MT-LBu
| MT-LBu | |
|---|---|
MT-LBu in a Russian museum (2008) |
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| General properties | |
| crew | 1 |
| length | 7210 mm |
| width | 2850 mm |
| height | 2035 mm |
| Dimensions | 11.5 tons + max. 4 t payload |
| Armor and armament | |
| Armor | 3-10 mm |
| Main armament | 1 × 7.62 mm PKT - MG (not scaffolded in all variants) |
| agility | |
| drive | V8 diesel engine JaMS-238 N 300 HP |
| suspension | Torsion bar suspension |
| Top speed | 61.5 km / h (road), 26 to 32 km / h (terrain), 4 to 5 km / h (in water) |
| Power / weight | |
| Range | 500 km (road) |
MT-LBu is an all -terrain, lightly armored, buoyant caterpillar vehicle developed in the Soviet Union . MT-LBu stands for многоцелевой транспортёр легкобронированный универсальный (lightly armored universal transporter). The MT-LBu was developed on the basis of the MT-LB armored transport . The vehicle is used as a transport tank, but more often as a carrier for special vehicles in various armed forces. Demilitarized vehicles are used in less developed regions of the successor states of the Soviet Union as transport vehicles or as mobile workshops or mobile laboratories.
development
From the beginning of the 1970s, the MT-LB armored transport vehicle replaced the AT-P series artillery tractors in the Soviet Army . For this vehicle, existing assemblies from tank and truck production were largely used. This reduced the development time and simplified production. Various special vehicles were created on the basis of the MT-LB, but more payload and interior volume were required for certain applications. The MT-LBu, which was also produced in series from the early 1970s, closed this gap. The tub of the MT-LBu was 40 cm higher and significantly longer. The drive and motorization were adapted to the increased mass and dimensions. The JaMS-238 N (ЯМЗ-238Н) was used as the engine. This V8 diesel engine, derived from the JaMS-238 used in the MT-LB, developed 300 hp (221 kW). The roller drive of the MT-LBu has 7 instead of 6 rollers on each side. The MT-LBu was produced in the mechanical engineering plant in Kharkov , later licensed production in Poland and Bulgaria followed.
construction
The tub of the MT-LBu is welded from armor steel with a thickness of three to ten millimeters. The armor protects the crew against rifle ammunition and shrapnel. The tub is divided into several compartments separated from one another by partitions. The driver and the commander find their place in the bow of the vehicle. Both can observe the area in front of them through large viewing windows, which can be closed with armored plates if necessary, then observation takes place via an angle mirror . Immediately afterwards follows the engine compartment, followed by the combat compartment with a volume of 13 m³. Access to the vehicle is through a large hatch in the rear wall of the fighting compartment and for the driver and commander through two hatches on the tub. In contrast to this, demilitarized vehicles usually have two doors in the front part of the vehicle. The top of the tub has a large, circular cutout in which, in some versions, a tower for accommodating observation equipment or an antenna system is mounted, otherwise the opening is covered by a plate.
The longitudinally installed eight-cylinder diesel engine JaMZ-238N develops 300 hp (221 kW) at 2100 rpm. The gearbox in the front of the vehicle is driven via the main clutch and a short cardan shaft . The drive wheels at the front are driven via the steering clutches flanged on the side with brakes, the transfer case and the side gears. The power transmission scheme basically follows the one already used in the BTR-50 , but the drive wheels are at the rear and is identical to that of the MT-LB. In the water, the MT-LBu is driven by the crawler tracks. The vehicle is steered using steering levers that disengage or engage the steering clutches. The steering clutch is a multi-disc dry clutch without clutch linings, the main clutch is a two-disc dry clutch with brake linings. The brakes are designed as composite band brakes. The gear is a so-called "gear with double power supply". This means that if a steering lever is pulled, the vehicle will turn on the spot with no gear engaged. The chain runs backwards on the side of the pulled steering lever, the other forwards. The turn takes place in the direction of the pulled steering lever.
