669:
604:
554:
642:
627:
586:
508:
188:
527:
539:
141:
36:
233:
In countries that employ a territorial reserve force, only mobilized in times of war for civil defense, these forces may also be equipped with armoured cars. As the main heavy armaments may be out of the country or with the main army, the civil defense force may only have these military specification
267:. The internal security situation in Northern Ireland demands that the police operate up to 450 armoured vehicles which are optimised for public order duties. The PSNI uses OVIK PANGOLIN armoured public order vehicles.
553:
668:
175:. While primarily invented and used for defense/internal conflicts from an equally well armed organized force, armour technology has found a number of other uses outside of this
402:
demonstrates the additional paramilitary capability of the
Bundespolizei, which has arrest powers like the U.S. FBI but paramilitary capability like the U.S. National Guard.
285:
In times of civil war or rebellion, factions or opposition groups without sufficient access to military armour, may convert civilian vehicles into fighting vehicles, adding
641:
478:
such as businessmen, politicians and diplomats may choose to be transported, or provided with an armoured passenger car, as a protection against kidnap or assassination.
603:
626:
57:
496:
study, a vehicle has been specially modified to be able to drive into the heart of tornados to take measurements while protecting the occupants from debris.
507:
585:
438:
may also be fitted with armour. These can also be used by the regular military, but are still serving their main purpose of transporting people.
108:
80:
256:
87:
127:
94:
698:
61:
517:
149:
76:
538:
566:
46:
417:
411:
384:
222:, akin to a military force but separate from the official military. These official forces are often equipped with
65:
50:
655:
526:
487:
296:
286:
209:
259:(PSNI), has a great number of police role armoured vehicles based upon a range of base platforms including the
447:
203:
101:
693:
223:
337:
321:
Bulldozers, excavators, and other equipment are sometimes armoured to protect operators from debris.
245:
196:
398:
or
Specialwagon is used for riot-control. An armoured 6x6 vehicle, the Sonderwagen emblazoned with
276:
260:
648:
469:
17:
632:
187:
561:
300:
249:
219:
364:
possess armoured vehicles. These may exist as part of specific response units, such as
349:
168:
687:
651:
573:
513:
361:
264:
429:
373:
355:
242:
227:
164:
145:
140:
591:
329:
192:
35:
388:
305:
280:
369:
215:
452:
Armoured cars often find use in transporting valuable commodities, usually
594:
544:
453:
176:
172:
420:, as protection against attempts to break the prisoners out of custody.
659:
577:
493:
457:
617:
613:
609:
570:
380:
333:
292:
238:
139:
365:
340:
are sometimes armoured to protect firefighters from explosions.
475:
435:
29:
226:, although often fitted with less lethal armaments, such as
635:
armored MICU ambulance for when EMS crews may be shot at.
144:
A common example of a non-military armoured vehicle is a
27:
Armored vehicle operated outside military organizations
416:
Lightly armoured vans and buses may also be used as
372:South Africa, or Northern Ireland at the height of
368:. Other forces in specific trouble spots, such as
376:, may routinely patrol in armoured vehicles.
8:
597:in the colors of the Polish Military Police.
255:The United Kingdom police, particularly the
248:is amongst other vehicles equipped with 70
64:. Unsourced material may be challenged and
391:for the protection of patients and crew.
148:, such as these vehicles operated by the
128:Learn how and when to remove this message
456:, in order to provide a defence against
186:
503:
234:armoured cars as their best defense.
7:
295:drug cartels used armed trucks with
62:adding citations to reliable sources
257:Police Service of Northern Ireland
25:
667:
640:
625:
602:
584:
552:
537:
525:
506:
34:
77:"Non-military armoured vehicle"
567:Special Operational Unit (SEK)
161:paramilitary armoured vehicles
157:Non-military armoured vehicles
1:
518:Metropolitan Nashville Police
150:Los Angeles Police Department
18:Non-military armored vehicles
547:armored truck in Barcelona.
418:Prisoner transport vehicles
195:armoured car of the French
715:
658:that is used to intercept
485:
467:
445:
427:
412:Prisoner transport vehicle
409:
385:Emergency medical services
353:
347:
274:
207:
201:
171:used outside professional
488:Tornado Intercept Vehicle
303:and rival cartels called
297:improvised vehicle armour
287:improvised vehicle armour
218:states employ a standing
210:Internal security vehicle
516:Armoured Rescue Vehicle
183:Internal security forces
448:Armored car (valuables)
204:Armoured car (military)
532:Armored van in Manila.
317:Construction equipment
199:
153:
699:Paramilitary vehicles
190:
143:
674:Mercedes-Benz Vario.
