Rakshak Gypsy

     Notes:  This Indian vehicle is similar in concept to the Egyptian G-320 and German TH-444, being an armored version of an SUV, in this case the locally-produced Maruti MPFI Gypsy King, with a more powerful engine than the standard Gypsy King.   The vehicle is lightly armored, designed to provide protection against 7.62 NATO, 7.62 Nagant, and 7.62 Kalashnikov rounds fired at point-blank range.  The basic body has been fitted with a steel armor kit known to the Indians as Kackal; the windows are bullet-resistant to the same degree as the body, and the passenger compartment has two firing ports on either side of the vehicle.  These firing ports are simply holes in the body covered by an armored shutter, so they can take any weapon that can fit out the ports.  There are doors on either side of the cab, and two large doors in the rear of the hull, and each of these doors also has a firing port. This vehicle is used only by the Indians, more normally as a scout vehicle than an assault carrier, though it is also used as a VIP transport and as a vehicle for certain high-ranking officers.  Some of these vehicles have more luxury appointments than standard Rahshak Gypsies.  The engine is an 80-horsepower G-13BB gasoline engine; the transmission is manual, but the Rakshak Gypsy has power steering and power brakes.