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Tai People's Liberation Army

Tai People's Liberation Army

กองทัพคนงาน! กองทัพนิรันดร์!
(The Workers' Army! The Eternal Army!)



Overview


Basic Information


Founded
22nd August 1974

Allegiance
Tai Communist Party

Headquarters
Khon Kaen, Tai Socialist People's Republic

Engagements

• Issara Insurgency (1968-1974)

• Laotian Civil War (1969-1975)

• Vietnam War (1969-1975)

• Cambodian-Vietnamese War (1978-1989)

• First Kra Civil War (1974-1986)

• Siamese-Thai border conflicts (1974-present)

• Second Kra Civil War (2020-present)



Leadership


Commander-in-Chief
First Secretary Saruta Kukrit

Minister of Defense
Defense Commissar Surachai Danwattananusorn

Chief of General Staff
Lieutenant General Suvon Luongbunmi


Manpower


Military Age
18-45

Conscription
Yes

Terms
18 years of age for compulsory military service;
conscript service obligation is 12-24 months for males, draft does not apply to females
re-enlistment obligation 2 years

Active Service
~180,000

Reserves (for all services)
~80,000

Men and Women of Military Age
~9,000,000

Reaching Military Age Annually
~1,000,000


Equipment


Uniform and Kit


Uniform Pattern Examples (uniforms highly modular and variable, so images may not correlate precisely)


Clothing and Basic Uniform Kit


Mobility and Resting


Food and Drink Supplies


Aid and Cleaning Impliments

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Tools and Melee Weapons


Infantry Weapons


Ceremonial Rifles


Calibre: 7.62 mm
Cartridge: 7.62×39mm M43
Length: 1020 mm
Barrel Length: 520 mm
Weight: 3.85 kg
Effective Range: 400 m
Maximum Firing Range: 650 m
Action: Short stroke gas piston, tilting bolt, self-loading
Muzzle Velocity: 735 m/s
Rate of Fire: 35-40 rpm
Feed System: 10 round stripper clip, internal box magazine
Sights: Hooded post front sight, tangent notch rear sight

Assault Rifles


Calibre: 5.45 mm
Cartridge: 5.45x39mm M74
Length: 943 mm (stock extended)
700 mm (stock folded)
Barrel Length: 415 mm
Weight: 3.3 kg
Effective Range: 550 m
Maximum Firing Range: 950 m
Action: Gas operated, rotating bolt
Muzzle Velocity: 880-910 m/s
Rate of Fire: 40-50 rpm (semi-automatic)
600-650 rpm (fully automatic)
Feed System: 30, 45 or 60-round detachable box magazine
Sights: Adjustable iron sights, front post and rear notch on a scaled tangent


Calibre: 7.62 mm
Cartridge: 7.62×39mm M43
Length: 880 mm
Barrel Length: 415 mm
Weight: 3.32 kg
Effective Range: 350 m
Maximum Range: 1570 m
Action: Gas operated, rotating bolt
Muzzle Velocity: 715 m/s
Rate of Fire: 40 rpm (semi-automatic)
600 rpm (fully-automatic)
Feed System: 20 or 30-round detachable box magazines
Also compatible with 40 or 75-round drum magazines from the RPK
Sights: Rear sight notch on sliding tangent, front post
100–1000 m sight adjustments


Calibre: 7.62 mm
Cartridge: 7.62×39mm M43
Length: 880 mm
Barrel Length: 415 mm
Weight: 3.64 kg
Effective Range: 350 m
Maximum Range: 1240 m
Action: Gas operated, rotating bolt
Muzzle Velocity: 715 m/s
Rate of Fire: 40 rpm (semi-automatic)
600 rpm (fully-automatic)
Feed System: 20 or 30-round detachable box magazines
Also compatible with 40 or 75-round drum magazines from the RPK
Sights: Rear sight notch on sliding tangent, front post
100–800 m sight adjustments


Calibre: 5.45 mm
Cartridge: 5.45×39mm M74 (AK-12)
7.62x39mm M43 (AK-15)
Length: 945 mm (stock extended)
725 mm (stock folded)
Barrel Length: 415 mm
Weight: 3.2 kg
Effective Range: 550-600 m
Maximum Firing Range: 1050 m
Action: Gas-operated, rotating bolt, balanced recoil system
Muzzle Velocity: 880-950 m/s (AK-12)
750 m/s (AK-15)
Rate of Fire: 40-60 rpm (semi-automatic)
750 rpm (fully-automatic)
Feed System: 30, 40 or 60-round detachable box magazine, 96-round detachable drum magazine also available
Sights: Integrated Picatinny Rail for various optics
Iron sights consisting of a rotary rear drum aperture

Carbines


Calibre: 5.45 mm
Cartridge: 5.45x39mm M74
Length: 730 mm (stock extended)
490 mm (stock folded)
Barrel Length: 206.5 mm
Weight: 2.7 kg
Effective Range: 400 m
Maximum Range: 500 m
Action: Gas-operated, rotating bolt
Muzzle Velocity: 735 m/s
Rate of Fire: 40 rpm (semi-automatic)
700-740 rpm (fully-automatic)
Feed System: 20, 30, 45 or 60-round detachable box magazine
Sights: Adjustable iron sights, front post and U-shaped flip rear notch

