Endlessly Adaptable, the MT-LB has been the Soviet and Russian Army’s All Terrain Pack Horse and Squire for 50 Years

Au-Yeong Soong-Kong
15 min readMar 15, 2020

Exploring the Career of the MT-LB multipurpose artillery tractor and the MT-LBu command utility vehicle.

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Located 185 km (115 miles) south of Murmansk, Apatity (population 55200) does not usually stand out as a tourist destination for non-Russian travellers. Along with…

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Au-Yeong Soong-Kong

Dysfunctional middle aged man attempting to chronicle weapons and battle vehicles from the USA, Soviet Union and Russia.