BTR-60

Armoured personnel carrier, Soviet Union. In service since 1960

How to recognise it

Eight-wheeled boat-shaped APC with a long pointed nose and a small conical turret; no side doors, only roof hatches.

Also known as

BTR-60, BTR-60PB

Used by

Ukraine, Russia (reserve) and many others

Same family

Naming one of these instead still scores family points.

• BTR-70

Other apcs

• AMPV
• Boxer
• BTR-4
• BTR-80
• BTR-82A
• BvS10 Viking
• M113
• MT-LB
• Namer
• Pandur II
• Patria AMV
• Patria XA-180 / XA-185

All 19 apcs

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