RussiaLand Warfare & Armored Combat Forces

Detailed ground combat inventory encompassing main battle tanks, mechanized infantry fighting vehicles, rocket artillery, and mobile air defense batteries for Russia.

Total Armored Fleet

30,000

Tanks, IFVs, APCs & armored mobility

Main Battle Tanks

5,750

Heavy armored spearhead vehicles

Artillery & MLRS

12,500

Self-propelled, towed & rocket artillery

Ground Air Defense

9,600

Mobile SAM batteries & MANPADS units

Armored Fleet Force Mix & Mobility Breakdown

30,000 Armored Systems

MBTs: 19% (5,750)IFVs: 28% (8,500)APCs: 37% (11,000)Recon: 4% (1,200)

Itemized Armored Fighting Vehicle & Artillery Register

Verified model-level main battle tanks, armored fighting vehicles, artillery systems, and defense contractors for Russia.

Vehicle Model / System	Category & Role	Manufacturer	Tech / APS Protection	Active Inventory	Status
T-90MVar: Proryv	Main Battle Tank	Uralvagonzavod	Gen3+APS	250	Active
T-80BVMVar: T-80BVM	Gas Turbine Main Battle Tank	Omsktransmash	Gen3	200	Active
T-72B3Var: T-72B3M	Main Battle Tank	Uralvagonzavod	Gen3	1,000	Active
BMP-3Var: BMP-3M	Infantry Fighting Vehicle	Kurganmashzavod	Gen3	700	Active
BMP-2Var: BMP-2M	Infantry Fighting Vehicle	Kurganmashzavod	Gen2+	1,200	Active
BTR-80Var: BTR-82A	Armored Personnel Carrier	Arzamas Machine-Building	Gen3	1,500	Active
2S19 Msta-SVar: 2S19M2	Self-Propelled Howitzer	Uraltransmash	Gen3	500	Active
BM-30 SmerchVar: 9K58 Smerch	Multiple Launch Rocket System	Splav	Gen3	100	Active
Pantsir-S1Var: Pantsir-S1M	Air Defense System	KBP Instrument Design Bureau	Gen3	200	Active
S-400 TriumfVar: SA-21 Growler	Surface-to-Air Missile System	Almaz-Antey	Gen4	160	Active

Main Battle Tanks & Armored Formations

5,900 Tanks

Vehicle Class	Tactical Role	Inventory
Main Battle Tanks (MBT)	Heavy 120/125mm smoothbore firepower, composite/ERA armor	5,750
Light & Airborne Tanks	Rapid deployment, amphibious landings & mountain operations	0
Armored Reconnaissance Tanks	Front-line cavalry scouting & armed counter-reconnaissance	150

Mechanized Infantry & Armored Fighting Vehicles

20,700 AFVs

Vehicle Class	Infantry Combat Function	Inventory
Infantry Fighting Vehicles (IFV)	Autocannon/ATGM armed, direct fire support for dismounts	8,500
Armored Personnel Carriers (APC)	Shrapnel/mine-protected battlefield troop transport	11,000
Armored Scout & Recon Vehicles	Wheeled high-mobility reconnaissance & sensor platforms	1,200

Artillery & Multiple Rocket Launchers

12,500 Tubes & Launchers

Artillery System	Firepower Delivery	Inventory
Self-Propelled Howitzers (SPH)	Shoot-and-scoot mobile 155mm/152mm armored artillery	4,200
Towed Heavy Artillery	Sustained high-volume field fire & siege bombardment	2,800
Rocket Artillery (MLRS / HIMARS)	Long-range precision rocket barrages & deep area denial	3,200
Heavy Field Mortars	High-angle close indirect fire for front-line infantry	2,300

Integrated Tactical Air Defense

9,600 Systems

Air Defense Class	Engagement Scope	Inventory
Surface-to-Air Missile (SAM) Batteries	Medium & long-range umbrella against jets, drones & cruise missiles	2,100
MANPADS Portable Air Defense	Short-range shoulder-fired missiles against low-flying threats	7,500

Anti-Armor Systems & Army Aviation

Anti-Tank Vector

Combat Element	Operational Role	Inventory
Guided Anti-Tank Missiles (ATGM)	Wire/laser-guided top-attack vehicle killers	0
Army Attack Gunships	Rotary air support for armored breakthrough operations	404

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