Notes: The 2S25
is a light tank designed for use by the VDV (Airborne Forces) and Naval
Infantry, although the Russians call it a self-propelled antitank gun.
The driver has a hatch on the front deck, the commander and gunner have
hatches on the turret deck. The
125mm gun is a low-pressure version of the standard Russian 125mm gun (which
uses standard 125mm rounds) and has an autoloader.
A pintle mount is supplied by the commander’s hatch.
The 2S25 is fully amphibious at one-quarter its cross-country speed.
The 2S25 may be airdropped from the Il-76.
Twilight 2000
Notes: The 2S25 was present in small numbers for fighting in China, Norway, and
Poland.
Price |
Fuel Type |
Load |
Veh Wt |
Crew |
Mnt |
Night Vision |
Radiological |
$296,227 |
D, A |
500 kg |
18 tons |
3 |
9 |
Thermal Imaging |
Shielded |
Tr Mov |
Com Mov |
Fuel Cap |
Fuel Cons |
Config |
Susp |
Armor |
184/128 |
43/30/6 |
250 |
149 |
Trtd |
T4 |
TF6
TS5 TR5
HF8 HS4
HR3 |
Fire Control |
Stabilization |
Armament |
Ammunition |
+3 |
Good |
125mm low-pressure gun, PKT, NSVT (C) |
40x125mm, 2000x7.62L, 500x12.7B |
Uralvagonzavod BMPT “Terminator”
Notes: This is
another one of those vehicles that is not easily placed into one category or
another; based on a T-72 tank hull, it is not really a light combat vehicle;
carrying no dismount troops, it is not a heavy APC; and not having a
heavily-armed, heavily-armored turret, it is not a tank.
The Russians call the BMPT a “Tank Support Vehicle;” its job is to tackle
the infantry, They have lately also been marking the BMPT as the “Terminator.”
APCs and IFVs, and other light vehicles to free tanks to take on other tanks and
fortifications. The BMPT was first
demonstrated to the public in 2000.
It is normally based on a T-72 chassis, but the modifications can also be made
to a T-90 chassis to provide a vehicle with better armor protection and
mobility. The hull is basically a
modified tank hull which has the same level of armor protection as the base tank
hull and a new engine; the turret, though fairly heavily-armored, is not
anywhere as nearly protected as the hull.
The modified turret has 2A42 or 2A72 30mm autocannon for use against
lightly-armored or unarmored vehicles, two medium and one heavy machinegun for
general antipersonnel or antiaircraft use, and an armored box launcher on the
left side of the turret containing four launchers for AT-14 Kornet ATGM.
On each side of the hull above the front track skirts is an AGS-30
grenade launcher for use against troops in the open.
Each side of the turret has six 902-series “Tucha” smoke grenade
launchers to provide obscuring smoke.
The hull has lugs for ERA on the glacis and hull front and the side
skirts, and the BMPT is equipped with an NPC overpressure system and radiation
shielding. A 5 kW APU is located in
an armored box on the right side of the vehicle.
Each crewmember has their own hatch; the driver is in the center front,
the commander/right AGS-30 behind the driver on the right, the left AGS-30
gunner behind the driver on the right, and the turret gunners with hatches on
either side of the autocannon on the flat portion of the forward deck of the
turret. Any crewmember except the
driver may take control of all the weapons if necessary, or replace an injured
or dead crewman without leaving his station.
The BMPT can also function as a hunter/killer team, as the commander and
gunner have independent sights and the commander’s sight may move and rotate
independently of the turret. Fence-type armor protects the vehicle from the
rear, in addition to the normal armor; this functions as spaced armor, except
that it stops only 1d6 damage instead of 2d6.
Future versions
of the BMPT are planned, with different armament packages and possibly on
different tank chassis.
Twilight 2000 Notes: This
vehicle's existence was rumored as early as 1995, but examples were not seen
until 1998, in Iran, China, and Poland.
