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MT-LB
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Type Armored personnel carrier
Infantry fighting vehicle
Place of origin Soviet Union
Service history
In service late 1950s β present
Production history
Designer Central Auto and Tractor Directorate
Designed 1950s
Manufacturer Kharkiv Tractor Plant
Specifications
Weight 11.9 tonnes (13.1 short tons; 11.7 long tons)
Length 6.45 m (21 ft 2 in)
Width 2.86 m (9 ft 5 in)
Height 1.86 m (6 ft 1 in)
Crew 2 (+ 11 passengers)
Armor 14 mm max.
Main
armament
7.62 mm PKT machine-gun (2,500 rounds) or 12.7mm NSV or Kord machine gun or 30mm autocannon (2A42 or 2A72)
Secondary
armament
AGS-17D or AGS-30 grenade launcher
Engine YaMZ 238, V-8 diesel
240 hp at 2,100 rpm
Power/weight 20 hp/tonne
Suspension Torsion bar
Operational
range
500 km (310 mi) (road)
Speed 61 km/h (38 mph) (road)
30 km/h (19 mph) (off-road)
5 to 6 km/h (3.7 MPH) (in the water)
The MT-LB (Russian: ΠΠ½ΠΎΠ³ΠΎΡΠ΅Π»Π΅Π²ΠΎΠΉ Π’ΡΠ³Π°Ρ ΠΠ΅Π³ΠΊΠΈΠΉ ΠΡΠΎΠ½ΠΈΡΠΎΠ²Π°Π½Π½ΡΠΉ, Mnogotselevoy Tyagach Legky Bronirovanny / Multi-Purpose Towing Vehicle Light Armoured) is a Soviet multi-purpose fully amphibious auxiliary armored tracked vehicle, which was first introduced in the 1950s. It is also produced in Poland, where (starting mid-1990s) its YaMZ engine replaced by Polish one.[1]
Contents
1 Development
2 Description
3 Variants
3.1 Former USSR
3.2 Russian Federation
3.3 Bulgaria
3.4 East Germany
3.5 Iraq
3.6 Poland
3.7 Sweden
4 List of conflicts
5 Operators
5.1 Current operators
5.2 Former operators
6 See also
7 Notes
8 References
9 External links
Development
In the 1950s, the Soviet Central Auto and Tractor Directorate began a development program to replace the AT-P series of artillery tractors (which were based on the ASU-57 airborne self-propelled gun) with a new generation of vehicles. The MT-L was developed to meet this requirement based on the PT-76 amphibious light tank chassis. The MT-LB is the armored variant of the MT-L. Entering production in the early 1970s, it was cheap to build, being based on many existing components, e.g. the engine, which was originally developed for trucks. It is built at the Kharkiv Tractor Plant[2] and under license in Poland by Huta Stalowa Wola[3] and Bulgaria.
Description
The crew, a driver and a commander/gunner sit in a compartment at the front of the vehicle, with the engine behind them. A compartment at the rear enables up to 11 infantry to be carried or a cargo of up to 2,000 kg. A load of 6,500 kg can be towed. The vehicle is fully amphibious, being propelled by its tracks in the water.
A small turret at the front of the vehicle fits a 7.62 mm PKT machine gun with 360-degree manual traverse and an elevation of -5 to +30 degrees. The vehicle is lightly armored against small arms and shell splinters with a thickness of 3 to 10 mm of steel with a maximum of 14 mm for the turret front[4]. The infantry compartment has two hatches over the top, which open forwards. There are four firing portsβone on either side of the hull, the other two in the rear twin doors of the infantry compartment.
The driver is provided with a TVN-2 infra-red periscope, which in combination with the OU-3GK infra-red/white light searchlight provides a range of about 40 m. All vehicles include an NBC system.
Variants
Former USSR
9P149 Shturm-S in Saint Petersburg Artillery Museum.
MT-L
MT-LB (izdeliye 6) β basic model, often used as simple APC but also as artillery tractor or ambulance. In the West the term MT-LB Blade or MT-LB M1980 is used for vehicles that are fitted with a hydraulic dozer blade.
