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Originally Posted by Legbreaker
Another point to remember is the gunner's view is restricted to his sights and what he can see past the driver and commander. Perhaps slightly better than a tank gunner, but in my mind the lack of a turret hatch is a serious drawback - at least in a tank the commander can poke his head out without getting whacked with the main gun as it turns around.
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Yeah there's a good point, the BTR-60PB turret does not have a roof hatch as can be seen below so the gunner is totally restricted in what he can see from his sights and by ducking into the crew compartment and looking out through the front windscreens
Here's a model kit of a BTR-70 and while ignoring the crew entry ports between the wheels, the layout of the interior is essentially unchanged from the BTR-60PB
Rest of the images can be found here
http://www.kitmaker.net/modules.php?...opic_id=106722
In the image that ArmySGT posted the link for, that seat you see suspended on a pole hanging from the ceiling - that's the gunner's seat so you can see how easily it is for him to get into position. There's no roof hatch for the turret on the -60PB so this is the only way he's going to get to that seat (probably the reason why they never bothered with a proper turret basket too)