MT-LB armoured artillery tractor and its derivatives | the Soviet mechanized mule

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  • @WeaponDetective
    @WeaponDetective  2 года назад +5

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  • @habahan4257
    @habahan4257 2 года назад +33

    Excellent video. I was also one of those who thought the MT-LB is the Soviet counterpart of the M113. I like your arguments. I now agree with you.

  • @castor3020
    @castor3020 2 года назад +77

    I think its not entirely
    correct to say MTLB is not the Eastern M113, especially since you showed us that is pretty much has ended up being that.
    M113 also is very modifiable and has been used for a variety of roles, including artillery tractor.
    In their use there is little difference, only the original role differs.
    I served in the Finnish army mounting these everyday and its mobility and the amount of stuff/personnel you can stuff into one is unparalleled.
    Our CV90 units always wondered how we could just cross bogs like it was nothing and the profile of the MTLB made it so it was very hard to target in a hilly forested country.
    Oh and also being cheap is a bonus, and maintenance is a peace of cake. Yeah I would not want to take fire while being in one but its not really meant to be under fire.
    Its a super good battle taxi, use it in APC role (Drive infantry to the combat area and wait)

    • @habahan4257
      @habahan4257 2 года назад +12

      I think WD's arguments are valid. M113 was designed as apc, but MT-LB not. Its story is much similar to Bv-206. Also, MT-LB is very crampy, which indicates that it was not designed for the infantry. It has no ramp for infantry. A tank can tow artillery, which does not make the counterpart of the MT-LB. Yes, I also accept that many countries use it as apc. But, also they use the Bv-206s. MT-LB2s story much similar to Bv-206.

    • @WeaponDetective
      @WeaponDetective  2 года назад +22

      Thanks for your comment. We try to offer a different perspective on our channel. We are always happy to encounter counter-arguments like yours.

    • @jaakko222
      @jaakko222 2 года назад +11

      @@habahan4257 a mtlb driver here. With some experience a mtlb is pretty easy to get out of and there really is no need for a ramp.

    • @tomppeli.
      @tomppeli. 2 года назад +8

      @@jaakko222 more like, how the hell you'd fit a ramp to a vehicle you can barely sit in straight :D

    • @jaakko222
      @jaakko222 2 года назад +10

      @@tomppeli. that's also true...

  • @tomppeli.
    @tomppeli. 2 года назад +29

    As a driver, I never had a clue how much black smoke the exhaust threw up
    Though, the pre-heater actually blacked out the sky to make it night at midday

  • @Bryan-cs9to
    @Bryan-cs9to 2 года назад +18

    I've always had a soft spot for this vehicle - they just look bad ass! Many thanks for the info I learned a lot.

    • @Truth-Istina
      @Truth-Istina 4 месяца назад

      This is a great vehicle, the fact that it's not pretty doesn't matter...

  • @nikke8058
    @nikke8058 2 года назад +86

    MT-LB it leaked every single fluid everywhere, as a driver you could have your feet soaked in a mix of fluids. When you started it up, it spat a mix of diesel, coolant and whatnot out. But it had a nice sound🙂

    • @juliane__
      @juliane__ 2 года назад +5

      Ahhh, maybe this stuff just likes to self ignite? Horrible prospect.

    • @tomppeli.
      @tomppeli. 2 года назад +18

      Yeah, we had a saying that "there are no 'no leaks' just no fluid"

    • @novusregnum
      @novusregnum Год назад

      @@tomppeli. you used this vehicle?

    • @Drownedinblood
      @Drownedinblood Год назад +4

      Sounds like bad maintenance, or your vehicle is literally one of the first ones built.

