German Water Cannon Truck
The most modern versions do not expose the operator to the riot and are controlled remotely from within the vehicle by a joystick the german built wawe 10 000 can carry 10 000 litres 2 200 imp gal of water which can deploy water in all directions via three cannons all of which are.
German water cannon truck. Three water cannon bought and refurbished for more than 320 000 while boris johnson was london mayor have been sold for 11 000. Parts from boris johnson s useless water cannon trucks could be salvaged from the scrapheap and placed in an exhibition under plans being considered by the museum of london. The vehicles were bought by mr johnson as crowd control weapons. Loud noises or issuing instructions in a calm tone can be enough to stop it.
613c ii 1994 cat 613c ii w 2002 machinery maintenance 4 500 gallon tank enclosed cab air conditioner heater 4 spray heads water cannon hose reel w nozzle cat engine in cab spray controls 23 5 25 tires 44 500. The first truck mounted water cannon was used for riot control in germany in the beginning of the 1930s. Water cannon generally have reservoirs of 8 000 litres of water and are can deliver jets of up to 1 100 litres a minute capable of knocking someone over at up to 100 yards. German police used water cannons against anti g20 protesters outside the elbe philharmonic hall in hamburg friday where world leaders were gathering for a.