Holy shit - Homeland Security Unveils Monstrous SWAT Trucks

[General of Darkness]

Look at the name "Police Rescue", WTF are they expecting. Can those tires be shot out or are they run flat?

http://hongpong.com/files/homelandsecurity-ICE-SRT.jpg

[General of Darkness]

Another image. I wonder what type of engine this has?

http://farm8.staticflickr.com/7204/6914249125_e53cf5ace4_o.jpg

[LuckyStrike]

I have to imagine they aren't able to be shot out, if they were it's certainly a big target.

[Libertytree]

The upside is, is that whoever is in the inside has to get out.

[Horn]

One of those wheels probably cost more than most of the cars I've owned.

[Twisted Titan]

Our tax dollars hard at work securing Freedom

[Book]

http://www.mattfind.com/12345673215-3-2-3_img/movie/l/i/d/soylent_green_1973_1284x1024_399961.jpg

Need those new Homeland Security SWAT vehicles to protect the Soylent Green shipments.

::) coming to a town near us soon

[vacuum]

I'm thinking paint would be the most effective thing against these. Maybe a paintball gun would be able to reduce visibility enough to make them useless.

[Gaillo]

Look at the name "Police Rescue", WTF are they expecting.

They are "expecting" that they will need to rescue some police! ;D



I'm thinking paint would be the most effective thing against these. Maybe a paintball gun would be able to reduce visibility enough to make them useless.

If you know where it might be travelling, or how to "lure" it into an area, it's nothing that a shovel and $250 worth of 14' 2x4 planks can't take care of. Once it's trapped in the hole, a few gallons of gasoline, a match, and a hunting rifle should be able to finish off the residue.

Or so I've heard... ;)


P.S. I nominate this thread for the GS-US "most seditious thread of the year"! :)

[Cebu_4_2]

I vote for that at least trying!

[Neuro]

If you know where it might be travelling, or how to "lure" it into an area, it's nothing that a shovel and $250 worth of 14' 2x4 planks can't take care of. Once it's trapped in the hole, a few gallons of gasoline, a match, and a hunting rifle should be able to finish off the residue.

A trap?

http://img254.imageshack.us/img254/6045/bighole5qf0.jpg

[Serpo]

Looks like they are expecting trouble................

what a beast........:o

[mightymanx]

Looks like a modified MRAP.

Pretty good armor package if it is.

[gunDriller]

so - where is the air intake for the driver's compartment ?

[Norweger]

I'd love to see an IED take out that piece of shit.

[BillBoard]

You'll sound like domestic terrorists!

Why can't you all resign to your station in life, pay your taxes, and keep silent while your masters rule?!

[General of Darkness]

You'll sound like domestic terrorists!

Why can't you all resign to your station in life, pay your taxes, and keep silent while your masters rule?!

Well if that beast stops me from getting home to watch Idol or New Jersey Shore, I'm going to be pissed and want to know how to deal with it. :)

BTW - You'll notice from the pictures I posted. The first one has a number 8 on the back and in the front is has SAC/SD (Sacramento/San Diego) the second picture is number 9 and has SAC/LA (Sacramento/Los Angeles), very interesting. I wonder how many they got their hands on? And are these going to be used to deliver the $450 million in ammo they purchased?

[chad]

it could be turned into a "death box" very easily, i'd think.

[MNeagle]

Counter their "offer" with this:



DuPont's armored car kit a hit in Brazil

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By Ernest Scheyder

NEW YORK (Reuters) - Would you bulletproof a Kia? If you live in Brazil, the answer could very well be yes - to guard against robbers at stop signs in Sao Paulo or traffic jams in Brasilia.

Armor plating isn't just for aristocrats anymore as the world's seventh-largest economy grapples with high rates of kidnapping, murder and robbery.
DuPont (NYS:DD (http://finance.yahoo.com/q?s=dd) - News (http://finance.yahoo.com/q/h?s=dd)), widely known as a chemical maker, introduced its bulletproof Kevlar fiber and SentryGlas car kit Armura in 2008 to middle class Brazilian families with Chevrolets, Hondas and yes, even low-cost Kias.

