List of Second Chechen War military equipment

The weapons, vehicles and equipment used in the Second Chechen War, from 1999 to 2009 include the following. The war primarily involved the Armed Forces of the Chechen Republic of Ichkeria and the Armed Forces of Russia.

Russian forces

Further information: List of equipment of the Russian Ground Forces

Individual Equipment

Model Image Type Origin Details
Helmets
SSh-68 Combat helmet  Soviet Union Former standard issue helmet for the Russian armed forces.
6B7 helmet Combat helmet  Russia Adopted in the year 2000 as part of Borit-M program.
Stahlhelm Combat helmet  Germany Captured off of Chechen forces.[1]

Optics and night vision

Model Image Type Origin Details
Optics and night vision
PSO-1 Telescopic sight  Soviet Union Issued alongside the Dragunov.[2]

Small arms

Model Image Type Origin Details
Sidearms
MP-443 Grach Semi-automatic pistol  Russia Service pistol adopted in 2003 to replace the aging Makarov PM for frontline units.
GSh-18 Semi-automatic pistol  Russia Service pistol adopted to replace the aging Makarov PM.
Makarov pistol Semi-automatic pistol  Soviet Union [3]
Stetchkin APS Machine pistol  Soviet Union Issued to vehicle crews and pilots.
Submachine guns
PP-19 Bizon Submachine gun  Russia
Shotguns
KS-23 Shotgun  Soviet Union
Carbines
AKS-74U Carbine  Soviet Union
Assault rifles
AKM Assault rifle  Soviet Union
AKMS Assault rifle  Soviet Union
AK-74 Assault rifle  Soviet Union
AK-74M Assault rifle  Russia Standard issue rifle.
AS Val Suppressed Assault rifle  Soviet Union
AEK-971 Assault rifle  Soviet Union [4]
Precision rifles
Dragunov SVD Designated marksman rifle  Soviet Union Main service designated marksman rifle.
SV-98 Bolt action Sniper rifle  Russia
Dragunov SVU Bullpup Designated marksman rifle  Russia
VSK-94 Sniper rifle  Russia [5]
VSS Vintorez Sniper rifle  Soviet Union
Anti-materiel rifles
ASVK Bullpup Anti-materiel rifle  Russia
Machine guns
RPK-74 Light machine gun  Soviet Union
RPK-74M Light machine gun  Russia Standard issue light machine gun.
PK General-purpose machine gun  Soviet Union
PKM General-purpose machine gun  Soviet Union
PKP General-purpose machine gun  Russia
DSHK Heavy machine gun  Soviet Union
KPV Heavy machine gun  Soviet Union

Explosives

Model Image Type Origin Details
Grenades
RGD-5 Hand grenade  Soviet Union
Grenade launchers
GP-25/34 Underslung grenade launcher  Soviet Union Can be fitted to AKM, AK-74 and AN-94 rifles.
GM-94 Pump action grenade launcher  Russia Used by special forces in the 2005 Nalchik raid[6]
RG-6 grenade launcher Multi-shot grenade launcher  Russia
AGS-17 Plamya Automatic grenade launcher  Soviet Union
AGS-30 Atlant Automatic grenade launcher  Russia
Rocket launchers and recoilless rifles
RPG-7 Rocket-propelled grenade  Soviet Union
RPG-18 Mukha Rocket-propelled grenade  Soviet Union
RPO-A Shmel Missile launcher  Soviet Union
MRO-A Rocket-propelled grenade  Russia
ATGMs
9K111 Fagot Anti-tank weapon  Soviet Union
Anti-personnel mines
PMN-3 Anti-personnel mine  Soviet Union
Mortars
2S12 Sani Mortar  Soviet Union

Air Defense

Model Image Type Origin Details
MANPADS
9K32 Strela-2 MANPADS  Soviet Union
9K38 Igla MANPADS  Soviet Union
Anti-aircraft guns
ZU-23-2 Anti-aircraft gun  Soviet Union
ZPU-1 Anti-aircraft gun  Soviet Union
ZPU-2 Anti-aircraft gun  Soviet Union