338:airport firefighting
246:National Gendarmerie
197:National Gendarmerie
58:improve this article
387:also have armoured
277:Technical (vehicle)
261:Land Rover Defender
406:Prisoner transport
344:Emergency services
200:
154:
470:Armored car (VIP)
360:Several domestic
169:armoured vehicles
138:
137:
130:
112:
16:(Redirected from
706:
671:
644:
629:
606:
588:
556:
541:
529:
510:
492:In the field of
394:In Germany, the
133:
126:
122:
119:
113:
111:
70:
38:
30:
21:
714:
713:
709:
708:
707:
705:
704:
703:
684:
683:
682:
675:
672:
663:
645:
636:
630:
621:
607:
598:
589:
580:
557:
548:
542:
533:
530:
521:
511:
502:
490:
484:
482:Tornado chasing
472:
466:
450:
444:
434:In some cases,
432:
426:
414:
408:
358:
352:
346:
327:
319:
301:law enforcement
283:
273:
212:
206:
191:Decommissioned
185:
134:
123:
117:
114:
71:
69:
55:
39:
28:
23:
22:
15:
12:
11:
5:
712:
710:
702:
701:
696:
686:
685:
681:
678:
677:
676:
673:
666:
664:
646:
639:
637:
631:
624:
622:
608:
601:
599:
590:
583:
581:
558:
551:
549:
543:
536:
534:
531:
524:
522:
512:
505:
501:
498:
486:Main article:
483:
480:
468:Main article:
465:
462:
446:Main article:
443:
440:
428:Main article:
425:
422:
410:Main article:
407:
404:
350:Police vehicle
345:
342:
326:
323:
318:
315:
299:to fight both
272:
269:
220:security force
184:
181:
136:
135:
118:September 2013
42:
40:
33:
26:
24:
14:
13:
10:
9:
6:
4:
3:
2:
711:
700:
697:
695:
694:Armoured cars
692:
691:
689:
679:
670:
665:
661:
657:
653:
650:
643:
638:
634:
628:
623:
619:
615:
611:
605:
600:
596:
593:
587:
582:
579:
575:
572:
568:
564:
563:
562:Sonderwagen 5
555:
550:
546:
540:
535:
528:
523:
519:
515:
514:Lenco BearCat
509:
504:
499:
497:
495:
489:
481:
479:
477:
471:
464:VIP transport
463:
461:
459:
455:
449:
441:
439:
437:
431:
423:
421:
419:
413:
405:
403:
401:
397:
392:
390:
386:
382:
377:
375:
371:
367:
363:
362:police forces
357:
351:
343:
341:
339:
335:
331:
324:
322:
316:
314:
312:
308:
307:
302:
298:
294:
290:
288:
282:
278:
270:
268:
266:
265:OVIK Crossway
262:
258:
253:
251:
247:
244:
240:
235:
231:
229:
225:
224:armoured cars
221:
217:
211:
205:
198:
194:
189:
182:
180:
178:
174:
170:
166:
163:if used by a
162:
158:
151:
147:
142:
132:
129:
121:
110:
107:
103:
100:
96:
93:
89:
86:
82:
79: –
78:
74:
73:Find sources:
67:
63:
59:
53:
52:
48:
43:This article
41:
37:
32:
31:
19:
574:State Police
560:
491:
473:
451:
433:
430:Armoured bus
415:
399:
395:
393:
378:
374:The Troubles
359:
356:SWAT vehicle
330:Fire engines
328:
325:Fire engines
320:
310:
304:
291:
284:
271:Rebel forces
254:
243:paramilitary
236:
232:
228:water cannon
213:
173:armed forces
165:paramilitary
160:
156:
155:
146:SWAT vehicle
124:
115:
105:
98:
91:
84:
72:
56:Please help
44:
647:An armored
633:Israeli EMS
396:Sonderwagen
306:narco tanks
193:Panhard AML
688:Categories
680:References
612:Police in
389:ambulances
354:See also:
348:See also:
281:Narco tank
275:See also:
208:See also:
202:See also:
88:newspapers
660:tornadoes
654:called a
442:Valuables
370:apartheid
216:sovereign
179:context.
45:does not
545:Prosegur
474:Several
454:currency
332:used in
311:Monstrou
263:and the
250:Berliets
214:Several
177:military
578:Germany
569:of the
565:of the
500:Gallery
494:tornado
458:robbery
400:POLIZEI
293:Mexican
102:scholar
66:removed
51:sources
618:BTR-60
614:Warsaw
610:Polish
595:Dzik-2
592:Polish
571:Saxony
383:, the
381:Israel
334:HAZMAT
239:France
167:) are
104:
97:
90:
83:
75:
652:F-450
520:SWAT.
436:buses
424:Buses
109:JSTOR
95:books
649:Ford
476:VIPs
366:SWAT
336:and
279:and
241:the
159:(or
81:news
49:any
47:cite
656:TIV
620:PB.
576:in
379:In
309:or
237:In
60:by
690::
616:-
559:A
460:.
313:.
289:.
252:.
230:.
662:.
152:.
131:)
125:(
120:)
116:(
106:·
99:·
92:·
85:·
68:.
54:.
20:)
Text is available under the Creative Commons Attribution-ShareAlike License. Additional terms may apply.
