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  "id": "btr-mdm-rakushka-m",
  "name": "BTR-MDM Rakushka-M",
  "aliases": [],
  "domain": "land",
  "country": "RUS",
  "category": "Amphibious/airborne armored personnel carrier",
  "status": null,
  "fielded": 2013,
  "operators": [
    "RUS",
    "UKR"
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  "prolif_count": 3,
  "summary": "The BTR-MDM Rakushka-M (hereafter referred to as Rakushka) is an armored personnel carrier based on the hull of a BMD-4M, designed to be parachuted into combat alongside the BMD-4M and provide protected mobility for a complete infantry section.",
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      "k": "",
      "label": "Manufacturer",
      "section": "system",
      "v": "Volgograd tractor factory",
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      "conf": "medium"
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      "k": "crew",
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      "conf": "medium"
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      "k": "length_m",
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      "k": "width_m",
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    },
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      "k": "engine_hp",
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      "conf": "medium"
    },
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      "k": "",
      "label": "Suspension",
      "section": "mobility",
      "v": "hydropneumatic",
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      ],
      "conf": "medium"
    },
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      "k": "",
      "label": "Hull Armor",
      "section": "protection",
      "v": "The hull is built from welded aluminum, which is thought to be fitted with additional ceramic plates that are spaced to increase protection against armor-piercing projectiles.",
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      "conf": "medium"
    },
    {
      "k": "",
      "label": "Turret Armor",
      "section": "protection",
      "v": "The turret is built from welded aluminium with two steel plates fixed to the front and sides. The first plate is attached directly to the turret and the second is fixed on top of it.",
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      ],
      "conf": "medium"
    },
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      "k": "",
      "label": "NBC Protection",
      "section": "protection",
      "v": "Yes",
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      ],
      "conf": "medium"
    },
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      "k": "",
      "label": "Smoke Equipment",
      "section": "protection",
      "v": "Yes, The turret is also fitted with 902 toucha smoke-grenade launchers that can be used to obscure the vehicle from view.",
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      ],
      "conf": "medium"
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    {
      "name": "BTR-MDM Rakushka-M",
      "text": "The BTR-MDM Rakushka-M (hereafter referred to as Rakushka) is an armoured personnel carrier based on the hull of a BMD-4M, designed to be parachuted into combat alongside the BMD-4M and provide protected mobility for a c",
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    {
      "name": "BTR-MD Rakushka",
      "text": "Russia’s airborne forces, whose numbers will be doubled by 2020, are set to take possession of two new vehicles: the BMD-4M airborne combat vehicle and the BTR-MD Rakushka (“shell”) universal armored personnel carrier. T",
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    {
      "name": "BMD-4M",
      "text": "The BMD-4M is a tracked AFV technically classified as an IFV. It is equipped with sufficient firepower to enable an airborne formation to generate its own fire support on the battlefield without the need for additional s",
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  "art": "apc8",
  "image": null,
  "verified": null,
  "changelog": [
    {
      "date": "2026-10-10",
      "change": "Entry created from the Worldwide Equipment Guide (ODIN), bulk import"
    }
  ],
  "url": "https://www.defensepedia.com/systems/btr-mdm-rakushka-m.html",
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    "weg-btr-mdm-rakushka-m": {
      "title": "BTR-MDM Rakushka-M Russian Amphibious/Airborne Armored Personnel Carrier (APC)",
      "publisher": "U.S. Army TRADOC G-2 Worldwide Equipment Guide (ODIN)",
      "url": "https://odin.t2com.army.mil/WEG/Asset/BTR-MDM_Rakushka-M_Russian_Amphibious_Airborne_Armored_Personnel_Carrier",
      "published": "2026-03-20",
      "tier": 1,
      "checked": "2026-10-10"
    }
  }
}