The Ukrainian armed forces seized a Russian MT-LBVM armored personnel carrier, mounted a ZU-23-2 anti-aircraft gun on it, and sent it back to the front
Military analysts @UAWeapons published a video of an unusual MT-LBVM armored personnel carrier in the hands of the AFU.
#Ukraine: A MT-LBVM armored personnel carrier with a ZU-23-2 23mm autocannon in use with the Ukrainian army.
- ???????? Ukraine Weapons Tracker (@UAWeapons) August 30, 2022
Originally this vehicle was captured from the Russian army but was later refurbished and had a firepower upgrade in the form of a ZU-23-2. pic.twitter.com/IpTK0ZWRFm
The thing is that it was a trophy truck. The AFU upgraded it by installing a Soviet 23mm ZU-23-2 anti-aircraft gun. It consists of two twin air cannons, a machine gun and a ZAP-23 sight. This unit can fire up to 2,000 rounds per minute.
By the way, this is not the first self-made machine gun based on the MT-LB. Recently a video appeared on the web how Homemade SAU: The Ukrainian Armed Forces installed a 100-mm gun from the MT-12 Rapira howitzer on an MT-LB BMP (video).
Source: @UAWeapons
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