MT-LBV (vezdekhodny) β low-pressure track version, with 565 mm (22 inch) tracks giving a ground pressure of 0.27 kgf/cmΒ² (26 kPa). Used in Arctic regions instead of BMP or BTR wheeled vehicles.
MT-LBVM β with NSVT 12.7 mm instead of the original 7.62 mm machine gun turret.
MT-LBV-N
MT-LBV-NS
MTP-LB β technical support version with no turret, an A-frame and stowage on the roof.
SNAR-10 "Jaguar" (stantsiya nazemnoy artilleriskoy razvedki) β with 1RL-127 ("BIG FRED") Ground surveillance radar in a large rotating turret. Range: 16 km. Old NATO designators are MT-LB M1975 and MT-LB SON.
SNAR-10M "Pantera" β upgraded, automated system with a range of 40 km.
9A34 β launch vehicle of the 9K35 "Strela-10" (SA-13 Gopher) system.
9A35 β as per 9A34 but additionally with a passive detection system.
9P149 "Shturm-S" β anti-tank version with a retractable launcher for 9M114 Kokon ATGM. The vehicle carries 12 missiles on board and entered service in 1979. It has a crew of 2.
RKhM "Kashalot" (razvedivatel'naya khimicheskaya mashina) β chemical reconnaissance vehicle with detection, marking and alarm devices. This model has the hull shape and single rear door of the 2S1. Former Western designator: ATV M1979/4.
RKhM-K β command version with additional signal equipment but without sensors or markers.
RPM (radiatsionno-poiskovaya mashina) β radiological reconnaissance vehicle with a single KZO-2 flag dispenser and equipped with radiation detection devices NGP-81 (gamma), KDN-2 (neutrons), KRB-1 (beta), KRA-1 (alpha).
K-611 β radiological reconnaissance vehicle.
K-612 β radiological reconnaissance vehicle.
AZM "Vostorg-1" (aviatransportabel'naya zemleroynaya mashina) β engineer vehicle, equipped with a hydraulic dozer blade and an extendable hydraulic arm with a bucket.
MT-LBu β variant with a larger hull and longer chassis. Many so-called "MT-LB variants" are in fact based on the MT-LBu.
UR-77 "Meteorit" β mine-clearing system with a rocket-launched explosive hose.
2S1 122 mm self-propelled howitzer.
Russian Federation
MT-LBM (izdeliye 6M) β MT-LB modernization developed by Muromteplovoz in the 1990s. It can be fitted with several different turrets.
MT-LBM (izdeliye 6MA) β MT-LBM fitted with a turret from BTR-80, with a KPVT 14.5mm machine gun and co-axial PKT 7.62mm machine gun.
MT-LBM (izdeliye 6MA1) β MA armed with additional AGS-17 30 mm automatic grenade launcher.
MT-LBM (izdeliye 6MA4) β MA1 armed with KPVB 23x115 mm instead of KPVT 14.5 mm heavy machine gun.
MT-LBM (izdeliye 6MA2) β MA armed with KPVB 23x115 mm instead of KPVT 14.5 mm heavy machine gun.
MT-LBM (izdeliye 6MA3) β MT-LBM armed with four 9M133 Kornet ATGM launchers, 7.62 mm PKTM tank machine gun and an AGS-30 30 mm automatic grenade launcher.
MT-LBM (izdeliye 6 MB) β MT-LBM fitted with a turret from BTR-80A, using a 2A72 30 mm autocannon and co-axial PKT 7.62mm machine gun.
MT-LBM (izdeliye 6MB2) β MB armed with AGS-17 30 mm.
MT-LBM (izdeliye 6MB3) β MT-LBM armed with GSh-23V 23 mm, AGS-30 30 mm and "Kord" 12.7 mm.
MT-LBM (izdeliye 6MB4) β MT-LBM armed with GSh-30K 30 mm, AGS-30 30 mm and "Kord" 12.7 mm.
MT-LBM (izdeliye 6MB5) β MT-LBM armed with twin gun 23 or 30 mm, "Igla" SAM and equipped with improved sights.
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Very impressive work. I have a friend who drove one of these in the Finnish Army.
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Thanks, glad you like it.
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so many vehicles use this chassis, truly a versatile Russian classic.
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Thanks, glad you like it.
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