BTR-60PA (BTR-60PK) Russian 8x8 Amphibious Armored Personnel Carrier (APC)

BTR-60PA

Amphibious Armored Personnel Carrier (APC)

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Basic Information

Name

BTR-60PA (BTR-60PK) Russian 8x8 Amphibious Armored Personnel Carrier (APC)

Designation

BTR-60PA

Alternate Designation

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Equipment Type

Amphibious Armored Personnel Carrier (APC)

Manufacturer

Gorkovsky Avtomobilny Zavod (Soviet Union) Ratmil Regie Autonoma (Romania, TAB-71)

Date of Introduction

1963

Description

BTR-60PA (1963) – This version has an armored roof over the troop compartment. It is fitted with improved 'closed-down vision devices for the crew. Behind the commander's and driver's hatches is a single rear-opening rectangular hatch in front of which is a single mount for the DShK 1938/46 12.7 mm heavy machine gun between the two circular crew hatches at the front of the personnel compartment and two optional mounts for 7.62 mm machine guns (either the PKT, the SGMB or the PKB tank/medium/general-purpose machine guns) on each side of the roof of the personnel compartment. Early production BTR-60PAs only had a single mount for the 7.62 mm machine gun between the two circular crew hatches at the front of the personnel compartment. The small doors on each side of the hull that were present in the BTR-60P were removed. The BTR-60PA introduced a collective NBC protection system to the series. It has six handrails on each side, in rows of three. The personnel compartment has two rectangular hatches. The fact that the roof has been added makes passengers more vulnerable to enemy fire while they're exiting the vehicle through the top hatches. Also, the gunner must be at least shoulder high out of the vehicle to operate the weapons. The vehicle carries 500 rounds for the DShK 1938/46 12.7 mm heavy machine gun and 3,000 rounds for 7.62 mm machine guns. The weight of the vehicle increased from 9.8 tonnes to 10.2 tonnes. It was also known under the designation BTR-60PK, where K stands for krisha – "roof" and GAZ-49A.

Ground Specifications

Crew 3

Mobility Type Wheeled (8x8)

Main Weapon 12.7 mm heavy machine gun

Engine 6-Cylinder Gasoline (90 hp)

Active Protection None

Max Speed 80.0 km/h

Range 500.0 km

Variants

BTR-60P Initial model with open top, pintle-mounted 7.62-mm machine gun

BTR-60PA/BTR-60PK (12 passengers only) Covered top, NBC protection, pintle-mounted 7.62-mm MG, still exit over top

BTR-60PB (space for 8 soldiers for dismounted operations). Most common variant with BRDM-2 MG turret with a 14.5-mm MG & coaxial 7.62-mm; troops exit over top

Modernized BTR-60PB BM2 Turret with 30-mm 2A42 Cannon & 7.62-mm PKTM MG; 30-mm AGS-17 AGL on left side

BTR-60U Command vehicle with additional radios

BTR-60 PU-12/12M Anti-Aircraft units’ command vehicle

BTR-60 MS Radio vehicle with High Ball antenna

BTR-60 VVS Sans turret with additional radios

BTR-60 PBK BTR-60PB with 3 radios

BTR-60 1V18 Artillery observation vehicle

BTR-60 1V19 BTR-60 1V18 for FDC operations

BTR-60 R-145BM Communications vehicle with 5 radios

BTR-60 R-975 Forward air-control vehicle with turret

BTR-60-Z-351BR Power production vehicle with generator

BTR-60-P-238BT Switchboard vehicle for communications

BTR-60-P-240BT Integrates radio & wire communications- R-123M radio & R-241 switchboard

BTR-60-P241BT Equipped with P-241 telephone system

BTR-60-R-137B Communications vehicle with turret

BTR-60 ACRV Artillery Battery C2 & recon vehicle

BTR-60-R-145 Additional radio, but no turret

BTR-60-R-156BTR C2 vehicle with additional radios

BTR-60-R-409BM Relay vehicle-R-409 & R-123M radios

BTR-60PAU (Bulgaria) Artillery command vehicle

BTR-60PB-MD (Bulgaria) Upgraded engine, radios, & NBC equipment

BTR-60P Maintenance Assistance (MTR-2) Maintenance vehicle with tarp over troop compartment

BTR-60 SPAAG (Cuba) Twin 30-mm anti-aircraft cannons

BTR-60 Djibouti (Djibouti) AML-90 turret on BTR-60

BTR-60BD Speed increased to 100 km/h & range to 800 km

MTP-2 Armored Recovery Vehicle

BTR-60PZ Final production model with 1PZ-2 roof-mounted periscope

BTR-60-R-140BM C2 vehicle with turret

MEP Infantry command post

BTR-60PB FAC Turreted FAC vehicle without the gun

BTR-60-R-156BTR Armoured C2 communications system vehicle with one R-156 HF set, one R-405, and one R-123M radio. This is not fitted with a turret.