Sniper and Designated Marksman Rifles


Calibre: 7.62 mm
Cartridge: 7.62x54mmR
Length: 1200 mm
1375 mm (with supressor)
Barrel Length: 650 mm
Weight: 5.8 kg (without attachment)
7.8 kg (with all attachments)
Effective Range: 650 m (iron sights)
1100 m (with optics)
Action: Bolt-action
Muzzle Velocity: 840 m/s
Rate of Fire: 10-20 rpm
Feed System: 10-round detachable box magazine
Sights: Telescopic sight and iron sights


Calibre: 7.62 mm
Cartridge: 7.62×54mmR
Length: 1225 mm
Barrel Length: 620 mm
Weight: 4.3 kg
Effective Range: 950 m
Action: Gas-operated, rotating bolt
Muzzle Velocity: 830 m/s
Rate of Fire: 30 rpm
Feed System: 10-round detachable box magazine
Sights: 3-10X 1P70 "Giperion" telescopic sight and iron sights


Calibre: 12.7 mm
Cartridge: 12.7x108mm
Length: 1746 mm
Barrel Length: 1000 mm
Weight: 12.5 kg
Effective Range: 2000 m
Action: Direct impingement gas-operated, rotating bolt
Muzzle Velocity: 870-920 m/s
Rate of Fire: 10-20 rpm
Feed System: 5-round detachable box magazine
Sights: Various mounting sniper sights and back-up iron sights


Calibre: 9 mm
Cartridge: 9x39mm
Length: 894 mm
Barrel Length: 200 mm
Weight: 2.6 kg
Effective Range: 350 m
Maximum Firing Range: 500 m
Action: Gas-operated, rotating bolt
Muzzle Velocity: 300 m/s
Rate of Fire: 20-30 rpm (semi-automatic)
700 rpm (fully-automatic)
Feed System: 10, 20 or 30-round detachable box magazine
Sights: PSO-1 telescopic sight, 1PN51 night vision scope and iron sights

Pistols


Calibre: 9 mm
Cartridge: 9x18mm Makarov
Length: 161.5 mm
Barrel Length: 93.5 mm
Weight: 730 g
Effective Range: 50 m
Maximum Firing Range: 100 m
Action: Blowback
Muzzle Velocity: 315 m/s
Rate of Fire: 30-40 rpm
Feed System: 8, 10 or 12-round detachable box magazine
Sights: Blade front, notch rear (drift adjustable)


Calibre: 7.62 mm
Cartridge: 7.62×42mm SP-4
Length: 165 mm
Barrel Length: 35 mm
Weight: 700 g
Effective Range: 25 m
Maximum Range: 50 m
Action: Recoil-operated
Muzzle Velocity: 220 m/s
Rate of Fire: 20-30 rpm
Feed System: 6-round detachable box
Sights: Fixed blade sight


Calibre: 9 mm
Cartidge: 9x18mm Makarov
Length: 225 mm
Barrel Length: 140 mm
Weight: 1.02 kg
Effective Range: 65 m
Maximum Firing Range: 150 m
Action: Blowback
Muzzle Velocity: 345 m/s
Rate of Fire: 50 rpm
Feed System: 10, 12, 15 or 20-round detachable box magazine

Grenades


Weight: 310 g
Length: 114 mm
Diameter: 58 mm
Filling: TNT, 110 g
Detonation Mechanism: 3.2 to 4.2 seconds. pyrotechnic delay fuse
Blast Fatality Radius: 3 m (dangerous to 5 m)
Shrapnel Radius: Lethal fragments to 10 m, potentially dangerous to 15 m


Weight: 520-530 g
Length: 114 mm
Diameter: 60 mm
Filling: A-IX-1 (96% RDX phlegmatized with 4% wax), 90 g
Detonation Mechanism: UDZS Impact fuze arming after 1 to 1.8 seconds or time delay after 3.2 to 4.2 seconds
Blast Fatality Radius: 6 m (dangerous to 10 m)
Shrapnel Radius: Lethal fragments to 20 m, potentially dangerous to 100 m


Weight: 290 g
Length: 113 mm
Diameter: 60 mm
Filling: A-IX-1 (96% RDX phlegmatized with 4% wax), 97 g
Detonation Mechanism: UDZS Impact fuze arming after 1 to 1.8 seconds or time delay after 3.5 to 4 seconds.
Blast Fatality Radius: 4 m (dangerous to 10 m)
Shrapnel Radius: Lethal fragments to 15 m, potentially dangerous to 20 m


Weight: 1.07 kg
Length: 362 mm
Filling: TNT/RDX, 567 g, with a steel lined shaped charge with 220 mm penetration of RHA
Detonation Mechanism: Impact fuse


Submachine Guns


Calibre: 9 mm
Cartridge: 9x19mm Parabellum
Length: 660 mm (stock extended)
425 mm (stock folded)
Barrel Length: 195 mm
Weight: 2.1 kg
Effective Range: 200 m
Action: Blowback, closed bolt
Muzzle Velocity: 380 m/s
Rate of Fire: 650-700 rpm
Feed System: 53-round helical magazine
Sights: Hooded front post, rear flip-up notch


