front received armoured protection. The vehicle has two rear-view mirrors in the front corners of the hull (one on each side) The chassis has also been modified as the vehicle has a BTR-80 style straight chassis with no slope near the engine compartment. Because of the size of the new turret the vehicle is most probably no longer an APC but an armoured car. BTR-60 armed with twin 23 mm anti-aircraft guns (probably ZU-23-2). It is designed to be used for anti-aircraft purposes. BTR-60 armed with twin 37 mm anti-aircraft guns. It is designed to be used for anti-aircraft purposes. Djibouti BTR-60PB with its turret replaced by the one used in the French Panhard AML-90 light armoured car. Only one BTR-60PB was converted and it was done so to make use of a spare turret after the original AML-90 hull was destroyed in a road accident. Finland BTR-60PA Only one vehicle. BTR-60PB fitted with stowage racks over the engine decks. BTR-60PBK – BTR-60PB upgrade with second radio transceiver telescope radio antenna and outside the vehicle on the deck an aggregate, cable wheel and equipment box BTR-60PUM – BTR-60R-145BM "Chaika" upgrade with new communication equipment and armed with the NSV 12.7 mm heavy machine gun. Finland bought later two BTR-80s for testing out a replacement but ended up buying the domestic XA-180 series of vehicles, known later as Patria Pasi. Former East Germany SPW-60P (SPW stands for Schützenpanzerwagen) – NVA designator for BTR-60P. SPW-60PA (SPW stands for Schützenpanzerwagen) – NVA designator for BTR-60PA. SPW-60PA(S) – SPW-60PA converted into a staff vehicle. SPW-60PB (SPW stands for Schützenpanzerwagen) – NVA designator for the BTR-60PB. SPW-60PB(ABS) (ABS stands for Artillerie-Beobachtungsstelle – "Artillery-Monitoring Center") – SPW-60PB converted into an artillery forward observer vehicle with 4 whip antennas (2 on the rear of the engine deck's roof), two small brackets on the top of the upper left-hand side of the hull with striped poles stowed, commander's and driver's hatches that fold forward horizontally and a modified commanders position with retractable observation device. SPW-60PB(BBS) (BBS stands for Batterie-Beobachtungsstelle – "Battery-Monitoring Center") – SPW-60PB converted into a command vehicle for air-defense artillery batteries. Similar to the SPW-60PB but it has two whip antennas on the rear hull. SPW-60PB(S) – SPW-60PB converted into a command vehicle. NZ(B) MSR/PR (NZ stands for Nachrichtenzentrale) – SPW-60PB converted into a signals vehicle for motorized rifle and tank regiments. It is equipped with