The Capital Command has mobilized BTR-60PB armored personnel carriers to participate in protecting the 12th National Congress of Delegates.
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| Among the hundreds of weapons and equipment deployed by the Ministry of Public Security and the Ministry of National Defense for the task of protecting the 12th National Congress of the Party, the BTR-60PB armored personnel carriers - the "battlefield taxis" of the Vietnam People's Army - are noteworthy. Photo: BTR-60PB armored vehicles during a training session on the protection plan for the Party Congress. |
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| Although it is an armored personnel carrier used exclusively on the battlefield, in peacetime the BTR-60PB can fully fulfill anti-terrorism and anti-riot missions, and operates well in urban environments (thanks to its use of tires). |
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| The BTR-60PB armored personnel carrier was designed by Mr. VA Dedkov and produced by the Gorkovsky plant since 1966. This is a very popular variant of the legendary BTR-60 armored vehicle designed since 1955. More than 26,000 BTR-60s were produced in the Soviet Union and Romania, exported to dozens of countries (including Vietnam - which received aid from the Soviet Union since 1973). Currently, the BTR-60 armored vehicle is assigned to the tank and armored units of the Vietnamese army and navy. |
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| The BTR-60PB weighs 10.2-10.3 tons, is 7.22m long, 2.83m wide, 2.42m high, and is covered with thin steel armor that can only withstand 7.62mm bullets (fired at a distance of 100m or more) and artillery shell fragments. In general, the mission of the BTR-60PB is to transport troops on the battlefield, not to engage in direct combat, so it is difficult to demand high firepower and armor. The vehicle is equipped with 4 pairs of tires and a GAZ-49B gasoline engine for a runway speed of up to 80km/h. |
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| In addition to its good mobility on land, the BTR-60PB is also known for its excellent swimming ability thanks to the propeller system located at the rear of the vehicle. It allows the vehicle to move on rivers, lakes, and seas at a speed of 10km/h. |
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| Therefore, in addition to equipping the Army, the BTR-60PB is also assigned to Marine Corps units. Photo: “Taxi” BTR-60PB participates in the 2015 sea landing exercise of the Vietnam Marine Corps. |
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| Inside the BTR-60PB armored vehicle, there are rows of seats for soldiers to sit on, and on both sides of the vehicle there are loopholes for them to observe the whole scene and aim and shoot from inside when needed. Illustrative photo from abroad |
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| Close-up of the BTR-60PB driver's cabin with two windshields and some loopholes (observation when needing to lower the bulletproof steel layer for the windshield), steering wheel controls like a regular car. Foreign illustration photo |
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| On the roof of the vehicle, right at the driver's cabin, there are two doors, behind the turret there are two other doors for soldiers in the vehicle to jump out. In addition, there are two large doors on both sides for 8 soldiers to enter and exit. Illustrative photo from foreign countries |
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| The turret on the roof of the vehicle is equipped with a 14.5mm heavy machine gun (piercing 32mm thick armor at 500m) and a 7.62mm coaxial machine gun to provide fire support to soldiers when needed. |
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