These versions were the T-72-based BMPTs; the T-90-based model was not
built during the Twilight War.
Vehicle |
Price |
Fuel Type |
Load |
Veh Wt |
Crew |
Mnt |
Night Vision |
Radiological |
BMPT (T-72-Based) |
$406,866 |
D, G, AvG, A |
1.7 tons |
47 tons |
5 |
15 |
Passive IR (D, G, C), Image
Intensification (G, C), Thermal Imaging (G, C) |
Shielded |
BMPT (T-90-Based) |
|
D, G, AvG, A |
1.3 tons |
55 tons |
5 |
17 |
Passive IR (D, G, C), Image
Intensification (G, C), Thermal Imaging (G, C) |
Shielded |
Vehicle |
Tr Mov |
Com Mov |
Fuel Cap |
Fuel Cons |
Config |
Susp |
Armor |
BMPT (T-72-Based) |
150/107 |
30/20 |
1000 |
624 |
Trtd |
T6 |
TF40Sp
TS12Sp TR12Sp
HF130Cp HS20Sp
HR10Sp |
BMPT (T-90-Based) |
138/98 |
28/18 |
1000 |
624 |
Trtd |
T6 |
TF40Sp
TS12Sp TR12Sp
HF180Cp HS30Sp
HR18Sp |
Vehicle |
Fire Control |
Stabilization |
Armament |
Ammunition |
(Both) |
+4 |
Good |
30mm Autocannon, 2xPKT, NSVT, 4xAT-14
Launchers; 2xAGS-17 (Hull) |
550x30mm, 1000x30mm Grenades,
7000x7.62mm, 2000x12.7mm, 8xAT-14; 600x30mm Grenades |
MT-LB R-81
Notes: This is a
command and staff version of the MT-LB armored personnel carrier.
In this version, the MT-LB carries at least 3 radios, and has a 4-meter
flexible antenna mounted on the roof, along with a 5 kW generator.
Often mounted are land-navigation computers, battle control computers,
and map boards. Two cable reels
that hold a total of 1000 meters of communications wire are carried in the rear
for field telephones. The
machinegun cupola is retained.
Price |
Fuel Type |
Load |
Veh Wt |
Crew |
Mnt |
Night Vision |
Radiological |
$141,672 |
D, A |
1 ton |
12 tons |
6 |
7 |
Active IR |
Shielded |
Tr Mov |
Com Mov |
Fuel Cap |
Fuel Cons |
Config |
Susp |
Armor |
102/71 |
24/17/2 |
450 |
49 |
Stnd |
T3 |
HF4
HS2 HR2 |
Fire Control |
Stabilization |
Armament |
Ammunition |
None |
None |
PKT |
2000x7.62mm |
MT-LB SNAR-10
Notes: This is
an MT-LB armored personnel carrier with a dish and equipment for the SNAR-10
(Big Fred) ground surveillance/counterbattery radar system.
The radar is on a turret at the rear of the vehicle and can be rotated
360 degrees. Maximum range for
vehicle and structure detection is 16 km while for counterbattery work the range
is 10 km. The vehicle has a radio
dedicated to datalink duties with higher headquarters and usually has at least
two other radios. Unlike the APC
version of the MT-LB, the SNAR-10 is not amphibious, as the radar assembly
unbalances the vehicle.
Price |
Fuel Type |
Load |
Veh Wt |
Crew |
Mnt |
Night Vision |
Radiological |
$62,422 |
D, A |
750 kg |
12.6 tons |
5 |
8 |
Radar |
Shielded |
Tr Mov |
Com Mov |
Fuel Cap |
Fuel Cons |
Config |
Susp |
Armor |
111/78 |
26/18 |
450 |
58 |
Trtd |
T2 |
TF2
TS2 TR2
HF4 HS2
HR2 |
Fire Control |
Stabilization |
Armament |
Ammunition |
None |
None |
PKT |
2000x7.62mm |
MT-LBus R-55
Notes: This is
an ACRV (MT-LBus) fitted out for the advanced communications role.
