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  "id": "rkhm-4-01",
  "name": "RKhM-4-01",
  "aliases": [],
  "domain": "land",
  "country": "RUS",
  "category": "8x8 amphibious CBRN reconnaissance vehicle",
  "status": null,
  "fielded": 2008,
  "operators": [
    "RUS"
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  "prolif_count": 2,
  "summary": "The RKhM-4 is designed for radiation and chemical agent reconnaissance day and night, under adverse meteorological conditions, in rough terrain when negotiating natural and artificial ground or water obstacles. The vehicle design is based on the BTR-80 APC.",
  "specs": [
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      "k": "",
      "label": "Manufacturer",
      "section": "system",
      "v": "Arzamas Machine Plant.",
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      "conf": "medium"
    },
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      "k": "",
      "label": "Configuration",
      "section": "system",
      "v": "8x8",
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      ],
      "conf": "medium"
    },
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      "k": "crew",
      "v": 3,
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      "conf": "medium"
    },
    {
      "k": "length_m",
      "v": 7.7,
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      "conf": "medium"
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      "k": "width_m",
      "v": 2.9,
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      "conf": "medium"
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      "k": "height_m",
      "v": 2.41,
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      "conf": "medium"
    },
    {
      "k": "combat_weight_t",
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      "k": "engine_name",
      "v": "KamAZ-7403",
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      "conf": "medium"
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      "k": "speed_road_kmh",
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      "conf": "medium"
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      "k": "speed_swim_kmh",
      "v": 10,
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      "conf": "medium"
    },
    {
      "k": "",
      "label": "Fording depth",
      "section": "mobility",
      "v": "Amphibious",
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      "conf": "medium"
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      "label": "Hull Armor",
      "section": "protection",
      "v": "The front armor of the RkhM-4-01 protects against 12.7 mm rounds. All-round protection is against 7.62 mm rounds and artillery shell splinters.",
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      "conf": "medium"
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      "label": "Turret Armor",
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      "conf": "medium"
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      "k": "",
      "label": "Applique Armor",
      "section": "protection",
      "v": "Available",
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      "conf": "medium"
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      "label": "NBC Protection",
      "section": "protection",
      "v": "Yes, Collective",
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      "conf": "medium"
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    {
      "k": "",
      "label": "Smoke Equipment",
      "section": "protection",
      "v": "6 x 81-mm smoke grenade launchers",
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      "conf": "medium"
    },
    {
      "k": "armament",
      "label": "Secondary armament",
      "v": "1 x 7.62mm PKT (Kalashnikov's Machine Gun) 7.62mm General-Purpose Machine Gun",
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      "conf": "medium"
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  "payloads": [],
  "variants": [
    {
      "name": "RKhM-4",
      "text": "The RKhM-4 (Razvedyvatelnaya Khimicheskaya Mashina) chemical reconnaissance vehicle is fitted with various detection devices for the detection of radiation, biological and chemical agents.",
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    },
    {
      "name": "RKhM-4-01",
      "text": "The RKhM-4-01 vehicle is an updated version of the RKhM-4. Biological, chemical and radiological detection equipment fitted to the RKhM-4-01 vehicle",
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      ]
    },
    {
      "name": "RKhM-4-02",
      "text": "The RKhM-4-02 is another incremental update to the base vehicle.",
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    },
    {
      "name": "RKhM-6",
      "text": "The RKhM-6, is another incremental update of the RKhM-4.",
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    },
    {
      "name": "RPM-2",
      "text": "The RPM-2 (Razvedivatelno-Poiskovaya Mashina) radiation survey/reconnaissance vehicle is based on the RKhM-4.",
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    }
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  "art": "apc8",
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    "file": "rkhm-4-01.jpg",
    "thumb": "rkhm-4-01-thumb.jpg",
    "credit": "Vitaly V. Kuzmin",
    "license": "CC BY-SA 4.0",
    "url": "https://commons.wikimedia.org/wiki/File:Mashina_RKHM-4-01_1.jpg",
    "title": "File:Mashina RKHM-4-01 1.jpg"
  },
  "verified": null,
  "changelog": [
    {
      "date": "2026-10-10",
      "change": "Entry created from the Worldwide Equipment Guide (ODIN), bulk import"
    },
    {
      "date": "2026-10-10",
      "change": "Added photo (CC BY-SA 4.0)"
    }
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  "url": "https://www.defensepedia.com/systems/rkhm-4-01.html",
  "sources": {
    "weg-rkhm-4-01": {
      "title": "RKhM-4-01 Russian 8x8 Amphibious CBRN Reconnaissance Vehicle",
      "publisher": "U.S. Army TRADOC G-2 Worldwide Equipment Guide (ODIN)",
      "url": "https://odin.t2com.army.mil/WEG/Asset/RKhM-4-01_Russian_8x8_Amphibious_CBRN_Reconnaissance_Vehicle",
      "published": "2026-03-20",
      "tier": 1,
      "checked": "2026-10-10"
    }
  }
}