Editing BTR-60 (section)

==In Team Yankee==
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In-game as in real life, the BTR-60 is a rather useless vehicle outside of its designated role. With only a single point of armor on the front and a single KPVT machine gun with AT5, it has a specific job: battle taxi. Unlike other vehicles such as the BMP and M113 which are a bit more multi-purpose in function, the FIRST and ONLY job of the BTR-60 is to ferry troops to the battlefield. It fulfils this role handsomely.

While its stats might be mediocre, the BTR comes in droves. Much like their untermensch passengers, your BTRs can comfortably outnumber the enemy 2-1 at the very least. Employed as suicide units, BTRs can be used as meatshields. Rushing forward and threatening your opponent’s vulnerable artillery pieces or support units, it forces the enemy to spend a whole turn wasting their anti-armour firepower on these things. If ignored, massed AT5 fire is capable of causing surprising damage to M109s or anything lighter. Even FV432s and M113s need to take note, as they are vulnerable to mass bails from side shots. The BTR may have the armour of a scarf but the gun works almost like an autocannon.

Situationally, players may use the BTRs as roadblocks. After death, they provide bulletproof cover and concealment.

But cost-wise, the BTR is effectively free! BTR companies are taken for the infantry, with the APCs essentially coming free. This means that if the BTRs can actually kill units of value such as infantry, anti-air or artillery you are getting additional value on top.

As always, Soviet stat lines and unit sizes make them rather reliable (if incapable of understanding your orders).

===Variants===

East German, Polish and Czech infantry may bring the BTR-60 as a transport that play almost identically to the Soviet equivalent, apart from their 4+ skill.

The Iraqis use these for their motorized infantry companies and may bring BTR-60s as spotters for the artillery. The Iranians also can equip formations with the BTR-60 as a transport vehicle, as they captured some Iraqi vehicles during the war and ended up purchasing many of their own as well.