The MT-LBus in this role is fitted with at least 5 radios of varying
ranges, radio telephone sets, teletype, teleprinter, and computer with wireless
modem and LAN, along with various scrambling and encrypting modules.
This vehicle is used to facilitate higher headquarters' communication
with other headquarters and lower echelons, and one or more normally accompany a
division command element. They are
not normally armed, but some have a mount for a PK machinegun by the commander's
hatch.
Price |
Fuel Type |
Load |
Veh Wt |
Crew |
Mnt |
Night Vision |
Radiological |
$52,057 |
D, A |
500 kg |
12 tons |
4 |
5 |
Headlights |
Shielded |
Tr Mov |
Com Mov |
Fuel Cap |
Fuel Cons |
Config |
Susp |
Armor |
119/83 |
28/19/2 |
550 |
60 |
Stnd |
T3 |
HF4
HS2 HR2 |
Notes: This
light scout tank was developed shortly after World War 2, going into service in
1950. In most of the Warsaw Pact,
various reconnaissance models of the BMP-1, BMP-2, and BMP-3 have long replaced
it, but it is still quite common in other parts of the world, being used in
countries ranging from Vietnam to Cuba.
The PT-76 chassis also formed the basis of the BTR-50 series armored
personnel carriers. The chassis is
a boat-hulled design for full amphibious mobility, and topped by a turret
mounting the same 76.2mm D-56T gun used in the T-34 tank of World War 2, though
ammunition has been upgraded over the years.
In addition, any one PT-76 is about 50% likely to have a mount on the
turret roof for a DShK machinegun.
Though the PT-76 has been steadily upgraded over the years, by 2000 it is a
dated design.
Price |
Fuel Type |
Load |
Veh Wt |
Crew |
Mnt |
Night Vision |
Radiological |
$144,796 |
D, A |
300 kg |
14.6 tons |
3 |
8 |
Active/Passive IR |
Enclosed |
Tr Mov |
Com Mov |
Fuel Cap |
Fuel Cons |
Config |
Susp |
Armor |
109/76 |
27/18/3 |
250+180 |
70 |
Trtd |
T3 |
TF12
TS4 TR4
HF12 HS4
HR4 |
Fire Control |
Stabilization |
Armament |
Ammunition |
+2 |
Fair |
76.2mm D-56T Gun, PKT, DShK (C) |
40x76.2mm, 1000x7.62mm, 600x12.7mm |
Notes: This is
the NBC reconnaissance the Russians and their Warsaw Pact allies use when the
terrain is too rough for the BRDM-2 RKhb, or they require more interoperability
with motorized or tank formations.
It is based on the ACRV chassis, the same chassis as the SO-122 and SO-152.
In this role, the turret is replaced with a raised superstructure topped
with a light machinegun cupola (the same type as on the MT-LB).
For this role, the RKhM is equipped with optical chemical sniffers,
Geiger counters, a box over the rear deck that can be lowered over the back of
the vehicle, containing marking pennants, at least one long-range and 3 medium
range radios, an arm in the rear of the vehicle for taking soil samples, and a
secured area for testing these samples, separated from the crew compartment by
thick bulkheads and radiation shielding.
Price |
Fuel Type |
Load |
Veh Wt |
Crew |
Mnt |
Night Vision |
Radiological |
$113,822 |
D, A |
400 kg |
18 tons |
4 |
7 |
Passive IR |
Shielded |
Tr Mov |
Com Mov |
Fuel Cap |
Fuel Cons |
Config |
Susp |
Armor |
81/57 |
19/13/2 |
550 |
55 |
Stnd |
T4 |
HF4
HS2 HR2 |
Fire Control |
Stabilization |
Armament |
Ammunition |
None |
None |
PKT |
2000x7.62mm |