Air Defense

MT-LB with AZP S-60 anti-aircraft gun

Also known as
  • MT-LB S-60
  • MT-LB AZP S-60
  • MT-LB with S-60
  • MT-LB with 57 mm AZP S-60
  • MT-LB with 57mm S-60 AA gun
  • MT-LB mounted S-60

The MT-LB with AZP S-60 anti-aircraft gun is an improvised tracked fire-support and air-defense conversion that combines the Soviet MT-LB armored carrier with the 57 mm AZP-57 gun of the S-60 system. Public evidence ties the configuration to Armenian and Artsakh losses in the 2020 Nagorno-Karabakh war and to Russian field adaptations during the full-scale 2014 Russia-Ukraine War.

MT-LB with AZP S-60 anti-aircraft gun, Improvised tracked self-propelled anti-aircraft gun, Air Defense
Image source: File:AZP S-60 Mounted On MT-LB In Baku

Role in Conflicts

Conversion Pattern

The MT-LB/S-60 conversion uses a light armored tractor as a gun carrier for a much larger towed anti-aircraft weapon. The available public record shows an exposed field installation rather than a purpose-built turreted air-defense vehicle.

Firepower

The AZP-57 gun gives the vehicle a 57 mm automatic cannon with a much heavier projectile than 20 mm or 23 mm MT-LB gun conversions.

Sources: 57 mm AZP S-60; Oryx Nagorno-Karabakh Loss List.

Mobility tradeoff

The MT-LB chassis adds tracked mobility to a gun normally carried on a four-wheel towed carriage, but public images show limited crew protection around the mounted weapon.

Sources: MT-LB Armoured Personnel Carrier; File:AZP S-60 Mounted On MT-LB In Baku.

Documented users

The strongest direct evidence identifies Armenian and Artsakh examples in 2020 and Russian examples during the full-scale invasion of Ukraine.

Sources: Oryx Nagorno-Karabakh Loss List; Defense Express MT-LB S-60; Oryx Russian Undestroyed Equipment Tracker.

Profile / Specs

Profile

Origin
Soviet Union components; Armenian and Russian field conversions documented
Type
Improvised tracked self-propelled anti-aircraft gun
Service note
Cold War components adapted for 2020s conflict use
Designer
Soviet MT-LB and AZP-57 design teams; local field conversion designers not publicly identified
Designed
MT-LB early 1960s; AZP-57 mid-1940s; combined field conversions documented by 2020
Produced
Field conversion of existing MT-LB chassis and AZP S-60 gun stocks

Specifications

Armament
One 57 mm AZP S-60 / AZP-57 automatic anti-aircraft gun mounted on an MT-LB tracked chassis
Base chassis
MT-LB multipurpose tracked armored carrier
Gun caliber
57 mm
Gun rate of fire
105-120 rounds per minute cyclic; 70 rounds per minute practical in Ukrainian reference data
Gun effective envelope
About 6 km range and 5 km altitude for the S-60 gun in Ukrainian reference data
Base vehicle mobility
MT-LB road speed about 62 km/h and about 500 km range before conversion-specific weight and balance changes
Protection
Light welded-steel MT-LB hull protection; mounted gun crew protection appears limited on photographed field conversions
Variants

This entry tracks the MT-LB/S-60 conversion as a field-built carrier for the 57 mm gun rather than a standardized factory vehicle.

VariantConfigurationDesignation notes
Armenian/Artsakh MT-LB with AZP S-602020 Nagorno-Karabakh field conversion

Oryx lists eight Armenian MT-LB with AZP S-60 AA gun losses in the 2020 war, split between destroyed and captured vehicles.

Sources: Oryx Nagorno-Karabakh Loss List

Russian MT-LB with AZP S-60Full-scale invasion field conversion

Defense Express reported Russian installation of an S-60 gun on an MT-LB in May 2023, and Oryx's Russian equipment tracker later marked a destroyed example.

Sources: Defense Express MT-LB S-60, Oryx Russian Undestroyed Equipment Tracker

Base Chassis And Gun

The conversion depends on two Soviet-origin systems that already have catalog pages: the MT-LB carrier chassis and the S-60 57 mm gun system.

Compatible itemItem typeCompatibility evidence
MT-LB, Amphibious tracked armored personnel carrier and artillery tractor, Armored VehiclesMT-LBTracked carrier chassis

The MT-LB provides the lightly armored tracked chassis used for the Armenian/Artsakh and Russian S-60 field conversions.

Sources: MT-LB Armoured Personnel Carrier, Oryx Nagorno-Karabakh Loss List, Defense Express MT-LB S-60

S-60, Towed 57 mm anti-aircraft gun, Air DefenseS-6057 mm anti-aircraft gun

The mounted weapon is the AZP-57 gun of the S-60 system, a Soviet 57 mm anti-aircraft gun adopted in 1950 and later adapted to vehicle mounts.

Sources: 57 mm AZP S-60, File:AZP S-60 Mounted On MT-LB In Baku

Related MT-LB Gun Conversions

The MT-LB/S-60 sits beside other cataloged MT-LB air-defense conversions that used available anti-aircraft guns on the same carrier family.

