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    NYPD to armor all patrol cars and command vehicles

    3800 patrol cars(!)
    72 command vehicles(!)

    $4 million? That won't even come close to armoring that many vehicles.

    I wonder what level and coverage the armor will be, and what the effects will be on the vehicle's longevity, efficiency, and performance.

    http://nypost.com/2017/07/10/senate-...nypd-cop-cars/
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    I don't think you could even spray them all with Linex for that much. Let alone up-armor them.
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    Quote Originally Posted by LOKNLOD View Post
    I don't think you could even spray them all with Linex for that much. Let alone up-armor them.
    Doing some searching, it looks like the Ford factory armor door panels are $1000 each.

    Even if you were to do two doors per patrol vehicle, at 3800 patrol cars + installation you're already double that budget....and that doesn't even cover your windows or command trucks.
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    Windshields, windows, door panels, that's pretty expensive for every vehicle, even for every patrol vehicle still a lot.

    I also still think it's total bullshit that it takes years of officers being shot inside vehicles before that PD decides to make any changes.
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    Maybe they found a lower-cost alternate:

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    1. Christ New York is cheap.
    2. For 4 million Ford is either giving armor packages away for near free or those police better have a quick reaction when they use their car armor AKA hand held SAPI plate.
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    NYPD to armor all patrol cars and command vehicles

    They will start with the mayor's car, the chiefs car and stop when they run out if $$. The lowly patrol guy will see his panels in 2027.

    $$ would be better spent wiping violent shitheads off the streets permanently instead of revolving doors. But then what do I know.
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    Quote Originally Posted by TGS View Post
    3800 patrol cars(!)
    72 command vehicles(!)

    $4 million? That won't even come close to armoring that many vehicles.
    Is there anyone in upper admin, anywhere, that can find their ass with both hands when it comes to real-word logistics?

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    We have armor panels in a few newer cars, because we have a bunch of lazy fucks that can't reach over to the door close and kick them against the hinges, they are already going out of service with broken door hinges. And that's with reinforced hinges.

    $4 million sounds about right. Up armor 20 cars, let the patrol guys break them, stop because "you boys ruin everything" and spend $3.5 million on a pet project.
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    Quote Originally Posted by Sidheshooter View Post
    Is there anyone in upper admin, anywhere, that can find their ass with both hands when it comes to real-word logistics?
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