List of equipment of the Soviet Ground Forces

This list shows equipment of Soviet Ground Forces in 1991.

Infantry equipment

Helmets

Body armor

Small arms

Pistols and revolvers

Semi-automatic and bolt-action rifles

Assault rifles and other automatic rifles

Designated marksman and sniper rifles

Light and heavy machine guns

Flares and Smokes

Launchers

Rocket-propelled grenade launchers

Recoilless Rifles

Man-portable air-defense systems

Anti-tank guided missiles

Land mines

Anti-tank mines

Flamethrower

Mortars

Hand grenades

Vehicles

Tanks

The International Institute for Strategic Studies estimated that the Soviet Union had around 16,000 tanks of unknown types in storage east of the Urals in 1991.

Infantry fighting vehicles

The Soviet Union had about 28,000 Infantry fighting vehicles in 1991

Self-propelled guns

Towed mortars and anti-tank guns

Towed Artillery

Anti-aircraft tanks and missile systems

Anti-aircraft guns

Rocket artillery

Tactical ballistic missiles

Armored personnel carriers

By 1991 the Soviet army had over 50,000 armored personnel carriers in service.

Reconnaissance vehicles

Soviet army had about 8,000 reconnaissance vehicles in service in 1991.

Engineering vehicles

Unarmored trucks and utility vehicles

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