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World Military Off-road Vehicle Series 50: Hong Kong Police Purchase Mainland Sabertooth Tiger Riot Vehicle July 1St Debut Celebration Return

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World Military Off-road Vehicle Series 50: Hong Kong Police Purchase Mainland Sabertooth Tiger Riot Vehicle July 1St Debut Celebration Return

Regarding the hong kong police force's procurement of police equipment from the mainland, it has been a rare news event. On May 25, Hong Kong media reported that the purchase of a large-scale non-lethal anti-terrorism anti-riot armored vehicle from the mainland "saber-toothed tiger" is particularly rare, both in terms of the matter itself and the popularity of the vehicle...

World Military Off-road Vehicle Series 50: Hong Kong Police Purchase Mainland Sabertooth Tiger Riot Vehicle July 1St Debut Celebration Return

Sabertooth Tiger (left) and Sharp Tiger (right)

The Hong Kong police purchased the car to replace the "Ruiwu" armored vehicle, which was put into use in 2009, mainly for patrolling the subway station entrance; In 2018, the number of tenders announced to the public was only 6.

World Military Off-road Vehicle Series 50: Hong Kong Police Purchase Mainland Sabertooth Tiger Riot Vehicle July 1St Debut Celebration Return

Saber-toothed tiger

The Sabertooth Tiger made its debut in Lanzhou on February 15, 2015, and is no longer a new type of equipment. In the mainland, there are only a few cities such as Chengdu, Yibin, Lanzhou, Nantong, Hai'an, Shuyang, Luoyang and other cities, with a cost of about 1.6 million to 1.8 million.

World Military Off-road Vehicle Series 50: Hong Kong Police Purchase Mainland Sabertooth Tiger Riot Vehicle July 1St Debut Celebration Return

Only from the information released to the public, the shape of the car is 6700× 2360×3000mm, and the curb weight is 6800kg. "Sabertooth Tiger" is only the shape design with independent intellectual property rights, and the use of imported bulletproof materials, the body body is a six-sided overlapping bulletproof structure. The protection performance meets the GA668-2006 B or C bulletproof standards of the Ministry of Public Security. It refers to the Type 87 5.8mm ordinary bullet that can resist the Type 95 rifle within a distance of 20m.

World Military Off-road Vehicle Series 50: Hong Kong Police Purchase Mainland Sabertooth Tiger Riot Vehicle July 1St Debut Celebration Return

The saber-toothed tiger riot vehicle, which can accommodate 10 members, in addition to a number of firing holes around the body and a simple "turret" on the roof, can use or carry conventional police firearms, the highlight is the large number of auxiliary equipment and non-lethal weapons equipped. Examples include electric winchs, search lights, lifting lights and all-round infrared camera systems, as well as tear gas canisters, sonic dispersers and other equipment.

World Military Off-road Vehicle Series 50: Hong Kong Police Purchase Mainland Sabertooth Tiger Riot Vehicle July 1St Debut Celebration Return

As for the vehicle performance that "Boyang Car Industry" always likes to analyze with everyone, the "Sabertooth Tiger" has only a few information released to the public. Only one is known that the car uses a V10 engine, 4×4 drive mode; The maximum speed can reach 130km/h; The air-leaking conformal tires used can continue to travel for 50-80km in case of flat tires. The approach angle of the car is 42 °, the departure angle is 31 °, and the longitudinal passage angle is 36 °; The climbing angle is 65%; Wading depth of 650mm, minimum turning radius ≤15m. As for the engine model, chassis, suspension structure, etc., no detailed information has been found.

World Military Off-road Vehicle Series 50: Hong Kong Police Purchase Mainland Sabertooth Tiger Riot Vehicle July 1St Debut Celebration Return

Here, you can get a glimpse of the specific performance of the "saber-toothed tiger" through two aspects. First of all, the protection of police armored vehicles in various countries is so much needed, once the bandits start attacking these vehicles with depleted uranium armor-piercing shells or anti-tank missiles, they have developed to the point of military intervention; Secondly, according to media reports, the "Sabertooth Tiger" was developed on the basis of the Ford F-550 pickup!

