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Land ForcesRussia

MT-LB

Amphibious armored personnel carrierFielded 1966Pending verification
Land ForcesRUS
MT-LB
Photo: Любо Климентов · CC BY-SA 4.0, Wikimedia Commons
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System
TypeAmphibious armored personnel carrier
Date of introduction1966
ProliferationAt least 26 countries
ManufacturerKharkiv Tractor PlantMed[1]
Crew2Med[1]
Dimensions and weight
Width2.86 m9 ftMed[1]
Height1.87 m6 ftMed[1]
Combat weight11.9 tMed[1]
Automotive performance
EngineYaMZ 238 VMed[1]
Engine power240 hpMed[1]
Suspensiontorsion barMed[1]
Cruising range500 km311 mi · 270 nmiMed[1]
Protection
Hull ArmorThe 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 notMed[1]
Turret Armor14 mmMed[1]
Applique ArmorAvailableMed[1]
NBC ProtectionYesMed[1]
Variants
MT-LBM (izdeliye 6M)MT-LB modernization developed by Muromteplovoz in the 1990s. It can be fitted with several different turrets.[1]
MT-LBM (izdeliye 6MA)MT-LBM fitted with a turret from BTR-80, with a KPVT 14.5mm machine gun and co-axial PKT 7.62mm machine gun.[1]
MT-LBM (izdeliye 6MA1)MA armed with additional AGS-17 30 mm automatic grenade launcher.[1]
MT-LBM (izdeliye 6MA4)MA1 armed with KPVB 23x115 mm instead of KPVT 14.5 mm heavy machine gun.[1]
MT-LBM (izdeliye 6MA2)MA armed with KPVB 23x115 mm instead of KPVT 14.5 mm heavy machine gun.[1]
MT-LBM (izdeliye 6MA3)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.[1]
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.

Draft entry. Values come from the cited public sources and are awaiting editor verification.
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Operators
AngolaArmeniaAzerbaijanBangladeshBulgariaEritreaFinlandGeorgiaIraqKazakhstanLithuaniaMoldovaNorth MacedoniaMyanmarMontenegroNigeriaPolandNorth KoreaRussiaSerbiaSwedenSyriaUkraineUruguayVietnam
Sources
  1. MT-LB Russian Amphibious Armored Personnel Carrier (APC), U.S. Army TRADOC G-2 Worldwide Equipment Guide (ODIN)
    Published/updated 2026-03-20 · Tier 1 · checked 2026-10-10
Change log
  • 2026-10-10 Entry created from the Worldwide Equipment Guide (ODIN), bulk import
  • 2026-10-10 Added photo (CC BY-SA 4.0)