Compatible itemItem typeCompatibility evidence
MT-LB with Zastava M55 anti-aircraft gun, Tracked self-propelled anti-aircraft gun conversion, Air DefenseMT-LB with Zastava M55 anti-aircraft gunTracked anti-aircraft gun conversion

Armenian and Artsakh forces also fielded MT-LB vehicles with Zastava M55 guns in the 2020 war, a larger documented group than the S-60 conversion.

Sources: Oryx Nagorno-Karabakh Loss List, Oryx Armenian Armor Conversions

MT-LB with ZU-23 anti-aircraft gun, Improvised tracked self-propelled anti-aircraft gun, Air DefenseMT-LB with ZU-23 anti-aircraft gunTracked anti-aircraft gun conversion

The same Oryx 2020 loss list separates MT-LB/ZU-23 vehicles from MT-LB/AZP S-60 vehicles, making the S-60 conversion a distinct related entry.

Sources: Oryx Nagorno-Karabakh Loss List

Timeline

MT-LB with AZP S-60 anti-aircraft gun Key Events

  1. AZP-57 gun enters Soviet service

    The 57 mm AZP-57 gun of the S-60 system was adopted by the Soviet Army and entered serial production at Plant No. 4 named after Voroshilov in Krasnoyarsk.

    Sources: 57 mm AZP S-60

  2. Armenian and Artsakh vehicles documented

    Open-source loss records identified MT-LB chassis fitted with AZP S-60 guns among Armenian and Artsakh equipment destroyed or captured during the 2020 Nagorno-Karabakh war.

    Sources: Oryx Nagorno-Karabakh Loss List

  3. Russian MT-LB/S-60 installation reported

    Defense Express reported that Russian forces had installed an S-60 anti-aircraft gun on an MT-LB vehicle during the full-scale invasion of Ukraine.

    Sources: Defense Express MT-LB S-60

  4. Russian example listed as destroyed

    Oryx's tracker of Russian equipment not yet destroyed in Ukraine listed the MT-LB with 57 mm AZP S-60 AA gun and marked the first example destroyed in May 2023.

    Sources: Oryx Russian Undestroyed Equipment Tracker

  5. Captured example photographed in Baku

    A Wikimedia Commons file page documents an Armenian AZP S-60 mounted on an MT-LB at the Military Trophy Park in Baku.

    Sources: File:AZP S-60 Mounted On MT-LB In Baku

Media

MT-LB with AZP S-60 anti-aircraft gun Images

MT-LB with AZP S-60 anti-aircraft gun, Improvised tracked self-propelled anti-aircraft gun, Air Defense - view 1
Source: Soviet MT-LB.JPEG
MT-LB with AZP S-60 anti-aircraft gun, Improvised tracked self-propelled anti-aircraft gun, Air Defense - view 2
Source: File:AZP 57MM 2005 G1.jpg
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Sources

Oryx Nagorno-Karabakh Loss ListPublisher: Oryx | Note: Supports 2020 Nagorno-Karabakh Conflict direct use by listing Armenian MT-LB with AZP S-60 AA gun vehicles destroyed or captured during the 2020 war. | Accessed: 2026-07-02Oryx Armenian Armor ConversionsPublisher: Oryx | Note: Supports 2020 Nagorno-Karabakh Conflict direct use by describing Armenian MT-LB anti-aircraft-gun conversions used in the 2020 war, including rarer 57 mm AZP S-60 fits and wider losses of MT-LB-based AA-gun carriers. | Accessed: 2026-07-02Defense Express MT-LB S-60Publisher: Defense Express | Note: Supports 2014 Russia-Ukraine War direct use by reporting Russian installation of an S-60 anti-aircraft gun on an MT-LB during the full-scale invasion of Ukraine. | Accessed: 2026-07-02Oryx Russian Undestroyed Equipment TrackerPublisher: Oryx | Note: Supports 2014 Russia-Ukraine War direct use by listing a Russian MT-LB with 57 mm AZP S-60 AA gun and marking the first destroyed example in May 2023. | Accessed: 2026-07-02File:AZP S-60 Mounted On MT-LB In BakuPublisher: Wikimedia Commons | Note: Supports 2020 Nagorno-Karabakh Conflict direct use and image provenance by identifying an Armenian AZP S-60 mounted on an MT-LB, captured in the 2020 war and displayed at the Military Trophy Park in Baku; file page lists CC BY-SA 4.0 licensing. | Accessed: 2026-07-0257 mm AZP S-60Publisher: National Defence University of Ukraine | Note: Supports S-60 design, adoption, manufacturer, caliber, rate of fire, range, crew, and other technical specifications for the AZP-57 gun. | Accessed: 2026-07-02MT-LB Armoured Personnel CarrierPublisher: Army Recognition | Note: Supports MT-LB chassis layout, mobility, protection, payload/towing context, and general vehicle specifications used for the base vehicle in this conversion. | Accessed: 2026-07-02Soviet MT-LB.JPEGPublisher: Wikimedia Commons | Note: Gallery image provenance for the base MT-LB chassis; file page identifies a public-domain U.S. military image. | Accessed: 2026-07-02File:AZP 57MM 2005 G1.jpgPublisher: Wikimedia Commons | Note: Gallery image provenance for a standalone 57 mm AZP S-60 gun photographed at the Ukrainian Air Force Museum; file page lists open licensing. | Accessed: 2026-07-02