    • @Truth-Istina
      @Truth-Istina 4 месяца назад

      It's a bad reflection

  • @RundFyrkant
    @RundFyrkant 5 месяцев назад +5

    PBV 401 were used in Sweden for a short period of time while the CV90 was to be delivered. I was a machinegunner and got the benefit of being deployed in the open top hatch while the rest of the squad had to be inside. It was called the sardinecan and we all hated it in the freezing winter.😅

    • @Truth-Istina
      @Truth-Istina 4 месяца назад

      But that's why there is no terrain he can't overcome

    • @RundFyrkant
      @RundFyrkant 4 месяца назад

      @@Truth-Istina it actually kind of sucked in deep snow as it build up under the belly between the tracks. As a combatzone taxi in arctic deepsnow or muddy marshlands I'd rather go with the Hägglunds articulating tracked vehicles. Unbelievably good 😊

  • @jacobhill3302
    @jacobhill3302 2 года назад +10

    Always liked the looks and proportions of the MTLB, seems pretty handy and flexible

    • @Truth-Istina
      @Truth-Istina 4 месяца назад

      I can say firsthand that it is a very useful vehicle and has no analogues in the West

  • @bigboi7817
    @bigboi7817 2 года назад +75

    In the game SQUAD, its lovingly referred to as the "Shitbox"
    When this is your only bulletproof vehicle its better than nothing.

    • @RustyBear
      @RustyBear 9 месяцев назад +2

      Still quiet powerful. Especially the mea one 😂

    • @cosmoray9750
      @cosmoray9750 8 месяцев назад

      fizzled out in the face of actual g.......
      ruclips.net/video/EnawbrTFUrs/видео.html

  • @Migog5
    @Migog5 2 года назад +17

    It really is Infantry Fighting Vehicle because for MT-LB, it's whole existence is a fight

  • @dawnsparrow4477
    @dawnsparrow4477 2 года назад +9

    Too nice video about MT-LB armor vehicles of USSR...video labeled to all characteristics of this successful light armor and its historical backgrounds created ,upgraded also found in Sweden army ...its upgraded occurred in several countries for different tasks ...thanks ( weapon detective) channel for sharing this video

  • @patriotenfield3276
    @patriotenfield3276 2 года назад +9

    The MT-LB is the successor to various Half Tracks of both US army and Third Reich Heer ( M2/M3/M5 half tracks and SdkFZ 250/251) in terms of its purpose as a multi-purpose towing+ combat + troop carrier vehicle. Basically this is one of the true successors of WW2 era half tracks.

  • @WarWithIn
    @WarWithIn 2 года назад +8

    Thanks for another great video 😊

  • @WindHaze10
    @WindHaze10 2 года назад +13

    MTLB is a Loyd Motor Carriage of cold war era that has managed to survive to modern times.

  • @IronWarhorsesFun
    @IronWarhorsesFun Год назад +3

    simple and semingly endlessly adaptable as a weapon carrier.

  • @craigforrest6548
    @craigforrest6548 Год назад +3

    I rode in the one at the NTC in 88'. The troops in the back sat literally ON the fuel tanks.

    • @koenvangeleuken6544
      @koenvangeleuken6544 6 месяцев назад

      well in the original M113 half the squad sat with their backs against the fuel tank.....

  • @michaelvillada4116
    @michaelvillada4116 2 года назад +4

    excellent briefing 💂

  • @Mornomgir
    @Mornomgir 2 года назад +11

    The MT-LB, unlike the bmp-1,2 and 3, have excellent mobility in rough terrain. The engine is really, really powerful and it can negotiate very tricky terrain. Also unlike the bmps. It also due to the massve engine have a "sneak" feature. Large bore engines on low rpms are incredibly hard to pinpoint even when you hear them. Since its also low you can sneak it into places where other vehciles wont go and cover it up. We used this with RBS56 on it for several years here.

    • @novusregnum
      @novusregnum Год назад

      The bmps are not good on rough terrain?

    • @Mornomgir
      @Mornomgir Год назад +1

      @@novusregnum No. The Bmp-1 is damn near useless. The Bmp-2 isnt far off the 3 is passable i guess. But then again they werent really designed for it.

