The BTR-60 is the first vehicle in a series of Soviet eight-wheeled armoured personnel carriers. It was developed in the late 1950 s as a replacement for the BTR-152 and was seen for the first time in public in 1961.
An order to enter the BTR-60P into Soviet Army service was issued on 13 December 1959. However production started in 1960. First BTR-60P s were delivered in 1960. It first entered service with the Soviet Army and later the Soviet Naval Infantry. In early 1960 s it replaced the BTR-152 in the role of basic APC. BTR-60P was first seen by the west in 1961. BTR-60PA entered service with the Soviet Army in 1963, BTR-60PB did in 1966. As the newer models of BTR-60 appeared the older ones were gradually withdrawn from front line service. A number of old BTR-60P s were converted into repair vehicles.
Model Information:
Contains 620+ parts.
Dimensions:
Length: 206 mm
Width: 80 mm
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