System

Alternative Designations BTR-60PA; BTR-60PK

Type Amphibious Armored Personnel Carrier (APC)

Manufacturer Gorkovsky Avtomobilny Zavod (Soviet Union) Ratmil Regie Autonoma (Romania, TAB-71)

Configuration 8x8

Crew 3 ea

Passengers 14 ea

Dimensions

Length 7.56 m

Width 2.83 m

Height 2.31 m

Weight, Combat 10.3 tons

Automotive

Engine Name Two(2) x GAZ-40P

Engine Type 6-cylinder gasoline

Engine Power 90 hp each, 180 hp combined

Fuel Capacity INA

Range 500 km

Speed, Maximum Road 80 km/h

Speed, Maximum Swim 10 km/h

Gradient 60 %

Side Slope 40 %

Vertical Step 0.6 m

Trench 2.0 m

Fording Depth Amphibious

Communications

Primary R-123

Secondary R-113

Main Weapon System

System

Name 1 x KPVT 14.5mm Heavy Machine Gun (KPV)

Type Heavy Machine Gun (KPV)

Caliber 14.5 mm

Manufacturer V.A. Degtyarev Plant

In Service 1949-Present

Proliferation Widely Proliferated

Total Length 1,980 mm

Barrel Length 1,346 mm

Width 162 mm

Height 225 mm

Weight 49 kg

Rate of Fire 600 rds/min

Maximum Firing Range 4,000 m

Effective Firing Range 3,000 m

Feed System 40-round belt

Sights iron or optical

Ammunition

Name INA

Type API-T

Caliber 14.5mm mm

Cartridge 14.5×114 mm

Muzzle Velocity 1,005 m/s

Effective Range (Day) 2,000 m

Effective Range (Night) INA

Tactical Range 1,500-2,000 m

Armor Penetration 20mm at 1,000 m/ 30mm at 500 m

Basic Load 500 ea

Note Additional Ammo includes: API, I-T

Auxiliary Weapon System

System

Name 1 x 7.62mm PKT (Kalashnikov's Machine Gun) General Purpose Machine Gun

Type General Purpose Machine Gun

Caliber 7.62 mm

Function In use as a front-line infantry and vehicle-mounted weapon with Russia's armed forces

Manufacturer Degtyaryov plant

In Service 1961-Present

Proliferation + 1 Million

Length, Total 1,203 mm

Length, Barrel 605 mm

Weight (Gun Only) 9 kg

Weight (Tripod Only) 7.7 kg

Max Rate of Fire 650 rds/min

Action Gas-operated, open bolt

Effective Rate of Fire 250-300 rds/min

Effective Firing Range (With Sight Adjustments) 100 - 1,500 m

Feed System Non-disintegrating metal 50 round belts in 100 and 200/250 round ammunition boxes

Sights Iron Sights

Ammunition

Name 57-N-323S

Type Rifle

Caliber 7.62 mm

Cartridge 7.62×54mmR km

Muzzle Velocity 855 m/s

Accuracy of fire at 300 m 90 mm

Basic Load 2,500 ea

Fire Control

Name INA

Computerized FCS INA

Thermal Vehicle Commander TKN-1

Thermal Gunner PP-61A optical sight

Main Gun Stabilization INA

Turret Type BPU-1 turret

Infrared Light OU-3 infrared light

Protection

Armor Material Welded steel

Armor Hull 7 mm at 86° hull upper front; 9 mm at 47° hull lower front; 7 mm hull sides; 5 mm hull upper rear; 7 mm hull lower rear; 5 mm hull floor; 7 mm hull roof

Armor (turret front) 10 mm turret front; 7 mm turret sides; 7 mm turret sear; 7 mm turret roof

Applique Armor No

Explosive Reactive Armor No

Active Protection System No

Self-entrenching Blade No

NBC Protection System Collective (closed vehicles)

Smoke Equipment No

Survivability Equipment No

Image Sources

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Details

Country of Origin Russia

Category Land

Land

Classification

Domain

Ground

Equipment Status

Active

Dimensions

Length

7.56 m

Width

2.83 m

Height

2.31 m

Weight

10300 kg

Operators (7)

Iran

North Korea

Eritrea

Ghana

Mongolia

Namibia

North Macedonia

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