Armored truck newest NYPD weapon
Hummers are SO 2003, eh??
Meet the Bearcat, the most secure armored truck police departments can buy. The truck is at the Javits Convention Center until Thursday, and you may see it on the streets during the Republican convention.
The latest model of the 15,000-pound armored vehicle has high-tech security features to protect police from bombs, out-of-control crowds and pretty much any scene they might encounter....
Though the manufacturers said the latest security features are classified, they did tell the Daily News what owners can expect for the almost $200,000 price tag. Half-inch-thick armored plating protects the exterior of the vehicle, while police can look out the 2-1/2-inch-thick bulletproof glass windows.
The armor makes the truck bulletproof and blastproof on all sides and the bottom. The Run-Flat tires remain inflated even if they have been punctured.
The truck seats 10 people, and benches in the rear can be folded up to fit a stretcher or more passengers in the back.
Police can access eight side gun ports, which have room for a gun or give police an opening for firing tear gas. The hatch on top of the truck gives police another vantage point for surveying crowds.
With the optional remote-controlled roof-mounted machine gun turret and front-bumper-mounted Hellfire missiles, I would RULE the highways around here. Traffic would never again be a problem, because I would always be able to clear a path.
Now all I have to do is to figure out how we can afford to make one of those appears in our driveway. Maybe if I put up one of those Amazon.com begging buttons and asked for donations? C'mon, y'all...can you spare a dime (or a few thousand dollars) for a friend??
