BTR-60 Armored Fighting Vehicle

BTR-60 Armored Fighting Vehicle

Manufacturer:

State Automotive Factories at Gorki and Ulyanovsk

Role:

Armored Personnel Carrier

Year Adopted:

1960

Produced:

1960-1976

Major Variants:

BTR-60P	- Initial production version
BTR-60PA	- Overhead & NBC protection added
BTR-60PB	- First turreted version
BTR-60PU	- Command Vehicle
BTR-60PB	- Forward Air Control variant

Weight:
(BTR-60P and BTR-60PA):
(BTR-60PB):

9.8 tons
10.3 tons

Operational Status:

Used By: Afghanistan, Algeria, Angola, Belarus, Botswana, Bulgaria, Cambodia, China, Chad, Congo, Cuba, Djibouti, Egypt, Ethiopia, Finland, East Germany, Guinea, Guinea-Bissau, India, Iran, Iraq, Israel, North Korea, Libya, Mali, Mongolia, Mozambique, Nicaragua, Romania, Russia, Somalia, Syria, Ukraine, Vietnam, Yemen, Yugoslavia, Zambia, and other former Soviet Republics

Armament:*

1 x 14.5mm KPV machine gun with 500 rounds**
1 x coaxial 12.7 DShK MG with 2000 rounds***

* 1 x PKT machine gun is also carried on some models
** 2000 rounds on BTR-60PA version
*** not present on BTR-60PA versions

Engine:

2x GAZ-49B, 6 cylinder in-line, water-cooled petrol engines, producing 90 horsepower @ 3400 RPM each.

Crew
BTR-60PA:
BTR-60PB:

4+16 (Driver, Gunner, additional troops)
2+14 (Driver, Gunner, additional troops)

Armor:
         Turret (All Around):
       Hull Front:
         Hull Sides:
         Hull Rear:
         Underside:

14mm sloped at 40 degrees
10mm sloped at 45 to 80 degrees
6mm sloped at 0 degrees
10mm sloped at 60 degrees
4mm

Overall Length:

23 feet, 4 inches (7.65 meters)

Height
(To Turret Top):
(To Hull Top):

7 feet, 2 inches (2.3 meters)
6 feet, 7 inches (2.1 meters)

Width:

8 feet, 9 inches (2.83 meters)

Maximum Speed
(on road):
(in water):


50 miles per hour	(80 kilometers per hour)
6 miles per hour	(10 kilometers per hour)

Range (on road):

500 km (312 miles)