| BTR-60 Armored Fighting Vehicle |
| Designer: |
V.A Dedkov
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| Manufacturer: | Gorki Automotive Plant at Gorki |
| Role: | Armored Personnel Carrier |
| Year Adopted: |
1960
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| 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 |
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| Weight: |
| (BTR-60P and BTR-60PA): |
| (BTR-60PB): |
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| 9800 kg | (10.8 tons) |
| 10,300 kg | (11.34 tons) |
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| 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
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| Engine: | 2x GAZ-49B, 6 cylinder in-line, water-cooled petrol engines, producing 90 horsepower @ 3400 RPM each. |
| Suspension: |
Wheeled 8x8
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Crew
BTR-60PA:
BTR-60PB: |
4+16 (Driver, Gunner, additional troops)
2+14 (Driver, Gunner, additional troops)
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| Armor: |
| Turret (All Around): |
| Hull Front: |
| Hull Sides: |
| Hull Rear: |
| Underside: |
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| 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) |
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| Overall Length: |
| 7.65 meters | (23 feet, 1 inches) |
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| Height: |
| (To Turret Top): |
| (To Hull Top): |
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| 2.3 meters | (7 feet, 6.6 inches) |
| 2.1 meters | (6 feet, 10.7 inches) |
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| Width: |
| 2.83 meters | (9 feet, 3.4 inches) |
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| Maximum Speed |
| (on road): |
| (in water): |
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| 80 kilometers per hour | (50 miles per hour) |
| 10 kilometers per hour | (6 miles per hour) |
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| Range (on road): |
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| Fuel Capacity: |
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