Ebook: Weapons and Equipment of the Warsaw Pact: Volume One

When East and West survived on a knife-edge between peace and war, both sides were busy preparing themselves for military action. But what exactly would NATO's troops have faced if the Cold War had suddenly turned hot?

This ebook box set contains the first three books of the Weapons and Equipment of the Warsaw Pact series: Tanks and Combat Vehicles of the Warsaw Pact, Combat Engineering Equipment of the Warsaw Pact, and Artillery of the Warsaw Pact.

Equipment Covered

Below is a full list of equipment covered in this book:

Tanks

T-34/85
T-44
IS-3
IS-10/T-10
PT-76
T-54
T-55
T-62
T-64
T-72
T-80
TR-77-580 (Romania)
TR-85 (Romania)

Infantry Fighting Vehicles

BMP-1
BMP-2
BMP-3
BMD-1
BMD-2
BMD-3
BMP-23 (Bulgaria)
MLI-84 (Romania)

Armoured Personnel Carriers

BTR-40
BTR-152
BTR-50P
BTR-60P
BTR-70
BTR-80
BTR-D
MT-LB
OT-810 (Czechoslovakia)
OT-62 (Czechoslovakia/Poland)
OT-64/SKOT (Czechoslovakia/Poland)
PSZH-IV (Hungary)
TAB-71 (Romania)
TAB-77 (Romania)
MLVM Mountaineers Combat Vehicle (Romania)

Anti-Tank Vehicles

SU-100
SU-122-54
ASU-57
ASU-85
2P26
2P27
2P32
9P110
IT-1
9P124
9P122
9P148
9P149

Reconnaissance Vehicles

BRDM-1
BRDM-2
BRM
BRM-23 (Bulgaria)
FÚG (Hungary)

Self-Propelled Anti-Aircraft Weapons

BTR-40A & BTR-152A
ZSU-57-2
ZSU-23-4 Shilka
2S6
SA-4 Ganef
SA-6 Gainful
SA-8 Gecko
SA-9 Gaskin
SA-10 Grumble
SA-11 Gadfly
SA-12 Gladiator
SA-13 Gopher
BTR-ZD
M53/59 (Czechoslovakia)

River Crossing

Vehicle-Launched Bridges

MTU-54
MT-34 (Czechoslovakia)
MTU-20
BLG-60 (Poland/DDR)
MT-55A (Czechoslovakia)
MTU-72
KMM
TMM
AM-50 (Czechoslovakia)
SMT-1 (Poland)

Pontoon Bridges

LPP
TMP
TPP
PMP
PVD-20
TZI
PPS
DPP-40
LPB (DDR)
PP-64 (Poland)
LMS (Czechoslovakia)
SMS (Czechoslovakia)
PR-60 (Romania)

Amphibians and Ferries

K-61
GSP
PTS
PMM-2
PTS-2

Bridging Boats

BMK-70 and BMK-90
BMK-130
BMK-150
BMK-T
BB-120 (DDR)
KH-200 (Poland)
Mo-108, Mo-111, Mo-930 (Czechoslovakia)

Line of Communication Bridges

PVM, LVM, TVM Suspension Bridges
MARM
SARM
BARM
NZhM-56
RMM-4
REM-500
SP-19 Self-Propelled Pontoon Bridge
TMS (Czechoslovakia)
MS-1 (Czechoslovakia)
DMS-65 (Poland)
ESB-16 (DDR)
SBG-66 (DDR)
SB-30 and SB-45 (DDR)

Mine Warfare

Minelaying

Helicopter Minelaying Equipment
GMZ and GMZ-2
GMZ-3
PMR-2, PMR-3, and PMZ-4
UMZ
MLG-60 (DDR)

Mine Detection

VIM-625 and VIM-695 Portable Mine Detectors
VIM-203M Metallic Mine Detector
UMIV-1 Portable Mine Detector
IMP Portable Mine Detector
DIM Vehicle-Mounted Mine Detector
VISF Model 1946 Portable Mine Detector (Bulgaria)
M62 Portable Mine Detector (Bulgaria)
M-10 and M-11 Portable Mine Detectors (Czechoslovakia)
MSG 64 Portable Mine Detector (DDR)

Mine Clearance

PT-54, PT-54M, and PT-55 Mine Rollers
KMT-4 Mine Plough
KMT-5 Mine Plough and Rollers
KMT-6 Mine Plough
KMT-7 Mine Plough and Rollers
KMT-8 Mine Plough
KMT-10 Mine Plough
MTK Armoured Mine-Clearing Vehicle
MTK-2 Armoured Mine-Clearing Vehicle
ITB-2, SPZ-2, and SPZ-4
BDT
UZ-1 and UZ-2 Bangalore Torpedoes
PW-LWD (Poland)
Tank-Mounted Rollers and Ploughs (Czechoslovakia)
Trailer-based system (Czechoslovakia)