Calibre: 9 mm
Cartridge: 9x19mm Parabellum
Length: 555 mm (stock extended)
340 mm (stock folded)
Barrel Length: 182 mm
Weight: 1.4 kg
Effective Range: 100 m (200 m with overpressure ammunition)
Action: Straight blowback
Muzzle Velocity: 430 m/s
Rate of Fire: 600-800 rpm
Feed System: 20, 30 or 45-round detachable box magazine
Sights: Front post, rear notch; MIL-STD-1913 rail provided for optics

Machine Guns


Calibre: 5.45 mm
Cartridge: 5.45x39mm M74
Length: 1060 mm (stock extended)
845 mm (stock folded)
Barrel Length: 590 mm
Weight: 4.5 kg
Effective Range: 1000 m
Maximum Firing Range: 3150 m
Action: Gas operated, rotating bolt, balanced recoil system; closed bolt
Muzzle Velocity: 960 m/s
Rate of Fire: 650-700 rpm
Feed System: 30, 45 or 100-round detachable box/drum magazine or PKP belt ammunition (with side mounted belt feed device)
Sights: Adjustable iron sights, front post and rear notch on a scaled tangent,
Picatinny rail for various optics


Calibre: 7.62 mm
Cartridge: 7.62x54mm R
Length: 1200 mm
Barrel Length: 658 mm
Weight: 8 kg
Effective Range: 1500 m
Maximum Firing Range: 4000 m
Action: Gas-operated, open bolt
Muzzle Velocity: 900 m/s
Rate of Fire: 600-800 rpm
Feed System: 50, 100, 200 or 250 round linked disintegrating belts in 100, 200 or 250-round ammunition boxes
Sights: Optical, Night-vision, Thermal and Radar sights
Tangent iron sights fitted


Calibre: 12.7 mm
Cartridge: 12.7×108mm
Length: 1625 mm
Barrel Length: 1070 mm
Weight: 34 kg
Effective Range: 2500 m
Action: Gas-operated, flapper locking
Muzzle Velocity: 855 m/s
Rate of Fire: 650 rpm
Feed System: 50 or 100-round belt
Sights: Iron/optical

Grenade Launchers


Calibre: 40 mm
Cartridge: 40mm Caseless Grenades
Length: 275 mm (GP-30)
315 mm (GP-35)
323 mm (GP-25)
Barrel Length: 120 mm
Weight: 1.3-1.5 kg
Effective Range: 400 m
Action: Single-shot, percussion cap
Muzzle Velocity: 77 m/s
Rate of Fire: 20 rpm (rapid-fire area denial)
5-6 rpm (aimed shots)
Feed System: Muzzle loaded, single-shot
Sights: Notched quadrant sight


Calibre: 30 mm
Cartridge: 30x29mm Grenades
Length: 1165 mm
Weight: 16 kg
Effective Range: 2100 m
Action: Blowback operated
Muzzle Velocity: 185 m/s
Rate of Fire: 400 rpm
Feed System: 29-round disintegrating grenade belt in 60-round box
Sights: Adjustable telescopic sight, day-night sight, mechanical sight, portable radar

Infantry Anti-Tank and Rocket-Propelled Weapons


Calibre: 40 mm (barrel, diameter of of rocket between 40 and 105 mm)
Launcher Length: 950 mm
Weight: 6.3 kg (launcher)
2.6-4.5 kg (rocket)
Maximum Range: 800 m
Effective Range: 330 m (only accurate to ~180 m)
Velocity: 350 m/s
Rate of Fire: 10-15 rpm
Maximum Penetration: 550 mm (RHA)
750 mm (RHA), with tandem charge
Sights: Iron
Crew: 1 or 2


Calibre: 105 mm
Launcher Length: 1200 mm
Weight: 3 kg (launcher)
10.3 kg (PG-30 rocket)
Maximum Range: 550 m
Effective Range: 250 m
Velocity: 120 m/s
Rate of Fire: 10 rpm
Maximum Penetration: 750 mm (RHA)
1500 mm (reinforced concrete)
2000 mm (brick)
Sights: Iron or Collimator sight
Crew: 1 or 2


Calibre: 90 mm
Launcher Length: 920 mm
Rocket Length: 700 mm
Weight: 8 kg (launcher)
2-2.5 kg (rockets)
Maximum Range: 800-1700 m
Effective Range: 400 m
Velocity: 135 m/s
Rate of Fire: 10 rpm
Sights: Iron or Collimator sight
Crew: 1 or 2


Calibre: 73 mm
Shell: 4.4-7 kg
Barrel Length: 2.11 m
Weight: 45 kg
Maximum Range: 6500 m
Effective Range: 850 m
Muzzle Velocity: 435 m/s
Rate of Fire: 6 rpm
Maximum Penetration: 300 mm (RHA)
Crew: 2

Anti-Tank Guided Missiles


Diameter: 135 mm
Length: 1150 mm
875 mm (without gas generator)
Weight: 22.5 kg (launcher)
14.6 kg (missile)
Effective Range: 4000 m
Velocity: 220 m/s
Penetration: 850 mm (RHA), 700 mm (RHA, behind a layer of ERA)
Guidance System: Wire-guided SACLOS
Crew: 1 or 2
Sights: Thermal, Electro-Optical or Iron