World Military Off-road Vehicle Series 50: Hong Kong Police Purchase Mainland Sabertooth Tiger Riot Vehicle July 1St Debut Celebration Return

Canadian Sentry Civilian bulletproof armored vehicle

Canadian INKAS, known for its military vehicles, also modified an F-550 pickup truck with a bulletproof armored vehicle called the Sentry Civilian in 2020. The car is powered by a 6.7-liter turbocharged V8 diesel engine mated to a 10-speed self-propelled transmission with a power output of 330 hp. The 4×4 mode drive and suspension system has been greatly strengthened, abandoning electronic differential locks, electronic limited slip and other equipment, mainly based on mechanical components. The car is equipped with BR6 grade armored sheet metal, which can withstand the attack of 7.62 × 51mm rifle shells or 2 German DM51 grenades, and is equipped with an air purification system...

World Military Off-road Vehicle Series 50: Hong Kong Police Purchase Mainland Sabertooth Tiger Riot Vehicle July 1St Debut Celebration Return

Comparing Sentry Civilian with the "saber-toothed tiger", it seems that the "saber-toothed tiger" seems to be weaker? This is not the most important - in China, the F-550 is not only used in the vehicles of high-end RVs, but also in the fire command, power maintenance, rescue and other models modified by the F-550, although rare but also equipped. The F-550 is a member of the Ford "F" family, and the same division brothers also include the F-150, F-250, F-350, F-450, F-650, and F-750 models.

World Military Off-road Vehicle Series 50: Hong Kong Police Purchase Mainland Sabertooth Tiger Riot Vehicle July 1St Debut Celebration Return

The Ford "F" family

For domestic riders who have been exposed to the F-150 "Raptor" pickup truck, this model that already belongs to the category of medium-sized trucks is not mysterious, and there is no place worth keeping secret! According to the power choice provided by Ford's official website for the civil version of the F-550, only the standard 7.3-liter gasoline version of the V8, and the optional 6.7-liter PowerStroke diesel version of the V8 turbocharger - it can be seen that the power of the "Sabertooth Tiger" riot car belongs to the customized version. Its torque should be between 825-1200N.m!

World Military Off-road Vehicle Series 50: Hong Kong Police Purchase Mainland Sabertooth Tiger Riot Vehicle July 1St Debut Celebration Return

In terms of chassis suspension, the F-550 pickup truck adopts a non-bearing structure, and the civil version of the model is mainly based on the 4×2 drive mode. The suspension is closer to the form of "coil spring + hydraulic shock cylinder + leaf spring" like a truck. Its front suspension structure is "coil spring + hydraulic shock absorber"; The rear suspension is mainly loaded with multi-leaf springs, the axle is equipped with a single-stage deceleration device, and the front and rear axles are equipped with anti-roll stabilizer bars.

World Military Off-road Vehicle Series 50: Hong Kong Police Purchase Mainland Sabertooth Tiger Riot Vehicle July 1St Debut Celebration Return

According to the parameters of the 7.3L communication command fire truck introduced by the mainland, a standard F-550 pickup truck has a mass of about 4850kg and a total quality of 8165kg. However, with its "tool cart" properties, the maximum total mass can reach 9t! Inference from this, the total armor mass of the "saber-toothed tiger" is below 1950kg.

World Military Off-road Vehicle Series 50: Hong Kong Police Purchase Mainland Sabertooth Tiger Riot Vehicle July 1St Debut Celebration Return

The "Saber-toothed Tiger" riot-proof armored vehicle is mainly used by the army, armed police, public security, border defense and other departments to carry out anti-terrorism and stability maintenance, border patrols, anti-drug arrest and other tasks. The reason why the Hong Kong police chose "saber-toothed tiger" is that in addition to being affected by external factors, the number of purchases is small; It may have something to do with the use of Ford F-550 chassis and the use of imported protective materials for the car...

World Military Off-road Vehicle Series 50: Hong Kong Police Purchase Mainland Sabertooth Tiger Riot Vehicle July 1St Debut Celebration Return

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