BTR-60 Armoured Personnel Carrier

Soviet BTR-60 Armoured Personnel Carrier.

The amphibious, open-topped, eight-wheeled BTR-60P (Russian: plavayushchiy, meaning “floating”) armoured personnel carrier was developed between 1956 and 1959 as the successor to the BTR-152 armoured personnel carrier and introduced into service in 1960. It was faster and more maneuverable than its predecessor, capable of following friendly tanks across rough terrain and crossing waterways without preparation. However, its size made it a more conspicuous target for enemy anti-tank weapons. The fully enclosed BTR-60PA followed in 1964, and in 1966 the BTR-60PB, equipped with a machine gun turret, which replaced the BTR-152 in motorized infantry regiments.

Available Scale Model Kits

  • BTR-60P (1959), 1:35 Trumpeter 01542
  • BTR-60P, 1:72 ICM 72901
  • BTR-60P, 1:87 RK-Modelle 804010
  • BTR-60P Armoured Personnel Carrier (1959), 1:100 Roskopf 16
  • BTR-60P, 1:100 Skytrex PW742A
  • BTR-60P, 1:300 Heroics & Ros SM16
  • BTR-60P, 1:300 Scotia Models RM0155
  • BTR-60PA, 1:35 Trumpeter 01543
  • BTR-60PK (komandnyj), 1:76 Skytrex FF742A
  • BTR-60PA, 1:100 Skytrex PW742B
  • BTR-60PK (komandnyj), 1:200 Skytrex A742A
  • BTR-60PA, 1:200 Skytrex A742B
  • BTR-60PA, 1:300 Scotia Models RM0055
  • BTR-60PA R-145BM Tschaika Command, 1:100 Skytrex PW742F
  • BTR-60PA R-145BM Tschaika Command, 1:300 Heroics & Ros SM77
  • BTR-60PA R-975 TACP FOO, 1:100 Skytrex PW742E
  • BTR-60PA R-975 TACP FOO, 1:200 Skytrex A742D
  • BTR-60PB, 1:35 Trumpeter 01544
  • BTR-60PB, 1:72 ICM 72911
  • BTR-60PB (1965), 1:76 Red Star Models RS 59
  • BTR-60PB, 1:76 Skytrex FF742
  • BTR-60PB, 1:87 RT Models 87001
  • BTR-60PB, 1:100 ArmiesArmy
  • BTR-60PB, 1:100 Skytrex PW742
  • BTR-60PB, 1:144 Brengun 144044
  • BTR-60PB, 1:200 Skytrex A742
  • BTR-60PB, 1:300 Scotia Models RM0056
  • BTR-60PU with AZI Frame Antenna and 10 m Mast, 1:35 Trumpeter 01576
  • BTR-60PU Command Post, 1:200 Skytrex A742C
  • BTR-60PU Command Post, 1:300 Scotia Models RM0057
  • BTR-60PU-12 Artillerie Command Post, 1:100 Skytrex PW742C
  • BTR-60PU-12 Artillerie Command Post, 1:300 Scotia Models RM0058
  • BTR-60 1V18 „Klyon-1“ FIST (Fire Support Team), 1:72 Gulumik
  • BTR-60 1V18 „Klyon-1“ FIST (Fire Support Team), 1:200 Skytrex A742E

Technical Specifications

  • Designation: BTR-60P
  • Type: Armoured Command Post
  • Speed: 80 km/h on Roads, 10 km/h in Water
  • Tires: 13.00-18″
  • Length: 7560 mm
  • Width: 2830 mm
  • Height: 2235 m
  • Weight: 9900 kg
  • Armour: 5–9 mm
  • Armament: 7.62 mm SGMB Goryunov Machine Gun
  • Crew: Commander, Driver, and 14 Riflemen
  • Production: 1960‒1987, approximately 10,000 to 25,000 Units

Variants

  • BTR-60P with 7.62 mm SGMB Machine Gun, Crew: 2 + 14
  • BTR-60PA with armoured Roof. Crew: 2 + 12
  • BTR-60PA1 with stronger Engine and better Radios
  • BTR-60PB with 14.5 mm KPWT MG Turret, Crew: 3 + 8
  • BTR-60PBD with Diesel Engine, and BTR-80A Fighting Compartment
  • BTR-60PBM Russian Version with Diesel Engine
  • BTR-60MB1 Belarusian Modification of BTR-60PB with Diesel Engine
  • BTR-60PBM-A1 Belarusian Modification with stronger Diesel Engine and BM-30 Module
  • Kobra-K Belarusian Modification with Cobra-Module, 30 mm Cannon 2A42
  • TAB-71 Romanian BTR-60P with two 8-cylinder Saviem SR-225 Engines
  • BTR-60M Ukrainian Modification of BTR-60PB with UTD-20 Diesel Engines (300 PS)
  • BTR-60MK Ukrainian Version of BTR-60PB with two Cummins Diesel Engines
  • BTR-60MD with two D-245.9E2 Diesel Engines
  • BTR-60T Ukrainian Upgrade of BTR-60 with Side Hatches, R-173 Radio, Cummins ISF 2,8 Diesel Engines (240 PS), front and rear Position Light of the BTR-80, and KI-113 Wheels with tubeless Tires
  • BTR-60PB-MD1 Bulgarian Upgrade with a 6-cylinder Cummins ISB 25.30 Diesel Engine with 250 hp, and „Cloud“ Smoke Discharger with eight Tubes in the Turret.

Historical Employment

  • The BTR-60 armoured personnel carrier entered service with the Red Army in 1960 and remains in service in the Russian armed forces even today. The vehicle served in many armies of the former member states of the Warsaw Pact, and in numerous armed forces of allied nations in Africa and Asia.

The Soviet BTR-60 armoured personnel carrier was replaced by its better armoured and motorized successors, the BTR-70 (1972) and BTR-80 (1986), both of which look almost identical to it.

Cold War Miniatures