Riot Control Vehicles - 1945-Present

Fully illustrated with a mixture of dramatic archive photos and manufacturers' images, this volume covers the little-known history of riot control vehicles. It explores the world of these vehicles from 1945 through to the present day - from adapted military armoured cars such as the Humber Pig (UK) and BRDM (Soviet Union) to the fully computerized systems of the Russian Lavina-Uragan and Canadian INKAS Armored Riot Control Vehicle - showing how their development and deployment has blurred the lines between civilian actions and military operations. It charts how the vehicles have evolved in terms of technology and layout, and also details how the associated weapon systems have been refined over time, from water cannon and tear gas launchers to subsonic sound waves and microwave energy. The operational history of the vehicles is explained in the dramatic context of major incidents across the world, from the streets of Northern Ireland and Eastern Europe to the favelas of Brazil and the battlegrounds of Iraq.

Product details

• Authors: Chris McNab
• Assisted by: Ian Palmer (Illustration), Ian (Illustrator) Palmer (Illustration)
• Publisher: Osprey Publishers
• Languages: English
• Product format: Paperback / Softback
• Released: 20.02.2015
• EAN: 9781472805157
• ISBN: 978-1-4728-0515-7
• No. of pages: 48
• Dimensions: 184 mm x 248 mm x 5 mm
• Series: New vanguard series; New Vanguard; New Vanguard; New vanguard series
• Subjects: Education and learning; HISTORY / Modern / 21st Century, Military history: post WW2 conflicts, HISTORY / Military / Weapons, Military vehicles, 21st century, c 2000 to c 2100, Warfare & defence, Later 20th century c 1950 to c 1999, Tanks & military land vehicles, Land forces and warfare, Tanks; AFV; Armor; Armored Warfare