Passenger should've put the window down and returned some rounds. Note he says don't call the Police = useless?!
laurelanne,
May 2, 7:26pm
What a lovely place South Africa has turned into. That bullet proof glass would have helped him to keep his cool.
gph1961,
May 2, 7:33pm
yes lets put a widow down
intrade,
May 2, 7:35pm
i think it was like that since longer when you watch serpentza who comes from there.
trogedon,
May 2, 9:05pm
That is half of what I typed. Try reading the rest.
s_nz,
May 2, 11:32pm
In general the windows on armored vans don't wind down. Even if it did I think it would be a tactically better option to not to wind down a bullet proof window when under fire.
In the Philippines they use custom bodied small armored trucks instead of Van's. I think they have two guards and a driver. Gunports under every window. One of my In laws staff used to be a guard for one of them. Was issued with full auto shotgun.
gph1961,
May 3, 6:13am
try winding that window down then
pauldw,
May 3, 6:38am
In this case it was a twin cab Land Cruiser with a box on the back. There are approx 300 attacks a year on cash trucks in SA.
kazbanz,
May 3, 8:39am
It looked like he literally bashed his way out of trouble. And both passenger/drivers window looked to have the outer layer damaged.
apollo11,
May 3, 9:39am
Do these guys have tyres that don't deflate? You'd think the crims would just shoot out a couple of tyres.
s_nz,
May 3, 3:53pm
Some kind of run flat setup is fairly standard on armored vehicles is my understanding.
Often a big band of plastic / rubber around the wheel (inside the tire) that can take the vehicles weight if the tire deflates:
Not great I would imagine, but they spend the vast majority of their time traveling slowly so it's not too much of an issue.
Many of them smoke massively though.
tgray,
May 5, 8:25am
His young passenger probably quit that day. Looks like the reality of the danger of the job hit him like a lightening bolt.
pauldw,
Aug 12, 5:43pm
It was the young guy's 4th day on the job, 3rd with the driver. They were escorting another van carrying cellphones. Both reported in good spirits.
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