BTR-60 Russian 8x8 Amphibious Armored Personnel Carrier (APC)
BTR-60
Amphibious Armored Personnel Carrier (APC)
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Basic Information
Name
BTR-60 Russian 8x8 Amphibious Armored Personnel Carrier (APC)
Designation
BTR-60
Alternate Designation
—
Equipment Type
Amphibious Armored Personnel Carrier (APC)
Manufacturer
Gorkovsky Avtomobilny Zavod (Soviet Union) Ratmil Regie Autonoma (Romania, TAB-71)
Date of Introduction
1960
Description
The BTR-60 is the first vehicle in a series of Soviet eight-wheeled armored personnel carriers (APCs). It was developed in the late 1950s as a replacement for the BTR-152 and was seen in public for the first time in 1961. BTR stands for Bronetransporter (БТР, Бронетранспортер, literally "armored transporter") BTR-60 was a revolutionary design for its time. It had a non-standard layout for an APC; the crew compartment was in the front, the troop compartment in the middle, and the engine compartment in the rear. This meant that, while the BTR-60 did not share some of the weaknesses that other APCs had, it had several disadvantages of its own.
Ground Specifications
Crew
2
Mobility Type
Wheeled (8x8)
Engine
in line-6, water cooled, petrol (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
R-145BM1
The R-145BM1 is a C2 vehicle based on the BTR-60PUM. It entered service with Russian CBRN reconnaissance units based in Amur in 2017.
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.
BTR-60-R-409BM
BTR-60 used as an armoured radio relay station with one R-409 and one R-123M radio. This is not fitted with a turret.
System
Alternative Designations
BTR-60; BTR-60PB
Type
Amphibious Armored Personnel Carrier (APC)
Manufacturer
Gorkovsky Avtomobilny Zavod (Soviet Union)
Ratmil Regie Autonoma (Romania, TAB-71)
Configuration
8x8
Crew
2 ea
Passengers
14 ea
Dimensions
Length
7.56 m
Width
2.825 m
Height, to Turret Roof
2.31 m
Height, hull
2.055 m
Height, Axis of Fire
2.13 m
Wheelbase
4.225 m
Track
2.37 m
Weight
10,300 kg
Ground Clearance
0.475 m
Automotive
Engine Name
2 × GAZ-49B
Engine Type
in line-6, water cooled, petrol
Engine Power
90 hp at 3,400 rpm
Power-to-Weight Ratio
17.47hp/t
Fuel Capacity
290 Liters
Gearbox
Manual, Fwd: 4, Rev: 1
Electrical System
12V
Suspension
torsion bar with hydraulic shock-absorbers
Steering
power assisted
Tires
13.0018
Maximum Road Speed
80 km/h
Maximum Water Speed
10 km/h
Range
500 km
Gradient
60%
Side Slope
40%
Vertical Obstacle
0.4 m
Trench
2.0 m
Communications
Primary
R-123
Secondary
R-113
Main Weapon System
System
Name
1 × Turret Mounted 14.5mm KPVT machine gun
Type
Heavy Machine Gun
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
14.5 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 × Coaxial Mounted 7.62mm PKT 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
Action
Gas-operated, open bolt
Max Rate of Fire
650 rds/min
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
Tangent iron sights (default); Optical, Night-vision, Thermal and Radar 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
The armor of the BTR-60 is understood to have been improved over the standard BTR-60 and consists of welded steel. The maximum thickness of the steel is thought to be around 10 mm at the front of the hull, whereas the sides are thinner and are thought to be no more than 7 mm thick.
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
Notes
https://commons.wikimedia.org/wiki/File:BTR-60K_(6090298704).jpg; https://www.machinio.com/listings/65639045-1960-btr-60-in-polepy-czech-republic; https://www.quora.com/Why-did-Russia-keep-the-BMP-family-and-not-develop-a-new-infantry-fighting-vehicle-IFV-series-like-the-United-States-Stryker-Family;
Details
Country of Origin
Russia
Category
Land
Land
Filter Label
B
Classification
Domain
Ground
Equipment Status
Active
Dimensions
Length
7.56 m
Width
2.83 m
Height
2.31 m
Weight
10300 kg
Operators (42)
Russia
Ukraine
Turkey
Iran
North Korea
Serbia
Algeria
Angola
Bosnia and Herzegovina
Botswana
Bulgaria
Cambodia
Chad
Congo, Republic of the
Cuba
Djibouti
Egypt
Eritrea
Estonia
Ethiopia
Guinea-Bissau
Laos
Libya
Mali
Mexico
Mongolia
Mozambique
Namibia
Nicaragua
Peru
Romania
Somalia
Syria
Tajikistan
Turkmenistan
Uganda
Uzbekistan
Vietnam
Yemen
Zambia
CFE Treaty
French Guiana
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