Diameter: 130 mm
Length: 980 mm
Weight: 10.2 kg (launcher)
13.8 kg (missile)
Effective Range: 2500 m
Velocity: 200 m/s
Penetration: 950 mm (RHA), 850 mm (RHA, behind a layer of ERA)
Guidance System: Wire-guided SACLOS
Crew: 1 or 2
Sights: Thermal, Electro-Optical or Iron


Diameter: 152 mm
Length: 1200 mm
Weight: 29 kg (launcher)
63.7 kg (full firing unit)
Effective Range: 6000 m (standard model)
8000-10,000 m (M model)
Velocity: 250-320 m/s
Penetration: 1000-1300 mm Dependent on Variant (RHA, after ERA)
Guidance System: SACLOS laser beam riding (M model has fire and forget system)
Crew: 1 or 2
Sights: Thermal, Electro-Optical or Iron


Diameter: 120 mm
Length: 1100 mm
Weight: 13 kg (tube)
22.5 kg (tube and launcher)
12.5 kg (rocket)
Effective Range: 2500 m
Velocity: 210 m/s
Penetration: 650 mm (RHA), tandem charge
Guidance System: Semi-automatic command to line of sight
Crew: 1 or 2
Sights: Thermal, Electro-Optical or Iron

Infantry Air Defense Weapons


Diameter: 72 mm
Warhead Weight: 2.5 kg
Guidance System: Dual Waveband Infra-Red
Length: 1574 mm
Weight: 7.1 (launcher)
10.8 kg (missile)
Range: 6 km
Flight Altitude: 3.5 km
Detonation Mechanism: Non-Delay Impact and Grazing Fuzes, 14–17 Second Delay Self-Destruct
Missile Speed: 570 m/s


Diameter: 72 mm
Warhead Weight: 1.2 kg
Guidance System: Proportional navigation logic
Length: 1470 mm
Weight: 5.7 kg (launcher)
10.3 kg (missile)
Range: 5 km
Flight Altitude: 2500 m
Detonation Mechanism: Non-Delay Impact and Grazing Fuzes, 14–17 Second Delay Self-Destruct
Missile Speed: 450 m/s


Diameter: 72 mm
Warhead Weight: 1.15 kg
Guidance System: Proportional navigation logic
Length: 1440 mm
Weight: 5.2 kg (launcher)
9.8 kg (missile)
Range: 4.5 km
Flight Altitude: 2500 m
Detonation Mechanism: Non-Delay Impact and Grazing Fuzes, 14–17 Second Delay Self-Destruct
Missile Speed: 500 m/s

Artillery and Support Weapons


Infantry Mortars


Calibre: 82 mm
Shell: 3.14 kg
Barrel Length: 1200 mm
Weight: 41.88 kg
Effective Range: 5 km
Muzzle Velocity: 230 m/s
Rate of Fire: 25-30 rpm
Crew: 2-4


Calibre: 82 mm
Shell: 3.23 kg
Barrel Length: 1300 mm
Weight: 632 kg (combat ready)
Effective Range: 6 km
Muzzle Velocity: 300 m/s
Rate of Fire: 100-120 rpm (using 4-shell burst fire from clip)
Crew: 4


Calibre: 120 mm
Shell: 5-7 kg
Barrel Length: 1400 mm
Weight: 265 kg
Effective Range: 6.2 km
Muzzle Velocity: 278 m/s
Rate of Fire: 2-9 rpm
Crew: 6

Field Guns and Howitzers


Calibre: 122 mm
Shell: 17-28 kg
Barrel Length: 5.2 m
Weight: 3210 kg
Effective Range: 21 km
Muzzle Velocity: 680-840 m/s (depending on ammunition)
Rate of Fire: 5-12 rpm
Crew: 7-8


Calibre: 152.4 mm
Shell: 38-51 kg
Barrel Length: 3.528 m
Weight: 3600 kg
Effective Range: 10.8 km
Maximum Range: 14.2 km
Muzzle Velocity: 512 m/s
Rate of Fire: 2-4 rpm


Calibre: 152.4 mm
Shell: ~43 kg
Barrel Length: 7.2 m
Weight: 6800 kg
Effective Range: 30 km
Muzzle Velocity: 830 m/s
Rate of Fire: 6 rpm
Crew: 6-11


Calibre: 122 mm
Shell: 20-23 kg
Barrel Length: 2.8 m
Weight: 2450 kg (combat)
3100 kg (travel)
Effective Range: 10.6 km
Maximum Range: 12.4 km
Rate of Fire: 5-6 rpm (maximum)
Crew: 8


Calibre: 152.4 mm
Shell: 34-48 kg
Barrel Length: 5.195 m
Weight: 5700 kg
Effective Range: 17.5 km
Maximum Range: 21 km
24 km (rocket-assisted)
Muzzle Velocity: 655 m/s
Rate of Fire: 1-6 rpm
Crew: 8

Land Vehicles


Self-Propelled Artillery


Crew: 5
Armor: Classified
Weight: 42 tonnes
Length: 7.15 m
Width: 3.38 m
Height: 2.99 m
Main Armament: 2A65 Msta-B
Calibre: 152.4 mm
Shell: ~43 kg
Muzzle Velocity: 830-900 m/s
Rate of Fire: 8 rpm
Effective Range: 45 km (standard conventional shell)
85 km (with computer aimed and rocket assisted shell)
Secondary Armament: 1 x Kord Heavy Machine Gun on remote mount
1 x PKP Pechneg Medium Machine Gun
Engine: Diesel V-84A, 840 hp
Suspension: Torsion bar
Operational Range: 500 km
Speed: 60 km/h


