List of military equipment of the Soviet Army

This list shows equipment of Soviet Army in 1990.

Equipment of the Soviet Ground Forces
Emblem of the Soviet Army
Founded	23 February 1946
Disbanded	26 December 1991

Infantry equipment

Helmets

Name	Type	Photo	Notes
SSh-68	Helmet		Main service helmet

Small arms

Pistols and SMGs

Name	Type	Caliber	Photo	Notes
Makarov	Pistol	9x18mm		Main service pistol
APS	Machine pistol	9x18mm

Assault rifles and carbines

Name	Type	Caliber	Photo	Notes
AK-74	Assault rifle	5.45×39mm		Main service rifle
AKS-74	Assault rifle	5.45×39mm		Primarily for use with air assault infantry
AKS-74U	Carbine	5.45×39mm

Designated marksman and sniper rifles

Name	Type	Caliber	Photo	Notes
SVD-63	Designated marksman rifle	7.62×54mmR		Main service designated marksman rifle

Light and heavy machine guns

Name	Type	Caliber	Photo	Notes
RPK-74	Light machine gun	5.45×39mm		Main service light machine gun
PKM	General-purpose machine gun	7.62×54mmR		Main service general-purpose machine gun
NSV	Heavy machine gun	12.7×108mm		Main service heavy machine gun

Rocket-propelled grenade launchers

Name	Type	Caliber	Photo	Notes
RPG-7	Rocket-propelled grenade	40mm (launcher only, warhead diameter varies)		Re-loadable launcher with various types of anti-personnel and anti-tank munitions.

Hand grenades

Name	Type	Photo	Notes
F1	Anti-personnel
RGD-5	Anti-personnel

Vehicles

Tanks

Name	Type	Quantity	Photo	Notes
T-80	Main battle tank	4,000[1]
T-72	Main battle tank	10,000[2]
T-64	Main battle tank	9,700[3]
T-62	Main battle tank	11,300[4]
T-55	Main battle tank	19,000[5]
PT-76	Light tank	1,000[6]

Infantry fighting vehicles

Soviet Union had over 24,000 infantry fighting vehicles in service in 1990[7]

Name	Type	Quantity	Photo	Notes
BMP-1	Infantry fighting vehicle	14,353[8]
BMP-2	Infantry fighting vehicle	4,000
BMP-3	Infantry fighting vehicle	N/A
BMD-1	Infantry fighting vehicle	N/A		Used by Airborne troops.
BMD-2	Infantry fighting vehicle	N/A		Used by Airborne troops.
BMD-3	Infantry fighting vehicle	N/A		Only used by Airborne troops.

Armored personnel carriers

By 1990 Soviet army had about 70,000 armored personnel carriers in service[9]

Name	Type	Quantity	Photo	Notes
BTR-80	Armoured personnel carrier	10,000
BTR-70	Armoured personnel carrier	13,000
BTR-60	Armoured personnel carrier	N/A
BTR-50	Armoured personnel carrier	N/A
BTR-40	Armoured personnel carrier	N/A		By 1990 was only used by border and reserve troops.
BTR-152	Armoured personnel carrier	N/A		By 1990 BTR-152 were mostly used by second line troops and reserves.
BTR-D	Armoured personnel carrier	4,000		Was being used by Airborne units.
MT-LB	Armoured personnel carrier	4500		Tracked APC.

Reconnaissance vehicles

Soviet army had about 3,500 reconnaissance vehicles in service in 1990.

Name	Type	Quantity	Photo	Notes
BRDM-2	Amphibious armoured scout car	N/A
BRDM-1	Amphibious armoured scout car	N/A

Unarmored trucks and utility vehicles

Name	Type	Quantity	Photo	Notes
UAZ-469	Light utility vehicle	N/A
UAZ-452	Light truck	N/A

References

1. Russian Land Combat Equipment. globalsecurity.org
2. Russian Land Combat Equipment. globalsecurity.org
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8. Russian Land Combat Equipment. globalsecurity.org
9. Russian Land Combat Equipment. globalsecurity.org