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And they have the gall to ask why we NEED .50cal with API.
Shouldn't something like that only belong on the battlefield?
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HoneyBadger
04-09-2014, 12:44
What the hell??
kidicarus13
04-09-2014, 12:44
Shouldn't something like that only belong on the battlefield?
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It's for your protection. Keep paying your taxes.
It's for your protection. Keep paying your taxes.
or else.
blacklabel
04-09-2014, 12:48
Who's going in on an MRAP with me?
If this is the same tank, this video is timestamped 4/3/11
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=WUObf10Ndoc
That tank has been around for a while.
Who does the Sheriff need to go to war against?
rockhound
04-09-2014, 12:59
probably bought with the homeland security funding
probably collecting mothballs
Those cows in Nevada are going to get off that ranch one way or another.
TheBelly
04-09-2014, 13:14
Those cows in Nevada are going to get off that ranch one way or another.
too soon?
They put it on the flat bed to reduce wear and tear on the vehicle and the pavement.
BPTactical
04-09-2014, 14:05
"Weapons of war have no place on our streets"
Fucking hypocrisy....
rockhound
04-09-2014, 14:39
"Weapons of war have no place in the hands of civilians on our streets"
Fucking hypocrisy....
there fixed it for you
OneGuy67
04-09-2014, 14:45
It isn't a tank. It is a M113 Armored Personnel Carrier (APC), a 11 ton aluminum can on treads. I was a driver for one way back in the day as an 11B before the Bradley's came to us in Germany.
WillysWagon
04-09-2014, 16:04
Yep, worked on them for 7 years in the Army.
Tank, hahaha, uhhh, NO !!
Jumpstart
04-09-2014, 16:09
Cant' they get to where they need to go in Suburbans? Tea Partiers are looking more attractive to me.
They should be able to boot a lot of scofflaw parking ne're do wells with their new G ride.
for going up against civilians it might as well be a tank
for going up against civilians it might as well be a tank
Especially when they have outlawed and confiscated everything else.
RonMexico
04-09-2014, 17:05
Btw a 50 will only leave a golfball sized divots in these things. You roughly need to stack two shoots or put 3 shoots in a 1.5 inch group to penetrate the armor. That's just my experience.
These are the most common APC in the world but I agree a police dept doesn't need them. Most third world military's are buying our surplus up but they are used for actually military operations.
heh, how about a 4 pound BP cannon? :) Not a lot of 20mm+ floating around for civvies, probably more cannons.
reinforces my point that for police use it might as well be a modern tank
hollohas
04-09-2014, 17:18
Let's hope the Sheriff bought this just in case SHTF so he can help the good guys. Hey, its a possibility. We still have a few good Sheriffs in CO.
The second they roll it out against civilians, they join the bad guys.
They actually used this thing against a man barricaded in a house in south Lakewood a few years back...ran it through the wall, dropped the rear ramp, jumped out and arrested him. The house was a rental.
hollohas
04-09-2014, 17:33
I knew they have had it awhile but hadn't heard about that. So much for my hopes.
HoneyBadger
04-09-2014, 19:08
They actually used this thing against a man barricaded in a house in south Lakewood a few years back...ran it through the wall, dropped the rear ramp, jumped out and arrested him. The house was a rental.
[LOL] That sucks!
Aloha_Shooter
04-09-2014, 19:14
Of course the sheriff needs it. There might be a rancher grazing his cattle on land the BLM wants to preserve for some mouse or tortoise or something.
Wow....lot of pot money rolling in apparently.
Of course the sheriff needs it. There might be a rancher grazing his cattle on land the BLM wants to preserve for some mouse or tortoise or something.
NOT SO FAST! Post #12 :D
Those cows in Nevada are going to get off that ranch one way or another.
WillysWagon
04-09-2014, 20:29
The video shows it cruising down the street at a decent speed.
spqrzilla
04-09-2014, 20:34
M114's can pick up their heels quite a bit. Aluminum cans basically.
OneGuy67
04-09-2014, 20:36
Only hits about 40-45 mph in the right conditions. The treads looked different and sounded more rubbery than our old ones.
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Only hits about 40-45 mph in the right conditions. The treads looked different and sounded more rubbery than our old ones.
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More than likely, they ARE rubber treads/rubber coated. Otherwise they'd tear the crap out of the streets, and I don't see the chamber of commerce taking that lightly.
OneGuy67
04-09-2014, 21:32
The tracks we used were metal with a replaceable rubber pad in the middle. It looked as though the entire track shoe is rubberized.
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theGinsue
04-09-2014, 22:44
Lots of soley rubber treads for tracked vehicles come out of Isreal. As was already stated, the metal and metal with rubber tracks chew up pavement like nobodies business so they typically get replaced with the full rubber tracks.
KevDen2005
04-10-2014, 00:19
Definitely not a tank. They are very old and outdated. Never actually saw one in person, my units had all gotten rid of them. Even when I got to the guard. It appears that JeffCo bought one the ones we got rid of.
KevDen2005
04-10-2014, 00:21
They actually used this thing against a man barricaded in a house in south Lakewood a few years back...ran it through the wall, dropped the rear ramp, jumped out and arrested him. The house was a rental.
I like how you added that the house was a rental. As if that was the deciding factor to use it...."Uh, should we use this?" "Well, I don't know." "Hey the house is a rental." "Okay, the op is a go." LOL.
Just crackin' on you a bit.
Definitely not a tank. They are very old and outdated. Never actually saw one in person, my units had all gotten rid of them. Even when I got to the guard. It appears that JeffCo bought one the ones we got rid of.
