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      Russia: See Airborne troops drop BTR-MD Rakushka from plane01:17

      Russia: See Airborne troops drop BTR-MD Rakushka from plane

      Russian Federation, Ryazan region
      Politics
      February 24, 2015 at 16:25 GMT +00:00 · Published

      Russia's 106th Guards Airborne Division demonstrated their technical skills by dropping their new armoured personnel carrier, the BTR-MDM Rakushka, out of a plane in the Ryazan Region on Friday. It took 10 parachutes to carry the BTR-MDM Rakushka safely to the ground.

      The purpose of the drill was to check the parachutes and how well the landing air cushioning system functions in a real-life jump. The drop was conducted twice: from the minimum and maximum altitudes of 400m (1,312 ft) and 1,500m (4,921 ft), respectively.

      The ultra-manueverable Rakushka is the new and improved version of the BTR family of APCs and is set to go into full-time use with the Airborne forces later in the year. The military say it is much improved, with an effective range of 500 km (311 miles) carrying up 15 people: 13 fully armed troops and a crew of two. It is fully amphibious and is armed with a remotely-controlled 7.62-mm machine gun.

      Russia: See Airborne troops drop BTR-MD Rakushka from plane01:17
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      Russia's 106th Guards Airborne Division demonstrated their technical skills by dropping their new armoured personnel carrier, the BTR-MDM Rakushka, out of a plane in the Ryazan Region on Friday. It took 10 parachutes to carry the BTR-MDM Rakushka safely to the ground.

      The purpose of the drill was to check the parachutes and how well the landing air cushioning system functions in a real-life jump. The drop was conducted twice: from the minimum and maximum altitudes of 400m (1,312 ft) and 1,500m (4,921 ft), respectively.

      The ultra-manueverable Rakushka is the new and improved version of the BTR family of APCs and is set to go into full-time use with the Airborne forces later in the year. The military say it is much improved, with an effective range of 500 km (311 miles) carrying up 15 people: 13 fully armed troops and a crew of two. It is fully amphibious and is armed with a remotely-controlled 7.62-mm machine gun.

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