BTR-60

Armoured personnel carrier Soviet UnionIn service since 1959

Key specs

Type: Armoured personnel carrier
Origin: Soviet Union
Manufacturer: Gorkovsky Avtomobilny Zavod, Regia Autonomă Pentru Producția De Tehnică Militară
Designer: V. A. Dedkov
Designed: 1955
Entered service: 1959
Produced: 1960–1990
Units produced: 25,000
Status: In service
Crew: 3

Armoured personnel carrier

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Overview

BTR-60 is an armoured personnel carrier from the Soviet Union, made by Gorkovsky Avtomobilny Zavod and Regia Autonomă Pentru Producția De Tehnică Militară. It entered service in 1959; it was produced from 1960 to 1990; 25,000 were built. Its main weapon has a calibre of 14.5 mm. It is used or was used by Azerbaijan, Türkiye, Israel, the Soviet Union and 44 other countries, and saw combat in the Second Karabakh War, the First Karabakh War, the Russo-Ukrainian War, among others.

Armament

Main armament: 14.5 mm KPVT heavy machine gun (500 rounds)
Caliber: 14.5 mm
Secondary armament: 7.62 mm PKT coaxial machine gun (3,000 rounds)

Dimensions and weights

Weight: 10 t
Length: 7.56 m
Width: 2.83 m
Height: 2.31 m

Mobility and protection

Engine: 2×GAZ-49B 6-cylinder water-cooled gasoline
Power: 67 kW
Road speed: 80 km/h
Off-road speed: 10 km/h
Operational range: 500 km
Fuel capacity: 290 l
Suspension: Torsion bar with hydraulic shock absorbers
Amphibious: Yes
Armour: Welded steel 5−9 mm at hull 7 mm at turret

Weapons and ammunition on board

KPV heavy machine gun PK machine gun PKT 14.5×114mm 7.62×54mmR

Sources

Wikipedia (ru): БТР-60, Wikipedia
Wikipedia: BTR-60, Wikipedia

Figures from the infobox of the English Wikipedia article, completed from Wikidata and the article in other languages where it gives none; where there are several versions, the first one given. Operators include former ones; the side that used a vehicle in a war is derived from its operators.