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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

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Individual Equipment

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Model Image Type Origin Details
Uniform equipment
Flora camouflageCamouflage pattern RussiaFormer standard issue camo pattern for the Russian armed forces.
SSh-68Combat helmet Soviet UnionFormer standard issue helmet for the Russian armed forces.
6B7 helmetCombat helmet RussiaAdopted in the year 2000 as part of Borit-M program.
StahlhelmCombat helmet GermanyCaptured off of Chechen forces.[1]
6B23 ballistic vestBulletproof vest RussiaFormer standard issue bulletproof vest for the Russian armed forces.

Optics and night vision

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

Small arms

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Model Image Type Origin Details
Sidearms
MP-443 GrachSemi-automatic pistol RussiaService pistol adopted in 2003 to replace the aging Makarov PM for frontline units.
GSh-18Semi-automatic pistol RussiaService pistol adopted to replace the aging Makarov PM.
Makarov pistolSemi-automatic pistol Soviet Union[3]
Stetchkin APSMachine pistol Soviet UnionIssued to vehicle crews and pilots.
Submachine guns
PP-19 BizonSubmachine gun Russia[citation needed]
Shotguns
KS-23Shotgun Soviet Union[citation needed]
Carbines
AKS-74UCarbine Soviet Union
Assault rifles
AKMAssault rifle Soviet Union
AKMSAssault rifle Soviet Union
AK-74Assault rifle Soviet Union
AK-74MAssault rifle RussiaStandard issue rifle.
AS ValSuppressed Assault rifle Soviet Union
AEK-971Assault rifle Soviet Union[4]
Precision rifles
Dragunov SVDDesignated marksman rifle Soviet UnionMain service designated marksman rifle.
SV-98Bolt action Sniper rifle Russia
Dragunov SVUBullpup Designated marksman rifle Russia[citation needed]
VSK-94Sniper rifle Russia[5]
VSS VintorezSniper rifle Soviet Union
Anti-materiel rifles
ASVKBullpup Anti-materiel rifle Russia[citation needed]
Machine guns
RPK-74Light machine gun Soviet Union
RPK-74MLight machine gun RussiaStandard issue light machine gun.
PKGeneral-purpose machine gun Soviet Union
PKMGeneral-purpose machine gun Soviet Union
PKPGeneral-purpose machine gun Russia
DSHKHeavy machine gun Soviet Union
KPVHeavy machine gun Soviet Union

Explosives

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Model Image Type Origin Details
Grenades
RGD-5Hand grenade Soviet Union
Grenade launchers
GP-25/34 Underslung grenade launcher Soviet UnionCan be fitted to AKM, AK-74 and AN-94 rifles.
GM-94Pump action grenade launcher RussiaUsed by special forces in the 2005 Nalchik raid[6]
RG-6 grenade launcherMulti-shot grenade launcher Russia
AGS-17 PlamyaAutomatic grenade launcher Soviet Union
AGS-30 AtlantAutomatic grenade launcher Russia
Rocket launchers and recoilless rifles
RPG-7Rocket-propelled grenade Soviet Union
RPG-18 MukhaRocket-propelled grenade Soviet Union
RPO-A ShmelMissile launcher Soviet Union
MRO-ARocket-propelled grenade Russia
ATGMs
9K111 FagotAnti-tank weapon Soviet Union
Anti-personnel mines
PMN-3Anti-personnel mine Soviet Union
Mortars
2S12 SaniMortar Soviet Union

Air Defense

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

Vehicles

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Model Image Type Origin Details
Tanks
T-62Main battle tank Soviet Union
T-72Main battle tank Soviet Union
Infantry fighting vehicles
BMP-1Infantry fighting vehicle Soviet Union
BMP-2Infantry fighting vehicle Soviet Union
BMP-3Infantry fighting vehicle Soviet Union
BTR-80AInfantry fighting vehicle Soviet Union
BTR-82AInfantry fighting vehicle/Armored personnel carrier Soviet Union
Armored personnel carriers
MT-LBArmored personnel carrier Soviet Union
BTR-60Armored personnel carrier Soviet Union
BTR-80Armored personnel carrier Soviet Union
Self-propelled mortars
2S4 TyulpanMortar carrier Soviet Union
Self-propelled artillery
2S1 GvozdikaSelf-propelled artillery Soviet Union
2S3 AkatsiyaSelf-propelled artillery Soviet Union
2S19 Msta-SSelf-propelled artillery Soviet Union
2S7 PionSelf-propelled artillery Soviet Union
2S7M MalkaSelf-propelled artillery Soviet Union
Rocket artillery
BM-21 GradRocket artillery Soviet Union
BM-27 UraganRocket artillery Soviet Union
BM-30 SmerchRocket artillery Soviet Union
TOS-1A SolntsepyokRocket artillery Soviet Union
Air defense platforms
ZSU-23-4 ShilkaSPAA Soviet Union

Aircraft

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Ordnance

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

Chechen forces

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Small arms

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Model Image Type Origin Details
Pistols
Makarov pistolSemi-automatic pistol Soviet Union
Walther P38Semi-automatic pistol GermanyPrimarily used by officers. [7]
Submachine guns
BorzSubmachine gun Chechen Republic of IchkeriaUmbrella term applied to improvised submachine guns made throughout both wars.
Assault rifles
AK-74Assault rifle Soviet Union[8]
AK-74MAssault rifle Russia
AKS-74Assault rifle Soviet Union
AS ValAssault rifle Soviet Union
AKMAssault rifle Soviet Union[citation needed]
AK-47Assault rifle Soviet Union[9]
Precision rifles
Dragunov SVDDesignated marksman rifle Soviet Union[10]
Bolt action rifles
Mosin–NagantBolt-action rifle Soviet Union[11]

Explosives

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

Air defense

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

Notes

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  • 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

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References

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  1. ↑ Unknown, Unknown (23 May 2017). "276 SMR in Chechnya. 1999. Story by Boris Tsekhanovich". Blogspot.
  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.
  8. ↑ Jones, Richard D. (27 January 2009). Jane's Infantry Weapons 2009/2010 (35th ed.). Coulsdon, UK: Jane's Information Group. ISBN 978-0-7106-2869-5.
  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.
  16. ↑ Pashin, Alexander. "Russian Army Operations and Weaponry During Second Military Campaign in Chechnya". Moscow Defense Brief. Archived from the original on 29 January 2009. Retrieved 8 March 2014.

Bibliography

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