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BArmoured vehicles
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BTR-60larger figure on 4 of 4
FV105 Sultanlarger figure on 0 of 4
Counts only measures both sources give with the same scope. A larger figure is not a better system.
Measured figures
Length
Single source7.56 metres (24 ft 9 + 1 ⁄ 2 in)[source]
Length
Single sourceConfiguration
| Specification | BTR-60 | FV105 Sultan |
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| Type | Wheeled amphibious armoured personnel carrier[source] | — |
| Place of origin | Soviet Union[source] | United Kingdom[source] |
| In service | 1959–present[source] | — |
| Used by | See Operators[source] | — |
| Wars | See List of conflicts[source] | — |
| Designer | V. A. Dedkov |
4.82 m (15 ft 10 in)[source]
Bars compare reported quantities only. A larger figure does not make a system better; configurations and test conditions differ.
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| Designed | 1955[source] | — |
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| Manufacturer | Gorkovsky Avtomobilny Zavod (Soviet Union) Regia Autonomă Pentru Producția De Tehnică Militară (Romania, TAB-71)[source] | Alvis plc[source] |
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| Produced | 1960–1976 (Soviet Union) 1970-1990 (Romania)[source] | — |
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| No. built | ~25,000 (Soviet Union) 1,878 (Romania, TAB-71)[source] | — |
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| Variants | See Variants[source] | — |
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| Armor | Welded steel 5−9 mm at hull 7 mm at turret[source] | — |
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| Main armament | 14.5 mm KPVT heavy machine gun (500 rounds)[source] | FN MAG on pintle mount[source] |
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| Secondary armament | 7.62 mm PKT coaxial machine gun (3,000 rounds)[source] | — |
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| Power/weight | 13.03 kW/t (17.47 hp/t)[source] | — |
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| Suspension | Torsion bar with hydraulic shock absorbers[source] | torsion bar[source] |
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| Ground clearance | 475 mm ( 18 + 11 ⁄ 16 in)[source] | — |
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| Fuel capacity | 290 L (77 US gal)[source] | — |
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