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BTR-60PU Armored Command Vehicle


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Country of Origin/Used by: USSR
First Produced/Service Dates: 1961
Manufactured by: Gorky Automotive Plant
Crew: 2 +14
Armament: Secondary: 7.62mm MG?
Engine: (2) GAZ-49B 6 Cylinder Engines
Miscellaneous Info: BTR is the acronym for "Bronetransporter", translated from Russian as 'armored transporter'.  The Command Vehicle is basically the regular BTR-60 APC version minus the turret but having extra power generators, communications equipment and radio antennas (including a telescopic version in some)
Data Sheet Available:   None Available

Photos

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BTR-60pu Photo from the Lt. Colonel James Loop Collection via David Haugh - Oregon USA
BTR-60 PU Command APC Photos Duncan Nicholson - Tanks for Sale

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Printed

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Encyclopedia of Armoured Cars Duncan Crow & Robert J. Icks
Jane's Tank Recognition Guide (Fourth Edition) Christopher F. Foss
Soviet Wheeled Armored Vehicles Steven Zaloga

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