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Published: 2006-05-01 01:52:37 +0000 UTC; Views: 2761; Favourites: 30; Downloads: 57
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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.
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Comments: 6

Raptore1917 [2016-06-19 21:25:08 +0000 UTC]

are those in a museum right now because they are treating those relics pretty shitty poor maintenance not well taken care of . I would have a lot of complants.

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Ugrik [2008-02-09 23:29:03 +0000 UTC]

well - since poor maintenance they are not so "amfibian" as one would think i'd rather swim than cross a river in one btr series apc's

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MarkSYNTHESIS In reply to Ugrik [2009-03-11 06:12:36 +0000 UTC]

Well, BTR-60s (especially this one, it's on wood blocks!) are antiques. I wouldn't want to be an anything that claimed to be amphibious that was that old.

Still, a good picture of a weathered, experienced vehicle. Really captures the used look.

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ViseleNuPotMuri [2007-06-28 15:05:26 +0000 UTC]

Hello...Uhm I've got some ideas about a short clip about Orthodox countries and Balkans and what keep us together and I was wondering if you would let me to use your picture in case I will make that that short movie...Greeting!!!

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AMnezcorpEAST [2007-03-25 14:19:28 +0000 UTC]

hey I seen this in Battlefield Vietnam

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Tedwin-Knockman66 In reply to AMnezcorpEAST [2015-11-27 16:19:40 +0000 UTC]

me too! it wuz a best game!

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