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Georgia SWAT Team's Amphibious Vehicle


The Cobb County (Ga.) Sheriff's Office SWAT team takes out its Cadillac Gage Textron LAV-300 amphibious light-armored vehicle for a test run in this clip from 2008. The 6x6 vehicle includes tires that are radial tubeless and can be outfitted with run-flat inserts. The LAV-300 MK II can climb a 60 percent gradient, operate on a 30 percent side slope, and tackle two-foot-high obstacles.

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GTSII @ 1/9/2012 5:52 AM

Here's a link to the build...many of these vehicles come from the DoD's 1033 program, saving hundreds of thousands of dollars over commercially new armored vehicles.
http://www.m2hb.net/m2phpBB3/viewtopic.php?f=10&t=3412

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