Does this amount to a police assault vehicle aka tank?

[Iluvleiberman]

http://www.charleston-pd.org/swataction.html

[HawkerHurricane]

1. Obsolete Armored Personel Carrier

M-113's were replaced by M-2 Bradleys a few years back. It doesn't surprise me that they turned up in police use. I can think of some circumstances where one would be useful.

[Iluvleiberman]

3. So can I but not with a .50 caliber gun attached

That just screams "tank" instead of SWAT armored vehicle.

[arcane1]

2. these are mean-looking, aren't they?

more:

On maneuvers with The M113A2 Fully Tracked Armored Personnel Carrier and The Armored Rescue Vehicle





I wonder what they were thinking of when these were designed.. what kind of situation?

[Iluvleiberman]

4. Wounded officer/civilian evacuations and assaulting a drug house

LAPD first used APCs to smash down crack houses. They didn't use them as armed tanks. Just battering rams.

[Iluvleiberman]

5. Tuscon, AZ NOT using their M113s as tanks

http://www.ci.tucson.az.us/police/Organization/SSB_MEN/Support_Services_/Emergency_Management_Section/SWAT/body_swat.html

See the APC section It's copyrighted so you can't copy.

[cherryperry]

6. Call me paranoid: "PARANOID"!

But these look like something you'd see in a fascist state ... hmmm.

I think they'd work just fine mowing down demonsrators!


:puke: :puke: :puke:

[Iluvleiberman]

8. The thought of being crushed under those tracks. <shiver>

The thought scares me. Those things are heavy.

[solinvictus]

7. Vehicle

Yes, there is a legitimate need for this type of vehicle in most larger cities. At the same time, though, in light of the Patriot Act and other domestic monstrosities, I get tired of seeing the increased militarization of the police.