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BTR-60 Armored Personnel Carrier Series
Bulgarian BTR-60PB
Specifications
Country of Origin/Used by: | Soviet Union/Russia and over 70 other users |
First Produced/Service Dates: | 1960 |
Manufactured by: | Gorky Automotive Plant |
Crew: | Early Vehicles: 2+12; Late Vehicles: 3+8 |
Armament: | BTR-60PB= Main: 14.5mm Heavy Machine Gun (KPVT; Co-axial: 7.62mm MG (PKTM) |
Engine: | (2) 6-Cylinder Gasoline (Early Vehicles: GAZ-40P & Later Vehicles: GAZ-49B) |
Miscellaneous Info: | The BTR-60P
series of armored personnel carriers (APC) succeeded the
BTR-40 Scout Car & BTR-152 APC
Series, and were fully amphibious BTR
is the acronym for "Bronetransporter", translated from Russian as
'armored transporter'. The first main version in the series, the BTR-60P
(GAZ49) was
open-topped and mounted up to three (3) 7.62mm SG-43 machine guns.
The second main production variant, the BTR-60A (AKA: GAZ-49A or
BTR-60PK), went into production in 1963. The most noticeable change was
the addition of a covered roof. This change required a reduction in
passengers to eight (8). Also, the main weapon carried was changed
to a 12.7mm Heavy Machine Gun (DShK) but could still mount two (2)
secondary 7.62mm machine guns. The third main version produced was the BTR-60PB
beginning in 1966. The PB finally added a turret, which mounted the
14.5mm Heavy MG and co-axial 7.62mm gun. This was the last of the APC's
of this series and was later replaced by the
BTR-70
APC. As a side note, the
BTR-60PZ was a version mounting the later BTR-70 turret as it allowed it
to fire at higher elevations than the PB. In addition to the above versions, a large number of BTR-60 variants were built including (but not limited to) an assortment of Command Vehicles (i.e. BTR-60PBK, 1V18/1V19 "Klyon", PU-12, R-145BM "Chaika" & R-149BM), the BTR-60MBP Base Security Vehicle, various Communications/Signals Vehicles (i.e. BTR-60MS, R-975, R-140BM & R-156BTR), MTP-2 Technical Support Vehicle (with crane), and MTR-2 Repair Vehicle. Also, the Romanians built a local-copy named the TAB-71 APC. |
Data Sheet Available: |
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Photos
Reference | Source/Provider |
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The Massimo Foti Collection |
BTR-60P APC Photos | "From Salekhard" |
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U.S. Department of Defense |
BTR-60PA APC Photos | Vitaly Kuzmin - Moscow, Russia |
BTR-60PB APC Photos | The Massimo Foti Collection |
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"From Salekhard" |
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Rob Goldman - Kfir Saba, Israel |
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Erik Johansen - South Shields, Tyne & Wear, UK |
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U.S. Department of Defense |
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U.S. Department of Defense via the David Haugh Collection |
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U.S. Army |
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The David Haugh Collection |
BTR-60PB APC Interior Photos | Rob van Kan - Tilburg, Holland |
BTR-60PBK Company Commander Vehicle Photos | Vitaly Kuzmin |
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Lt. Colonel James Loop Collection via the David Haugh Collection |
BTR-60 PU-12 Air-Defense Command Vehicle Photos | Duncan Nicholson - Tanks for Sale |
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Ukrainian Ministry of Defense |
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Vitaly Kuzmin |
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The Massimo Foti Collection |
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Ukrainian Ministry of Defense |
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U.S. Army |
References Available
Online
Reference | Source/Provider |
BTR-60 APC Series Information & Photos | Army-Guide.com |
BTR-60 APC Series Information & Photos | Federation of American Scientists |
BTR-60 APC Series Information & Photos | Global.Security.org |
BTR-60 APC Series Information & Photos | Military-Factory.com |
BTR-60 APC Series Information & Photos | Tank-Encyclopedia |
BTR-60 APC Series Information & Photos | TopWar.ru |
BTR-60 APC Series Information & Photos | Weaponsystems.net |
BTR-60PB APC Series Information & Photos | Army-Recognition |
Printed
Reference | Author |
Armor of the Afghanistan War (Concord Publications) | Zaloga, Luczak & Beldam |
BTR 60 In Detail (G041) (Wings & Wheels Publications) | |
Encyclopedia of Armoured Cars | Duncan Crow & Robert J. Icks |
Israeli Military Vehicles: The First 50 Years 1948-1998 (Mouse House Enterprises) | John Myszka |
Jane's Tank Recognition Guide (Fourth Edition) | Christopher F. Foss |
Soviet Wheeled Armored Vehicles (Concord Publications) | Steven Zaloga |
Wheeled Armoured Fighting Vehicles In Service | B.T. White |
Hobby Modeling
For a Full List of Model Kits and Accessories related to the BTR-60 APC Series, you can check out Scalemates.
Model Photos
Reference | Source/Provider |