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| armoured personnel carriers of the soviet union | |
| cold war armoured personnel carriers | |
| cold war soviet armoured fighting vehicles | |
| command vehicles | |
| amphibious vehicles | |
The BTR-60 is the first vehicle in a series of Soviet eight-wheeled Armoured Personnel Carrier s. It was developed in late 1950s as a replacement for BTR-152 and was seen first time in public in 1961 . BTR stands for ''Bronetransporter'' (БТР, Бронетранспортер, literally "armoured transporter"). Reference (PDF) . The boat-shaped hull is welded steel giving protection against Small Arms fire and Shrapnel . The vehicle is powered by two gasoline engines located in the rear of the hull, each powering two axles. It is fully Amphibious and moves in water propelled by a single water-jet. VARIANTS ; BTR-60P : Initial version with open troop compartment. ; BTR-60PA ( 1964 ) : This version has full armour cover for troops. ; BTR-60PB ( 1965 ) : Both 14.5mm and 7.62mm machine guns are mounted in a conical turret on the top of the vehicle, identical to the one mounted on the BRDM-2 . ; BTR-60PZ ( 1972 ) : Version with improved machine guns mount, never entered service. ; BTR-60PBK : Company commander version with three additional Radio s. ; BTR-60 1V18, BTR-60 1V19 : Artillery command and reconnaissance vehicles based on the BTR-60PA. ; BTR-60PU : Command vehicle, has a canvas roof and additional communication equipment. No turret, no integral armament. ; BTR-60PU-12 (1972), BTR-60PU-12M : Air defense associated command vehicles. ; BTR-60 R-145 "Chayka", BTR-60 R-145BM : Command vehicles. ; BTR-60 R-156 ; BTR-60 R-975M1 : Air Control Vehicle based on the BTR-60PB. ; MTP-2 ( 1975 ) : Armored recovery vehicle ; MTR-2 ; BTR-60 AA COMBAT HISTORY The BTR-60 has seen action in the Yom Kippur War and the Soviet Invasion Of Afghanistan . EXTERNAL LINKS SEE ALSO |
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