MT-LB | |
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Type | Amphibious
armored personnel carrier Multi-purpose armored vehicle |
Place of origin | Soviet Union |
Service history | |
In service | early 1970s – present |
Used by | See Operators |
Wars |
Soviet-Afghan War Iran-Iraq War Gulf War Transnistrian War First Nagorno-Karabakh War War in Abkhazia (1992–1993) First Chechen War Second Chechen War Iraq War Russo-Georgian War Boko Haram insurgency Syrian Civil War War in Iraq (2013-2017) Second Nagorno-Karabakh War Russo-Ukrainian War [1] |
Production history | |
Designer | Central Auto and Tractor Directorate |
Designed | 1950s |
Manufacturer | Kharkiv Tractor Plant |
Specifications | |
Mass | 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 | 12.7mm
NSV/
Kord
heavy machine gun; or 30mm AGS17D/ AGS-30 Automatic grenade launcher, or 30mm 2A42/ 2A72 autocannon |
Secondary armament | PKT (2,500 rounds) |
Engine |
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Power/weight | 20 hp/tonne |
Suspension | Torsion bar |
Operational range | 500 km (310 mi) (road) |
Maximum 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: Многоцелевой Тягач Легкий Бронированный, romanized: Mnogotselevoy tyagach legky bronirovanny, literally "multi-purpose towing vehicle light armored") is a Soviet multi-purpose, fully amphibious, tracked armored fighting vehicle in use since the 1970s. It was also produced in Poland, where (starting in the mid-1990s) its YaMZ engine was replaced by a Polish 6-cylinder SW 680 diesel engine. [2]
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 was built at the Kharkiv Tractor Plant [3] (KhTZ) in Soviet Ukraine, and in Bulgaria. [4] [5] Formerly it was also manufactured under license in Poland by Huta Stalowa Wola [6]
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 kilograms (4,400 lb). A load of 6,500 kilograms (14,300 lb) can be towed. The vehicle is fully amphibious, being propelled by its tracks in the water. [7]
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 three to ten millimetres (0.12 to 0.39 in) of steel with a maximum of 14 millimetres (0.55 in) for the turret front. [8]
Several weapon systems are based on this hull (for example Strela-10 or SNAR-10).
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Polish HSW S.A. (Huta Stalowa Wola S.A.) license produced MT-LB since 1976, and it also developed a modified chassis SPG-2, with better floating capabilities. [14]
Hybrid vehicles:
As of 1/2-2024 Ukraine has lost 104 MT-LB of various variants during Russias invasion. [48]
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MT-LB | |
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Type | Amphibious
armored personnel carrier Multi-purpose armored vehicle |
Place of origin | Soviet Union |
Service history | |
In service | early 1970s – present |
Used by | See Operators |
Wars |
Soviet-Afghan War Iran-Iraq War Gulf War Transnistrian War First Nagorno-Karabakh War War in Abkhazia (1992–1993) First Chechen War Second Chechen War Iraq War Russo-Georgian War Boko Haram insurgency Syrian Civil War War in Iraq (2013-2017) Second Nagorno-Karabakh War Russo-Ukrainian War [1] |
Production history | |
Designer | Central Auto and Tractor Directorate |
Designed | 1950s |
Manufacturer | Kharkiv Tractor Plant |
Specifications | |
Mass | 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 | 12.7mm
NSV/
Kord
heavy machine gun; or 30mm AGS17D/ AGS-30 Automatic grenade launcher, or 30mm 2A42/ 2A72 autocannon |
Secondary armament | PKT (2,500 rounds) |
Engine |
|
Power/weight | 20 hp/tonne |
Suspension | Torsion bar |
Operational range | 500 km (310 mi) (road) |
Maximum 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: Многоцелевой Тягач Легкий Бронированный, romanized: Mnogotselevoy tyagach legky bronirovanny, literally "multi-purpose towing vehicle light armored") is a Soviet multi-purpose, fully amphibious, tracked armored fighting vehicle in use since the 1970s. It was also produced in Poland, where (starting in the mid-1990s) its YaMZ engine was replaced by a Polish 6-cylinder SW 680 diesel engine. [2]
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 was built at the Kharkiv Tractor Plant [3] (KhTZ) in Soviet Ukraine, and in Bulgaria. [4] [5] Formerly it was also manufactured under license in Poland by Huta Stalowa Wola [6]
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 kilograms (4,400 lb). A load of 6,500 kilograms (14,300 lb) can be towed. The vehicle is fully amphibious, being propelled by its tracks in the water. [7]
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 three to ten millimetres (0.12 to 0.39 in) of steel with a maximum of 14 millimetres (0.55 in) for the turret front. [8]
Several weapon systems are based on this hull (for example Strela-10 or SNAR-10).
This section needs additional citations for
verification. (January 2021) |
Polish HSW S.A. (Huta Stalowa Wola S.A.) license produced MT-LB since 1976, and it also developed a modified chassis SPG-2, with better floating capabilities. [14]
Hybrid vehicles:
As of 1/2-2024 Ukraine has lost 104 MT-LB of various variants during Russias invasion. [48]
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