Armoured Engineer Vehicles

IMR Combat Engineer Vehicle
IMR-2 Combat Engineer Vehicle
IRM Engineer Reconnaissance Vehicle
ADZM Engineer Vehicle
MT-LB Engineer Vehicles

Recovery and Repair Vehicles

T-34 ARVs
IS-T
BTS-1
BTS-2
BTS-3
T-54 (A) and T-54 (B) (DDR)
BREM-64
BREM-1
BREM-2
BREhM-D
BTR-50PK(B)
MTP-1 (Bulgaria)
AD-090 Wheeled Recovery Vehicle (Czechoslovakia)
VT-34 (Czechoslovakia)
VT-55A (Czechoslovakia)
VT-72B (Czechoslovakia)
VPV (Czechoslovakia)
SU-76 Armoured Workshop Vehicle (DDR)
WPT-TOPAS (Poland)
WZT-1 (Poland)
WZT-2 (Poland)
WZT-3 (Poland)

Earth-Moving Equipment

BAT Digger
BAT-2 Digger
BTM and BTM-TMG Digger and Ditcher
PZM and PZM-2 Digger and Ditcher
MDK-2 and MDK-3 Excavator
E-305V Single-Bucket Crane Shovel
DOK Bulldozer (Czechoslovakia)

Artillery Vehicles

MT-LBus
PRP-3
PRP-4
SNAR-10
ARK-1 Rys
Ya-12 & Ya-13F
M-2
K-800 (Hungary)
AT-T
AT-L & AT-LM
AT-S
Mazur D-350 (Poland)
ATS-59
ATS-59G
Bumar Labedy 668 (Poland)
MT-S
MT-T

Lorries Used as Tow Vehicles

GAZ-63
GAZ-66
YaAZ-214 & KrAZ-214
KrAZ-255B
KrAZ-260
UAZ-469B
Ural 375
Ural 4320
ZIL-157
DAC 444 (Romania)
Praga V3S (Czechoslovakia)
Tatra 138 (Czechoslovakia)

Towed Guns and Howitzers

152mm ML-20 Gun-Howitzer
76mm M1938 Mountain Gun
122mm A-19 Corps Gun
122mm M-30 Howitzer
152mm M-10 Howitzer
76mm ZIS-3 Divisional Gun
152mm D-1 Howitzer
57mm ZIS-2 Anti-Tank Gun
100mm BS-3 Anti-Tank & Field Gun
85mm D-44 Divisional Gun
152mm M-18/46 Howitzer (Czechoslovakia)
85mm M-52 & M52/55 Field Gun (Czechoslovakia)
152mm D-20 Gun-Howitzer
122mm D-74 Field Gun
130mm M-46 Field Gun
76.2mm Mountain Gun (Romania)
130mm SM-4-1 Coastal Gun
100mm M-53 Field Gun (Czechoslovakia)
180mm S-23 Gun
85mm D-48 Anti-Tank Gun
57mm Ch-26 Auxiliary-Propelled Anti-Tank Gun
98mm Model 93 Mountain Howitzer (Romania)
100mm T-12 & MT-12 Anti-Tank Gun
122mm D-30 Howitzer
76mm GP Mountain Gun
152mm 2A36 Giatsint-B Field Gun
152mm Howitzer M1981 (Romania)
130mm Gun M1982 (Romania)
152mm Gun-Howitzer M1985 (Romania)
152mm 2A65 Howitzer

Self-Propelled Guns, Howitzers, and Mortars

SU-76
ISU-122
ISU-152
2S1 Gvozdika
2S3 Akatsiya
2S4 Tyulpan
2S5 Giatsint-S
2S7 Pion
2S9 Nona
2S19 Msta
vzor 77 Dana (Czechoslovakia)

Mortars

50mm M-38, M-39, M-40 & M-41
82mm M-36, M-37, M-41, M-43, & “New” M-37
107mm M-38
120mm M-38
120mm M-43 (120-PM-43)
120mm 2B11 Sani/2S12
160mm M-43 & M-160
240mm M-240
82mm 2B9 Vasilyek
120mm 2B16 Nona-K Gun/Mortar
82mm 2B14 Podnos
Czech Mortars

Recoilless Guns

82mm SPG-82
82mm B-10
107mm B-11
73mm SPG-9 Kopye
82mm T-21 Tarasnice (Czechoslovakia)
82mm M-59 & M-59A (Czechoslovakia)

Multiple Rocket Launchers

BM-24
BMD-20
BM-14
BM-25
BM-21 Grad
BM-27 Uragan
BM-30 Smerch
BM 9A51 Prima
RM-51 (Czechoslovakia)
RM-70 (Czechoslovakia)
140mm RPU-14
140mm WP-8 (Poland)

Tactical Ballistic Missiles

FROG-1
FROG-2
FROG-3/4/5
FROG-7
SS-1 Scud
SS-12 Scaleboard
SS-21 Scarab
SS-23 Spider