Armored troop-carrier prime-mover "МТ-ЛБ" was produced at tractor plant in Kharkov and was designed for transportation of ammunition and medium field artillery.
Its carrying capacity reached 2 tons, by the towing of Trailers - up to 6,5 tons.
Additional equipment for navigation is installed for overcoming of water barriers. It was adopted in 1964.
Aggregates for power transmission, control section and "ТКБ-01-1" outfit are located in the special section within the central part of the frame.
The other part of the frame is used for allocation of people and load.
4 fuel tanks are located in the load platform section. The frame is made of steel; it`s whole welded, water-resistant, has water displacement that makes it possible for armored troop-carrier prime mover to keep afloat with the nominal carrying capacity.
Running gear consists of caterpillar propelling agent and hanger bracket Caterpillar propelling agent consist of 2 caterpillars, 2 driving sprockets, 2 guide wheels and 12 bearing rollers.
Caterpillars are made of metal; they have small links, each of them consist of 108 tracks. The hanger bracketindependent and torsion.
Turret "ТКБ-01-1" device for Kalashnikov tank machine-gun is designed for increasing of fire opportunities.