Crew: 4 (Ammunition handler, Gunner, Commander, Driver)
Armor: 20-40 mm
Weight: 16 tonnes
Length: 7.26 m
Width: 2.85 m
Height: 2.73 m
Main Armament: 2A18 D-30 122 mm Field Gun
Calibre: 122 mm
Shell: 17-28 kg
Muzzle Velocity: 680-820 m/s
Firing Range: 23 km
Rate of Fire: 6 rpm
Secondary Armament: 1 x Kord Heavy Machine Gun
1 x PKP Pechneg Medium Machine Gun
Engine: YaMZ-238N diesel, 300 hp
Suspension: Torsion bar
Operational Range: 500 km
Speed: 60 km/h


Crew: 4 (Ammunition handler, Gunner, Commander, Driver)
Armor: 15-30 mm
Weight: 28 tonnes
Length: 8.4 m (o/a)
7.765 m (hull)
Width: 3.25 m
Height: 3.05 m (with Anti-Aircraft machine gun)
2.615 m (without machine gun)
Main Armament: 152.4 mm D-20 Derived Field Gun
Calibre: 152.4 mm
Shell: 44 kg
Muzzle Velocity: 750 m/s
Firing Range: 28 km
Rate of Fire: 6 rpm
Secondary Armament: 1 x Kord Heavy Machine Gun
1 x PKP Pechneg Medium Machine Gun
Engine: V-59 12-cylinder 4-stroke V-shaped water-cooled diesel, 520 hp
Suspension: Torsion bar
Operational Range: 500 km
Speed: 63 km/h

Rocket Artillery


Crew: 2-3
Armor: None
Weight: 13 tonnes
Length: 7.35 m
Width: 2.4 m
Height: 3.09 m
Main Armament: 4 x 10 (total of 40), 122 mm Multiple Rocket Launcher Module
Calibre: 122 mm
Rocket Weight: 45-75 kg
Muzzle Velocity: 720 m/s
Firing Range: 45-50 km
Rate of Fire: Can be fired singularly, in short bursts or full salvo
Full salvo of 40 rockets in 42 seconds
Secondary Armament: 1 x PKP Pechneg Medium Machine Gun (sometimes fitted)
Engine: KamAZ-740.50.360 diesel, 360 hp
Suspension: 6x6 wheeled
Operational Range: 550 km
Speed: 75 km/h


Crew: 3-4
Armor: None
Weight: 43-45 tonnes
Length: 12 m
Width: 3.05 m
Height: 3.05 m
Main Armament: 2 x 4 & 1 x 4 (total of 12), 300 mm 9M55 or 9M528 Multiple Rocket Launcher Module
Calibre: 300 mm
Rocket Weight: 240-260 kg
Muzzle Velocity: 865 m/s
Firing Range: 70-110 km
Rate of Fire: Can be fired singularly, in short bursts or full salvo
Full salvo of 12 rockets in 38 seconds
Secondary Armament: None
Engine: D12A-525A V12 diesel engine, 525 hp
Suspension: 8×8 wheeled
Operational Range: 850 km
Speed: 60 km/h

Tactical Ballistic Missiles


Crew: 3 (2 more aboard supply vehicle)
Weight: 28,500 kg (mounted on TEL)
6500 kg (Scud missile)
Length: 11.4 m
Width: 3.05 m
Height: 2.97 m
Main Armament: R-17 VTO 9K720 Aerofon
Length: 11.25 m
Diameter: 0.88 m
Warhead Weight: 400-985 kg (conventional high-explosive, sub-munition, fragmentation or chemical)
Speed: Mach 5.1 (6298 km/h)
Range: 700 km
Guidance System: Inertial guidance, DSMAC terminal guidance
Accuracy: 50 m

Anti-Air Weapons


Crew: 4 (commander, driver, gunner, radar operator)
Armor: 10-20 mm
Weight: 19 tonnes
Length: 6.535 m
Width: 3.125 m
Height: 2.576 m
3.572 m (radar elevated)
Radar: 1RL33 Tobol J band radar, 20 km detection range, 8 km tracking range
Main Armament: 4 × 23 mm 2A7 autocannons (AZP-23 "Amur" quad automatic anti-aircraft gun)
2 x Twin mounted Igla MANPADS
Shell: 103-200 g
Effective Range: 4 km
Ceiling: 2.5 km
Muzzle Velocity: 980-1220 m/s
Rate of Fire: 400 rpm (per gun)
1600 rpm (overall)
Secondary Armament: 1 x PKP Pechneg Medium Machine Gun
2 x 81 mm smoke grenade launchers
Engine: V-6R, 6-cylinder 4-stroke airless-injection water-cooled 20-litre diesel, 280 hp
Suspension: Torsion bar
Operational Range: 450 km
Speed: 50 km/h


