Talking about the Soviet's love of stockpiling everything, came across a listing of estimated force inventories that the Soviets had on hand in 1978, dated, but still....source is "Weapons and Tactics of the Soviet Army" by David Isby.
TANKS
T-54/55: 23,322
T-62: 14,085
T-64/72: 3,871
T-10M/JS2/JS3: 8,126
TOTAL: 48,403
APCs & IFVs
BMPs: 9,099
BTR-60: 11,075
Others (BTR-152, BTR-50, MTLB): 12,937
TOTAL: 33,111
MORTARs
82mm: 432
120mm: 7,831
240mm: 157
TOTAL: 8,420
ARTILLERY
122mm towed: 12,188
122mm SP: 524
130mm towed: 2,351
152mm towed: 10,168
152mm SP: 408
180mm towed: 225
Unidentified (WWII era): 5,038
TOTAL: 24,902
MRLs (all types): 3,368
AT WEAPONS
towed guns (85mm, 100mm): 6,467
SPG-9: 3,535
RPG-7: 46,287
ATGM BRDMs: 3,811
Suitcase ATGMs: 2,557
TOTAL: 62,677
SSMs
FROG-series: 664
Scuds: 470
Scaleboards: 136
TOTAL: 1,270
AAA
S-60: 7,879
ZSU-57-2: 470
ZSU-23-4: 2,125
ZPU-4/ZU-23: 2,927
Unidentified (WWII era): 4,736
TOTAL:18,137
SAMs
SA-4: 1,077
SA-6: 660
SA-7: 23,306
SA-8: 60
SA-9: 790
TOTAL:25,893
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