M-60P APC

M-60P

Armored Personnel Carrier

History | Technical Information's | Variants

Service: Bosnia,Croatia, Serbia

Manufacturer: former Yugoslavia

History: Developed in late 1950s, first seen during parade in 1965. For a short period refereed as M-590.

Description: Driver sits front left with co-driver to his right (who also operates bow mounted 7.92mm M53 MG), engine and transmission below. Commander's cupola is to rear of driver and protrudes slightly over left side of hull, with similar machine gunner's cupola on opposite side. 12,7mm M2 HB MG can be used both in anti-aircraft and ground-to-ground roles, no provision for firing from inside vehicles. 12.7mm M2 HB MG can be dismounted and used in ground role.
The troop compartment is at the rear and infantry enter and leave via two doors in rear, each of which has firing/observation port. Three firing/observation ports in each side of troop compartment. M-60 has no amphibious capability but board mounted on glacis plate deflects water rushing up glacis plate when fording.

Technical information's

Armament: 12,7 mm M2 HB machine-gun
bow 7.92 M53 machine-gun

Ammunition:

Crew: 3+10

Length: 5.02 meters

Width: 2.77 meters

Height: 2.385 meters with 12,7mm MG
1.86 meters without 12,7mm MG

Ground clearance: 0.4 meters

Combat weight 11,000 kg

Power-to-weight ratio: 12.73 hp/tone

Engine: FAMOS 6-cylinder in-line water-cooled diesel developing 140hp

Maximum road speed: 45 km/h

Maximum road range: 400 km

Fuel capacity: 150 lit

Fording: 1.35 meters - still water
1.25 meters - running water

Vertical obstacle: 0.6 meters

Trench: 2 meters

Gradient: 60%

Side slope: 40%

Armor: 25mm maximum

Armor type: Steel

NBC system: none

Night vision equipment: yes (infra-red for driver)

Variants

M-60P Armored personnel carrier

M-60PB Anti-tank variant with twin 82mm recoilless rifles mounted on the top left or top right of hull at rear, elevation of +6o, depression of -4o, traverse and elevation both manual.
Ten 82mm HEAT projectiles are carried.

M-60? SP-Mortar Carrying 82mm mortar

M-60San Ambulance

M-60? Command variant

Source: Hrvatski Vojnik



Service:	Bosnia,Croatia, Serbia
Manufacturer:	former Yugoslavia
History:	Developed in late 1950s, first seen during parade in 1965. For a short period refereed as M-590.
Description:	Driver sits front left with co-driver to his right (who also operates bow mounted 7.92mm M53 MG), engine and transmission below. Commander's cupola is to rear of driver and protrudes slightly over left side of hull, with similar machine gunner's cupola on opposite side. 12,7mm M2 HB MG can be used both in anti-aircraft and ground-to-ground roles, no provision for firing from inside vehicles. 12.7mm M2 HB MG can be dismounted and used in ground role. The troop compartment is at the rear and infantry enter and leave via two doors in rear, each of which has firing/observation port. Three firing/observation ports in each side of troop compartment. M-60 has no amphibious capability but board mounted on glacis plate deflects water rushing up glacis plate when fording.

Technical information's
Armament:	12,7 mm M2 HB machine-gun bow 7.92 M53 machine-gun
Ammunition:
Crew:	3+10
Length:	5.02 meters
Width:	2.77 meters
Height:	2.385 meters with 12,7mm MG 1.86 meters without 12,7mm MG
Ground clearance:	0.4 meters
Combat weight	11,000 kg
Power-to-weight ratio:	12.73 hp/tone
Engine:	FAMOS 6-cylinder in-line water-cooled diesel developing 140hp
Maximum road speed:	45 km/h
Maximum road range:	400 km
Fuel capacity:	150 lit
Fording:	1.35 meters - still water 1.25 meters - running water
Vertical obstacle:	0.6 meters
Trench:	2 meters
Gradient:	60%
Side slope:	40%
Armor:	25mm maximum
Armor type:	Steel
NBC system:	none
Night vision equipment:	yes (infra-red for driver)

Variants

M-60P	Armored personnel carrier
M-60PB	Anti-tank variant with twin 82mm recoilless rifles mounted on the top left or top right of hull at rear, elevation of +6o, depression of -4o, traverse and elevation both manual. Ten 82mm HEAT projectiles are carried.
M-60? SP-Mortar	Carrying 82mm mortar
M-60San	Ambulance
M-60?	Command variant