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11-01-2011, 05:54 PM
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I have been inside a BTR-80A.
All one compartment. everyone faces out. Side doors and roof hatches to dismount. It would be difficult to move around with a normal complement and gear, essentially crawling over each other to do it. The design accomadates seated troops. They can't stand up inside and it would be best if they were short. 5'5" or less. 
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11-01-2011, 06:00 PM
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11-01-2011, 06:44 PM
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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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11-01-2011, 08:53 PM
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 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)
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11-02-2011, 06:37 PM
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I've been in a BTR-60PB -- cramped as a mother! (And I'm of below-average height.) And you really feel the lack of a roof hatch in the turret; turret visibility sucks. I couldn't even drive one; I never learned how to drive a stick, let alone having a vehicle with manual transmission and two engines. And going for a short joy-ride in one off-road will make you a bit queasy.
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11-02-2011, 06:42 PM
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Still, the Soviet design of armored vehicles as a whole suggests to me they really didn't plan on providing their crews and mechanized infantry with much gear other than a "basic" load, which I hear wasn't much.
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