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Florida Town Buys 9-Ton Emergency TK-4 Tactical Vehicle to “Provide Residents Extra Protection During Hurricanes”
Palm Beach Gardens Buys 9-Ton Emergency TK-4 Tactical Vehicle to "Provide Residents Extra Protection During Hurricanes"
What a way to pitch this new purchase by PB Gardens for a new "rescue/emergency/communications vehicle" while a hurricane is bearing down on Florida...
From the Palm Beach Post...
Weighing 9 tons and capable of withstanding 100-mph winds, a rescue/emergency/communications vehicle bought by the city for $175,000 is expected to provide residents with extra protection during hurricanes and other dangerous situations.
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“It’s a great city and regional tool. We used it on several emergency calls here and in other cities in north county,” said Mayor David Levy.
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The 20-foot-long All-Hazard Special Response Vehicle, also known as the TK-4, was used by Gardens police on a trial basis for about three weeks in July. Several other South Florida communities considering buying a TK-4 also used the vehicle, said Chris Light, president of Armored Solutions Inc., the Pittsfield, Mass.-based company that manufactures the vehicles.
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The TK-4 is now back in Pittsfield where company employees are adding a winch to lift trees and other heavy debris and a night camera. The vehicle should be delivered to Gardens just after Labor Day, Light said.
The article then goes on to say...
Up to 10 people can fit inside the vehicle. That will give Gardens flexibility in using the TK-4 to handle different emergencies from SWAT team emergencies to lifting fallen trees, Light said.
Like they are going to send this thing out to move a fallen tree.
Some additional features listed by the PB Post...
- Equipped with winch to lift trees and other debris
- Has 3-inch thick laminated glass windows
- Withstands 100-mph winds
- Travels up to 65 mph
- Has search lights
- Can withstand 50-caliber bullets
- Has 20-year life expectancy
Interestingly, the Palm Beach Post left out some of the vehicles best features.
The ASI TK-4 is an armored SWAT vehicle designed to accommodate up to 10 tactical officers. With armor piercing protection, the TK-4 can maintain highway speed, and 4-wheel drive is standard equipment for use on unstable terrain.
TK-4 Features
- The TK-4 roof hatch has armor piercing shield protection, and ASI’s exterior sniper gun port gives the team a clear view to any impending threat. A rotating turret has a 360° turning radius. The interior sniper step allows easy access to the roof.
- The TK-4 is standard with ASI’s "outrigger" extended running boards that allow the tactical team additional solid footing while riding on the exterior of the vehicle.
- All TK-4 front doors have the capability to lock open at a 90° angle as well as a 45° angle allowing the team shield coverage. ASI’s gap shield with armor piercing protection gives complete door coverage at all angles.
Some Additional STANDARD Features on the TK-4
- The TK-4 emergency package includes a 200 watt siren PA system, front and rear Wig-Wag and front and rear alternating red and blue strobe lights.
- Upgraded suspension and tires.
- An after-market AC with an additional condenser is installed. This in conjunction with the TK-4 Insulated walls and ceiling helps keep interior climate control stabilized.
- The TK-4 has 11 ASI machined exterior gun ports: 8 standard gun ports and 3 sniper gun ports with a 7” opening for sniper rifles.
- The TK-4 360° protection includes the engine compartment, fire wall and fuel tank.
So there you have it. A perfect vehicle for rescuing kittens that are stuck in fallen trees during a hurricane...
You can check out the vehicles website here...
Love the guy at the top of their webpage...
I bet he loves kittens...
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"I wonder what that 9Ton vehicle would look like after it was rammed from the side with either a fire engine pumper or a stolen Brinks Truck (Guarda - in Florida) driven at 65 mph."
A little like this: http://www.metacafe.com/watch/179101/heat_armoured_car_robbery/
Apologies for the bullshit ad that you have to endure.
Alright!
Just the excuse to break out the TK-4 and the SWAT team to go pummel Slightly Insane...
Though it was just a drill, base officials are not taking it lightly.
"The Port Defender exercise is designed to sharpen our security and readiness skills to ensure that we have the right installation security posture," Command Sgt. Maj. Felton L. Head said.
More than 200 people took part in the simulation in which an attack takes place on an American military installation, and it turns into a mass casualty situation.
http://www.wwaytv3.com/2012/08/23/sunny-point-practices-for-terrorist-th...
That will give the blue hairs a heart attack!
Do these guys realize what a total fucking joke they are?
When these morons say they will "Ride it Out" only to cry like a baby when the real storm hits, screw them. I guess this protects the rescue personal, as they should be.
SwingForce, after chugging the kool-aid from a beer bong, rationalized:
Riiiiiiight. I suppose eleven is also the magic number of gun ports needed to enable the "rescue personal" [sic] to divert and repel hurricanes.
The gun ports can be used to safely hand out dixie cups containing water in the aftermath of a hurricane. Andrew back in 1992 showed how quickly people run out of necessities like potable water. It would be better if the vehicle also had external AC power sockets and a wi-fi hotspot so survivors of a hurricane could plug in their laptops and go read ZH.
