Izhmash IZH-34M
Notes: This is a
weapon designed for use in rapid-fire shooting competitions.
It is made to very exacting tolerances and measurements, both to satisfy
Olympic shooters and international standards.
The IZH-34M is a single-action pistol very similar in form to the
Hammerli pistols of the same type, and large match stock with an adjustable hand
rest. The trigger is completely
adjustable (weight, pull, angle, and distance from the back of the trigger
guard). The IZH-34M has a
micrometer rear sight. Like most
pistols of its type, it is very heavy, but has the internationally agreed-upon
standard magazine of 5 rounds.
The IZH-35M is
basically a larger version of the IZH-34M, firing a larger round.
Most of the features of the IZH-34M are duplicated in the IZH-35M; in
addition, the IZH-35M has an automatic firing pin safety, and can take a larger
magazine.
Weapon |
Ammunition |
Weight |
Magazines |
Price |
IZH-34M |
.22 Short |
1.26 kg |
5 |
$125 |
IZH-35M |
.22 Long Rifle |
1.4 kg |
5, 10 |
$143 |
Weapon |
ROF |
Damage |
Pen |
Bulk |
SS |
Burst |
Range |
IZH-34M |
SA |
-2 |
Nil |
1 |
1 |
Nil |
12 |
IZH-35M |
SA |
1 |
Nil |
1 |
1 |
Nil |
12 |
Kalashnikov Kanareyka
Notes: Perhaps
one of the most unique special weapons in current use, the Kanareyka is called a
“weapon complex” by the Russians.
The Kanareyka may have been in use since the late 1980s or early 1990s.
The Kanareyka
consists of two weapons in one; the upper weapon is a heavily-modified silenced
AKS-74U called the AKSB-74U. The
AKSB-74U has a barrel even shorter than the standard AKS-74U, and has a large
silencer that extends the barrel as well as providing excellent silencing
capabilities – one could be around the corner of a building from a shooter
firing the AKSB-74U and not be able to easily figure out the origin of the shots
(though he will hear them). The
AKSB-74U may fire standard ammunition or subsonic ammunition, on automatic or
semiautomatic fire.
The lower part of the
Kanareyka is the BS-1 silenced grenade launcher.
The BS-1 operates in a manner similar to ammunition such as the SP-4 – by
a piston that contains the sound from the launching charge inside the grenade’s
shell. The launching charge is
actuated by the firing of a special round that acts as sort of a primer.
This round is based on a drastically cut-down 7.62mm Nagant charge, and
also contains the sound of its propellant charge inside a shortened,
straight-cased cartridge with a piston inside.
The launching cartridges are contained within the pistol grip of the
BS-1. The launching cartridges are
fed by a manually-operated bolt.
(Due to the design of the BS-1, the launching cartridges cannot be fired by
themselves and used as a weapon.)
The BS-1 itself
is muzzle-loaded and fires a modification of the round fired by the AGS-17 and
AGS-30 grenade launchers. Both the
AKSB-74U and the BS-1 are almost completely flashless; the BS-1 is a bit louder
than the AKSB-74U, but not much louder than a .22 Winchester Magnum Rimfire
round.
Weapon |
Ammunition |
Weight |
Magazines |
Price |
Kanareyka |
5.45mm Kalashnikov (+ Grenade) |
5.43 kg (3.88 kg for rifle) |
20, 30, 40 (+ Grenade) |
$1669 |
Weapon |
ROF |
Damage |
Pen |
Bulk |
SS |
Burst |
Range |
AKSB-74U (Standard Ammo) |
5 |
2 |
1-Nil |
5/6 |
2 |
4 |
11 |
AKSB-74U (Subsonic Ammo) |
5 |
2 |
Nil |
5/6 |
1 |
2 |
10 |
Weapon |
Ammunition |
Weight |
Magazine |
Price |
BS-1 |
30mm
Russian BS-1 Low-Velocity |
1.55
kg |
1
Internal |
$575 |
Weapon |
ROF |
Round |
SS |
Burst |
Range |
IFR |
BS-1 |
SS |
HEAT |
2 |
Nil |
100 |
390 |
|
SS |
HE |
2 |
Nil |
100 |
390 |
KBP ADS
Notes: The APS
was a reasonably good answer to the need for an underwater rifle at the time of
introduction, but above water, it was lacking in range and damaging potential.
