Mercedes-Benz Based Water Cannon 10000

This is really confusing what was going to create man to protect / harm (choose) another human being - whatever the reason may be. What looks like a vehicle that comes straight from the Hollywood blockbuster science fiction movie, actually the new "Water Cannon 10,000" or most likely will not be known, WaWe 10, and it will be used by both the federal and state police in Germany for " water-down "violent riots broke out at demonstrations and large events.

You'll find it hard to believe, but under all the Transformers armor is like a Mercedes-Benz Actros 3341 show all-wheel drive and something that global warming protesters would be appreciated, not mean-Euro5 environmentally friendly diesel engine turbo V6 producing 408HP .

Almost all the 10 meters (about 32-feet) high and 3.70 meters (12-feet) WaWe weighs 10 technically permissible weight of vehicles from 33 tonnes.

However, Mercedes claimed that even when fully kitted out and manned, the 10 is not enough WaWe reach the level of this weight as the actual operating load is approximately 31 tons.

The WaWe 9's replacement has been designed to host the crew of five, consisting of driver, commander, observer, and two cannon operator.

Combating violence-large trucks equipped with 10,000 liters of water tanks are stored in the central body and 35 N Rosenbauer aluminum centrifugal pump with the output value of 3500 liters per minute at 10 bar is accommodated in the rear of the vehicle.

Three pumps, two in the front corner of the cab, each with a flow rate of 1200 lt / min, and one at the rear of the vehicle with a flow rate of 900 lt / min, driven by a separate diesel engine meaning they actually operated independently of the vehicle .

Other "highlights" spray nozzles including the floor beneath the vehicle, a chassis designed to protect against fire, while the roof of the cab and the body is also equipped with automatic protection systems.

"As far as we are aware this is the most modern vehicles of its kind in the world," said Achim Friedl, Head of Division in the Ministry of Federal-we 're just wanted to be funny here but we'll let it pass ...- Interior to the Federal Police and Riot Police State Technology and Logistics.

Key official submission to the special vehicles, which amounted to almost one million euros or close to U.S. $ 1.45 million at today's exchange rates, made today at federal police headquarters in Sankt Augustin.

All in all, the German government plans to buy 78 identical WaWe 10s and bring them into service by 2019 as part of the total volume of orders worth 75 million euros or about U.S. $ 110 millio.

Mercedes-Benz said that the first shipment of vehicles produced three series scheduled for the 2010 assessment year following the prototype model.