Crew: 4 (commander, weapons systems operator, radar operator, driver)
Armor: All-round protection from 7.62 mm rounds and shell splinters
Weight: 24 tonnes
Length: 8.9 m
Width: 2.85 m
Height: 3.32 m
3.9 m (radar elevated)
Radar: 1RS2-1 L, UHF and EHF band PESA radar system, 75 km detection range, 40 km tracking range, can track up to 40 targets and engage 4, can track objects up to 1500 m/s
Main Armament: 12 x 57E6M-E SAM tubes
Secondary Armament: 2 x 30 mm 2A38M autocannons
Shell: 970 g (max)
Effective Range: 4 km (guns)
30 km (missiles)
Ceiling: 18 km (missiles)
3.5 km (guns)
Muzzle Velocity: 960 m/s
Missile Speed: 1700 m/s
Rate of Fire: 1950-2500 rpm (per gun)
3900-5000 (overall)
Engine: YaMZ ЯМЗ-5367 I6, 450 hp or V-46-6-MS centrifugal turbocharged V-12, 780-840 hp
Suspension: 6×6 independent all-wheel torsion with hydralic shock absorbers
Operational Range: 1100 km
Speed: 85-90 km/h


Crew: 3 (commander, gunner and driver)
Armor: 7 mm, all-round protection from 7.62 mm rounds and shell splinters
Weight: 12.3 tonnes
Length: 6.6 m
Width: 2.85 m
Height: 2.3 m (travelling and stowed)
3.8 m (firing)
Radar: MT-LBU "DOG EAR" F/G-band target acquisition radar, 80 km detection range
50 km tracking range
Main Armament: 2 x 2 9M333 (or 9M37MD) tubes, 2 missiles can be loaded in each, total of 8
Effective Range: ~5-10 km
Ceiling: 3.5 km
Missile Speed: Mach 1.8 (2100 km/h)
Engine: YaMZ-238 V diesel, 240 hp
Suspension: Torsion bar
Operational Range: 550 km
Speed: 63 km/h

Logistics and Utility Vehicles


Infantry Mobility Vehicles


Crew: 2
Passengers: 9-11 (depending on variant)
Armor: 5-7 mm, mostly in line with STANAG 4569 1-4 (many variants also unarmored)
Weight: 4700-5300 kg (unarmored)
6500-7200 kg (armored)
Length: 5.7 m
Width: 2.4 m
Height: 2.4 m
Main Armament: 1 x 7.62 mm PKP Pecheneg Medium Machine Gun (typically on remote weapons system)
or 1 x 12.7 mm Kord Heavy Machine Gun (typically on remote weapons system)
or 1 x AGS-30/40 Grenade Launcher
Engine: YaMZ-534 4cyl 215 hp (most common, though several others are available)
Suspension: 4x4 independent all-wheel torsion with hydralic shock absorbers
Operational Range: 1000 km
Speed: 90-140 km/h (depending on weight and variant)

Armored Personnel Carriers and Infantry Fighting Vehicles


Crew: 3 (driver, gunner, commander)
Passengers: 7
Armor: 7-9 mm welded steel
Weight: 11.5 tonnes
Length: 7.535 m
Width: 2.8 m
Height: 2.32 m
Main Armament: 1 x 14.5 mm KPVT Machine Gun
Secondary Armament: 1 x 7.62 mm PKT Medium Machine Gun
Engine: 2 × ZMZ-4905 gasoline engines, 120 hp
Suspension: 8x8 all-wheel
Operational Range: 600 km
Speed: 80 km/h
9 km/h (swimming)


Crew: 3 (driver, gunner, commander)
Passengers: 7
Armor: Welded steel, STANAG 4, some can be fitted with optional ERA and slat armor modules
Weight: 13.6 tonnes
Length: 7.7 m
Width: 2.9 m
Height: 2.41 m
Main Armament: 1 x 14.5 mm KPVT Machine Gun
or 1 x 30mm 2A72 automatic cannon
Secondary Armament: 1 x 7.62 mm PKT Medium Machine Gun
(1 x 9M113 Konkurs ATGM sometimes mounted)
Engine: diesel KamAZ-7403, 300 hp
Suspension: 8x8 independent all-wheel torsion with hydralic shock absorbers
Operational Range: 600 km
Speed: 90 km/h
10 km/h (swimming)


Crew: 3 (driver, gunner, commander)
Passengers: 6
Armor: Welded steel, STANAG 3-4
Weight: 16.4 tonnes
Length: 7.65 m
Width: 2.9 m
Height: 2.8 m
Main Armament: 1 x 30 mm ZTM-1 autocannon
Secondary Armament: 1 x 7.62 mm PKT Medium Machine Gun
1 x 9M113 Konkurs ATGM
1 x AGS-17D 30 mm automatic grenade launcher
Engine: Deutz AG turbocharged diesel engine, 335 hp
Suspension: 8x8 independent all-wheel suspension with hydralic shock absorbers
Operational Range: 600 km
Speed: 85 km/h
9 km/h (swimming)


Crew: 3 (driver, gunner, commander)
Passengers: 7
Armor: Welded steel, STANAG 4
Weight: 15 tonnes
Length: 8 m
Width: 3 m
Height: 3 m
Main Armament: 1 x 30mm 2A72 automatic cannon on UW4 remote weapons station
Secondary Armament: 1 x 7.62 mm PKP Pecheneg Medium Machine Gun
Engine: Deutz BF6M1015C diesel 12 litre, 440 hp
Suspension: 8x8 wheeled
Operational Range: 800 km
Speed: 100 km/h
10 km/h (swimming)


