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BArmoured vehicles
At a glance
MT-LBlarger figure on 1 of 3
Praga V3Slarger figure on 2 of 3
Counts only measures both sources give with the same scope. A larger figure is not a better system.
Measured figures
Length
Single source6.45 m (21 ft 2 in)[source]
Length
Single sourceConfiguration
| Specification | MT-LB | Praga V3S |
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| Type | Amphibious armoured personnel carrier Multi-purpose armored vehicle[source] | — |
| Place of origin | Soviet Union[source] | — |
| In service | early 1970s – present[source] | — |
| Used by | See Operators[source] | — |
| Wars | Soviet–Afghan War Iran–Iraq War Gulf War Transnistrian War First Nagorno-Karabakh War War in Abkhazia (1992–1993) First Chechen War Second Chechen War Iraq War Russo-Georgian War Boko Haram insurgency Syrian civil war War in Iraq (2013–2017) Second Nagorno-Karabakh War Russo-Ukrainian War[source] | — |
| Designer | Central Auto and Tractor Directorate |
6.91 m (272 in)[source]
Mass
Single source11.9 tonnes (13.1 short tons; 11.7 long tons)[source]
+ 11 passengers
Single source2 (+ 11 passengers)[source]
Maximum; in the water
Single sourceMaximum; Off-road
Single sourceMaximum; road
Single source61 km/h (38 mph) (road) 30 km/h (19 mph) (off-road) 5 to 6 km/h (3.7 MPH) (in the water)[source]
Operational; road
Single source500 km (310 mi) (road)[source]
100 rpm SW 680 at 2,200 rpm
Single sourceYaMZ 238 , V-8 diesel SW 680 , I6 diesel (in Poland) YaMZ 238 at 2
Single sourceYaMZ 238 , V-8 diesel SW 680 , I6 diesel (in Poland) YaMZ 238: 240 hp at 2,100 rpm SW 680: 240 hp at 2,200 rpm[source]
Bars compare reported quantities only. A larger figure does not make a system better; configurations and test conditions differ.
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| Designed | 1950s[source] | — |
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| Manufacturer | Kharkov Tractor Plant[source] | Praga[source] |
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| No. built | Over 55,000, including the MT-LBu[source] | — |
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| Armor | 14 mm max.[source] | — |
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| Main armament | 12.7mm NSV / Kord heavy machine gun ; or 30mm AGS17D / AGS-30 Automatic grenade launcher , or 30mm 2A42 / 2A72 autocannon[source] | — |
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| Secondary armament | PKT (2,500 rounds)[source] | — |
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| Power/weight | 20 hp/tonne[source] | — |
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| Suspension | Torsion bar[source] | — |
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| Production | — | 1953–1964 (Praga) 1964–1988 (Avia) 1986–1990 (BAZ)[source] |
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| Layout | — | 6×6[source] |
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| Engine | — | 7.4L Tatra 912-1 I6 diesel[source] |
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| Transmission | — | 4-step[source] |
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| Curb weight | — | 5,470–8,650 kg (12,059–19,070 lb)[source] |
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| Country of origin | — | Czechoslovakia[source]Inventory Origin column; table 5, row 11, cell 3; revision 1375987027; retrieved 2026-09-30 |
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