2S25

     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

 

PT-76

     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

 

RKhM

     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