Notes: The 2S25 is a light tank designed for use by the VDV (Airborne Forces) and Naval Infantry, although the Russians call it a self-propelled antitank gun. The driver has a hatch on the front deck, the commander and gunner have hatches on the turret deck. The 125mm gun is a low-pressure version of the standard Russian 125mm gun (which uses standard 125mm rounds) and has an autoloader. A pintle mount is supplied by the commander’s hatch. The 2S25 is fully amphibious at one-quarter its cross-country speed. The 2S25 may be airdropped from the Il-76.

Twilight 2000 Notes: The 2S25 was present in small numbers for fighting in China, Norway, and Poland.

Notes: This is another one of those vehicles that is not easily placed into one category or another; based on a T-72 tank hull, it is not really a light combat vehicle; carrying no dismount troops, it is not a heavy APC; and not having a heavily-armed, heavily-armored turret, it is not a tank. The Russians call the BMPT a "Tank Support Vehicle;" its job is to tackle the infantry, APCs and IFVs, and other light vehicles to free tanks to take on other tanks and fortifications. The BMPT was first demonstrated to the public in 2000. It is normally based on a T-72 chassis, but the modifications can also be made to a T-90 chassis to provide a vehicle with better armor protection and mobility. The hull is basically a modified tank hull which has the same level of armor protection as the base tank hull and a new engine; the turret, though fairly heavily-armored, is not anywhere as nearly protected as the hull. The modified turret has 2A42 or 2A72 30mm autocannon for use against lightly-armored or unarmored vehicles, two medium and one heavy machinegun for general antipersonnel or antiaircraft use, and an armored box launcher on the left side of the turret containing four launchers for AT-14 Kornet ATGM. On each side of the hull above the front track skirts is an AGS-30 grenade launcher for use against troops in the open. Each side of the turret has six 902-series "Tucha" smoke grenade launchers to provide obscuring smoke. The hull has lugs for ERA on the glacis and hull front and the side skirts, and the BMPT is equipped with an NPC overpressure system and radiation shielding. A 5 kW APU is located in an armored box on the right side of the vehicle. Each crewmember has their own hatch; the driver is in the center front, the commander/right AGS-30 behind the driver on the right, the left AGS-30 gunner behind the driver on the right, and the turret gunners with hatches on either side of the autocannon on the flat portion of the forward deck of the turret. Any crewmember except the driver may take control of all the weapons if necessary, or replace an injured or dead crewman without leaving his station. Fence-type armor protects the vehicle from the rear, in addition to the normal armor; this functions as spaced armor, except that it stops only 1d6 damage instead of 2d6.

Future versions of the BMPT are planned, with different armament packages and possibly on different tank chassis.

Twilight 2000 Notes: This vehicle's existence was rumored as early as 1995, but examples were not seen until 1998, in Iran, China, and Poland. These versions were the T-72-based BMPTs; the T-90-based model was not built during the Twilight War.

Notes: This reconnaissance/scout version of the BMP-3 was first seen in 1993. The main difference is the armament, addition of 400 rounds of 30mm ammunition, reduction of troops carried, and the addition of a variety of surveillance equipment, including a ground-surveillance radar, thermal vision, laser rangefinder, inertial navigation, and extra radios. A 4kW generator is fitted, which allows the surveillance equipment to operate while the engine is shut down.

Notes: This is a BMP-1 IFV fitted out for the reconnaissance role. It was first seen in 1976, and is far more common then the BRM listed above. The BRM-1K has its Sagger missile launcher removed, and a PSNR-5K (Tall Mike) ground surveillance/counterbattery radar is fitted to the rear of the turret. The radar unfolds for use, and is retracted into the turret when not in use. The radar has a maximum range of 10 km in either surveillance or counterbattery mode. Other equipment carried by the BRM-1K includes a laser rangefinder/designator, a mine detector, better night vision gear, and inertial navigation equipment. The BRM-1K normally carries no less then three radios, one of which is dedicated to a datalink function. A 4kW generator is carried to operate the surveillance equipment with the engine off. The number of firing ports on each side is reduced to one.

Notes: This is a command and staff version of the MT-LB armored personnel carrier. In this version, the MT-LB carries at least 3 radios, and has a 4-meter flexible antenna mounted on the roof, along with a 5 kW generator. Often mounted are land-navigation computers, battle control computers, and map boards. Two cable reels that hold a total of 1000 meters of communications wire are carried in the rear for field telephones. The machinegun cupola is retained.

Notes: This is an MT-LB armored personnel carrier with a dish and equipment for the SNAR-10 (Big Fred) ground surveillance/counterbattery radar system. The radar is on a turret at the rear of the vehicle and can be rotated 360 degrees. Maximum range for vehicle and structure detection is 16 km while for counterbattery work the range is 10 km. The vehicle has a radio dedicated to datalink duties with higher headquarters and usually has at least two other radios. Unlike the APC version of the MT-LB, the SNAR-10 is not amphibious, as the radar assembly unbalances the vehicle.

Notes: This is an ACRV (MT-LBus) fitted out for the advanced communications role. The MT-LBus in this role is fitted with at least 5 radios of varying ranges, radio telephone sets, teletype, teleprinter, and computer with wireless modem and LAN, along with various scrambling and encrypting modules. This vehicle is used to facilitate higher headquarters' communication with other headquarters and lower echelons, and one or more normally accompany a division command element. They are not normally armed, but some have a mount for a PK machinegun by the commander's hatch.

Notes: This light scout tank was developed shortly after World War 2, going into service in 1950. In most of the Warsaw Pact, various reconnaissance models of the BMP-1, BMP-2, and BMP-3 have long replaced it, but it is still quite common in other parts of the world, being used in countries ranging from Vietnam to Cuba. The PT-76 chassis also formed the basis of the BTR-50 series armored personnel carriers. The chassis is a boat-hulled design for full amphibious mobility, and topped by a turret mounting the same 76.2mm D-56T gun used in the T-34 tank of World War 2, though ammunition has been upgraded over the years. In addition, any one PT-76 is about 50% likely to have a mount on the turret roof for a DShK machinegun. Though the PT-76 has been steadily upgraded over the years, by 2000 it is a dated design.

Notes: This is the NBC reconnaissance the Russians and their Warsaw Pact allies use when the terrain is too rough for the BRDM-2 RKhb, or they require more interoperability with motorized or tank formations. It is based on the ACRV chassis, the same chassis as the SO-122 and SO-152. In this role, the turret is replaced with a raised superstructure topped with a light machinegun cupola (the same type as on the MT-LB). For this role, the RKhM is equipped with optical chemical sniffers, Geiger counters, a box over the rear deck that can be lowered over the back of the vehicle, containing marking pennants, at least one long-range and 3 medium range radios, an arm in the rear of the vehicle for taking soil samples, and a secured area for testing these samples, separated from the crew compartment by thick bulkheads and radiation shielding.