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MT-LB

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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.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)
Armor
14 mm max.
Crew
2 (+ 11 passengers)
Designed
1950s
Designer
Central Auto and Tractor Directorate
Engine
YaMZ 238, V-8 diesel · SW 680, I6 diesel (in Poland) · YaMZ 238: 240 hp at 2,100 rpm · SW 680: 240 hp at 2,200 rpm

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related to Poland · 40
MT-LB → AA, APC, Comint/Sigint, Entered, EW/Jamming, Four, Huta Stalowa Wola, Irys, KPVT MG, Krak, MT-LB-23M, MT-LB-2AP, NSVT AAMG, NSWT-12, Opal-I, Opal-II, PKT CMG, Polish HSW, Promet, Prototype
related to Current operators · 35
MT-LB → About, Armenia Azerbaijan, As, Bangladesh, Belarus, Bulgaria, Cam Ranh, Congo-Kinshasa, Finland, Georgia, HT-16PGJ, In, Korea, Kurdistan Region Kazakhstan, May, MT-LBMShNigeria, MT-LBs, MT-LBu/MT-LBV, People's Defense Units, Poland
related to Former operators · 28
MT-LB → Artsakh, Azerbaijan, Azerbaijani, Bulgarian-made MT-LBs, Croatia, Czech Republic, Czechoslovakia, East German, East Germany, Finland, GDR's, Germany, Hungary, Locally, Nagorno-Karabakh, Passed, Pbv, Poland, Seized, SNAR-10
related to Ukraine · 26
MT-LB → Barrier ATGM, D-44, During, Equipped, In, KBA-105, KBA-117, Kharkiv Tractor Plant, Kraken Regiment, KT-7, Mechanized Brigade, MT-12 Rapira, MT-LB-12, MT-LBMSh, Myanmar, Russian, Seen, September, Shkval, Territorial Defence Forces
related to Development · 18
MT-LB → ASU-57, AT-P, Bulgaria, Entering, Formerly, Huta Stalowa Wola, In, It, Kharkiv Tractor Plant, KhTZ, MT-L, Poland, PT-76, Soviet Central Auto, Soviet Ukraine, The MT-L, The MT-LB, Tractor Directorate
see also · 11
MT-LB → AFVs, BMP-1, BMP-2, BMP-3, BTR-50, M113, MT-LBu, PT-76, Russia, Soviet Union, United States
related to East Germany · 7
MT-LB → BO, LB, Pi, Pzj, Pzj Fü, San MT-LB, SFL
related to External links · 6
MT-LB → Media, MT-LB Jane's, MT-LBRussia, September, Wikimedia CommonsHuta Stalowa Wola, Wiktionary-logo-en-v2
related to Former USSR · 6
MT-LB → APC, In, MT-LB Blade, MT-LB M1980, MT-LMT-LB, West
Engine · 4
MT-LB → SW 680, I6 diesel (in Poland), SW 680: 240 hp at 2,200 rpm, YaMZ 238, V-8 diesel, YaMZ 238: 240 hp at 2,100 rpm

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MT-LB.mw-parser-output .tooltip-dotted{border-bottom:1px dotted;cursor:help}Maximum speed61 km/h (38 mph) (road) 30 km/h (19 mph) (off-road) 5 to 6 km/h (3.7 MPH) (in the water)1.00infobox
MT-LBArmor14 mm max.1.00infobox
MT-LBCrew2 (+ 11 passengers)1.00infobox
MT-LBDesigned1950s1.00infobox
MT-LBDesignerCentral Auto and Tractor Directorate1.00infobox
MT-LBEngineYaMZ 238, V-8 diesel1.00infobox
MT-LBEngineSW 680, I6 diesel (in Poland)1.00infobox
MT-LBEngineYaMZ 238: 240 hp at 2,100 rpm1.00infobox
MT-LBEngineSW 680: 240 hp at 2,200 rpm1.00infobox
MT-LBHeight1.86 m (6 ft 1 in)1.00infobox
MT-LBIn serviceearly 1970s – present1.00infobox
MT-LBLength6.45 m (21 ft 2 in)1.00infobox
MT-LBMain armament12.7mm NSV/Kord heavy machine gun; or 30mm AGS17D/AGS-30 Automatic grenade launcher, or 30mm 2A42/2A72 autocannon1.00infobox
MT-LBManufacturerKharkov Tractor Plant1.00infobox
MT-LBMass11.9 tonnes (13.1 short tons; 11.7 long tons)1.00infobox
MT-LBNo. builtOver 55,000, including the MT-LBu1.00infobox
MT-LBOperational range500 km (310 mi) (road)1.00infobox
MT-LBPlace of originSoviet Union1.00infobox
MT-LBPower/weight20 hp/tonne1.00infobox
MT-LBSecondary armamentPKT (2,500 rounds)1.00infobox
MT-LBSuspensionTorsion bar1.00infobox
MT-LBTypeAmphibious armoured personnel carrier Multi-purpose armored vehicle1.00infobox
MT-LBUsed bySee Operators1.00infobox
MT-LBWarsSoviet–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…1.00infobox
MT-LBWidth2.86 m (9 ft 5 in)1.00infobox
MT-LBis aarmoured variant of the MT-L0.90text

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