The ASM-DT was an intermediate attempt to solve this problem, but meant
that the shooter would have to carry two sets of ammunition and magazines, and
also made the rifle more complicated in order to allow it to fire standard
5.45mm Kalashnikov ammunition and use its magazines.
In addition, corrosion problems were noted with both rifles.
To this end, KBP designed the ADS, which first appeared in limited test
issue to Spetsnaz and other special troops in 2005.
It is designed to address many of the defects and limitations of the APS
and ASM-DT, not the least of which is the need for special long, heavy
ammunition and its equally huge and special magazine when the weapon is used
underwater. To fix this problem
required new ammunition; the result, the 5.45mm PSP round, is of the same
dimensions as the standard 5.45mm Kalashnikov round.
This new ammunition is for the most part similar to the standard 5.45mm
ammunition, except that it has special ammunition and a special primer, and the
bullet is longer (it extends all the way to the rear of the cartridge case, and
is basically surrounded by propellant).
Two types of AP variants of the PSP round are also available; the
standard ball round is the 7N6, and the two AP rounds are the 7N10 and 7N22.
The use of the APs’s and ASM-DT’s dart ammunition also required an
overly-long receiver and special bolt and firing pin assembly; this has been
made unnecessary in the ADS.
The ADS takes
the form of a size and weight-saving bullpup rifle, and used the A-91M as a
starting point for its design. It
retains the A-91M’s gas operation, rotary bolt locking, and forward ejection
through a tube running from the receiver.
However, many parts and features of the ADM were redesigned for use as an
underwater rifle, from the gas system (which uses a switch for operation – “air”
or “water”). The barrel is
specially sealed to the receiver and is designed to be removed only by an
armorer or personnel specially trained in the maintenance of the ADS.
The barrel is 16.34 inches long, and is normally tipped with a special
flash suppressor which also functions as a muzzle brake.
This can be removed, and beefier muzzle brakes or silencers and
suppressors may be attached instead.
Much of the APS is built using light, non-corroding alloys and polymers,
and the steel parts are specially finished and treated to reduce corrosion. The
receiver is topped with sort of a carrying handle, and atop this handle is a
MIL-STD-1913 rail. A GP-30 grenade
launcher can also be attached under the barrel of the ADS, though when
underwater only the VOG-25 (HE) round can be fired from it.
The ADS can also fire standard 5.45mm Kalashnikov ammunition when above
water, though in field tests, this in not normally done since it would require
the carrying of two types of ammunition, one of the things that KBP was trying
to avoid with the ADS. The ADS
feeds from standard AK-74 magazines.
As of 2010, the ADS is still under advanced field testing.
Future plans call for it to replace the APS and ASM-DT, and possibly
limited amounts of the AK-74M in Russian special operations use.
Twilight 2000
Notes: The ADS is not available in the Twilight 2000 timeline.
Weapon |
Ammunition |
Weight |
Magazines |
Price |
ADS |
5.45mm PSP and 5.45mm Kalashnikov |
3.3 kg |
30, 40, 75D |
$543 |
Weapon |
ROF |
Damage |
Pen |
Bulk |
SS |
Burst |
Range |
ADS (5.45mm 7N6) |
5 |
3 |
1-Nil |
4 |
2 |
4 |
34 |
ADS (5.45mm 7N6, Underwater) |
5 |
3 |
1-Nil |
4 |
1 |
3 |
25 |
ADS (5.45mm 7N10) |
5 |
3 |
1-2-Nil |
4 |
2 |
4 |
34 |
ADS (5.45mm 7N10, Underwater) |
5 |
3 |
1-2-Nil |
4 |
1 |
3 |
25 |
ADS (5.45mm 7N22) |
5 |
3 |
1-1-Nil |
4 |
2 |
4 |
34 |
ADS (5.45mm 7N22, Underwater) |
5 |
3 |
1-1-Nil |
4 |
1 |
3 |
25 |
ADS (5.45mm Kalashnikov) |
5 |
3 |
1-Nil |
4 |
2 |
4 |
41 |
MP-451
Notes:
This Russian derringer was designed for undercover police as well as
civilian self-defense. In police
use, it was normally carried by female officers wearing tight outfits, due to
its small size. Unlike most
derringers, it has both a trigger safety and manual safety.
