{
  "id": "btr-md-rakushka",
  "name": "BTR-MD Rakushka",
  "aliases": [],
  "domain": "land",
  "country": "RUS",
  "category": "Amphibious/airborne armored personnel carrier",
  "status": null,
  "fielded": 2013,
  "operators": [
    "RUS"
  ],
  "prolif_count": 2,
  "summary": "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.",
  "specs": [
    {
      "k": "crew",
      "v": 2,
      "src": [
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      ],
      "conf": "medium"
    },
    {
      "k": "length_m",
      "v": 6.1,
      "src": [
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      ],
      "conf": "medium"
    },
    {
      "k": "width_m",
      "v": 3.1,
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      ],
      "conf": "medium"
    },
    {
      "k": "height_m",
      "v": 2.5,
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      ],
      "conf": "medium"
    },
    {
      "k": "combat_weight_t",
      "v": 13.2,
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      ],
      "conf": "medium"
    },
    {
      "k": "engine_name",
      "v": "2V-06-2",
      "src": [
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      ],
      "conf": "medium"
    },
    {
      "k": "engine_hp",
      "v": 450,
      "src": [
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      ],
      "conf": "medium"
    },
    {
      "k": "road_range_km",
      "v": 500,
      "src": [
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      ],
      "conf": "medium"
    },
    {
      "k": "speed_road_kmh",
      "v": 70,
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      ],
      "conf": "medium"
    },
    {
      "k": "speed_swim_kmh",
      "v": 10,
      "src": [
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      ],
      "conf": "medium"
    },
    {
      "k": "",
      "label": "Fording depth",
      "section": "mobility",
      "v": "Amphibious",
      "src": [
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      ],
      "conf": "medium"
    },
    {
      "k": "",
      "label": "Hull Armor",
      "section": "protection",
      "v": "Protection of this vehicle is very light due to weight limitations. Hull of the BTR-MD is welded from aluminum armor. It provides protection only from small arms fire and artillery shell splinters. Vehicle is fitted with NBC protection and ",
      "src": [
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      ],
      "conf": "medium"
    },
    {
      "k": "armament",
      "label": "Secondary armament",
      "v": "1 x AGS-17",
      "src": [
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      ],
      "conf": "medium"
    }
  ],
  "payloads": [
    {
      "name": "Grenade",
      "role": "30mm ammunition",
      "src": [
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      ],
      "conf": "medium",
      "caps": {},
      "qty": "INA"
    }
  ],
  "variants": [
    {
      "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",
      "src": [
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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",
      "src": [
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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",
      "src": [
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      ]
    }
  ],
  "art": "apc8",
  "image": {
    "file": "btr-md-rakushka.jpg",
    "thumb": "btr-md-rakushka-thumb.jpg",
    "credit": "Головне управління розвідки Міністерства оборони України",
    "license": "CC BY 4.0",
    "url": "https://commons.wikimedia.org/wiki/File:Battle_of_Hostomel,_04.03.2022,_Damaged_Russian_BTR-MD.jpg",
    "title": "File:Battle of Hostomel, 04.03.2022, Damaged Russian BTR-MD.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 4.0)"
    }
  ],
  "url": "https://www.defensepedia.com/systems/btr-md-rakushka.html",
  "sources": {
    "weg-btr-md-rakushka": {
      "title": "BTR-MD Rakushka 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-MD_Rakushka_Russian_Amphibious_Airborne_Armored_Personnel_Carrier",
      "published": "2026-03-20",
      "tier": 1,
      "checked": "2026-10-10"
    }
  }
}