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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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Are these available to the general public?.Make a great safe harbor from any storms, and mobile,unlike a cellar..............lets order a few dozen guys.LOL
Driving up I-75 today north of Tampa, there were a shit TON of military and police vehicles heading South towards Tampa. Anyone still think we live in a free country?
Spent the day in West Tampa today -- incessant helicopter flyovers at dusk, 4-seaters, painted white and green, no news logos.
Failed the psyche test, but passed the suck test...
"Driving up I-75 today north of Tampa, there were a shit TON of military and police vehicles heading South towards Tampa."
I can confirm this.
A pack of white SUV's (around ten of them), dark tinted windows, big blue stripe running top to bottom on the side, Police emblazoned on the side...but they were Feds...Department of Homeland Security on the fender. Sidearms (Glocks)...probably M16's and shotguns in the back.
They stopped at the local McDonalds here. They looked like what we would expect...drop outs from Police Academy who couldn't pass the psych test...lol.
The anagram generator says:
rnc + gop + ndaa + romney = Managed Crony PornThat equation is exactly the same when you put DNC and Obama in it.
And in this corner wearing blue trunks is Obama and in this corner wearing red trunks is Romney. Its world wide wrestling here man. Its all fake bullshit just to fleece you all the while your cheering on your side!!!
Given that I included the NDAA in the formula, which Obama signed despite his promise to the contrary, I am inclined to agree.
@Rand, they're prepping for the RNC. What a pain in the ass, huh?
Doesn't that have something to do with the hurricane headed your way? Best bury your guns in some pvc pipe somewhere.
Start digging. ;-)
Ah, no...a buried gun is useless. Keep the guns above ground. Where they can be used. That odd-looking vehicle? The local ZOGbranch must be frightened of something. What could it be? People like us? Sheer paranoia.
zombie killing machine
It's to protect the nice people... inside of it. You know... the ones with the guns and all.
Its for ferrying corrupt congressman up to their front door...so they can retrieve their ill gotten cash from their freezer.
Congressman William J. Jefferson
Congressman William J. Jefferson, Democrat
Sentenced in 2009 to thirteen years, the longest sentence ever for a Congressman. So, we can assume the evidence was overwhelming but oddly enough, I don't remember any MSM coverage at all.
What could it all possibly mean? ;-)
In that case it'll have to have a bullet-proof/fire-proof trailer pull-along so they can haul their "Compensation Package" when its time to "Retire".
Why buy when you can confiscate?
" Hey Muppet, what are you doing with that cash/gold/gun/eggs/butter.....
why arent the words "Dead Reckoning" painted crudely upon its exterior?
lol i love the specs on this fuckin thing, clearly to protect and serve the people cmon guys whats wrong?
Make no mistake about it. This vehicle WILL protect the people but unfortunately the WRONG people.
Gotta shoot them hurricanes.
Hey, it does have a kitty catcher on the front. And it's just like theWarthogs in Total Carnage V. The kids love that shit. It's for the children.
It's clearly built like an armoured car to protect an invaluable cargo....Oh yeah, Bankster Tyrranny is hot in the markets these days...
Rewrite the movie " Red Dawn" only now the Wolverines, impoverished debt serf youth to banksters, welcome Cuban liberators.
GOSH I FEEL FREE
and I thought the municipalities were all broke.
"and I thought the municipalities were all broke."
Well, so is the federal government. But through the miracle of Federal Reserve monitized deficit spending they can hand out stimulus money for a few more thousand of these puppies before the McWhopper breaks $50.
Not Palm Beach Gardens..
Very rich suburb with a high concenration of Jewish residents
Many multi millionaires/billionaires..
Apart from traffic stops,and doughnut shops the police have very little to do.
Its already a private police force for all intrnts and purposes.
Hmmm
Right next to Riviera Beach which 'taint no eff'n Riviera mo'fo. Lots of Swartzacommado crackheads, aka, Sons and Daughters of Obama.
I did some remodeling on Singer Island and would make sure I got supplies in RB before the NBA play'ahs rousted themselves out of their crib around 1 PM. I got working labor out of Indiantown every day, out Beeline Hyway.
More than likely it was bought to protect those elite residents from a siege coming out of the near south by the barbarian hordes from Riviera Beach. RB is a poor community with median household income of $28,000 and 30% of the population below the poverty line. It is a well armed community so it could be a fair battle.
Riviera Beach does have a large marina from which they could launch an over water attack by traveling north along the Intracoastal and then infiltrating the various waterways in Palm Beach Gardens, which would enable them to destroy the PBG yacht navy in short order. A waterway attack would also allow RB to flank the PBG ground forces at the same time a diversionary direct assault up US 1 keeps the urban assault vehicle at bay.
When cities get serious... they should take out loans and buy these babies.
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They can rescue people trapped on rooftops!
The Doomer Buster
So where's the green zone going to be? You need a green zone to dock that sucker at after driving around among the insurgents.
Green zone? Like where they distribute Soylent Green?
The scoops are on their way!!!
Sweet. I'm trading in my Hummer. What's the mpg?
What's the mpg?
If the proles are paying for gas, who really cares?
Not 100% sure, but I seem to recall seeing these vehicles purchased by local police precincts all over the country, and one of the specs read 8-9 mpg. Of course they could install a K&N air filter and put the more gentle oinker drivers at the wheel and bump that up to a solidly efficient 10 mpg on a nice downhill stretch of highway between the oinker pen....errr, police station....and the peasant-stomping....errr, 'emergency event causing danger to citizens'....destination.
I believe the civilian version is going to be called the "Canyonero".
"It's a squirrel-squashin', deer-smackin' drivin' machine."
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It's probably measured in gallons per mile.
The m in mpg stands for metres.
mpg=murders per gallon
Armored Solutions is focused on protecting SWAT team personnel through continued efforts to design and develop newer and more effective vehicle safety features.
Armored Solutions® manufactured tactical vehicles are being utilized by law enforcement agencies in:Hayward CA
Chandler AZ
Natchitoches LA
Boynton Beach FL
Junction City KS Bryan TX
Topeka KS
Guadalupe TX
Orange Valley OH
McAllen TX
http://www.armored-solutions.com/tactical-vehicle-tk4.asp
The new soccer mom's Chevy Suburban /s
My pecker is bigger than yours.
Your local police department on steroids.
There is no expense too great to guarantee your safety.
The open palm of desire wants...everything.
Rush Limbaugh Eats Everything...,.,., just awesome...
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Enjoy.
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Keep it in India. You and the H1b's.
You must be forgetting that the war machine has no ending but their own.
Apparently it comes in several colors including black, camo and ice cream truck.
The suburban ice cream truck option package comes with the traditional bells and music as well as clown costumes for the crew so as not to scare the kiddies...
Holly shit.
Do they really expect that Palm Beach Garden in FL will look like a "regular" city somewhere in Afghanistan, Iraq or Syria?
As it was proven in varius localities in the above mentioned places, IEDs can easily take out even heavy M1 Abrams tanks.
7” opening for sniper rifles
That's a huge hole, friends. Most custom built precision rifles are guaranteed to put 5 rounds into a half inch (1/2") at 100 yards. Heaven help the stupid fuck who's sitting behind that 7" hole feeling safe. JHFC.