TAB-71
Sign in to saveThe TAB-71 (Transportorul Amfibiu Blindat model 1971) is the Romanian license-built version of the BTR-60PB. It was produced between 1970 and 1990 by RATMIL (now Romarm). It is the only other license manufacture of the BTR-60PB.
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- Design and development
- Variants
- TAB-71
- TAB-71M
- TAB-71A R-1450 command vehicle
- TAB-71A R-1451 command vehicle
- TAB-71A R1 1452 command vehicle
- TAB-71AR
- TERA-71L
- Operators
- Current
- Former
- References
The TAB-71 (Transportorul Amfibiu Blindat model 1971) is the Romanian license-built version of the BTR-60PB. It was produced between 1970 and 1990 by RATMIL (now Romarm). It is the only other license manufacture of the BTR-60PB.
==Design and development== Romania had the construction and manufacturing documentation for the BTR-60P version since 1962. A year later, the TAB-63 prototype was built however, it did not enter production as the Romanian authorities wished to acquire the license to produce the more modern BTR-60PB.
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