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Posted: 11/12/2020 8:39:08 PM EDT
Was curious what it would actually take to stop one and stumbled on this article.
Not sure what the bad guys have tried in the sandbox, but it would seem while paintball and pudding could be an option, launching balloons filled with vasoline might also be useful but that's for taking away the driver's sight, not actually disabling the vehicle. Truth be told, I'm just curious what it'd take to physically stop one. Would a 7.62 to the tires do it? API/MK211 to the engine block? Thanks |
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Generally, maintenance by poorly supervised 19 yr olds does the trick.
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Have a local police dept get one and wonder why nothing has been done to it in years.
That fucks them right up |
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There's YouTube videos of people shooting them. API .50 cal penetrates the side armor. Would probably take multiple rounds to disable the engine, just guessing. Best bet would probably be to lure it off road and then tip it over.
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All of this is under the assumption that a bad guy stole it and is wreaking havoc
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Probably has to do with fear the walking dead's last episode where they stole the MRAP.
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being somewhere that solid roads dont go is a good bet also.
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Quoted: Probably has to do with fear the walking dead's last episode where they stole the MRAP. View Quote Not even close. |
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In this thread I see that I’m not the only one who sees my local pd tooling around and tries to figure out how to disable it.... {shrug}
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I remember seeing a documentary where a primitive race of bear-like creatures crushed large armored vehicles between logs dropped from trees. You should try that, first.
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Kinda surprised they can't withstand .50 cal fire. Wonder if that was a light skinned version?
And screw not talking about it - Police agencies have these things all across America, and I'm sure we'd see Feds using them in any future Waco-style standoffs/assorted acts of tyranny. |
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If it’s stationary you could pretty easily take a wrench and crack the brake lines open on all 4 wheels. Could also take the drain plug out of oil pan.
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Mraps are just v-hauled, armored short busses.
I spent a year as a driver/gunner on one. Poor maintenance and using the wrong POL will mess them up to. |
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I think I can see OP‘s glow in the night sky from here. |
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I would tell you, but then I'd feel bad when you thought you were up against an MRAP and you get smoked by some dudes that were in a stryker because you don't know WTF you're doing.
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Quoted: Generally, maintenance by poorly supervised 19 yr olds does the trick. View Quote Think roadrunner and wiley coyote stuff. Roadsign pointing to Albuquerque that just goes off into the soft clay of the springtime desert, Acme brand MRAP trap (looks like a giant bear trap) Big old hole in the ground, 4000 pound anvil dropped from the sky square on the engine compartment, Big enuff pile of dynamite, Etc. You're not wrong though, we had one lose a front wheel on Tampa because of a maintenance issue. It stopped. I took a photo driving by, didn't see until later the giant penis drawn in dust on the back door. |
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Drop cluster munitions on the drivers the day before they were to drive their MRAP.
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View Quote So they showed up with that to arrest some guys who were trying to reopen in violation of covid orders? |
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I did weld inspection on the up-armor packages for the MRAP in 2013 if I remember correctly. I'm going to say alot.
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A chainsaw and a decently sized tree near the road.
Those things can get stuck in a gravel parking lot, so they can't really maneuver around obstacles well. |
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fire wont mix well with them i expect. i dont think they are sealed like a modern tank is.
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If it's like any other armored truck, the cooling system is a big vulnerability.
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