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With expert colour profile artworks and technical specifications for each entry, Modern Russian Tanks explores the main battle tanks, armoured fighting vehicles, armoured personnel carriers, self- propelled guns and missile-launching platforms in Russian service since 1990 organised by type and then alphabetically by manufacturer.

Modern Russian Tanks: 1990-Present

Introduction



Main Battle Tanks

T-10 heavy tank - some kept in storage during the 1990s.

PT-76 amphibious light tank - still in service.

T-54/55 - up to 2,800 currently in reserve.

T-62 - up to 2,500 currently in reserve.

T-64 - up to 2,000 currently in reserve

T-72 - 1,900 in service.

T-80 - 450 in service.

T-90 - 350 in service.

T-14 Armata - prototypes/pre-production vehicles completed.



APCs/Armoured Cars

Kamaz Typhoon Mine-resistant ambush-protected truck - 290 in service.

Ural Typhoon Mine-resistant ambush-protected truck - 180 in service. Bulat APC - in production.

BTR-90 APC - at least 80 in service.

BTR-80/82A APC - over 1,200 in service.

BTR-70 APC - about 100 in service.

BTR-60 APC - over 3,500 in reserve.

BRDM-2 Armoured car - 1,000 in service.

MT-LB APC - 1,500 in service.



Infantry Fighting Vehicles

BMD-1 - in service.

BMD-2 - in service

BMD-3 - over 100 in service

BMP-1 - 500 in service.

BMP-2 - 3,000 in service.

BMP-3 - over 700 in service.

VPK-7829 Bumerang - unknown number of prototypes completed.

Kurganets-25 - unknown number of prototypes/pre-production vehicles completed.

T-15 - unknown number of prototypes/pre-production vehicles completed.



Tank Destroyers

9P148 Konkurs - 60 in service

9P149 Shturm-S/SM - over 40 in service.

9P157-2 Khrizantema-S - 30 in service.

9P163M-1 Kornet-T - in production.



Self-Propelled Artillery

2S1 Gvozdika 122mm self-propelled Howitzer - over 500 in service.

2S3 Akatsiya 152mm self-propelled Howitzer - over 900 in service.

2S4 Tyulpan 240mm self-propelled gun-mortar - 120 being modernised.

2S5 Giatsint-S 152mm self-propelled Howitzer - over 200 in service.

2S7M Malka 203mm self-propelled Howitzer - about 30 being modernised.

2S19 Msta-S/2S19M1 and 2S19M2 Msta-SM/2S33 Msta-SM2 152mm self-propelled Howitzer - over 450 in service.

2S9 Nona self-propelled 120mm Mortar - still in production.

2S34 Chosta 120mm self-propelled Howitzer - in production.

2S35 Koalitsiya-SV 152mm self-propelled howitzer - prototypes/pre-production vehicles completed.

TOS-1 220mm salvo rocket launcher - in service.

ZSU-23-4 Shilka - over 100 in service.

9K22 Tunguska - 250 in service/being modernised.

9K35 Strela-10 - over 350 in service.



Glossary and Abbreviations



Index