The MT-LBu has a torsion bar sprung roller drive with seven rollers on each side. The drive wheel is at the front, the idler at the rear. The chain tensioning device is located on the idler axle. The first and last rollers on each side are dampened by a hydraulic shock absorber. The chain is an articulated chain with two guide teeth between which the one-piece rollers run.
variants
The MT-LBu is the carrier vehicle for numerous special bodies. Depending on the variant, dimensions and weights can differ significantly from the original vehicle.
Soviet Union or Russia
- MT-LBu-N (МТ-ЛБу-Н) - transport vehicle with flatbed and closed box body, payload 4000 kg
- MT-LBu-M (МТ-ЛБу-М) - Further development of the MT-LBu for primarily civil use with a higher tub, enlarged windshields, headlights, modified lighting systems and modified interior fittings
- 1B32 (1Б32) - sound measurement complex
- 1L219 Soopark-1 (1Л219 Зоопарк-1) - artillery observation radar
- 1L219M Soopark-1M (1Л219M Зоопарк-1M) - improved version, presented in 2002.
- 1L245 (1Л245) - complex for radio-electronic counteraction
- 1RL239 Rys (1РЛ239 Рысь ) - artillery reconnaissance radar
- 1RL243 (1РЛ243) - station for telecommunications and electronic reconnaissance
- 9S80 Owod-M-SW (9С80 Овод-М-СВ ) - air defense reconnaissance radar
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1W12 Maschina-S (1В12 Машина-C ) - guide the complex Sfl Artillery - department , comprising:
- Vehicle of the commander of division 1W15
- Vehicle of the Chief of Staff of Division 1W16
- Vehicle for battery bosses 1W14
- Vehicle for battery officers 1W13
- 9W514 Beta-S (9В514 «Бета-3») - field command complex for computer-aided operations management
- 9T451 (9Т451) - Transport and loading vehicle of the projectile launcher 9P139 Grade-1 ( Град-1 )
- KDChR-1N Dal (КДХР-1Н «Даль») - chemical reconnaissance vehicle
- LKM-3 (ЛКМ-3) - vehicle for laying telecommunication cables
- MP21 to MP25 (МП21 to МП25) - field command complex for computer-aided operations management of the maneuver system (Манёвр)
- 9S737 Ranschir (9С737 Ранжир ) - battery- powered air defense vehicle
- MP95 Beta-4 (МП95 Бета-4 ) - field command complex for computer-aided operations management
- MZS-83 Mnogosloschnost (МЗС-83 Многосложность ) - loudspeaker vehicle
- PPRI-5 (ППРИ-5) - command information system
- R-149BMg (Р-149БМРг) - command vehicle
- R-161B (Р-161Б) - shortwave radio station
- R-161M (Р-161M) - shortwave radio station
- R-330B (Р-330Б) - automated VHF jamming station of the complex for radio-electronic counteraction R-330 Mandate (Р-330 Мандат )
- R-330KB (Р-330KБ) - command point of the complex for radio-electronic counteraction R-330 mandate (Р-330 Мандат )
- R-330P Piramida (Р-330П Пирамида ) - jamming station of the complex for radio-electronic counteraction R-330 Mandate (Р-330 Мандат )
- R-378B (Р-378Б) - automated jamming station of the complex for radio-electronic counteraction R-330 Mandate (Р-330 Мандат )
- R-381Т Taran (Р-381Т Taran ) - radio-electronic reconnaissance complex
- R-412B Peat (Р-412Б Торф ) - tropospheric radio station
- R-412B Legenda-2BG (Р-439БГ «Легенда-2БГ») - radio station for satellite connections
- R-934B (Р-934Б) - automated jamming station for VHF aircraft radio links
- TGM (ТГМ) - transport vehicle
1L219M Soopark-1M
1RL239 Rys based on the MT-LBu
9S80 Owod-M-SW
1D13 of the leadership complex 1W12
1D15 of the leadership complex 1W12
R330P
Ukraine
- I-52 (И-52) - mine laying vehicle
Poland
- ZWDSz 1 - field command complex for computer-aided operations management of the Irys system , based on the Soviet development MP21 to 25, commissioned in 2002
Bulgaria
- KSchM 9S743 (КШМ 9С743) - command vehicle
- MTP-1 (МТП-1) - Pionierpanzer
- KSchTMS (КШТМС) - command vehicle
- KSchM-R-55 (КШМ-Р-55) - command vehicle
Sweden
- Pbv 4020 - Swedish version of the complex 1W12
- Stripbv 4021 - command vehicle