Now, it wants to bulletproof taxis that will shuttle visitors between events for the 2014 World Cup soccer championship and 2016 Rio de Janeiro Olympic games.
"We wanted to bring a solution to a family that wants protection but doesn't have money to afford classic car armor," said Carlos Benatto, business manager for DuPont Armura.

Armura, sold only in Brazil, protects against bullets up to .38 caliber. Sales rose 70 percent in the first quarter of this year compared with 2011.
DuPont said annual sales of Armura amounted to tens of millions of U.S. dollars, but it declined to be more specific. Sales for the company's Safety & Protection unit, which makes Armura, rose 17 percent in 2011 to $3.9 billion.

The kit costs about $12,000 (21,984 reais), weighs roughly 200 pounds (90 kilograms), and takes 15 days to install. A DuPont-approved technician replaces a car's windows with SentryGlas, and puts Kevlar panels behind the door panels. Because it relatively light weight, the kit does not cut fuel efficiency, DuPont said.
Many middle-class families might struggle to afford Armura, which adds roughly 30 percent to the 59,900 reais ($32,790) cost of a Kia (KSC:000270) Soul, but alternatives could prove to be more expensive.

DuPont said that more than 100 mechanics in Brazil offer car armoring services, cobbling together parts from different vendors that cost twice as much as Armura. Some of them might incorporate Kevlar.

Developed by DuPont in 1965, Kevlar is the industry standard for bulletproofing door panels, but it is also used in flak jackets, socks and tires. DuPont has even developed a Kevlar tornado and hurricane shelter.

DuPont's bet that customers would like the convenience of one kit designed to seamlessly integrate with their cars is also paying off not only because Armura can be installed in 11 vehicles, including Toyota's (TYO:7203) Corolla and the Chevrolet Cruze made by General Motors (NYS:GM (http://finance.yahoo.com/q?s=gm) - News (http://finance.yahoo.com/q/h?s=gm)).

DuPont said it is also talking to automakers about installing Armura in new vehicles.

Alexandre Sarafian, a 25-year-old sporting goods retailer in Sao Paulo, decided to bulletproof a Kia Sportage for his mother, even though he wanted to buy a different car, because the Sportage is compatible with Armura.

"This is to get away from the day-to-day violence ... which should be diminishing, but it's not," said Sarafian. "Bulletproofing can get expensive, and you don't really recover that cost when you sell the car. So it's better not to pay so much."

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In Brazil, high rates of petty and violent crimes have fueled the demand for security products and services. In Salvador, the country's third-largest city, the murder rate has more than doubled over the past year, in part because of a police strike.

Brazilians spend roughly $8 billion every year on private security, according to Brazil's biggest private guards' union. That's as much as the U.S. government spent on security contractors during the first four years of the Iraq war, data from the U.S. Congressional Budget Office showed.
Armura protects against most handguns commonly used in Brazil, Benatto said.

Sao Paulo's notorious traffic is partly a consequence of crime, as people too scared to take public transportation choose to drive. But thieves have discovered that traffic jams provide opportunities to prey upon the public.

"This is the type of thing we're trying to prevent," said Benatto.

Armura's success in Brazil has exceeded DuPont's expectations, so the company is planning to bring the kit to at least two other countries, but it would not name them.

($1 = 1.83 reais)

http://finance.yahoo.com/news/duponts-armored-car-kit-hit-110458476.html?l=1


Hmm, wonder which 2 new countries will get this tech next? Any guesses?

[Awoke]

Those trucks are a bad sign.

[willie pete]

molotoff the tires and you'll have a rolling barbecue >:D

[Hatha Sunahara]

Whatever they use it for, we will see an escalation. They're inviting a domestic version of an improvised explosive device. Haven't seen them here yet in the "Homeland", but they're coming. So are domestic drone strikes. And watch out for the executioners packing .40 human shredder ammo. Better learn how to say 'Yowsah Boz" with conviction.

Hatha

[Book]

Better learn how to say 'Yowsah Boz" with conviction.



:D lol

[ShortJohnSilver]

RC car, one of the larger ones, ought to be able to easily get under there. I wonder, if you released a bunch of plastic shrinkwrap, would it wrap around the axle and eventually cause the axle to break?

[Mouse]

trees are your friends. Cut the wedge and place small charge. When they come a rollin, drop the trees in front and in back. They have to get out.

[Heimdhal]

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