MT-LB Russian Amphibious Armored Personnel Carrier (APC)

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categories

"WEG"

"Infantry Vehicles"

"Armored Personnel Carriers (APCs)"

"Amphibious APC"

"Tier2"

notes

"Widely proliferated, multi-purpose towing, light armored, 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 the Polish one."

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name	"Alternative Designation"
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name	"Date of Introduction"
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"Proliferation"

value

"Current Operators: Armenia, Azerbaijan – 336, Angola – 8, Bangladesh – 134, Bulgaria – 100, Belarus – 70, Congo, Kinshasa – 6, Eritrea – 10, Finland – 389 MT-LB/v, 50 MT-LBU, Georgia – 66 in Service, Iraq – About 400 in Service, Kazakhstan – 150, Lithuanian army MT-LB on exhibition, Lithuania – 10, Macedonia – 10, Moldova – 60, Myanmar – 26, Nigeria – 67, Poland – 15, Russia – 3,300 in active service. Currently being modernized in the version MLBSh for the Marines with more powerful engines KAMAZ-740.50 of 360 hp, new tracks and new weaponry. Ukraine – 2,090, Uruguay – 5, United States – used by military in OPFOR missions. Former operators: Czechoslovak Socialist Republic Czechoslovak Socialist Republic – Passed on to the Czech Republic. East Germany – 721 Bulgarian-made MT-LBs, 32 SNAR-10 and 36 Strela-10M. It is assessed that after unification, all MT-LBs were taken from the GDR’s Army, scrapped, or sold. Hungary – Strela-10 and SNAR-10. Soviet Union – Passed on to successor states. Sweden – 460 (Called Pbv 401, former East German, bought 1993; reduced by 147 before the end of 2011, sold to Finland, Croatia, and Yugoslavia.)"

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name	"Family"
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name	"Crew"
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name	"Maximum Effective Range"
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units	"m"

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name	"Add on Parts"
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"Dimensions"

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name	"Length"
value	"6.45"
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name	"Width"
value	"2.86"
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name	"Height"
value	"1.86"
units	"m"

name	"Weight, Combat"
value	"11,000"
units	"kg"

name	"Ground Pressure"
value	"INA"
units	"kg/m"

name

"Automotive"

properties

name	"Engine Name"
value	"YaMZ 238"

name	"Engine Type"
value	"Diesel"

name	"Engine Power"
value	"240"
units	"hp"

name	"Cruising Range"
value	"500"
units	"km"

name	"Speed, Maximum Road"
value	"60"
units	"km/h"

name	"Speed, Average Cross"
value	"30"

name	"Speed Maximum Swim"
value	"5"
units	"km/h"

name	"Fording Depth"
value	"Amphibious"
units	"m"

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"Communications"

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"TBR-121"

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name	"VHF Transceiver"
value	"Yes"

name	"VHF Range"
value	"1 to 50"
units	"km"

name	"Proliferated"
value	"Widely"

name	"Digital Data"
value	"Yes, Full"

name	"Control"
value	"Self-Adaptive Control (Including Automatic Antenna Tuner)"

name	"Frequency Agile"
value	"Yes"

name	"Wireless Network Capabilities"
value	"Yes"

name	"Note:"
value	"Very similar in capabilities to the US SINCGARS ASIP"

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"Primary Weapon System on Most Variants"

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"System"

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name	"Name"
value	"7.62 mm PKT machine-gun (2,500 rounds) or 12.7mm NSV or Kord machine gun or 30mm autocannon (2A42 or 2A72)"

name	"Type"
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name	"Max Rate of Fire"
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name	"Sustain Rate of Fire"
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name	"Time the Max Rate of Fire can be Sustained"
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"Ammunition"

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name	"Type"
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name	"Caliber"
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name	"Muzzle Velocity"
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name	"Basic Load"
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name	"Effective Range"
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units	"km"

name	"Range Finder Type"
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name	"Armor Penetration"
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"Alternate Weapon System on Most Variants"

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"System"

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name	"Name"
value	"AGS-17D or AGS-30 grenade launcher"

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name	"Max Range"
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name	"Min Range"
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name	"Armor Penetration"
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"Anti-Tank Guided Missile (ATGM)"

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"System"

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"Ammunition"

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name	"Min Range"
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name	"Armor Penetration"
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"Fire Control"

properties

name	"Name"
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name	"Computerized FCS"
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name	"Thermal Sight Vehicle Commander"
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name	"Thermal Sight Gunner"
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name	"Main Gun Stabilization"
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name	"Range, Day Sight"
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name	"Range, Thermal Sight"
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units	"km"

name

"Protection"

properties

name	"Hull Armor"
value	"14"
units	"mm"

name	"Turret Armor"
value	"14"
units	"mm"

name	"Applique Armor"
value	""

name	"Explosive Reactive Armor"
value	""

name	"Active Protection System"
value	""

name	"Mine Clearing"
value	""

name	"Self-Entrenching Blade"
value	""

name	"NBC Protection"
value	""

name	"Smoke Equipment"
value	""

name	"IR Signature"
value	""

type

"WEG"

version

1