Plant / Soviet Union / RussiaThe 2A65 Msta-B is a Soviet 152 mm towed howitzer built around the same artillery family as the 2S19 Msta-S. Its split-trail carriage, gun shield, and 24.7 km standard-shell range made it a long-serving post-Soviet heavy artillery piece, and Ukrainian units have continued to fire Msta-B guns during the Russia-Ukraine War despite the broader shift toward NATO-standard artillery.

2S3 Akatsiya, 152 mm tracked self-propelled howitzer, Artillery

Artillery2S3 Akatsiya152 mm tracked self-propelled howitzerSide: Russia / Syrian government and allies / Armenia / ArtsakhBuilt: Uraltransmash / Soviet Union / RussiaThe 2S3 Akatsiya is a Soviet 152 mm tracked self-propelled howitzer built around the 2A33 gun and a turreted armored chassis. Designed for divisional fire support and accepted into service in 1971, it remains relevant in the Russia-Ukraine War because Russian forces still use legacy Akatsiya batteries for indirect fires despite newer self-propelled artillery types.

PFM-1, Scatterable anti-personnel blast mine, Infantry Weapons

Infantry WeaponsPFM-1Scatterable anti-personnel blast mineSide: Ukraine (apparent use)Built: Soviet state arsenals / Soviet UnionThe PFM-1 is a Soviet scatterable anti-personnel blast mine with a plastic winged body and a small liquid-explosive charge, designed for remote delivery rather than hand emplacement. In the Russia-Ukraine War it has been documented in PFM-series rocket-scattered mine contamination around Izium, where Human Rights Watch linked the mines to 220 mm Uragan mine-laying rockets and civilian casualties.

T-62, Main battle tank, Tanks

TanksT-62Main battle tankSide: RussiaBuilt: Uralvagonzavod / Soviet UnionThe T-62 is a Soviet main battle tank built around a 115 mm smoothbore gun, a four-person crew, and conventional tracked armor layout. Designed by the Uralvagonzavod design bureau as a successor to the T-54/T-55 family, it became a major Cold War Soviet tank and later reappeared in Russia's war against Ukraine as older T-62M and T-62MV variants were pulled from storage to supplement Russian armored forces.