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=== Ukraine === * '''MT-LBMSh''' β announced in 2017, and built for Myanmar by the [[Kharkiv Tractor Plant]]. Equipped with a KBA-105 "Shkval" combat module with a 30 mm autocannon, [[PK machine gun|KT-7,62 machine gun]], KBA-117 30 mm grenade launcher, six smoke grenade launchers 902B Tucha, and Barrier ATGM system. The vehicle also has reinforced armor and a new YaMZ-238B engine with 330 horsepower.<ref>{{Cite web |last= |date=2023-10-31 |title=Myanmar rebels seize Ukrainian-made MT-LBMSH infantry fighting vehicle |url=https://www.armyrecognition.com/news/army-news/2023/myanmar-rebels-seize-ukrainian-made-mt-lbmsh-infantry-fighting-vehicle |access-date=2024-07-17 |website=www.armyrecognition.com |language=en-gb}}</ref> [[File:UA MT-LB with MT-12.jpg|thumb|MT-LB-12]] * '''MT-LB-12''' β A 2022 modification in which an [[MT-12|MT-12 Rapira 100 mm anti-tank gun]] was mounted on top of the vehicle with an open-topped superstructure for cover. Seen in use with the [[Kraken Regiment]], the 59th Mechanized Brigade, and [[Territorial Defence Forces (Ukraine)|Territorial Defence Forces]]. In late September 2022, the Ukrainian gas company [[Ukrtransgaz]] presented a version with range increased by {{cvt|2-3|km}} and improved protection.<ref>{{cite news |title=Gas Company Remade a Captured MT-LB Armored Vehicle Into a Handmade Howitzer |url=https://en.defence-ua.com/weapon_and_tech/gas_company_remade_a_captured_mt_lb_armored_vehicle_into_a_handmade_howitzer-4357.html |access-date=4 February 2025 |work=Defense Express |date=28 September 2022 |language=en}}</ref> During the [[Russian invasion of Ukraine]], Ukraine also deployed improvised chop-jobs combining the hulls of the MT-LB with the [[85 mm divisional gun D-44]].<ref>{{cite news|author=[[David Axe]] |url=https://www.forbes.com/sites/davidaxe/2022/10/27/ukraine-is-collecting-a-lot-of-russias-old-t-62-tanks/ |date=October 27, 2022 |title=Ukraine Is Collecting A Lot Of Russia's Old T-62 Tanks |newspaper=[[Forbes]]}}</ref> * '''BMP-1LB''' β Infantry fighting vehicle equipped with [[slat armor]], and a BM-7 Parus remote-controlled weapon station featuring a 30 mm autocannon, twin machine guns, and an automatic grenade launcher. Early models suffered from slow speed and weak engines.<ref>{{cite news |title=92nd Brigade armed with MT-LBu-based combat vehicles |url=https://mil.in.ua/en/news/92nd-brigade-armed-with-mt-lbu-based-combat-vehicles/ |access-date=4 February 2025 |work=Militarnyi |date=4 February 2025}}</ref>
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