    • @Klovaneer
      @Klovaneer Год назад

      @@Mornomgir Are you even aware that BMP-1 and 2 have nearly identical chassis? They are faster but have higher ground pressure than MTLB so on the level.
      BMP-3 is an offroad monster with no AFV coming close.

    • @Mornomgir
      @Mornomgir Год назад +1

      @@Klovaneer yeah. I worked with all of them. The bmp3 is not an offroad monster. It is just not shit like the bmp1 and 2. None of them comes close to what the mtlb can do however.

  • @nikolatasev4948
    @nikolatasev4948 2 года назад +10

    My father built MTLBs back in the day.

  •  2 года назад +3

    Excellent video!

  • @luiszuniga2859
    @luiszuniga2859 Год назад +5

    -NATO: you can't put AMRAAM missiles on a MIG-29
    -MTLB: hold my vodka

  • @donteatfish1363
    @donteatfish1363 2 года назад +1

    MTLB is tracked toyota pickup. Because it's also has hundreds variations with weapons and other equipment

  • @sampovillanen_2003
    @sampovillanen_2003 2 года назад +5

    Very interesting video and couldn’t agree more with your analysis, coming from a current MT-LB/V driver in the Finnish army. 🇫🇮 Sometimes I wonder why we still use these old soviet shitboxes, but then again it does it's job when used for it's intended purpose.

  • @TheTimer81
    @TheTimer81 4 месяца назад

    Tnx ❤ for the good video.

  • @ИльяЧендемеров
    @ИльяЧендемеров Год назад +4

    У МТ-ЛБ есть один большой плюс - это его проходимость и низкий профиль, легкость и подвижность. Но обратная сторона легкости, подвижнсти и проходтмости - довольно слабое бронирование. Оно защищает только против легкого стрелкового оружия и осколков. Но все равно это идеально такси по бездорожью. Чтобы довезти боекомплнкт, вывезти раненых и. Т. Д

    • @dianapuskina3448
      @dianapuskina3448 Год назад

      т.е. 4 плюса и 1 минус. учись считать двоишник

    • @ИльяЧендемеров
      @ИльяЧендемеров Год назад

      @@dianapuskina3448 Один большой плюс - проходимость. И 3 бонуса так скажем. И да, насчёт "двоишник", учись писать без ошибок, двоечница.

  • @fightingfalcon1986
    @fightingfalcon1986 11 месяцев назад +1

    The most adequate term for the plates that cover the front windows in battle is armoured shutters, IMHO.

  • @farrazaulia2917
    @farrazaulia2917 Год назад +1

    Does anyone know what turret is used in 5:07 and 5:10?

  • @gusgone4527
    @gusgone4527 2 года назад +1

    No argument, this is a dependable workhorse in the right hands.

  • @fraseranderson217
    @fraseranderson217 9 месяцев назад

    Where do we put the fuel for max survivability of the crew? I know in the crew compartment!

  • @4evaavfc
    @4evaavfc 2 года назад +1

    It is a versatile and useful vehicle. It Ukraine, it is probably being used as an IFV, which it isn't really.

  • @donflamingo795
    @donflamingo795 Год назад +4

    MTLB is not just a shitbox, it's also a multipurpose shitpost machine. You can do ANY kind of modification to it. APC, IFV version, rocket launcher platform, , ATGM launcher platform, AA gun platform, naval gun platform, flamethrower platform, anything can be equipped to this thing.

    • @sergiovieira8272
      @sergiovieira8272 Год назад +1

      The fucking Abomination with the naval gun is something out of the realm on sanity... 😅😅😂😂

  • @VS-iw3xr
    @VS-iw3xr Год назад

    What diff with BTR 50 family?

  • @mikearmstrong8483
    @mikearmstrong8483 Год назад +1

    I generally despise little kids (of any age) referencing games when commenting on any military channel, because it shows that they lack the mental capacity to differentiate between fantasy and reality.
    With that said, I like the MTLB in the board games MBT and IDF because of it's great carrying capacity and versatility. That is NOT meant to be taken as a comment on its real capabilities or performance.

