{
  "id": "btr-60pa",
  "name": "BTR-60PA (BTR-60PK)",
  "aliases": [],
  "domain": "land",
  "country": "RUS",
  "category": "8x8 amphibious armored personnel carrier",
  "status": null,
  "fielded": 1963,
  "operators": [
    "RUS",
    "ERI",
    "GHA",
    "IRN",
    "MKD",
    "MNG",
    "NAM",
    "PRK"
  ],
  "prolif_count": 7,
  "summary": "BTR-60PA (1963) – This version has an armored roof over the troop compartment. It is fitted with improved 'closed-down vision devices for the crew.",
  "specs": [
    {
      "k": "",
      "label": "Manufacturer",
      "section": "system",
      "v": "Gorkovsky Avtomobilny Zavod (Soviet Union) Ratmil Regie Autonoma (Romania, TAB-71)",
      "src": [
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      ],
      "conf": "medium"
    },
    {
      "k": "",
      "label": "Configuration",
      "section": "system",
      "v": "8x8",
      "src": [
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      ],
      "conf": "medium"
    },
    {
      "k": "crew",
      "v": 3,
      "src": [
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      ],
      "conf": "medium"
    },
    {
      "k": "length_m",
      "v": 7.56,
      "src": [
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      ],
      "conf": "medium"
    },
    {
      "k": "width_m",
      "v": 2.83,
      "src": [
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      ],
      "conf": "medium"
    },
    {
      "k": "height_m",
      "v": 2.31,
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      ],
      "conf": "medium"
    },
    {
      "k": "combat_weight_t",
      "v": 10.3,
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      ],
      "conf": "medium"
    },
    {
      "k": "engine_name",
      "v": "Two(2) x GAZ-40P",
      "src": [
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      ],
      "conf": "medium"
    },
    {
      "k": "engine_hp",
      "v": 90,
      "src": [
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      ],
      "conf": "medium"
    },
    {
      "k": "road_range_km",
      "v": 500,
      "src": [
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      ],
      "conf": "medium"
    },
    {
      "k": "speed_road_kmh",
      "v": 80,
      "src": [
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      ],
      "conf": "medium"
    },
    {
      "k": "speed_swim_kmh",
      "v": 10,
      "src": [
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      ],
      "conf": "medium"
    },
    {
      "k": "",
      "label": "Fording depth",
      "section": "mobility",
      "v": "Amphibious",
      "src": [
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      ],
      "conf": "medium"
    },
    {
      "k": "",
      "label": "Thermal Vehicle Commander",
      "section": "firecontrol",
      "v": "TKN-1",
      "src": [
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      ],
      "conf": "medium"
    },
    {
      "k": "",
      "label": "Thermal Gunner",
      "section": "firecontrol",
      "v": "PP-61A optical sight",
      "src": [
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      ],
      "conf": "medium"
    },
    {
      "k": "",
      "label": "Armor Material",
      "section": "protection",
      "v": "Welded steel",
      "src": [
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      ],
      "conf": "medium"
    },
    {
      "k": "",
      "label": "Armor Hull",
      "section": "protection",
      "v": "7 mm at 86° hull upper front; 9 mm at 47° hull lower front; 7 mm hull sides; 5 mm hull upper rear; 7 mm hull lower rear; 5 mm hull floor; 7 mm hull roof",
      "src": [
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      ],
      "conf": "medium"
    },
    {
      "k": "",
      "label": "Armor (turret front)",
      "section": "protection",
      "v": "10 mm turret front; 7 mm turret sides; 7 mm turret sear; 7 mm turret roof",
      "src": [
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      ],
      "conf": "medium"
    },
    {
      "k": "",
      "label": "NBC Protection System",
      "section": "protection",
      "v": "Collective (closed vehicles)",
      "src": [
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      ],
      "conf": "medium"
    },
    {
      "k": "armament",
      "label": "Secondary armament",
      "v": "1 x 7.62mm PKT (Kalashnikov's Machine Gun) General Purpose Machine Gun",
      "src": [
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      ],
      "conf": "medium"
    }
  ],
  "payloads": [],
  "variants": [
    {
      "name": "BTR-60P",
      "text": "Initial model with open top, pintle-mounted 7.62-mm machine gun",
      "src": [
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      ]
    },
    {
      "name": "BTR-60PA/BTR-60PK (12 passengers only)",
      "text": "Covered top, NBC protection, pintle-mounted 7.62-mm MG, still exit over top",
      "src": [
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      ]
    },
    {
      "name": "BTR-60PB (space for 8 soldiers for dismo",
      "text": "Most common variant with BRDM-2 MG turret with a 14.5-mm MG & coaxial 7.62-mm; troops exit over top",
      "src": [
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      ]
    },
    {
      "name": "Modernized BTR-60PB",
      "text": "BM2 Turret with 30-mm 2A42 Cannon & 7.62-mm PKTM MG; 30-mm AGS-17 AGL on left side",
      "src": [
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      ]
    },
    {
      "name": "BTR-60U",
      "text": "Command vehicle with additional radios",
      "src": [
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      ]
    },
    {
      "name": "BTR-60 PU-12/12M",
      "text": "Anti-Aircraft units’ command vehicle",
      "src": [
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      ]
    }
  ],
  "art": "apc8",
  "image": {
    "file": "btr-60pa.jpg",
    "thumb": "btr-60pa-thumb.jpg",
    "credit": "Unknown, US Military photographer",
    "license": "Public domain",
    "url": "https://commons.wikimedia.org/wiki/File:BTR-60PK.JPEG",
    "title": "File:BTR-60PK.JPEG"
  },
  "verified": null,
  "changelog": [
    {
      "date": "2026-10-10",
      "change": "Entry created from the Worldwide Equipment Guide (ODIN), bulk import"
    },
    {
      "date": "2026-10-10",
      "change": "Added photo (Public domain)"
    }
  ],
  "url": "https://www.defensepedia.com/systems/btr-60pa.html",
  "sources": {
    "weg-btr-60pa": {
      "title": "BTR-60PA (BTR-60PK) Russian 8x8 Amphibious Armored Personnel Carrier (APC)",
      "publisher": "U.S. Army TRADOC G-2 Worldwide Equipment Guide (ODIN)",
      "url": "https://odin.t2com.army.mil/WEG/Asset/BTR-60PA_BTR-60PK_Russian_8x8_Amphibious_Armored_Personnel_Carrier",
      "published": "2026-03-20",
      "tier": 1,
      "checked": "2026-10-10"
    }
  }
}