Crew: 3 (driver, gunner, commander)
Passengers: 7-8
Armor: Ceramic composite, STANAG level 4-5, with optional ERA and slat armor modules
Weight: 33 tonnes
Length: 8 m
Width: 3 m
Height: 3 m
Main Armament: IFV variant equipped with AU-220M Baikal remote weapon station with 1 x 57 mm BM-57 autocannon
or Bumerang-BM remote weapon station turret with 1 x 30 mm automatic cannon 2A42, 9M133 Kornet-EM anti-tank missiles
APC uses 12.7 mm Kord Heavy Machine Gun mounted on remote turret
Secondary Armament: 1 x 7.62 mm PKP Pecheneg Medium Machine Gun
Engine: BarnaulTransMash turbocharged diesel UTD-32TR, 510 hp
Suspension: 8x8 independent all-wheel torsion with hydralic shock absorbers
Operational Range: 800 km
Speed: 100 km/h


Crew: 2 (commander, driver)
Passengers: 13
Armor: Welded steel, ~STANAG 4
Weight: 13.6 tonnes
Length: 6.125 m
Width: 3.1 m
Height: 2.59 m
Main Armament: 1 x 12.7 mm DShK machine gun
Engine: Deutz BF8L 413F 4-stroke air-cooled diesel, 320 hp
Suspension: Torsion bar
Operational Range: 500 km
Speed: 65 km/h
5 km/h (swimming)


Crew: 3 (driver, gunner, commander)
Passengers: 7
Armor: 33 mm composite steel, STANAG 3-5
Can be fitted with Shtora-1 softkill APS
Weight: 14.3 tonnes
Length: 6.735 m
Width: 3.15 m
Height: 2.45 m
Main Armament: B05Ya01 Berezhok turret equipped with 1 x 2A42 30mm autocannon
2 x twin 9M133M Kornet-M ATGM launchers
Secondary Armament: 1 x 7.62 mm PKP Pecheneg Medium Machine Gun
1 x AGS-30 grenade launcher
Engine: UTD-23 turbocharged engine, 400 hp
Suspension: Torsion bar
Operational Range: 600 km
Speed: 65 km/h


Crew: 2
Passengers: 11
Armor: Up to 14 mm max, STANAG 3+
Weight: 11.9 tonnes
Length: 6.45 m
Width: 2.86 m
Height: 1.86 m
Main Armament: 1 x 12.7 mm Kord Heavy Machine Gun
or 1 x 30mm 2A72 automatic cannon
Secondary Armament: 1 x AGS-30 30 mm automatic grenade launcher
1 x 7.62 mm PKP Pecheneg Medium Machine Gun
Engine: YaMZ 238, V-8 diesel, 240 hp
Suspension: Torsion bar
Operational Range: 500 km
Speed: 62 km/h


Crew: 3 (driver, gunner, commander)
Passenger: 7-8
Armor: 35 mm composite steel, STANAG 4-6, with optional ERA and slat armor modules
Can be fitted with Shtora-1 softkill APS
Weight: 18.7 tonnes
Length: 7.14 m
Width: 3.2 m
Height: 2.4 m
Main Armament: 2K23 turret with 1 x 100 mm 2A70 gun/launcher
& 1 x 30 mm 2A72 autocannon
Secondary Armament: 2 x 7.62 mm PKP Pecheneg Medium Machine Gun
Engine: UTD-29M diesel, 550 hp
Suspension: Torsion bar
Operational Range: 600 km
Speed: 72 km/h
10 km/h (swimming)

Light Tanks


Crew: 3 (driver, commander/gunner, loader)
Armor: Welded steel, 7-25 mm
Weight: 14.6 tonnes
Length: 6.91 m (hull only)
7.63 m (overall, gun forward)
Width: 3.15 m
Height: 2.325 m
Main Armament: 1 x 76.2 mm D-56T rifled gun
Secondary Armament: 1 x 12.7 mm NSV Heavy Machine Gun
1 x 7.62 mm PKT machine gun
Engine: V-6M type diesel, 300 hp
Suspension: Torsion bar
Operational Range: 450 km
Speed: 48 km/h
12 km/h (swimming)

Main Battle Tanks


Crew: 3 (commander, gunner, driver)
Armor: Steel-composite-reactive blend, 800-900 mm effective before Relikt ERA
1100-1300 mm effective with Relikt ERA (against APFSDS)
1200-1400 mm effective with Relikt ERA (against HEAT)
Shtora-1 Softkill APS
Various other countermeasure and electronic suites optional
Automatic sensor system, infra-red jamming, laser-warnings, smoke grenade launcher and camouflage systems
Weight: 46.5 tonnes
Length: 6.86 m (hull only)
9.63 m (overall, gun forward)
Width: 3.78 m
Height: 2.22 m
Main Armament: 1 x 125 mm 2A46M-2 smoothbore gun
Secondary Armament: 1 x 12.7 mm Kord Heavy Machine Gun (on remote controlled mount)
1 x 7.62 mm PKP Pecheneg Medium Machine Gun
Engine: V-92S2 12-cylinder diesel, 950 hp
or 12-cylinder diesel V-96S2F, 1250 hp
Suspension: Torsion bar
Operational Range: 550 km
Speed: 70 km/h


