Soldiers of the 67th Brigade of the Armed Forces of Ukraine demonstrate combat operation of MT-LB with D-44 gun (video)
The 1946 gun has a caliber of 85 mm and a range of up to 15.8 km. Its rate of fire is 20 rounds per minute.
The Ukrainian military installed a D-44 cannon on the MT-LB tractor. A video of the improvised artillery’s combat operation was posted by a fighter on TikTok.
The Ukrainian army continues to experiment with installing different guns on the Soviet MT-LB tractor. The 67th Separate Mechanized Brigade installed an 85-mm D-44 cannon on the vehicle. The published video shows the truck first driving to a combat position and then hitting the occupiers. In order for the cannon to fire effectively, holes were made in its roof to allow the shells to fall freely to the ground.
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The D-44 is a Soviet artillery gun that was created in 1946. Over 10,000 units were produced in the USSR during the production period. The maximum range of the gun is 15.8 km with a rate of fire of 20 rounds per minute. The Ukrainian army uses it in conjunction with various types of ammunition. In particular, Polish UO-365-KW ammunition was spotted last summer.
On July 24, the media reported that Ukraine had begun manufacturing new MT-LB-based infantry fighting vehicles with BTR-4 combat modules.
On July 14, the media reported that the Russian Federation had installed a 100-mm anti-tank gun “Rapier” on the MT-LB.
