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  "id": "mt-lb",
  "name": "MT-LB",
  "aliases": [],
  "domain": "land",
  "country": "RUS",
  "category": "Amphibious armored personnel carrier",
  "status": null,
  "fielded": 1966,
  "operators": [
    "AGO",
    "ARM",
    "AZE",
    "BGD",
    "BGR",
    "ERI",
    "FIN",
    "GEO",
    "IRQ",
    "KAZ",
    "LTU",
    "MDA",
    "MKD",
    "MMR",
    "MNE",
    "NGA",
    "POL",
    "PRK",
    "RUS",
    "SRB",
    "SWE",
    "SYR",
    "UKR",
    "URY",
    "VNM"
  ],
  "prolif_count": 26,
  "summary": "The MT-LB 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 was replaced by a Polish one.",
  "specs": [
    {
      "k": "",
      "label": "Manufacturer",
      "section": "system",
      "v": "Kharkiv Tractor Plant",
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      ],
      "conf": "medium"
    },
    {
      "k": "crew",
      "v": 2,
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      ],
      "conf": "medium"
    },
    {
      "k": "width_m",
      "v": 2.86,
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      ],
      "conf": "medium"
    },
    {
      "k": "height_m",
      "v": 1.865,
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      ],
      "conf": "medium"
    },
    {
      "k": "combat_weight_t",
      "v": 11.9,
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      ],
      "conf": "medium"
    },
    {
      "k": "engine_name",
      "v": "YaMZ 238 V",
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      ],
      "conf": "medium"
    },
    {
      "k": "engine_hp",
      "v": 240,
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      ],
      "conf": "medium"
    },
    {
      "k": "",
      "label": "Suspension",
      "section": "mobility",
      "v": "torsion bar",
      "src": [
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      ],
      "conf": "medium"
    },
    {
      "k": "road_range_km",
      "v": 500,
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      ],
      "conf": "medium"
    },
    {
      "k": "",
      "label": "Hull Armor",
      "section": "protection",
      "v": "The MT-LB is armored according to its role, which means that it is capable of withstanding small arms fire and shell splinters but not much more. The hull has been adapted for high-intensity combat under different variants, but this has not",
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      ],
      "conf": "medium"
    },
    {
      "k": "",
      "label": "Turret Armor",
      "section": "protection",
      "v": "14 mm",
      "src": [
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      ],
      "conf": "medium"
    },
    {
      "k": "",
      "label": "Applique Armor",
      "section": "protection",
      "v": "Available",
      "src": [
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      ],
      "conf": "medium"
    },
    {
      "k": "",
      "label": "NBC Protection",
      "section": "protection",
      "v": "Yes",
      "src": [
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      ],
      "conf": "medium"
    }
  ],
  "payloads": [],
  "variants": [
    {
      "name": "MT-LBM (izdeliye 6M)",
      "text": "MT-LB modernization developed by Muromteplovoz in the 1990s. It can be fitted with several different turrets.",
      "src": [
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      ]
    },
    {
      "name": "MT-LBM (izdeliye 6MA)",
      "text": "MT-LBM fitted with a turret from BTR-80, with a KPVT 14.5mm machine gun and co-axial PKT 7.62mm machine gun.",
      "src": [
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      ]
    },
    {
      "name": "MT-LBM (izdeliye 6MA1)",
      "text": "MA armed with additional AGS-17 30 mm automatic grenade launcher.",
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      ]
    },
    {
      "name": "MT-LBM (izdeliye 6MA4)",
      "text": "MA1 armed with KPVB 23x115 mm instead of KPVT 14.5 mm heavy machine gun.",
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      ]
    },
    {
      "name": "MT-LBM (izdeliye 6MA2)",
      "text": "MA armed with KPVB 23x115 mm instead of KPVT 14.5 mm heavy machine gun.",
      "src": [
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      ]
    },
    {
      "name": "MT-LBM (izdeliye 6MA3)",
      "text": "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.",
      "src": [
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      ]
    }
  ],
  "art": "apc8",
  "image": {
    "file": "mt-lb.jpg",
    "thumb": "mt-lb-thumb.jpg",
    "credit": "Любо Климентов",
    "license": "CC BY-SA 4.0",
    "url": "https://commons.wikimedia.org/wiki/File:B_1-10_Tundzha_self-propelled_mortar.jpg",
    "title": "File:B 1-10 Tundzha self-propelled mortar.jpg"
  },
  "verified": null,
  "changelog": [
    {
      "date": "2026-10-10",
      "change": "Entry created from the Worldwide Equipment Guide (ODIN), bulk import"
    },
    {
      "date": "2026-10-10",
      "change": "Added photo (CC BY-SA 4.0)"
    }
  ],
  "url": "https://www.defensepedia.com/systems/mt-lb.html",
  "sources": {
    "weg-mt-lb": {
      "title": "MT-LB Russian Amphibious Armored Personnel Carrier (APC)",
      "publisher": "U.S. Army TRADOC G-2 Worldwide Equipment Guide (ODIN)",
      "url": "https://odin.t2com.army.mil/WEG/Asset/MT-LB_Russian_Amphibious_Armored_Personnel_Carrier",
      "published": "2026-03-20",
      "tier": 1,
      "checked": "2026-10-10"
    }
  }
}