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BTR-60

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The BTR-60 is the first vehicle in a series of Soviet eight-wheeled armoured personnel carriers. It was developed in the late 1950s as a replacement for the BTR-152 and was first seen in public in 1961. BTR stands for bronetransportyor. This description is adapted from Wikipedia contributors under CC BY-SA 4.0; changes were made. https://creativecommons.org/licenses/by-sa/4.0/

Facts
Classification
Caliber
14.5x114mm 1
Service Status
In Service 1
Weapon Class
Wheeled amphibious armoured personnel carrier 1
Introduced Year
1959 2
Weapon Class
Weapon Class (category)
Tank / Armored Vehicle 1
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Used In

Yom Kippur War, Wars
Source Wikipedia: BTR-60
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Sources
1. Wikipedia: BTR-60
  • Infobox, type
    Wheeled amphibious armoured personnel carrier
  • History section
    An order to enter the BTR-60P into Soviet Army service was issued on 13 December 1959
  • service-status
    service = 1959-present
  • Used In: Yom Kippur War, Wikipedia article text
    The BTR-60 has seen action in the Yom Kippur War, the 1971 War between India and Pakistan (where it was used very effectively to punch a hole through to Jessore and subsequently Khulna), the Soviet invasion of Afghanistan (where it was used by both the Soviet and Afghan government troops), the
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2. Wikidata: BTR-60
Wikidata Q159911, class allow-list match (w-wdresolver-0926)View the Source
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