Northolt siege and those Met Chevy trucks
Discussion
So the Northolt siege has ended without incident, happily. Was surprised I can't find a thread on it already as its run for three days, mass evacuations, etc.
My question however is much more PH-centric. Several pictures show the police using those Chevrolet trucks that seem to roll out for major incidents. One on an 02 plate, one on an 05, so they're no spring chickens, although they may not have been used much. My question is: what are they for and why the ancient Yank technology? Why do they hang on to them? Presumably a newish Transit or similar could do the same job? Or are they perhaps armoured to POTUS-spec?
Can't post an image due to rules but if you go to the BBC News site, they're there.
My question however is much more PH-centric. Several pictures show the police using those Chevrolet trucks that seem to roll out for major incidents. One on an 02 plate, one on an 05, so they're no spring chickens, although they may not have been used much. My question is: what are they for and why the ancient Yank technology? Why do they hang on to them? Presumably a newish Transit or similar could do the same job? Or are they perhaps armoured to POTUS-spec?
Can't post an image due to rules but if you go to the BBC News site, they're there.
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