Lets see.
Gun turret - check (just because it is unmounted does not mean there is no gun/firehose/Active Area Denial system)
Enough armor to stop anything the enemy has - check
Looks like a tank to me.
I know in military terms it is not a tank, it is an obsolete target. In civilian terms it is a tank.
Old news... they've had this for at least 3 years now. I agree, not sure why they need it.
I like how you added that the house was a rental. As if that was the deciding factor to use it...."Uh, should we use this?" "Well, I don't know." "Hey the house is a rental." "Okay, the op is a go." LOL.
Just crackin' on you a bit.
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Last I heard, the landlord was still trying to get compensation for the damage from the county, as the guy they arrested has zero assets...
Apparently causing a stir after being posted yesterday by a KBPI DJ. Just found this article on DP page. www.denverpost.com/lakewood/ci_25537831/viral-photo-posted-by-denver-radio-disc-jockey
Viral photo of Jefferson County "tank" is not a tank
Photo posted by Denver radio disc jockey is years old
By Austin Briggs
YourHub Reporter
Posted: 04/10/2014 10:21:05 AM MDT1 comments | Updated: 48 min. ago
The 1976 M113-A1 Armored Personnel Carrier has been on loan to the Jefferson County Sheriff s Office from the Department of Defense since 2005.
The 1976 M113-A1 Armored Personnel Carrier has been on loan to the Jefferson County Sheriff s Office from the Department of Defense since 2005. (Provided by Jefferson County Sheriff s Office)
It may look like a tank, but it's not a tank.
A Facebook picture posted Wednesday morning by Denver radio disc jockey Willie B., of a tracked vehicle with a "Jefferson County Sheriff" logo sitting on a flatbed trailer, quickly went viral.
"Uhhhhhh Damn..they gotta Tank!! I'm absolutely sure this is to protect us and serve us....right?" the 106.7 KBPI disc jockey wrote on his Facebook page.
The picture quickly spread across Facebook and garnered 1,746 shares before jumping to Reddit and other sites, with commentators up in arms about a tank in Jefferson County.
"We can buy tanks, only our Jeffco schools our youth, Have to have a bake sale or some other fund raiser to fund computers and books. Great job guys," wrote one Facebook commentator.
"They shouldn't be buying any military hardware, are they implying the state is at war with its citizens?" wrote a Reddit user.
Even though it has tracks similar to a tank, it's actually a 1976 M113-A1 Armored Personnel Carrier that has been on loan to the Jefferson County Sheriff's Office from the Department of Defense since 2005, said sheriff's office spokesman Mark Techmeyer.
"We've had it for nine years now and have been very transparent with it," Techmeyer said. "We took it to a middle school career fair yesterday ... I don't know where that particular picture came from but we've had a lot of photos of the vehicle on our website over the years."
The most likely use of the vehicle is in active shooter situations where deputies can be transported safely to a barricaded house, Techmeyer said, or used to transport a suspected bomb.
"There's no offensive capabilities at all; it's purely defensive," Techmeyer said. "We paid nothing for it and when we're done we'll return it to the Department of Defense."
He added the vehicle has been used "on several occasions" in active shooter situations.
Austin Briggs: 303-954-1729, abriggs@denverpost.com
Read more: Viral photo of Jefferson County "tank" is not a tank - The Denver Post http://www.denverpost.com/lakewood/ci_25537831/viral-photo-posted-by-denver-radio-disc-jockey#ixzz2yVZOlpdx
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Last I heard, the landlord was still trying to get compensation for the damage from the county, as the guy they arrested has zero assets...
The owner will never get anything. Insurance policies specifically exclude damage from law enforcement. Police recently pried our back door open and they were at the wrong address? Think anyone from Aurora is offering to pay for the repairs? Not a chance.
The owner will never get anything. Insurance policies specifically exclude damage from law enforcement. Police recently pried our back door open and they were at the wrong address? Think anyone from Aurora is offering to pay for the repairs? Not a chance.
Could you imagine some armed, law-abiding citizen siting there and hearing his back door being pryed open because the police have the wrong address? Whole can of bad things following.
centrarchidae
04-10-2014, 12:55
To be fair to JeffCo...
IIRC, there are a whopping two incidents in US history where a .50BMG was used to commit a crime.
One of those was in unincorporated JeffCo, and a deputy was killed. Admittedly by one of the other guns that the motherfucker brought to the scene, but I still can't blame JeffCo wanting something a bit more armored than a III-A soft vest.
Let's not forget the psycho (Marvin Heemeyer) in Granby that used that his D335 bulldozer to go on a rampage. IIRC he had a .50 cal.
clodhopper
04-10-2014, 13:41
Let's not forget the psycho (Marvin Heemeyer) in Granby that used that his D335 bulldozer to go on a rampage. IIRC he had a .50 cal.
See!?!? Guns are dangerous.
Let's not forget the psycho (Marvin Heemeyer) in Granby that used that his D335 bulldozer to go on a rampage. IIRC he had a .50 cal.
Wouldn't the D335 win against that APC in a tug of war? (especially if it got some lift going with the bucket)
Maybe they need a bigger tank :)
HBARleatherneck
04-10-2014, 13:46
I would like to see actual proof that either one of them had a 50. And I dont mean locked in their safe at home. On them during the crime. Anyone?
I know I tote mine around with me when I go on a crime spree... So mobile
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I know I tote mine around with me when I go on a crime spree... So mobile
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If you put them in a canoe carrying case, no one will know the difference.
Shouldn't something like that only belong on the battlefield?
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