Vehicles

Model Image Type Origin Details
Tanks
T-62 Main battle tank  Soviet Union
T-72 Main battle tank  Soviet Union
Infantry fighting vehicles
BMP-1 Infantry fighting vehicle  Soviet Union
BMP-2 Infantry fighting vehicle  Soviet Union
BMP-3 Infantry fighting vehicle  Soviet Union
BTR-80A Infantry fighting vehicle  Soviet Union
BTR-82A Infantry fighting vehicle/Armored personnel carrier  Soviet Union
Armored personnell carriers
MT-LB Armored personnel carrier  Soviet Union
BTR-60 Armored personnel carrier  Soviet Union
BTR-80 Armored personnel carrier  Soviet Union
Self-propelled mortars
2S4 Tyulpan Mortar carrier  Soviet Union
Self-propelled artillery
2S1 Gvozdika Self-propelled artillery  Soviet Union
2S3 Akatsiya Self-propelled artillery  Soviet Union
2S19 Msta-S Self-propelled artillery  Soviet Union
2S7 Pion Self-propelled artillery  Soviet Union
2S7M Malka Self-propelled artillery  Soviet Union
Rocket artillery
BM-21 Grad Rocket artillery  Soviet Union
BM-27 Uragan Rocket artillery  Soviet Union
BM-30 Smerch Rocket artillery  Soviet Union
TOS-1A Solntsepyok Rocket artillery  Soviet Union
Air defense platforms
ZSU-23-4 Shilka SPAA  Soviet Union

Aircraft

Model Image Type Origin Details
Fixed-wings
Sukhoi Su-24 Tactical bomber  Soviet Union
Sukhoi Su-25 Attack aircraft  Soviet Union
Helicopters
Kamov Ka-50 Attack helicopter  Russia
Mil Mi-8 Transport helicopter  Soviet Union
Mil Mi-24/35 Attack helicopter  Soviet Union
Mil Mi-26 Heavy lift transport helicopter  Soviet Union

Ordnance

Model Image Type Origin Details
Surface-to-surface missiles
OTR-21 Tochka Tactical ballistic missile  Soviet Union

Chechen forces

Small arms

Model Image Type Origin Details
Pistols
Makarov pistol Semi-automatic pistol  Soviet Union
Walther P38 Semi-automatic pistol  Germany Primarily used by officers. [7]
Submachine guns
Borz Submachine gun Chechen Republic of Ichkeria Umbrella term applied to improvised submachine guns made throughout both wars.
Assault rifles
AK-74 Assault rifle  Soviet Union [8]
AK-74M Assault rifle  Russia
AKS-74 Assault rifle  Soviet Union
AS Val Assault rifle  Soviet Union
AKM Assault rifle  Soviet Union
AK-47 Assault rifle  Soviet Union [9]
Precision rifles
Dragunov SVD Designated marksman rifle  Soviet Union [10]
Bolt action rifles
Mosin–Nagant Bolt-action rifle  Soviet Union [11]

Explosives

Model Image Type Origin Details
Rocket launchers and recoilless rifles
RPG-7 Rocket-propelled grenade  Soviet Union [12]
RPG-18 Mukha Rocket-propelled grenade  Soviet Union [13]

Air defense

Model Image Type Origin Details
MANPADS
9K38 Igla MANPADS  Soviet Union [14]
9K32 Strela-2 MANPADS  Soviet Union [15]
FIM-92 Stinger MANPADS  United States [16]

Notes

  • Several images shown are either not from the time period of the second Chechen war (1999-2011), or from nations that are not involved in the conflict.

See also

Ground Forces

Air Forces

References

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  2. ^ Pegler, Martin (31 October 2006). Out of Nowhere: The History of the Military Sniper. Osprey Publishing. p. 283. ISBN 1-84603-140-0.
  3. ^ Galeotti, Mark (2017). The Modern Russian Army 1992–2016. Elite. Vol. 217. Osprey Publishing. ISBN 978-1-4728-1908-6.
  4. ^ "AEK-971, AEK-972 and AEK-973 assault rifles". Archived from the original on 2015-02-10. Retrieved 2015-01-26.
  5. ^ "The KSSO: Russia's Special Operations Command". Grey Dynamics. Retrieved 2025-02-27.
  6. ^ Popenker & Jenzen-Jones 2015, p. 16.
  7. ^ "Chechen bandits detained by our police officers". Retrieved 2025-06-16.{{cite web}}: CS1 maint: url-status (link)
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  9. ^ German, Tracey C. (2003). Russia's Chechen War. Routledge. ISBN 978-1-134-43250-9.
  10. ^ Neville 2016, pp. 188–190.
  11. ^ Unknown, Serega80 (26 September 2011). Not from a good life. Guns.ru.{{cite book}}: CS1 maint: numeric names: authors list (link)
  12. ^ Rottman 2010, p. 65.
  13. ^ Babchenko, Arkady (2006). One Soldier's War. New York, NY: Publishers Group West. pp. 9, 101, 157. ISBN 978-0-8021-4403-4. Retrieved 15 December 2022.
  14. ^ Chechen gets life for killing 127 Russian soldiers, The Guardian, 30 April 2004
  15. ^ Zaloga, Steven J. (19 January 2023). Infantry Antiaircraft Missiles: Man-Portable Air Defense Systems. Bloomsbury Publishing. ISBN 978-1-4728-5345-5.
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