![]() VIP/SUV – armored vehicle for diplomatic missions.G3 – off-road variant for law enforcement.On June 12, 2016, a BearCat was used to breach Pulse nightclub after a gunman shot and killed 49 clubgoers and injured 53 others.Īt present there are nine variants of the BearCat, some with unique features and others designed for specific purposes or customers. ![]() ![]() Sheriff Whetsel was quoted as saying the BearCat saved the Deputies' lives. The Oklahoma County Sheriff's Office BearCat was shot between four and seven times with a rifle during an incident on December 29, 2015. In November 2015, a BearCat was used by police to rescue civilians during the Colorado Springs Planned Parenthood shooting. In June 2012 a BearCat, belonging to the Central Bucks Emergency Response Team, took 28 rounds from a "high-powered rifle" during a siege with no rounds penetrating the vehicle. Tyler PD SWAT Commander Rusty Jacks said that the BearCat "allowed officers to approach the house safely and protected them under heavy fire from a very high-powered rifle". In 2010 in Athens, Texas during a shootout with police, a man fired 36 rounds from a semi-automatic AK-47 rifle at a BearCat to little effect. Lenco BearCats have been credited with saving the lives of officers in armed confrontations on numerous occasions. Like its larger cousin, the B.E.A.R., the BearCat is able to be fitted with the "MARS" Mobile Adjustable Ramp System which allows tactical officers to gain entry to elevated platforms such as second story windows or aircraft. The BearCat is designed to provide protection from a variety of small arms, explosives and IED threats. Usage īearCats are typically referred to by law enforcement agencies as being "armored rescue vehicles" with their primary use being to transport tactical ( SWAT/ Special Reaction Teams) officers to and from hostile situations and to assist with the recovery and protection of civilians in harm's way during terrorist threats, hostage incidents, or encounters with large gatherings of aggressors. The first BearCat was designed and completed in August 2001 as a spin-off product of the larger Lenco B.E.A.R., with input from Los Angeles County Sheriff's Department Special Enforcement Bureau (SEB) as an updated and improved version of their military surplus Cadillac Gage Ranger "PeaceKeeper" armored vehicles. 50 BMG rated ballistic glass capable of multi-hits, blast-resistant floors, gunports, roof hatches/turret and agency specific equipment and/or modifications such as lights/sirens/ battering ram/winches/thermal cameras and spot lights. 5-1.5 inch thick mil spec steel armored bodywork is completed with. ![]() The Bearcat is based on a Ford F-550 Super Duty commercial truck chassis with two available engines (the V10 Triton Gasoline and the 6.7L Turbo Diesel), and a six-speed automatic transmission. military and law enforcement agencies and it also used by all state and territory Police Tactical Groups in Australia purchased by the Australian Government. The BearCat is one type of vehicle produced by the company that is in use by numerous U.S. Lenco has produced more than 5,000 armored vehicles for use in more than 40 countries worldwide. Since 1981 the Massachusetts-based Lenco Industries, known as Lenco Armored Vehicles, has designed and manufactured armored vehicles for law enforcement, military, government and private security forces. It is in use by several military forces and law enforcement agencies around the world. The Lenco BearCat is a wheeled SWAT vehicle designed for military and law enforcement use. ![]() 90 mph (140 km/h), "capable of highway speeds" ![]()
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