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The MT-LB (Russian: Многоцелевой Тягач Легкий Бронированный (МТ-ЛБ), romanized: Mnogotselevoy tyagach legky bronirovanny, lit. 'multi-purpose towing vehicle light armoured') is a Soviet multi-purpose, fully amphibious, tracked armoured fighting vehicle in use since the 1970s. It was also produced in Poland, where (starting in the mid-1990s) its YaMZ…
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| Subject | Predicate | Object | Confidence | Src |
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| MT-LB | .mw-parser-output .tooltip-dotted{border-bottom:1px dotted;cursor:help}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) | 1.00 | infobox |
| MT-LB | Armor | 14 mm max. | 1.00 | infobox |
| MT-LB | Crew | 2 (+ 11 passengers) | 1.00 | infobox |
| MT-LB | Designed | 1950s | 1.00 | infobox |
| MT-LB | Designer | Central Auto and Tractor Directorate | 1.00 | infobox |
| MT-LB | Engine | YaMZ 238, V-8 diesel | 1.00 | infobox |
| MT-LB | Engine | SW 680, I6 diesel (in Poland) | 1.00 | infobox |
| MT-LB | Engine | YaMZ 238: 240 hp at 2,100 rpm | 1.00 | infobox |
| MT-LB | Engine | SW 680: 240 hp at 2,200 rpm | 1.00 | infobox |
| MT-LB | Height | 1.86 m (6 ft 1 in) | 1.00 | infobox |
| MT-LB | In service | early 1970s – present | 1.00 | infobox |
| MT-LB | Length | 6.45 m (21 ft 2 in) | 1.00 | infobox |
| MT-LB | Main armament | 12.7mm NSV/Kord heavy machine gun; or 30mm AGS17D/AGS-30 Automatic grenade launcher, or 30mm 2A42/2A72 autocannon | 1.00 | infobox |
| MT-LB | Manufacturer | Kharkov Tractor Plant | 1.00 | infobox |
| MT-LB | Mass | 11.9 tonnes (13.1 short tons; 11.7 long tons) | 1.00 | infobox |
| MT-LB | No. built | Over 55,000, including the MT-LBu | 1.00 | infobox |
| MT-LB | Operational range | 500 km (310 mi) (road) | 1.00 | infobox |
| MT-LB | Place of origin | Soviet Union | 1.00 | infobox |
| MT-LB | Power/weight | 20 hp/tonne | 1.00 | infobox |
| MT-LB | Secondary armament | PKT (2,500 rounds) | 1.00 | infobox |
| MT-LB | Suspension | Torsion bar | 1.00 | infobox |
| MT-LB | Type | Amphibious armoured personnel carrier Multi-purpose armored vehicle | 1.00 | infobox |
| MT-LB | Used by | See Operators | 1.00 | infobox |
| MT-LB | 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 Wa… | 1.00 | infobox |
| MT-LB | Width | 2.86 m (9 ft 5 in) | 1.00 | infobox |
| MT-LB | is a | armoured variant of the MT-L | 0.90 | text |
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