The MT-LB (Russian: Многоцелевой Тягач Легкий Бронированный, romanized: Mnogotselevoy tyagach legky bronirovanny, literally "multi-purpose towing vehicle light armored") is a Soviet multi-purpose, fully amphibious, tracked armored fighting vehicle in use since the 1970s.

Mar 12, 2024 · With a weight of approximately 11.9 tons, the MT-LB has a payload capacity of 2.5 tons and can carry up to 11 personnel. Its armor provides protection against small arms fire and artillery shell splinters, making it a reliable choice for various military applications.

Sep 5, 2023 · But now we’ve seen a video of an MT-LB-2M-3 actually firing its over-under 25-millimeter cannons—and it’s apparent the Frankenstein’s monster of a combat vehicle is even less than the sum...

Jul 21, 2024 · On the chassis of the lightly armored transporter MT-LB, developed in 1964, a 25-mm double-barreled automatic naval anti-aircraft gun 2M-3 was installed. As Defense Express informed, Russia has...

The MT-LB is an amphibious armored tracked vehicle with a low-silhouette, box- like hull made of welded steel plates and a small turret on the right front, mounting a single 7.62-mm machine gun.

Jun 24, 2023 · In March 2023, a number of photographs and videos emerged of Russian MT-LBs which had been fitted with a large turret complex over the rear portion of the vehicle. The turrets are naval 2M-3s which mount a pair of 25mm 110-PM autocannons. The first images surfaced at the beginning of March.

Sep 2, 2023 · It has a 2M-3 25-millimeter naval twin-gun turret ordinarily used on Soviet warships for close defense protruding from its rear hull, and its two M110 autocannons are (unusually) arrayed...

Mar 7, 2023 · しかし、その対空砲も枯渇しているのか、ロシア軍は今回、なんとMT-LBに艦載兵器である25mm 2M-3艦載機関砲を搭載したのだ。 25mm 2M-3は海軍の小型戦闘艇、潜水艦に搭載するために第二次世界大戦直後の1945年に開発された二連装艦載機関砲だ。 強力な25x218mm弾を使用、発射速度は毎分270～300発。 25mm弾の射程は最大2.5 kmで、高度は1.7 kmに達する。 生産自体は1980年代に終了。 既に兵器としては廃止さているようだが、兵器 …

Aug 22, 2022 · On 3 September, the first video of one of Russia’s MT-LBs fitted with a 2M-3 twin 25mm naval gun turret was shared online. The turret appears to be extremely unstable, shaking violently, its hard to imagine this weapon system being useful for anything beyond suppression. A Russian MT-LB mounted with a 2M-3 turret (via IZ)

Oct 21, 2022 · The MT-LB features a low level of protection, sufficient only for stopping 7.62mm ball rounds and light artillery fragments.