2023年1月10日 · Another BTR-60 variant, the artillery command and reconnaissance vehicle (ACRV) M1 979(2), is used as a command observation post (COP) vehicle in towed artillery batteries and battalions.

BTR-60 1V18 "Klyon-1" – BTR-60PB converted into an artillery command and forward observer vehicle, used by battery commanders of units equipped with towed artillery and MRL systems. The original turret has been replaced by an unarmed one ("Darth Vader") with the NNP-21 and DV observation devices and a rangefinder. [ 14 ]

The 1V18 Klen-1 has the US Army designation of the ACRV M1979/2a with the 1V18-1 being an improved version.

The 1V18 and 1V19 are powered by a pair of GAZ-49B 90-horsepower gasoline engines, each developing 90 horsepower. One engine propels the second and fourth axles, and the second engine propels the first and third axles.

Since 1978 the BTR-70 has begun to replace the BTR-60PB. Another BTR-60 variant, the artillery command and reconnaissance vehicle (ACRV) M1 979 (2), is used as a command observation post (COP) vehicle in towed artillery batteries and battalions.

Artillery Command and Reconnaissance Vehicle ACRV 1V17 Series. The ACRV 1V17 Series was developed to support towed artillery and multiple rocket launcher battalions. Unlike the ACRV 1V12 series, which is based on the MT-LBu chassis, the 1V17 series consists of BTR-60-based vehicles (1V18, 1V19) and two truck-mounted vehicles (1V110, 1V111).

BTR-60 (russisk: БТР-60) er et sovjetisk pansret personellkjøretøy med åttehjulsdrift. Det ble først sett offentlig i 1961. Det avløste BTR-152 i tjeneste, og ble etterfulgt av BTR-70. Det ble videreutviklet og forbedret i tjenestetiden sin, og det var det mest tallrike kampkjøretøyet i den sovjetiske hæren.

2025年2月14日 · The Vigilante BTR-60 1V18 (BTR in Russian stands for “armored transporter”), nicknamed “Klyon-1”, is an artillery command and observation 8×8 wheeled vehicle, which was converted from a BTR-60PB. The vehicle comes equipped with a GAZ-49B engine and an unarmed turret. It can carry 5 crewmates.

2022年3月7日 · Primary armament was a 14.5mm KPVT heavy machine gun with 500 rounds allotted. This was backed by a 7.62mm PKT coaxial machine gun given 3,000 rounds of ammunition. Power for the BTR-60 was served through 2 x GAZ-40P series 6-cylinder gasoline-fueled engines developing 90 horsepower each (180 combined) running at 3,400rpm.

Artillery command and reconnaissance vehicles. ACRV 1V18 is a command and observation vehicle (COP). ACRV 1V19 is a fire direction center (FDC).