MT-LBu
Sign in to saveThe MT-LBu is a Soviet multi-purpose fully amphibious armoured carrier which was developed under the factory index '''Ob'yekt 10''' in the late 1960s, based on the MT-LB. It has a more powerful engine, a 40 cm higher hull and a longer chassis with 7 road wheels on each side.
Key facts
- Weapon.is_vehicle
- yes
- Weapon.name
- MT-LBu
- Weapon.image
- Captured Iraqi MT-LBu 2.JPEG
- Weapon.image_size
- 300
- Weapon.caption
- An Iraqi MT-LBu captured by the Coalition Forces during Operation Desert Storm.
- Weapon.type
- Armored transporter
- Weapon.origin
- Soviet Union
- Weapon.length
- 7.21 m
- Weapon.width
- 2.85 m
- Weapon.height
- 1.905 m
- Weapon.manufacturer
- Kharkiv Tractor Plant
- Weapon.weight
- 15,550 kg
- Weapon.suspension
- Torsion bar
- Weapon.speed
- 61.5 km/h (road)30 km/h (off-road) 5 to 6 km/h (in the water)
- Weapon.vehicle_range
- 500 km (road range)
- Weapon.armour
- Welded aluminum
- Weapon.engine
- YaMZ-238N, V-8 diesel
- Weapon.crew
- 2 (+ 6 passengers)
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- Development
- Description
- SIGINT "Taran"
- Variants
- Former USSR (Russian Federation and Ukraine)
- Belarus
- Bulgaria
- Finland
- Hungary
- Poland
- Sweden
- Operators
- Current operators
- Former operators
- See also
- References
- External links
The MT-LBu is a Soviet multi-purpose fully amphibious armoured carrier which was developed under the factory index '''Ob'yekt 10 in the late 1960s, based on the MT-LB. It has a more powerful engine, a 40 cm higher hull and a longer chassis with 7 road wheels on each side.
==Development== In the 1970s the Soviet Central Auto and Tractor Directorate embarked on a development program to replace the AT-P series of artillery tractors that were based on the ASU-57, with a new generation of vehicles. The MT-L was developed to meet this requirement based on the PT-76 chassis. The MT-LB is the armoured variant of the vehicle.