  • @thiscouldntblowmore
    @thiscouldntblowmore 2 года назад +8

    tbh, no afv or ifv has sufficient protection against any modern threats, be it rpg, atgm or tank cannon, doesnt matter if the btr-50 or the PUMA, their both pretty much as fucked if hit. Just very few Centurion, Merkava or T-55/72 based heavy APC's can tank any hits.

    • @nigelmyall3204
      @nigelmyall3204 Год назад

      I think the Bradley is an exception though.

    • @thiscouldntblowmore
      @thiscouldntblowmore Год назад

      @@nigelmyall3204 other than in ukraine, its never been faced with real current weapons on any scale. Even 1980's atgm's with simple HEAT warhead will do short work of it.. the thing has aluminium "armor"... other than the most heaviest APC's based on MBT's, IFV/APC's generally are designed only resist up to 23/30mm Russian and even then, only from FRONT.

  • @paul123ggggggggg
    @paul123ggggggggg 2 года назад +4

    i appreciate the fact you cover such a wide range of vehicles. not just the trending topics or the more "sexy" types.

  • @Vadym_95
    @Vadym_95 9 месяцев назад

    ZU-23-2 on a MT-LB - Classics))
    you forgot about MT-12 Rapira anti-tank gun mounted on it, as a fire support)

  • @rojanpaul6231
    @rojanpaul6231 2 года назад +8

    MT-LB
    Weapon detective :- legend
    Ukraine. :- scrap metal

  • @201sovereign
    @201sovereign 2 года назад +2

    It looks like a BTR had a baby with a BMP😂

  • @Manomed3
    @Manomed3 2 года назад

    Make a video about M113

    • @WeaponDetective
      @WeaponDetective  2 года назад +2

      Here is our M113 video
      ruclips.net/video/eBXF1FyuCqE/видео.html

    • @Manomed3
      @Manomed3 2 года назад

      @@WeaponDetective kral

  • @iainbaker6916
    @iainbaker6916 Год назад +1

    Your intro door needs some grease 😁

  • @Drownedinblood
    @Drownedinblood Год назад

    Low key such a kit bashable model kit.

  • @christiepoirot1050
    @christiepoirot1050 2 года назад

    Its still in use medivac in here 🇫🇮🇪🇺..

    • @herptek
      @herptek 7 месяцев назад

      And in various other roles.

  • @rattyratstuff7125
    @rattyratstuff7125 Год назад

    the west needs mini ap carriers. maybe 5 men and only a top mounted remote .50 or 20mm.

  • @deltatwoniner96
    @deltatwoniner96 2 года назад +3

    They are one of the most destroyed Russian vehicles in ukraine, next to the t72b3, they blow up quite nicely.

    • @lukejohnston4666
      @lukejohnston4666 Год назад +1

      In the meantime some ukrainian examples got MT12s mounted atop it.

    • @riobagaskara6382
      @riobagaskara6382 10 месяцев назад

      not btrs or bmps?

  • @montaserhamed5555
    @montaserhamed5555 2 года назад +1

    war taxes

  • @ihorkorotchenko9732
    @ihorkorotchenko9732 Год назад

    +

  • @elchicano187
    @elchicano187 9 месяцев назад

    Why are they still indispensable? Because that’s all the orcs have left

  • @apegues
    @apegues 2 года назад +1

    Makes a good decoy target… easy pickins

  • @romrx5385
    @romrx5385 2 года назад

    Kontra...m113

  • @tomasgogashvily5350
    @tomasgogashvily5350 2 года назад +1

    This vehicle is good for utility and logistic support, but a death trap if used for combat.

  • @sergiovieira8272
    @sergiovieira8272 Год назад

    Hello, I'm from the future, and let me tell you that, in regards to MTLBs, you ain't see nothing ter! 😂😂😂