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RUSSIA

GFP #2EuropeNUCLEAR STATECAP: Moscow
CSTOSCO

Nuclear superpower with the world's largest nuclear arsenal and a vast conventional military force.

MILITARY DOCTRINE

Nuclear deterrence, anti-access/area denial (A2/AD), and hybrid warfare integration.

144.0M
POPULATION
$2.24T
GDP TOTAL
$86.4B
MILITARY BUDGET
1.3M
ACTIVE TROOPS

FORCE STRUCTURE BREAKDOWN

PERSONNEL

Active Troops
1,330,000
Reserve Troops
2,000,000
Paramilitary
250,000
Special Forces
100,000
GFP POWER INDEX
0.0702
MIL. BUDGET % GDP
3.9%

GROUND FORCES

Tanks (MBT)
12,566
Armored Vehicles
30,000
Artillery
6,574
MLRS
3,793
12,566
TANKS
30,000
AFVs
6,574
ARTILLERY

AIR POWER

Fighter Aircraft
4,173
Attack Helicopters
544
Transport Helicopters
400
Drones (UAV/UCAV)
1,000
4,173
FIGHTERS
544
HELICOPTERS
1,000
DRONES

NAVAL & STRATEGIC

Total Ships
605
Submarines
64
Aircraft Carriers
1
Ballistic Missiles
560
NUCLEAR ARSENAL
6,257
ESTIMATED WARHEADS
vs. Global Max
6,257

NATIONAL ARSENAL

STANDARD INFANTRY LOADOUT

PRIMARY WEAPON
AK-12
5.45×39mm
SIDEARM
MP-443 Grach
9×19mm
OPTICS / SIGHTS
1P87 collimator / 1P86 scope
GRENADE
RGD-5 / RGN fragmentation
SUPPLEMENTARY EQUIPMENT
GP-34 UGL, Ratnik C4I system
BODY ARMOR
6B45 body armor + ceramic plates
HELMET
6B47 Ratnik helmet
LOAD BEARING SYSTEM
6Sh117 load-bearing vest
COMMS SYSTEM
Azart 6th-gen radio
NIGHT VISION
1PN138 NVG
TOTAL COMBAT LOAD
~40 kg combat load

KEY MILITARY STRENGTHS

Nuclear Triad
Largest nuclear arsenal (5,580 warheads), RS-28 Sarmat ICBM
Hypersonic Weapons
Kinzhal, Avangard, Zircon missile systems
Air Defense Networks
S-400, S-500, Pantsir layered defense architecture
Electronic Warfare
Krasukha-4, Murmansk-BN, Tirada-2 systems
Arctic Military
Northern Fleet, polar bases, nuclear icebreaker fleet

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