Team
: Hawk Republic

# BTR-60PB

Role
: Armoured Personnel Carrier

## [General information](/md/rv/vehicles/btr-60pb.md#general-information)

Description
: The **BTR-60PB** is an Armoured Personnel Carrier and the first Soviet eight-wheeled amphibious APC to enter large-scale production, replacing the BTR-152 and BTR-40 in frontline units from the early 1960s. Designed at the Gorky Automobile Plant, the BTR-60 family was built in large numbers and exported widely; the PB variant added a fully enclosed troop compartment and a small turret. The vehicle weighs 10.3 tonnes and carries a driver, gunner, commander, and eight passengers; it is wheeled and amphibious, achieving 80 km/h on land and 4 km/h in water. Twin **GAZ-49B** diesel engines produce 180 horsepower combined for 17.5 hp/t.
The gunner turret mounts a **14.5 mm KPVT** and a coaxial **7.62 mm PKT** with mouse-aim traversal; the commander has a separate 5x sight. The main sight offers 2.6x magnification with no rangefinder. Light armour and high mobility suit it to ferrying infantry rather than direct combat.

Locomotion
: Wheeled

Amphibious
: Yes

Supported classes
: Crewman

Engineer

Infantry

Obtainment
: Free

## [In-game availability](/md/rv/vehicles/btr-60pb.md#in-game-availability)

| Team/Loadout                                   | [Cold War](/md/rv/loadouts/cold-war.md) |
| ---------------------------------------------- | --------------------------------------- |
| [Hawk Republic](/md/rv/teams/hawk-republic.md) | Tier 1                                  |

## [Vehicle](/md/rv/vehicles/btr-60pb.md#vehicle)

| Weight           | 10.3 t  |
| ---------------- | ------- |
| Seating capacity | 11      |
| Driver           | 1       |
| Gunner           | 1       |
| Commander        | 1       |
| Passenger        | 8       |
| Max speed        |         |
| Forward          | 80 km/h |
| Backward         | 12 km/h |
| Amphibious       | 4 km/h  |

## [Powertrain](/md/rv/vehicles/btr-60pb.md#powertrain)

| Engine                | 2xGAZ-49B |
| --------------------- | --------- |
| Type                  | Diesel    |
| Max RPM               | 2,600 RPM |
| Horsepower            | 180 hp    |
| Power-to-weight ratio | 17.5 hp/t |
| Transmission          |           |
| Forward gears         | 4         |
| Reverse gears         | 1         |

## [Armour](/md/rv/vehicles/btr-60pb.md#armour)

| Lower front plate | 11 mm–16 mm |
| ----------------- | ----------- |
| Upper front plate | 12 mm–17 mm |
| Left cheek        | 11 mm–70 mm |
| Right cheek       | 11 mm–70 mm |
| Mantlet           | 17 mm–27 mm |
| Hull side         | 9 mm–16 mm  |

## [Gunner turret](/md/rv/vehicles/btr-60pb.md#gunner-turret)

| Traversal        |           |
| ---------------- | --------- |
| Horizontal speed | 45 deg/s  |
| Vertical speed   | 45 deg/s  |
| Vertical limits  | -7° / 45° |

### [Weapons](/md/rv/vehicles/btr-60pb.md#gunner-turret-weapons)

#### [14.5mm KPVT](/md/rv/vehicles/btr-60pb.md#gunner-turret-weapon-145mm-kpvt)

| Reload speed                           | 6s  |
| -------------------------------------- | --- |
| Magazine size                          | 100 |
| Ammo                                   | Max |
| [BST](/md/rv/shells/145mm-kpvt-bst.md) | \*  |
| Ammo models                            |     |
| Hull ammo                              | 5   |

#### [7.62mm PKT](/md/rv/vehicles/btr-60pb.md#gunner-turret-weapon-762mm-pkt)

| Reload speed                        | 6s  |
| ----------------------------------- | --- |
| Magazine size                       | 250 |
| Ammo                                | Max |
| [AP](/md/rv/shells/762mm-pkt-ap.md) | \*  |
| Ammo models                         |     |
| MG ammo                             | 2   |

### [Sights](/md/rv/vehicles/btr-60pb.md#gunner-turret-sights)

#### [Main sight](/md/rv/vehicles/btr-60pb.md#gunner-turret-sight-1)

| Rangefinder | None |
| ----------- | ---- |
| Zoom        | 2.6x |

## [Commander turret](/md/rv/vehicles/btr-60pb.md#commander-turret)

| Traversal        |            |
| ---------------- | ---------- |
| Horizontal speed | 60 deg/s   |
| Vertical speed   | 60 deg/s   |
| Vertical limits  | -15° / 35° |

### [Sights](/md/rv/vehicles/btr-60pb.md#commander-turret-sights)

#### [Commander sight](/md/rv/vehicles/btr-60pb.md#commander-turret-sight-1)

| Rangefinder | None |
| ----------- | ---- |
| Zoom        | 5x   |

## [Gallery](/md/rv/vehicles/btr-60pb.md#gallery)

| Type      | URL                                                                     |
| --------- | ----------------------------------------------------------------------- |
| Thumbnail | https://cdn.astrid.ovh/public-stats-images/btr-60pb/perspective.png     |
| Front     | https://cdn.astrid.ovh/public-stats-images/btr-60pb/front.png           |
| Back      | https://cdn.astrid.ovh/public-stats-images/btr-60pb/back.png            |
| Left      | https://cdn.astrid.ovh/public-stats-images/btr-60pb/left.png            |
| Right     | https://cdn.astrid.ovh/public-stats-images/btr-60pb/right.png           |
| Top       | https://cdn.astrid.ovh/public-stats-images/btr-60pb/top.png             |
| Armor     | https://cdn.astrid.ovh/public-stats-images/btr-60pb/armor_thumbnail.png |

ID: "BTR-60PB"