Ukrainian private company developing a new infantry fighting vehicle on the basis of the MT-LB

2017-07-29

As reports the Ukrainian portal Pages Ukrainian Military, the Ukrainian private company "Court" is developing a new infantry fighting vehicle, - said the President of the Association of manufacturers of armament and military equipment of Ukraine Vadim Kodachigov, during a round table in Kiev.A new concept of infantry fighting vehicles (IFVs), which received the name of "TOUR" (bison), is developed on the basis of multi-purpose armored vehicle MT-LB. BMP "TOUR" - a light armored vehicle, which is a significant improvement of the armored machines of the series MT-LB. reads soobseniem will have a crew of three (commander, gunner, driver) and will carry eight people. The machine will provide protection during transit and mobility of infantry.

Armor combat vehicle provides protection against small arms and artillery shell fragments.The crew is placed in a compartment at the front of the vehicle, and the engine behind them. Landing is via a door at the back of the case.BMP "TUR" can also be equipped with a modern tower with a 30-mm automatic cannon and anti-tank missiles, which will provide an increased level of survivability. The tower is installed in the center of the body.

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The turret seems to be the same model as on the BTR-4

Armament
  
Gun : 30 mm
Coaxial machine gun : 7.62 mm
Automatic grenade launcher: AG-17 30 mm
Anti-tank missile : Barrier

MT-LB Multi-purpose armored vehicle

The MT-LB is not really an APC, but an amphibious multi-purpose tracked carrier which may be adapted to meet virtually any armored support vehicle requirement. Its design is simple and basic but it has proved to be highly adaptable.

   First seen in 1970, the MT-LB was originally employed as an artillery tractor but is now rarely encountered in this role. Instead the MT-LB can carry up to 11 troops in its main load-carrying compartment behind the two-man crew compartment. It may be armed with a 7.62-mm MG, positioned in a small commander turret. However, the MT-LB can function as a front line load carrier for anything from ammunition to fuel, or as a mobile platform for numerous weapon systems and even as the basis for a self-propelled 122-mm howitzer. One variant, the MT-LBV, has extra wide tracks for operations over snow and soft terrain.

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