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Description
The quintessential Russian APC, the BTR-60 is an extremely simple machine to operate, produce, and maintain - reasons why it has been so widely proliferated. A fully amphibious vehicle, the BTR-60 can cross almost any body of water. However, in order to achive this, armor is quite light and vulnerable to HE rounds.

BTR-60 Vehicle Stats:
Type: Amphibious armored personnel carrier
Manufacturer: Gorkiy Automobile Plant
First deployed: 1961

Crew: 2 + 14 passengers
Length: 7.56 m
Width: 2.84 m
Height: 2.31 m
Weight: 10 tons

Armor: 7-9mm
Armament, primary: 1 x 12.7mm DShK MG
Armament, secondary: 1 x 7.62mm PKT MG
Ammo stowage, primary: 500 rounds
Ammo stowage, secondary: 2,000 rounds

Powerplant: 2 x GAZ-49B 90hp 6-cylinder water-cooled gasoline engine
Max speed: 80 km/h (road); 10 km/h (water)
Max range: 500 km

Operators: Numerous countries including Afghanistan, Algeria, Angola, Bulgaria, Cambodia, CIS, Cuba, Ethiopia, Finland, India, Iran, Iraq, Laos, Libya, Mongolia, Nicaragua, North Korea, Peru, Romania, Russia, Somalia, Syria, Uganda, Vietnam, Yemen, and the former Yugoslavia.

Description
The quintessential Russian APC, the BTR-60 is an extremely simple machine to operate, produce, and maintain - reasons why it has been so widely proliferated. A fully amphibious vehicle, the BTR-60 can cross almost any body of water. However, in order to achive this, armor is quite light and vulnerable to HE rounds.

BTR-60 Vehicle Stats:
Type: Amphibious armored personnel carrier
Manufacturer: Gorkiy Automobile Plant
First deployed: 1961

Crew: 2 + 14 passengers
Length: 7.56 m
Width: 2.84 m
Height: 2.31 m
Weight: 10 tons

Armor: 7-9mm
Armament, primary: 1 x 12.7mm DShK MG
Armament, secondary: 1 x 7.62mm PKT MG
Ammo stowage, primary: 500 rounds
Ammo stowage, secondary: 2,000 rounds

Powerplant: 2 x GAZ-49B 90hp 6-cylinder water-cooled gasoline engine
Max speed: 80 km/h (road); 10 km/h (water)
Max range: 500 km

Operators: Numerous countries including Afghanistan, Algeria, Angola, Bulgaria, Cambodia, CIS, Cuba, Ethiopia, Finland, India, Iran, Iraq, Laos, Libya, Mongolia, Nicaragua, North Korea, Peru, Romania, Russia, Somalia, Syria, Uganda, Vietnam, Yemen, and the former Yugoslavia.