Twilight 2000
Notes: This weapon does not exist in the Twilight 2000 timeline.
Weapon |
Ammunition |
Weight |
Magazines |
Price |
MP-451 |
.380 ACP |
0.35 kg |
2 Internal |
$93 |
Weapon |
ROF |
Damage |
Pen |
Bulk |
SS |
Burst |
Range |
MP-451 |
SA |
1 |
Nil |
0 |
7 |
Nil |
5 |
Stechkin MSP Groza
Notes:
This Russian silenced pistol is designed for clandestine work.
It is a small derringer-type weapon, with a tip-up barrel for reloading.
The rounds were designed for this weapon, and use a small charge that
powers a small piston inside the case.
This throws the round out of the weapon while containing the sound and
flash of the round inside the case.
The firing of this pistol produces almost no noise.
Weapon |
Ammunition |
Weight |
Magazines |
Price |
MSP Groza |
7.62mm SP-3 |
0.53 kg |
2 Clip |
$136 |
Weapon |
ROF |
Damage |
Pen |
Bulk |
SS |
Burst |
Range |
MSP Groza |
SA |
1 |
Nil |
0 |
5 |
Nil |
3 |
Stechkin OTs-38
Notes: The PSS
is an excellent and successful silent pistol design, but it does have a weak
point from the standpoint of deep black operations – it leaves behind shell
casings unless the shooter stops to pick them up, something that is not always
possible. As a result, the OTs-38
silent revolver was designed. The
OTs-38 uses the same ammunition as the PSS – the 7.62mm SP-4, which uses a
captive plunger system to silence the noise of firing inside the case.
This silence is further enhanced by the use of a very old and not much
used method of revolver operation – the gas-seal method.
The gas-seal method, most often associated with the Nagant series of
revolvers, is normally an unnecessary complication for revolvers that does
little or nothing to enhance operation.
On the OTs-38, however, it almost totally prevents the escape of firing
gasses and sparks and gasses from the primer from being released from the gap
between the cylinder and the barrel.
This is done by the mechanism, which moves the cylinder flush with the
barrel as the weapon is being fired.
The result is a handgun which is almost as quiet as the PSS; the loudest
noise is in fact from the hammer striking the firing pin.
The cylinder,
due to its unusual design, opens a differently than a standard revolver.
The cylinder opens on an arm to the right side, angling out from the side
of the revolver. The cylinder
release is at the front of the frame on the left and is pushed forwards to
release the cylinder. The revolver is normally reloaded from a special 5-round
clip, but rounds can be loaded individually.
Case ejection unloads all cases and the special clip simultaneously as
one unit. Operation is double-action, but the action includes a special manual
safety which allows the OTs-38 to be carried safely while cocked and locked.
The frame is large; this is not only due to the large cylinder and its
unusual mechanism, but due to the inclusion of an integral laser aiming module
under the barrel. The OTs-38 also
has iron sights which are of the white-dot type.
The barrel is about 3.75 inches, but due to the special nature of its
ammunition, it is intended for short-range work.
