BTR-60
The BTR-60 is the first vehicle in a series of Soviet eight-wheeled armoured personnel carriers (APCs). It was developed in the late 1950s as a replacement for the BTR-152 and was seen in public for the first time in 1961. BTR stands for bronetransportyor (Russian: бронетранспортёр, БТР, lit. 'armoured carrier').
| BTR-60 | |
|---|---|
A BTR-60PB | |
| Type | Wheeled amphibious armored personnel carrier |
| Place of origin | Soviet Union |
| Service history | |
| In service | 1959–present |
| Used by | See Operators |
| Wars | See List of conflicts |
| Production history | |
| Designer | V. A. Dedkov |
| Designed | 1955 |
| Manufacturer | Gorkovsky Avtomobilny Zavod (Soviet Union) Regia Autonomă Pentru Producția De Tehnică Militară (Romania, TAB-71) |
| Produced | 1960–1976 (Soviet Union) 1970-1990 (Romania) |
| No. built | ~25,000 (Soviet Union) 1,878 (Romania, TAB-71) |
| Variants | See Variants |
| Specifications (BTR-60PB) | |
| Mass | 10.3 t (11.4 short tons) |
| Length | 7.56 m |
| Width | 2.83 m (9 ft 3+1⁄2 in) |
| Height | 2.31 m (7 ft 7 in) |
| Crew | 3 + 14 passengers BTR-60P: 2+14 BTR-60PA: 2+12 BTR-60PB: 2+8 |
| Armor | Welded steel 5-9 mm at hull 7-10 mm at turret |
Main armament | 14.5 mm KPVT heavy machine gun (500 rounds) |
Secondary armament | 7.62 mm PKT coaxial machine gun (3,000 rounds) |
| Engine | 2×GAZ-40P 6-cylinder gasoline 67 kW (90 hp) each 134 kW (180 hp) (combined) |
| Power/weight | 13.7 kW/t (18.4 hp/t) |
| Suspension | wheeled 8×8 |
| Ground clearance | 475 mm (18+11⁄16 in) |
| Fuel capacity | 290 L (77 US gal) |
Operational range | 500 km (300 mi) |
| Maximum speed | 80 km/h (50 mph) on road 10 km/h (6 mph) in water |
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