A modification of the T-72, the BMT-72 combines the firepower of the T-72 tank with the passenger-carrying ability of an APC into what is known as an HIFV (Heavy Infantry Fighting Vehicle). The Ukrainians saw the all-too-common fate of Russian troops in Chechnya, and also drew on the experience of Russian, Israeli, and Jordanian experience with tanks turned into infantry fighting vehicles, then went one step further. The BMT-72 looks like a T-72 with a longer hull (including an extra roadwheel). The turret is slightly smaller, but not very much so, and still houses the 125mm, coaxial machinegun, and roof-mounted NSVT machinegun of the T-72 tank. The engine is replaced with one of a much more compact design based upon that of the T-84. The smaller engine and longer hull enables the vehicle to be equipped with a passenger compartment (albeit a cramped one), air conditioning, an APU, and a land navigation system based on inertial navigation. The roof-mounted NSVT may be aimed and fired from inside the turret, with hatches closed. The crew exists through three hatches on the rear of the hull roof, and there are two firing ports on each side passenger compartment. There are lugs for ERA on the turret roof, turret sides and front, hull front, and the side skirts (hull sides).

Twilight 2000 Notes: Coming late to the game, the BMT-72 did not appear in the Twilight War until mid-1997, and perhaps fewer than 30 of them were ever built. They were, however, greatly feared by NATO infantry that encountered them.

Notes: This is a heavily-modified BTR-50PK, meant to extend the life of current BTR-50PK APCs for third-world countries. There are actually two versions of the BTR-50PKM, differentiated primarily by their fire control systems, with one having a laser rangefinder, and one having a laser rangefinder with a ballistic computer. The primary modifications to the BTR-50PK include an updated power pack with more horsepower and more fuel economy, and a vastly upgraded armament system consisting of a 30mm autocannon, coaxial machinegun, automatic grenade launcher, and AT-5 ATGMs in a one-man turret. The BTR-50PKM has an NBC overpressure system, inertial navigation system, Kevlar anti-spall liner, and an air conditioning system.

Twilight 2000 Notes: This version of the BTR-50 does not exist in the Twilight 2000 timeline.