virtual tour in Russian to the tank museum in Kubinka
Armored personnel carrier 60PZ (? According to the official catalog – small batch)
Designed in 1972. Prototype released. Not in service. Not used in battles.
Armored personnel carrier BTR-60PZ, Kubinka tank museum
The performance characteristics
Weight – 10.2 tons
The number of crew (landing) – 2 (8) people
Overall dimensions (length x width x height) – 7220 x 2825 x 2420 mm.
Armament: machine gun – 1 piece, caliber – 14.5 mm., Ammunition – 500 rounds
machine gun – 1 piece, caliber – 7.62 mm., ammunition – 2000 rounds
Armor Protection – Bulletproof
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
Base – BTR-60PB.
General layout – the power plant is located at the rear of the machine.
Armament – a large-caliber machine gun and a tank machine gun of the Kalashnikov system are paired and mounted in a turret; machine gun installation has a manual drive; differs from the serial BTR-60PB in the increased elevation angle of the turret’s guns up to + 60 °.
Protection – the machine has a supporting body with a roof of armor plates, a conical turret equipped with a supercharger and a filter-ventilation unit.
Chassis – two engines of six-cylinder, four-stroke, carburetor, liquid cooling; two separate mechanical transmissions.