__FORCETOC__ 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

Individual Equipment ModelImageTypeOriginDetailsUniform equipment Flora camouflage Camouflage pattern Former standard issue camo pattern for the Russian armed forces. SSh-68 Combat helmet Former standard issue helmet for the Russian armed forces. 6B7 helmet Combat helmet Adopted in the year 2000 as part of Borit-M program. Stahlhelm Combat helmet Captured off of Chechen forces. 6B23 ballistic vest Bulletproof vest Former standard issue bulletproof vest for the Russian armed forces.

Optics and night vision ModelImageTypeOriginDetailsOptics and night vision PSO-1 Telescopic sight Issued alongside the Dragunov.

Small arms ModelImageTypeOriginDetailsSidearms MP-443 Grach Semi-automatic pistol Service pistol adopted in 2003 to replace the aging Makarov PM for frontline units. GSh-18 Semi-automatic pistol Service pistol adopted to replace the aging Makarov PM. Makarov pistol Semi-automatic pistol Stetchkin APS Machine pistol Issued to vehicle crews and pilots.Submachine guns PP-19 Bizon Submachine gun Shotguns KS-23 Shotgun CarbinesAKS-74U Carbine Assault riflesAKM Assault rifle AKMS Assault rifle AK-74 Assault rifle AK-74M Assault rifle Standard issue rifle.AS Val Suppressed Assault rifle AEK-971 Assault rifle Precision riflesDragunov SVD Designated marksman rifle Main service designated marksman rifle.SV-98 Bolt action Sniper rifle Dragunov SVU Bullpup Designated marksman rifle VSK-94 Sniper rifle VSS Vintorez Sniper rifle Anti-materiel riflesASVK Bullpup Anti-materiel rifle Machine gunsRPK-74 Light machine gun RPK-74M Light machine gun Standard issue light machine gun.PK General-purpose machine gun PKM General-purpose machine gun PKP General-purpose machine gun DSHK Heavy machine gun KPV Heavy machine gun Explosives ModelImageTypeOriginDetailsGrenades RGD-5 Hand grenade Grenade launchers GP-25/34 Underslung grenade launcher Can be fitted to AKM, AK-74 and AN-94 rifles. GM-94 Pump action grenade launcher Used by special forces in the 2005 Nalchik raid RG-6 grenade launcher Multi-shot grenade launcher AGS-17 Plamya Automatic grenade launcher AGS-30 Atlant Automatic grenade launcher Rocket launchers and recoilless rifles RPG-7 Rocket-propelled grenade RPG-18 Mukha Rocket-propelled grenade RPO-A Shmel Missile launcher MRO-A Rocket-propelled grenade ATGMs 9K111 Fagot Anti-tank weapon Anti-personnel mines PMN-3 Anti-personnel mine Mortars 2S12 Sani Mortar Air Defense ModelImageTypeOriginDetailsMANPADS 9K32 Strela-2 MANPADS 9K38 Igla MANPADS Anti-aircraft guns ZU-23-2 Anti-aircraft gun ZPU-1 Anti-aircraft gun ZPU-2 Anti-aircraft gun

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

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

Ordnance Model Image Type Origin DetailsSurface-to-surface missiles OTR-21 Tochka Tactical ballistic missile

Chechen forces

Small arms Model Image Type Origin DetailsPistols Makarov pistol Semi-automatic pistol Walther P38 Semi-automatic pistol Primarily used by officers. Submachine guns Borz Submachine gun Umbrella term applied to improvised submachine guns made throughout both wars.Assault rifles AK-74 Assault rifle 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. AK-74M Assault rifle AKS-74 Assault rifle AS Val Assault rifle AKM Assault rifle AK-47 Assault rifle Precision rifles Dragunov SVD Designated marksman rifle Bolt action rifles Mosin–Nagant Bolt-action rifle

Explosives

Model Image Type Origin DetailsRocket launchers and recoilless rifles RPG-7 Rocket-propelled grenade RPG-18 Mukha Rocket-propelled grenade

Air defense Model Image Type Origin DetailsMANPADS 9K38 Igla MANPADS Chechen gets life for killing 127 Russian soldiers, The Guardian, 30 April 2004 9K32 Strela-2 MANPADS FIM-92 Stinger MANPADS

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 List of equipment of the Russian Ground Forces

Air Forces List of active Russian Air Force aircraft

References

Bibliography