BTR-60

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BTR-60

armored vehicle

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Wheeled armoured vehicles
…of wheeled armoured vehicles, the BTR-60, in the early 1960s. In a typical configuration the BTR-60 weighs 10.1 tons, has a two-man crew, can carry 12 infantrymen, and is armed with a 12.7-mm heavy machine gun. The Soviets introduced improved versions in the late 1970s (BTR-70) and late 1980s (BTR-80).…
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…of wheeled armoured vehicles, the BTR-60, in the early 1960s. In a typical configuration the BTR-60 weighs 10.1 tons, has a two-man crew, can carry 12 infantrymen, and is armed with a 12.7-mm heavy machine gun. The Soviets introduced improved versions in the late 1970s (BTR-70) and late 1980s (BTR-80).…
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