Maybe a corn-syrup canon, to safely dispense the necessities at distance.
You say gunports, I say paddle ports! Stroke, stroke, stroke....
Fire and Rescue will NOT deploy ANY vehicles when winds exceed 50 MPH, fire trucks weigh as much as this turd with wheels so if you think this is about moving about during hurricanes and rescuing blue hairs I have a APC that fly's I'll sell you.
That's what my first thought was. They won't go out anywhere (nor should they).
Local kids have had a National Guard leftover APC for a few years, yet sadly (for them), they've not used it once.
Then again, most of the younger cops here are too overweight to participate anyway.
How many cup holders does it have?
Great for soccer moms! Arnold Schwarzehooger wants one too, as well as Eric Holder-he doesn't want to drive it, just float above it.
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Holds ten average sized men and holds six dunkin donut eaters
*Clap Clap Clap*
Classic..... :-)
Runflat tires, I suppose.
In the movie " A Tree Grows In Brooklyn " the Irish cop character walks the beat with only a Billy club. Pre 1900. So in a era of no ID, near no gun laws, poverty to starvation and freezing, a cop was safe and could take people in with a glorified stick.
Now? Hello.
They ARE THE STANDING ARMY. They don't trust and are not trusted.
It's like the FedGov/State/Town blob can't exist with out debts and force.
As citizens real, true, personal and family economy degrades, the state grows and manifests in debts and internal cop/SS/KGB/ H
That is a pretty good analysis from our serf point of you...
But keep in mind... There was a Rockefeller criminal oligarchy ruling elite then... and there is a Rockefeller criminal oligarchy ruling elite now...
The serfs won't be free until the last oligarch is strangled with the entrails of the last bankster...
+1 Quadrillion. Trillion is so 2011.
P.S. Let's not stop with the Rockafellaz. They're but one of the demonic branches of the oligarchy you mentioned. Oh, and let's also make sure their vast gaggle of willing enablers in all levels of gubment are likewise handled.
Every ghetto should own at least one.
Turn the nice turtle the other way and it blows into the swamp
Go Away, Batin'!!
Said the mayor of Palm Beach Gardens.
LOL. Am I the only one who got this? Hilarious. "Welcome to Costco . . . I love you."
Palm Beach Gardens PD...Fuck Yeah! Old folks down in FL must be crazier and stronger than previous retirees...damned GMOs, man!!
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=IhnUgAaea4M
It's the Holocaust Survivors. They never die. And there are more of them every year.
It looks like one of those vehicles from Damnation Alley.
http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Damnation_Alley_%28film%29
Our little city has the exact same vehicle, went and toured it with the cub scouts.
It is not for hurricanes, it is built specifically for riot control, able to drive down streets firing from all angles simultaneously.
It is bullet, fire and bomb resistant.
Power train is the weak link apparently. Im sure we will be seeing them on the roads in the not too distant future. And running from them.
One EMP hit, and she's a sitting duck.
OH! I'd wager it's EMP hardened. The EMP Commission report stated that most of our vehicles would still operate after an event, especially if they were not running when it happened. Those that were running, shut them off and they would resume operation after re-starting.
But with no electricity, the pumps at the gas stations will not work, so it's a moot point.
For some reason, aircraft are far more susceptible. Probably all of that fly-by-wire crap. One second after, 3,000 smoking holes in the U.S. top soil.
And there won't be ANY plane debris in those holes....just like 9/11.
Does it have a hot tub?
Gives you that warm feeling in your chest.
Oh wait,thats bleeding
Hysterical!
RNC might have something to do with the concentration of fire power.
Freedom delivery vehicle! /s
$175,000? They'll be all over town in no time. (I live in Oil Country). Everyone that's anyone will have at least 3, on the principle that if they're good enough for FEMA (they rescue people, right?) they're good enough for me. /sarc
I'm sure they provided some xtras - plows for fast harvesting the work of tactical officers . First u kill them then you dig them .
Bosnia in Florida . Work in progress.
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Its custom military-style suspension comes equipped with oversized, heavy duty tax absorbers.
high flow tax injectors
Every one in the decision chain for that purchase needs to be fired.
They should put that insult to their citizens on the front page of their "Environment of Excellence" web page if they are so freaking proud of it.
http://www.pbgfl.com/
Shoot, I wish I could get one but I am still working on the bunker. Could be right handy, I tell you.
Looks like it'll float in a flood too.
Next thing to happen after you spot this contraption, you wake up in a FEMA camp. If you wake up at all.
The country is the camp
FEMA camps are just for secure interrogation/ informant debrief centers. Even the Nazis/KGB let the Jew/others stew like free range cattle until round- up time.
No, it's an interesting tactical problem. That's all. A half-dozen Patriots with nothing more than M1As/ARs, a few cocktails and some fire discipline could take it out: shoot out the tires and windows, then warm up the crew.
Rickety wooden bridge over 10 foot deep pit.
Tiger trap.
Made in the USA...hoorah!