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BTR-60PB Armored Personnel Carrier

 


Statistics

Country of Origin/Used by: USSR
First Produced/Service Dates: 1961
Manufactured by: Gorky Automotive Plant
Crew: 2 +14
Armament: Main: 14.5mm HMG; Co-axial: 7.62mm MG
Engine: (2) GAZ-49B 6 Cylinder Engines
Miscellaneous Info: BTR is the acronym for "Bronetransporter", translated from Russian as 'armored transporter'. All members of the BTR-60P Series are fully amphibious.  The BTR-60PB was equipped with a roof and was the last in the series.  The BTR-60 series was replaced by the BTR-70 APC.
Data Sheet Available:   None Available

Photos

Reference Source/Provider
Photo Above (US Department of Defense) via David Haugh - Content Editor
  BTR-60PB APC (Photo Taken at IDF History Museum) Rob Goldman - Kfir Saba, Israel
  BTR-60PB APC Photo Taken at Patton Museum Erik Johansen - South Shields, Tyne & Wear, UK
BTR-60PB Interior Photos Rob van Kan - Tilburg, Holland

References Available

Online

Reference Source/Provider
BTR-60PB APC Mini-Walkaround Don Busack's Prime Portal Website

Printed

Reference Author
Encyclopedia of Armoured Cars Duncan Crow & Robert J. Icks
Israeli Military Vehicles: The First 50 Years 1948-1998 (Mouse House Enterprises) John Myszka
Jane's Tank Recognition Guide (Fourth Edition) Christopher F. Foss
Soviet Wheeled Armored Vehicles Steven Zaloga (Concord Publications)
Wheeled Armoured Fighting Vehicles In Service B.T. White

Hobby Modeling

Kits and Accessories

Model Kit Manufacturer Scale Other Information
BTR-60PB Armored Transport Kit MB Models 1/35 Resin; Out of Production
BTR-60PB Armored Transport Kit

Review by Olaf Kievet via Missing-Lynx

PanzerShop 1/35 Resin
BTR-60P APC Kit (01542) Trumpeter 1/35 Injection Molded Plastic.
BTR-60PB Armored Transport Kit Ace 1/72  
BTR-60PB Armored Transport Kit

Review by Glenn Porter via Hyperscale

ICM 1/72  
       
Accessory/Detail Set Manufacturer Scale Other Information

BTR-60P APC Weighted Road Wheel Set (ER35-025)

ET Model

1/35 Resin Set; For Trumpeter Model Kit
BTR-60/70/80 Wheel Set (35082) Hussar Productions 1/35 Resin.
BTR-60P Road Wheel Set (B35061) Miniarm 1/35 Resin. For the Trumpeter Kit.
BRDM/BTR Early Wheel Set (SKP093) SKP Models 1/35 Resin. Not sure if these wheels can be used with this kit.

Model Photos

Reference Source/Provider