BTR-60 Armored Fighting Vehicle

BTR-60 Armored Fighting Vehicle

Designer:

V.A Dedkov

Manufacturer:

Gorki Automotive Plant at Gorki

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):


9800 kg	(10.8 tons)
10,300 kg	(11.34 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.

Suspension:

Wheeled 8x8

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:


14 mm sloped at 40°	(0.55 inches at 40°)
10 mm sloped at 45 to 80°	(0.39 inches sloped at 45 to 80°)
6 mm sloped at 0°	(0.24 inches sloped at 0°)
10 mm sloped at 60°	(0.39 inches sloped at 60°)
4 mm	(0.16 inches)

Overall Length:

7.65 meters

(23 feet, 1 inches)

Height:

(To Turret Top):

(To Hull Top):


2.3 meters	(7 feet, 6.6 inches)
2.1 meters	(6 feet, 10.7 inches)

Width:

2.83 meters

(9 feet, 3.4 inches)

Maximum Speed

(on road):

(in water):


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

Range (on road):

500 km

(311 miles)

Fuel Capacity:

290 liters

(306 gallons)