- Stripbv 4024 - medical tank
Finland
- MT-LBu-TP - Finnish version of the 1W13
- MT-LBu-P - Finnish version of the 1W14 or 1W15
- MT-LBu-PS - Finnish version of the 1W16
Belarus
- TMPK Mul (ТМПК Мул ) - supply vehicle
- TZM122 (ТЗМ122) - ammunition transporter for self-propelled gun 2S1
- SM-120 (СМ-120) - grenade launcher on self-propelled gun, the 1B12 grenade launcher of the 2S12 (2С12 Сани ) system is scaffolded , combat loading 48 rounds
- PPMT (ППМТ) - ambulance vehicle
commitment
The MT-LBu was delivered to states that also used the corresponding Soviet weapons and command systems. He was or is in the armed forces of Armenia , Belarus , Bulgaria , Hungary , Venezuela , Georgia , Iraq , Kazakhstan , Libya , Poland , Russia , Serbia , Ukraine , Finland , Czechoslovakia and Sweden . Vehicles that are no longer needed and demilitarized are used in Russia in regions with special climatic conditions or poorly developed infrastructure.
The National People's Army only used the MT-LBu as a carrier for special vehicles. The disruption station R 330P and the command posts 1W13, 1W14, 1W15 and 1W16 of the command complex 1W12 Maschina were used . The latter vehicles were used in the artillery departments equipped with the Sfl 2S1 or 2S3 . Since the Bundeswehr did not take over the corresponding weapon systems, further use of the command complex 1W12 was also ruled out. The use of the carrier vehicles was also rejected because they did not meet German safety requirements.
The introduction of the field command complex for computer-aided operations management of the maneuver system (Манёвр) began in 1985, but could not be completed until the NVA was dissolved. A complex in the 7th Panzer Division was used . The complex initially consisted of 24, from 1988 of 26 vehicles, 18 of which were of the MT-LBu type. The planned introduction of three further complexes into the 11th motorized rifle division , the Friedrich Engels military academy and the 4th motorized rifle division could no longer be realized by 1990. In the NVA, the complex was also known as AFFS (Automated Field Management System). The Russian abbreviation for it was PASUV , which stands for Polevaja Avtomatishirovanaja Sistema Upravlenija Vojsk (field-based automated system for commanding troops).
Finland took over armored howitzers 2S1 and the associated command vehicles of the complex 1W12 from the stocks of the Bundeswehr, which were converted according to Finnish requirements. In addition to more than 1000 MT-LBs, the Swedish Army also took over several MT-LBu's and converted 25 of these vehicles into ambulance vehicles.
Individual evidence
- ↑ additional crew depending on the version
- ↑ all information basic vehicle without additional attachments and superstructures
- ↑ see drawing
- ↑ see drawing
- ↑ see Automated Field Management System of the Land Forces PASUV
- ↑ see МТЛБу (ТГМ-4) ( Memento of the original from October 1, 2011 in the Internet Archive ) Info: The archive link was inserted automatically and has not yet been checked. Please check the original and archive link according to the instructions and then remove this notice. (Russian)
- ↑ see Mule Forward Area Supply Carrier (FASC) (English)
- ^ Takeover by the 7th Panzer Division on December 19, 1985 by the MfNV of the GDR and the commander of the 7th PD (NVA) - Source: http://www.msr-7.de , accessed on November 15, 2018
- ↑ Automated field management system of the land forces "PASUV" on www.militaertechnik-der-nva.de
- ↑ see Stefan Marx: Absteuern! - Where did you go? in Tankograd military vehicle , edition 1/2002
- ↑ Clemens Niesner: Operation Vareld in Tankograd military vehicle , issue 4/2003
Web links
- ROSOBORONE EXPORT. Catalogs of PRODUCTS (English)
literature
- Lutz-Reiner Gau, Jürgen Plate, Jörg Siebert: German military vehicles - Bundeswehr and NVA. Motorbuch Verlag, ISBN 3-613-02152-8 .
- K 051/3/001 Types of tank technology, edition 1985.