[DGHoodini]

Please look at full article, and study picture of these anti-riot trucks. Am looking for suggestions of ways to immobilize/kill these vehicles that can be done by civilians with every day items. (No semtex to blow 3 ft deep trenches in front of them....

[Ikemeister]

Reminds me of how they dealt with food riots in “Soylent Green”. The future is here.

[milwguy]

To me the tires look like the weak link. Best way to immobilize a heavy vehicle carrying 2600 gallon of water would be to flatten the tires. The water alone weighs about 22,000 lbs. A heavy vehicle like this full of 22k lbs of water would have a hard time with a could flat tires.

[TigerLikesRooster]

It's time for Molotov cocktail. Besides, try to seal off exhaust pipe (rag will do.)

[Errant]

These are not heavily armored and side windows broken it appears from photos. Attack them from both sides at the same time with projectiles and Molotov firebombs.

Automobiles could be used to block or trap them in narrow streets.

[SandRat]

Just to make it fun, have chamber pots emptied on to the cab.

There is a space between the cab and the “Van Box,&rdquo that is ubguarded or covered by any of the onbaord weapons; stuff it with gas soaked rags and then toss a Molotov cocktail at it.

[LibLieSlayer]

Use the same iranian IED technology that uses plasma to cut through the cab and kill the occupants... use roadside bombs... turn al qaeda and iranian technology back upon them.

LLS

[Errant]

Large smokey fires will lower visibility and create updrafts to disperse tear gas.

They're helpless if they can see. Also, bottles of used motor oil thrown against the windshield and windows will block vision and provide additional fuel for firebombs.

[dog breath]

I would think that a IUD remotely detonated would do it. There is a weakness it looks like in the design with the cab being separate, so I don't know if you need a really serious device. There are guys on the forum who could answer that. I don't think the Chinese are expecting people to be trying to destroy them with more then fire bombs and rocks. Iranians are great chess players simply stage the protest to bring out the trucks out to given spots. They can steal the explosives from the government or make their own. Certainly if the people of the region know how to do something it would be make explosive devices. The neighboring Sunni governments are in such fear of the Tehran government they would happily supply them in secret. I apologize if my idea is lame.

[sport]

Fire is always a good deterent. Diesel, gasoline and varents of racing fuel would be good. Alcohol has the adbantage of not being seen burning in the daylight. The good thing, from those wishing to stop them’s viewpoint is that is consumes the oxygen and creates heat in the vehicle.

Which causes the occupants to vacate. It takes a well trained individual to stay in a burning vehicle because one’s ntural instincts is to flee fire. They may want to stay but their brain keeps telling their feet to do your duty and get me out of here.

[FreeAtlanta]

If we had a responsible democracy loving president, then the opposition would be importing captured Iranian IEDs from Afghanistan and Iran.

[TigerLikesRooster]

In a street battle, there is another weapon they can use, not necessarily for armored truck only: Rebars.

Cut down a rebar in 6~7 feet in length, it will make a handy spear.

[Errant]

Mine streets with full open top 55 gal barrels of gasoline with loose lids and a couple of small fires burning near by. Barrels should be position/hidden so that trucks would knock them over or slosh gasoline out and iginite from the small open flames nearby (even candles would work).

Long cables or ropes could also be used to pull the barrels over by two or more people when trucks come near.

[ROCKLOBSTER]

Could a PVC potato cannon be used to fire a Molotov cocktail? Sort of like rifle grenade launcher.

[tupac]

So many experts, so many wrong ideas. The answer is obvious - land sharks equipped with “lasers”. Friggin’ newbs.

[greedo]

 Caltrop

[DTogo]

Are the Iranian resistance fighters not collecting weapons and gear from the riot police/soldiers they overpower in the streets?

Are there not former soldiers amongst the resistors who know how to use this gear tactically?

[plenipotentiary]

Spike strip to deflate tyres.

Use Afgahan model. Lure vehicles to outbreaks of disorder in narrow street area.
Dump skip/truck in front and behind.
Use crash barriers on dual carriageway to trap vehicle on carriageway. Narrow it to one lane with parked vehicle if necessary.

Crossbow/catapult shot through windscreen.
Paint bombs on windscreen.
Smoke bomb to blind driver gunner.

Spear fishing harpoon through radiator.

Good luck.

[Lonesome in Massachussets]

Rebar pikes through the glass and Molotov cocktails from all quarters.

[blackminorca]

Bring in the Scoops

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=raGdwq1WTLY

(3:20)

[grey_whiskers]

Look! More of Obama's Green Shoots!