Weapon |
Ammunition |
Weight |
Magazines |
Price |
OTs-38 |
7.62mm SP-4 |
0.88 kg |
5 Cylinder |
$668 |
Weapon |
ROF |
Damage |
Pen |
Bulk |
SS |
Burst |
Range |
OTs-38 |
DAR |
2 |
1-Nil |
1 |
4 |
Nil |
4 |
Stechkin S-4M
Notes:
In the late 1980’s and early 1990’s, the Russians produced a number of
silenced and suppressed weapons for use by their assassins and special
operations units. The S-4M was one
of these; it is basically an improved model of the MSP Groza, using a smoother
profile with longer barrels, both to accommodate the longer cartridges and to
increase accuracy. Also known as
the PZAM, the S-4M’s ammunition is designed to further decrease the noise the
weapon makes when fired; though it still produces what in game terms would be
Class II noise, referees should use a little more bias towards the shooter when
determining whether the sound is heard.
Weapon |
Ammunition |
Weight |
Magazines |
Price |
S-4M |
7.62mm PZAM |
0.6 kg |
2 Clip |
$194 |
Weapon |
ROF |
Damage |
Pen |
Bulk |
SS |
Burst |
Range |
S-4M |
SA |
2 |
1-Nil |
0 |
6 |
Nil |
2 |
TSNIITOCHMASH APS
Notes: It is not
known how long the APS has been in existence; it was revealed shortly after the
end of the Cold War, but the Russians have given no details on how long their
Naval Spetsnaz swimmers have been carrying them; they may have been in low-level
production since the mid-1970s, and designed as early as the early 1970s, based
on experience gained from the SPP-1 underwater pistol. It appears to have never
been exported, and restricted to use by Naval Spetsnaz.
The APS is a
selective-fire underwater assault rifle based upon the Kalashnikov action.
It fires 120mm-long darts propelled by a sealed gunpowder cartridge that
is based on the standard 5.45mm Kalashnikov case.
The construction is rather crude in appearance; the construction is of
steel with a special finish which is very effective in resisting corrosion.
The APS fires from an open bolt, but the operating system and the
cartridges are completely sealed against water.
A self-adjusting gas valve responds to pressure, allowing the APS to be
used underwater as well as on land.
The APS has no handguard; the pistol grip is of plastic, and the stock is a
sliding wire-type that is quite similar to that of the M-3 Grease Gun
submachinegun. A striking feature
of the APS is its polymer magazines; they are stepped and very large, to handle
the 120mm darts, plus their cartridges, plus a rather large and heavy follower
spring.
The lack of
range of the APS is rather limited on land (as well as in the water), which is
the primary complaint against it.
This problem is primarily due to the fact that the APS uses a smoothbore barrel,
and that it cannot fire any sort of standard firearms ammunition. This led Tula,
in the late 1990s, to develop a variant of the APS called the ASM-DT.
This version is for the most part an improved version of the APS, using
the same operation. The primary
change is the magazines and magazine well; it accepts a modified form of the
APS’s magazines, but by sealing part of the magazine well, it can also use
AK-74-type magazines for use on land.
The dart used is also different; it is still 120mm long, but is hardened,
5.4mm in diameter, and somewhat faster than the 5.66mm MPS dart.
The barrel has special grooves leading from the chamber forward; when the
first on-land shot is fired with standard 5.45mm Kalashnikov ammunition, any
remaining water in the barrel and mechanism is forced out.
The 13.64-inch barrel is tipped with an AKS-74U-type muzzle brake.
This makes the ASM-DT a much more effective land assault rifle, though
underwater it performs roughly on par with the APS.
The ASM-DT is in very limited
production.
An even newer version of this
rifle is the ADS; this weapon first appeared in limited issue to Spetsnaz and
other special troops in 2005. It is
designed to address many of the defects and limitations of the APS and ASM-DT,
not the least of which is the need for special long, heavy ammunition and its
equally huge and special magazine when the weapon is used underwater.
To fix this problem required new ammunition; the result, the 5.45mm PSP
round, is of the same dimensions as the standard 5.45mm Kalashnikov round.
This new ammunition is for the most part similar to the standard 5.45mm
ammunition, except that it has special ammunition and a special primer, and the
bullet is longer (it extends all the way to the rear of the cartridge case, and
is basically surrounded by propellant).
