Armored personnel carrier BTR-60P

Kubinka tank museum Hall N 4 virtual tour

Armored personnel carrier BTR-60P (USSR)

Designed in 1960. It was mass-produced from 1960 to 1963. It was in service with the Soviet Army. Not used in battles.

Kubinka tank museum armored personnel carrier BTR-60P

Armored personnel carrier BTR-60P, Kubinka tank museum

The performance characteristics of the BTR-60P

Weight – 9.8 tons
The number of crew (landing) – 2 (14) people
Overall dimensions (length x width x height) – 7220 x 2906 x 2375 mm.
Armament: machine gun – 1 piece, caliber – 7.62 mm., Ammunition – 1250 rounds
Armor protection – 8 mm.
Engine power – 180 (90 x 2) horsepower
Maximum speed – 80 km / h
Cruising on the highway – 500 km.
The speed of overcoming water obstacles afloat – 10 km / h

Design features

The base is original.

General layout – the power plant is located at the rear.

Armament – the machine gun is installed on the machine, in the stowed position it is mounted on the frontal or side sheets of the hull.

Protection – the machine has a load-bearing hull without a boat-type roof, the hull is welded.

Chassis – two engines are six-cylinder, in-line, four-stroke, carburetor, liquid cooling; two separate mechanical transmissions – from the right engine to drive the wheels of the first and third axles, from the left – to drive the wheels of the second and fourth axles; four-speed gearboxes with synchronizers; engine and transmission control drives locked; lever-torsion bar suspension; jet propulsion jet type.