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بی‌تی‌آر-۶۰
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Also known as BTR60, Armored Transporter 60

The BTR-60 is the first vehicle in a series of Soviet eight-wheeled armoured personnel carriers (APCs). It was developed in the late 1950s as a replacement for the BTR-152 and was seen in public for the first time in 1961. BTR stands for bronetransportyor ().

Key facts

Weapon.name
BTR-60
Weapon.image
BTR-60PB NVA.JPG
Weapon.image_size
300
Weapon.caption
A BTR-60PB
Weapon.origin
Soviet Union
Weapon.type
Wheeled amphibious armoured personnel carrier
Weapon.is_vehicle
yes
Weapon.service
1959–present
Weapon.used_by
See Operators
Weapon.wars
See List of conflicts
Weapon.designer
V. A. Dedkov
Weapon.design_date
1955
Weapon.manufacturer
Gorkovsky Avtomobilny Zavod (Soviet Union) Regia Autonomă Pentru Producția De Tehnică Militară (Romania, TAB-71)
Weapon.production_date
1960–1976 (Soviet Union) 1970-1990 (Romania)
Weapon.number
~25,000 (Soviet Union) 1,878 (Romania, TAB-71)
Weapon.variants
See Variants
Weapon.spec_label
BTR-60PB
Weapon.crew
3 crew + 14 passengers

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Wikidata facts

Country of origin
Soviet Union
Followed by
BTR-70
Follows
BTR-152
Mass
10.3
Designed by
GAZ
Image
Бронетраспортер БТР-60.jpg
Height
2.31
Width
2.82
Length
7.56
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total produced
25000
Commons gallery
BTR-60
Commons category
BTR-60
service entry
1959-12-13
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