Two types of AP variants of the PSP round are also available; the
standard ball round is the 7N6, and the two AP rounds are the 7N10 and 7N22.
The use of the APs’s and ASM-DT’s dart ammunition also required an
overly-long receiver and special bolt and firing pin assembly; this has been
made unnecessary in the ADS, and the ADS thus takes the form of a size and
weight-saving bullpup rifle.
Twilight 2000
Notes: The Naval personnel and port workers of most of Russia’s enemies felt the
sting of the APS at some point during the Twilight War.
US Navy SEALs and similar NATO forces placed a high priority on capturing
these weapons and their ammunition intact when confronting Naval Spetsnaz armed
with the APS. SEAL armorers at
Coronado quickly managed to reverse-engineer the APS, producing an almost exact
copy, which was designated the Mk 37 Mod 0 Underwater Assault Rifle, more
commonly known as the “Frogman Stinger.”
The ASM-DT does not exist in the Twilight 2000 timeline.
Merc 2000 Notes:
Though the Russians did not intend this, the design for the APS eventually
leaked out onto the international market, and by 1999, it was one of the most
in-demand special operations weapons around.
Most of the money from those sales did not make it back into Russian
hands, however.
Weapon |
Ammunition |
Weight |
Magazines |
Price |
APS |
5.66mm MPS Dart |
2.4 kg |
26 |
$500 |
ASM-DT |
5.4mm MPS Dart or 5.45mm Kalashnikov |
2.46 kg |
(Darts) 26; (Bullets) 30, 40, 75 Drum |
$533 |
Weapon |
ROF |
Damage |
Pen |
Bulk |
SS |
Burst |
Range |
APS |
5 |
2 |
1-1-Nil |
4/6 |
3 |
7 |
13 |
(Underwater) |
5 |
2 |
1-1-Nil |
4/6 |
2 |
4 |
10 |
ASM-DT (Land, 5.45mm) |
5 |
2 |
1-Nil |
5/7 |
2 |
5 |
35 |
(Land, Dart) |
5 |
2 |
1-1-Nil |
5/7 |
2 |
5 |
23 |
(Underwater, Dart) |
5 |
2 |
1-1-Nil |
5/7 |
2 |
4 |
10 |
TsNIITOCHMASH PSS
Notes: The PSS
was a part of a number of silenced-weapon projects developed under the Russian
military program called “Val” (the same program that resulted in weapons such as
the AS assault rifle and VSS sniper rifle).
The PSS is a silenced automatic pistol that achieves noise suppression by
a novel feature – the secret is in the ammunition and not the pistol itself.
The ammunition, based on a radically cut-down 7.62mm Kalashnikov round,
uses a propellant-actuated plunger inside the case, trapping the sound of the
propellant inside the case; in addition, the round itself is subsonic.
Therefore, no large and clumsy silencer is necessary.
Though supposedly not as efficient at noise suppression as a standard
silenced pistol, it does have the virtue of allowing a more powerful round to be
used. In addition, there is no more
than trace residue from powder and gasses after firing. Due to the special
ammunition, the rifling twist is much faster than a standard pistol of its
caliber would be; in fact, the forward part of the cartridge case is also
rifled.
The PSS is
regarded as unusually well-crafted for a Soviet firearm of the period (the PSS
is believed to have been introduced in 1983). They were manufactured with no
other markings other than a serial number. The PSS is still in use by some
Russian antiterrorist units. The barrel is made in two parts; the end of the
barrel is fixed to the frame, but the breech portion recoils slightly upon each
shot, helping to reduce bolt clatter. The PSS has a slide lock to eliminate bolt
clatter if extra quiet is necessary.
