It's truly mind-boggling what humans will create to protect / hurt (take your pick) other humans - whatever the reason may be. What looks like a vehicle that came straight from a Hollywood blockbuster sci-fi film, is in fact the new "Water Cannon 10000" or as it will most likely be known, the WaWe 10, and it will be used by both the federal and state police forces in Germany to "water-down" violent riots breaking out at demonstrations and large events.
You'll find it hard to believe, but under all that Transformers-like armor is a Mercedes-Benz Actros 3341 featuring all-wheel drive and something that global warming protesters will surely appreciate -no pun intended- an eco-friendly Euro5 V6 turbo diesel engine producing 408HP.
The almost 10 metres-long (about 32-feet) and 3.70 metres-high (12-feet) WaWe 10 has a technically permissible gross vehicle weight of 33 tonnes.
However, Mercedes claims that even when fully kitted out and manned, the WaWe 10 does not quite reach this weight level as its actual operational weight is around 31 tonnes.
The WaWe 9's replacement has been designed to host a crew of five, comprising driver, commander, observer, and two cannon operators.
The riot-fighting truck comes equipped with a massive 10,000-litre water tank that is housed in the centre of the aluminium body and a Rosenbauer N 35 centrifugal pump with a rated output of 3,500 litres per minute at 10 bar that is accommodated in the rear of vehicle.
The three pumps, two on the front corners of the cab, each with a flow rate of 1200 lt/min, and one on the rear of the vehicle with a flow rate of 900 lt/min, are driven by a separate diesel engine meaning they be operated totally independently from the vehicle.
Other "highlights" include floor spray nozzles beneath the vehicle, designed to protect the chassis against fire, while the cab and body roofs are also fitted with an automatic protection system.
"As far as we are aware this is the most modern vehicle of its kind in the world", said Achim Friedl, Divisional Head at the Federal Ministry of the -we're just dying to crack a joke here but we'll let it pass...- Interior for Federal Police and State Riot Police Technology and Logistics.
The official handover of the keys for the special vehicle, which is worth almost one million euros or close to US$1.45 million at today's exchange rates, was made today at the federal police headquarters in Sankt Augustin.
All in all, the German government is planning to buy 78 identical WaWe 10s and bring them into service by 2019 as part of a total order volume worth 75 million euros or about US$ 110 millio.
Mercedes-Benz said that delivery of the first three series-produced vehicles is scheduled for 2010 following assessment of the prototype model.
18 Comments:
Great to use against ex-wives too!
No chainguns, not interested.
They should use it on Optimus Sub-prime Barney Frank...
Tires are exposed..easy to slash 'em.
> Tires are exposed..easy to slash 'em.
They may be filled with rubber so they will be unable to destroy.
WA WE What??
and the best thing is hippies HATE it when you waste water
this would also make a great grocery getter for American soccer moms looking for something bigger.
"and the best thing is hippies HATE it when you waste water"
Around here, we call hippies 'soap dodgers' becasue they don't wash.
How difficult could it be to add a soap dispenser to this thing?
You guys are such smart a$$$$$. When someone goes and does you wrong and you hit the road to fight for your rights, start the jokes about hippies when you're being hit by water hoses
>You guys are such smart a$$$$$. When someone goes and does you wrong and you hit the road to fight for your rights, start the jokes about hippies when you're being hit by water hoses
well next time someone does you wrong and you hit the road try remember to fetch a 'loofah' and some 'soap' (just ask at the counter theyll know what you mean)
could be the start of a whole new generation of hygienic hippies
"You guys are such smart a$$$$$. When someone goes and does you wrong and you hit the road to fight for your rights, start the jokes about hippies when you're being hit by water hoses"
Fool. When the world is going to hell, the last place to be is protesting in the streets.
No, we'll be arming ourselves.
Its sad that only 'Unhygienic Hippies' are known to protest while others are busy keeping themselves clean. We are humans, sensitive and should know whats right and wrong. Haven't we evolved that much even after thousands of years.
Its sad that only 'Unhygienic Hippies' are known to protest while others are busy keeping themselves clean. We are humans, sensitive and should know whats right and wrong. Haven't we evolved that much even after thousands of years.
No, most humanity hasn't moved forward a single inch in the evolutive scale, thus leaving space for comments about the stereotypical hippie like those above and for vehicles like this.
does it transform into a uber CooL robot and fight Godzillas as well???
If not, it's too expensive shit :P
Here we are in the 21st century - a time of genius what with all of our technology etc. What does man do but create (by whose orders) these killer machines dare people protest against a world gone MAD MAX. The Germans - once know as a people trusted for the greatest of machinery (top quality) has come to this? I don't find anything amusing in this at all. It's like being lost in the maze of a madhouse - no EXIT.
the thing look like a standard transformed that stays in neutral mode then changes into aptomus prime or something
"Here we are in the 21st century - a time of genius what with all of our technology etc. What does man do but create (by whose orders) these killer machines dare people protest against a world gone MAD MAX. The Germans - once know as a people trusted for the greatest of machinery (top quality) has come to this? I don't find anything amusing in this at all. It's like being lost in the maze of a madhouse - no EXIT."
When the theocrats try to rise up, I want to use this against them.
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