Crew: 3 (commander, gunner, driver)
Armor: Steel and composite blend, 520-600 mm effective before ERA
800-950 mm effective with Kontakt-5 ERA (against APFSDS)
1100-1200 mm effective with Kontakt-5 ERA (against HEAT)
Arena hard-kill type APS
Various other countermeasures and electronics suites optional
Automatic sensor system, smoke grenade launcher and camouflage systems
Weight: 44.5 tonnes
Length: 6.95 m (hull)
9.53 m (gun forward)
Width: 3.59 m
Height: 2.23 m
Main Armament: 1 x 125 mm 2A46M-1 smoothbore gun
Secondary Armament: 1 x 12.7 mm NSVT Heavy Machine Gun (on anti-aircraft mount)
1 x 7.62 mm PKT Medium Machine Gun
Engine: V-92S2F V-12 Diesel, 860 hp
Suspension: Torsion bar
Operational Range: 500 km
760 km (with external fuel drums)
Speed: 60 km/h


Crew: 3 (commander, gunner, driver)
Armor: Modular steel composite, 580-700 mm effective before ERA
950 mm effective with Duplet ERA (against APFSDS)
1300 mm effective with Duplet ERA (against HEAT)
Zaslon hard-kill type APS
Varta optronic countermeasure system with integrated laser warnings, infra-red jamming and automated smokescreen laying
Weight: 51 tonnes
Length: 7.075 m
Width: 3.4 m
Height: 2.8 m
Main Armament: 1 x 125 mm KBA-3 smoothbore gun
Secondary Armament: 1 x 12.7 mm NSVT Heavy Machine Gun (on anti-aircraft mount)
1 x 7.62 mm PKT Medium Machine Gun
Engine: KMDB 6TD-3 opposed piston 6-cylinder diesel, 1500 hp
Suspension: Torsion bar
Operational Range: 500 km
Speed: 70 km/h


Crew: 4 (commander, gunner, loader, driver)
Armor: Welded steel 20-215 mm (some fitted with Kontakt-5 blocks)
410-420 mm effective with Kontakt-5 ERA (against APFSDS)
550-600 mm effective with Kontakt-5 ERA (against HEAT)
Weight: 36 tonnes
Length: 6.45 m (hull)
9 m (gun forward)
Width: 3.37 m
Height: 2.4 m
Main Armament: 1 x 100 mm D-10T2 rifled gun
Secondary Armament: 1 x 12.7 mm DShK Heavy Machine Gun (on anti-aircraft mount)
1 x 7.62 mm PKT Medium Machine Gun
Engine: Model V-55 V-12 water-cooled 39 litre diesel, 800 hp
Suspension: Torsion bar
Operational Range: 450 km
Speed: 56 km/h

Rotary-Wing Aircraft



Crew: 3 (pilot, co-pilot, flight engineer)
Passengers: 26 passengers
or 24 fully laden troops
or 12 stretchers & 1 medical attendant
Payload: 4000 kg internally
5000 kg externally slung
Length: 18.465 m
Height: 5.65 m
Empty Weight: 7489 kg
Loaded Weight: 11,100 kg
Maximum Takeoff Weight: 13,000 kg
13,500 kg with underslung load
Powerplant: 2 × Klimov VK-2500PS-03 turboshaft engines, 2400 hp each
Maximum Speed: 285 km/h
Cruise Speed: 265 km/h
Ferry Range: 1100 km
Range: 800 km (with standard payload)
Service Ceiling: 6000 m
Rate of Climb: 8 m/s
Armament:
Up to 1500 kg of ordnance on 6 external hardpoints


Crew: 2-3 (pilot, WSO and sometimes technician)
Passengers: 12 passengers
or 8 fully laden troops
or 4 stretchers and 1 medical officer
Payload: 2400 kg externally slung
Length: 17.5 m (fuselage only)
Wingspan/Width: 6.5 m across (stub wings)
Height: 6.5 m
Empty Weight: 8500 kg
Maximum Takeoff Weight: 12,000 kg
Powerplant: 2 × Isotov TV3-117 turboshaft engines, 2200 hp each
Maximum Speed: 335 km/h
Range: 550 km
Service Ceiling: 4900 m
Rate of Climb: 15 m/s
Armament:
Guns: 1 x twin-barrel GSh-23L autocannon
Up to 1500 kg of ordnance on 6 hardpoints
Rockets: Up to 4 x B-8V20 S-8 rocket launchers on inner 4 hardpoints
Missiles: Up to 4 x 9M120 Ataka ATGM, mounted in pairs on outer hardpoints
Bombs: 250 or 500 kg bombs on inner 2-4 hardpoints, up to 2-4 x MBD multiple ejector bomb racks on inner hardpoints
Other Ordnance: Up to 2-4 x KGMU2V submunition/mine dispenser pods on inner hardpoints
Fuel tanks of various weights may also be carried on inner 2 hardpoints
Avionics:
OPS-24N-1L observation-sight system (equipped with long-wave matrix thermal imager, TV camera, and laser rangefinder) or GOES-342 electro-optical range finder/targeting system
KNEI-24E-1 flight navigation system
PKV-8-35 digital flight system
PrVK-24-2 targeting system
L370 Vitebsk electronic countermeasure system
GLONASS/GPS navigation system

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