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2001 Shorland S 600 APV Tenix 
Class: Others, Military armored vehicle — Model origin: 
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◊ 2022-03-06 22:33 |
![[Image: 01-25armoured.jpg]](http://pics.imcdb.org/10314/01-25armoured.jpg) ![[Image: 01-25armouredb.jpg]](http://pics.imcdb.org/10314/01-25armouredb.jpg) DQM037 "La plaque est bien attribuée à un véhicule depuis le 07-08-2009" Why is this Police on the side and front instead of Politie?? |
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◊ 2022-03-06 22:38 |
Stock footage from a French-speaking area? |
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◊ 2022-03-06 22:43 |
Shorland S600, APV equipped by Tenix. /vehicle_1100231-Shorland-S-600-2001.html https://live.staticflickr.com/1221/5108786304_2dfe2d6412_z.jpg Plate's real, but is it really a 2009 plate? I always find 2001 as year... |
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◊ 2022-03-06 23:12 |
"Belgium: the second customer Since the late 1970s, the Belgian Gendarmerie (NL: Rijkswacht, a paramilitary police force) had been operating 80 BDX armored vehicles. After the Gendarmerie became a civilian police organisation in 1992, the number was drastically scaled-down and near the end of the 1990s, it became clear a replacement was needed. The Alvis Tactica, Vickers OMC RG-12, and Shorland S600 were selected as potential successors. After extensive testing in Belgium, the S600 was selected and, in 1999, a contract was signed with Tenix for delivery of six vehicles, with an option for more although this was never used. The deal was worth 5 million Australian dollars (120 million Belgian Francs or 3.8 million USD). .... the first vehicles were delivered to Belgium in August 2001 and registered with regular license plates. Confirmed registrations are DQM-036, -037, -038, -039, and -042 (so one is unknown). They also have vehicle numbers, identical to the last two numbers of the license plate. According to the Belgian Police, the main purpose of the vehicles is to safely transport policemen whenever there is an armed threat or excessive use of violence, for example in the form of a rioting group throwing projectiles like stones and fireworks. Aside from protecting the police within, it can also offer protection for police behind it, and can easily break through erected barricades and the like. Within the vehicle is space for a driver, commander, and up to seven policemen. The Belgian vehicles are made airtight to allow operation in an environment where teargas is used. On special request, the side windows in the rear were enlarged as well to provide better vision. They are made of polycarbonate and thus fire and impact resistant. As policemen would be able to easily enter and move in the vehicle with all gear, including helmets, the vehicle was made 10cm higher, meaning the Belgian vehicles are 2.8m instead of 2.7m high. Unlike the rear door which is still manually opened, the side door is pneumatically opened. Further features include run-flat tyres, folding wired mesh protection for the front windows and fixed on the sides, and a rapidly removable power-operated light barricade remover mounted on the front. There is also at least one S600 outfitted with a MARS system. Within the federal police, the vehicles were formed in APC-teams and attached to the Directorate General Reserve (FR: Direction de la Réserve Générale, NL: Dienst Algemene Reserve). In 2004, this unit was incorporated into the Intervention Corps (FR: Corps d’Intervention, NL: Interventiekorps, combined shortened to CIK). In 2015, a new centralised police support unit was formed, the Directorate of Public Safety (FR: Direction de Sécurité Publique, NL: Directie Openbare Veiligheid). Also known as DAS, this unit currently operates the S600. Since 2006, the three Benelux countries (Belgium, Netherlands, Luxembourg) have signed a police treaty that allows the operation of personnel and materiel across their borders. Before signing that was not allowed, but cooperation was common and an incident from April 2003 has to be noted when a demonstration took place in Luxembourg by workers from the metallurgical industry. At the time, Luxembourg, a stranger to violent protests, had no armoured vehicles nor water cannons to counter the protest. Therefore, an arrangement was signed with Belgium which allowed the deployment of Belgian water cannons and armoured vehicles, but due to juridical restrictions, they were only allowed to be operated by Luxembourg policemen and should have Luxembourg registration plates. Multiple S600s were sent, including number 38, which temporarily received the registration A7784, while Luxembourgish crews were hastily trained to be amiliar with the vehicles. On 29 September 2020, a tender was placed for a four-year programme of modernising, modifying, and restoring the six vehicles. Somehow in official publications including this tender, the Shorland is erroneously referred to as ‘Shortland’. The tender indicates that the Belgian S600s are planned to remain in service for some time." from here. So 2001 confirmed. |
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