Weapon |
Ammunition |
Weight |
Magazines |
Price |
PSS |
7.62mm SP-4 |
0.66 kg |
6 |
$1017 |
Weapon |
ROF |
Damage |
Pen |
Bulk |
SS |
Burst |
Range |
PSS |
SA |
2 |
1-Nil |
1 |
3 |
Nil |
2 |
TsNIITOCHMACH/Tula SPP-1 Underwater Pistol
Notes: A
companion to the APS assault rifle, the SPP-1 is similar in concept to the
Heckler & Koch P-11, being a pistol firing drag-stabilized darts and designed
for optimum use underwater. Soviet
Naval Spetsnaz began using the SPP-1 in 1971, though its existence was not
generally known in the West until the 1980s. The pistol consists of four
smoothbore chambers attached to a firing unit, and breaks open for loading and
reloading. The rounds themselves
are long, needle-like cartridges fired by a small waterproof propellant charge;
for each pull of the trigger, one is fired, and the barrels fire in a clockwise
pattern beginning at the top right (the pistol has one striker, which rotates on
each pull of the trigger). When the
SPP-1 is broken open for reloading, the spent propellant cases are automatically
ejected. Though the darts are quite
stable underwater, they are quite unstable in air, and tend to begin tumbling
rather quickly.
The SPP-1M is a
modified version that began use in 1979.
The SPP-1M is virtually identical for game use, but has an enlarged
trigger guard and a safety switch (the SPP-1 has no safety of any kind).
Weapon |
Ammunition |
Weight |
Magazines |
Price |
SPP-1 |
4.5mm SPP Dart |
0.95 kg |
4 Clip |
$305 |
Weapon |
ROF |
Damage |
Pen |
Bulk |
SS |
Burst |
Range |
SPP-1 (In Air) |
SA |
2 |
1-Nil |
1 |
4 |
Nil |
4 |
SPP-1 (5m Depth) |
SA |
2 |
1-Nil |
1 |
2 |
Nil |
9 |
SPP-1 (20m Depth) |
SA |
2 |
Nil |
1 |
2 |
Nil |
6 |
SPP-1 (40m Depth) |
SA |
1 |
Nil |
1 |
2 |
Nil |
3 |
Tula NRS Scouting Knife
Notes:
The handle of this knife contains a single chamber and short barrel, into
which is loaded an SP-3 cartridge.
This firearm is as quiet as the PSS.
The muzzle of the pistol is at the end of the knife handle, and when used
the knife is reversed in the hand and fired by pressure on a trigger bar located
in the handle. Reloading is
accomplished by removing the firing mechanism and loading the exposed barrel.
Though the flash and crack of the propellant are suppressed, and there is
no muzzle flash, there is a small possibly that the hot barrel will burn the
shooter when it is fired. A notch
in the crosspiece acts as a sight.
The NRS gas no safety; when the firing mechanism is not cocked, the firing
barrel cannot be fired. The NRS can
otherwise be used as a standard knife, though it is poorly balanced for
throwing, even with the firing mechanism removed. The knife portion can cut
steel bars up to 10mm in diameter, barbed wire, and is insulated to permit the
cutting of electrical cables. It
can also be used as a screwdriver.
The knife blade pivots when not in use, with the blade folding behind the firing
mechanism; however, it is a folding
blade and does not spring out like a switchblade.
A scabbard is also issued for the NRS.
The firing unit includes storage for two more rounds of ammunition.
The NRS-2
improved version was first issued in 1986; the primary change was a rechambering
for the SP-4 cartridge. The NRS-2
has a cocking lever, a safety, and a release lever that springs the blade open,
but the blade design itself is considered out of date by the troops that use the
NRS-2.
Twilight 2000
Notes: Possession of this knife was considered quite a prize by US, NATO,
Chinese, and South Korean troops.
Weapon |
Ammunition |
Weight |
Magazines |
Price |
NRS |
7.62mm SP-3 |
0.62 kg |
1 Internal |
$498 |
NRS-2 |
7.62mm SP-4 |
0.66 kg |
1 Internal |
$515 |
Weapon |
ROF |
Damage |
Pen |
Bulk |
SS |
Burst |
Range |
NRS |
SS |
2 |
Nil |
1 |
6 |
Nil |
4 |
NRS-2 |
SS |
2 |
1-Nil |
2 |
6 |
Nil |
3 |