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MT-LB Use In Syria
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Posted: Wednesday, March 23, 2016 - 06:56 PM UTC
I've had a good look around the WWW and can't seem to find any pics of the 'standard' MT-LB use in the Syrian conflict. I'm finding it hard to believe that such a common Warsaw Pact vehicle isn't used here. Any pics out there?
Jacques
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Posted: Wednesday, March 23, 2016 - 07:03 PM UTC
They are there. Many of them are being modified into gun carriers, ie putting gun systems on the roof. Also, many have been passed around to new owners, ie Iraqi to ISIS to Syria, back to ISIL, recaptured by Iraqi forces etc...and all permutations in between.
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Posted: Wednesday, March 23, 2016 - 07:10 PM UTC
This one is used by Syrian Kurds, so the vehicle is found there... maybe Henri-Pierre can find some good pics of some



They're a lot more evident in Iraq



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Posted: Wednesday, March 23, 2016 - 07:58 PM UTC

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I've had a good look around the WWW and can't seem to find any pics of the 'standard' MT-LB use in the Syrian conflict. I'm finding it hard to believe that such a common Warsaw Pact vehicle isn't used here. Any pics out there?


May I recomend to join the BMP, BMD, MT-LB group or the Syrian Civil War research group on Facebook. There are plenty of photos there.
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Posted: Thursday, March 24, 2016 - 06:54 PM UTC
A few more Kurdish ones :











These belong to the Western Kurdistan Army (YPG) :










H.P.
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Posted: Friday, March 25, 2016 - 01:53 AM UTC
Another YPG MT-LB :



H.P.
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Posted: Saturday, April 02, 2016 - 02:46 PM UTC
Try this site here, spioenkop.blogspot.com they have great info on everything you will want to know about Syrian military equipment,I am always there researching on future projects.
srmalloy
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Posted: Tuesday, April 05, 2016 - 07:20 PM UTC

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They're a lot more evident in Iraq




That one looks as if someone got out a spray gun and repainted the whole thing sand yellow without being particularly careful, and painted the tracks and road wheel rubber along with the rest of the vehicle as a field repaint.
panamadan
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Posted: Thursday, July 26, 2018 - 07:54 AM UTC
Can anyone recommend where I can find pics of the gun mounts and shields used on these MTLBs?
Thanks, Dan
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Posted: Thursday, July 26, 2018 - 08:04 AM UTC
I noticed some of the vehicles seem to have much wider tracks than the standard ones.
Frenchy
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Posted: Thursday, July 26, 2018 - 08:15 AM UTC

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I noticed some of the vehicles seem to have much wider tracks than the standard ones.


I guess these are fitted with low-pressure 565 mm (22 inch) tracks, originally used on the MT-LBV "Arctic" variant.

Here's a Finnish Army MT-LBV fitted with the same tracks :



Here's another view of a Kurdish MT-LB fitted with a "scratchbuilt" turret and add-on hull "armor" :



Another one :



Kurdish Peshmerga MT-LB with ZPU-1 :



H.P.

panamadan
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Posted: Thursday, July 26, 2018 - 01:13 PM UTC
That’s an Iraqi version.
They have a version of this track at Camp dodge , IA on their MTLB.
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Posted: Saturday, August 25, 2018 - 10:59 PM UTC
i'd really like to see more pictures of this being used in the Syrian civil war but i too am having a hard time finding pictures of it so the more people that post the better please!
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