Monday, August 27, 2018

BTR-60 Armored Personnel Carrier


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)



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