BTR-60 question

[Raellus]

Originally Posted by Schone23666

Didn't the Soviets have height limitations for their Motorized Rifle units just like they did for their tankers? I forget what they were exactly but I think around 5 feet 6 inches or so??

Maybe, but I doubt it. Why waste all that manpower (i.e. taller folks)? The Soviets really never had any straight "leg" infantry units- pretty much every major Soviet infantry unit was a MRD. Folks over 5'6" or whatever couldn't all join the airborne/airmobile or mountain units (of which there were far, far fewer) and Soviet naval infantry were just as APC-bound as their landlubber comrades.

[Legbreaker]

Would the Soviets even care about passenger comfort?

[Schone23666]

Originally Posted by Legbreaker

Would the Soviets even care about passenger comfort?

I think just taking a look at their rations provides a pretty obvious answer.



And I pulled that from here: http://www.mreinfo.com/international...ssian-irp.html

And by the way, these are actually Russian rations that were processed after the breakup of the Union. Supposedly these are "improved", so imagine how nasty the Soviet rations must've been!

[ArmySGT.]

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[StainlessSteelCynic]

Whoa - looks like I need to go back and check my so-called reference material!
I have royally screwed up my internal layouts for the BTR-60 and the BTR-70.
Oh well, that's what we're all here for, to share info and learn things!

[Targan]

What a god awful cramped nightmare. And getting in or out in a hurry would take some serious practice if carrying full battle rattle. As Hudson would say, "You can count me out!".