Armored Car Training In Mexico

We (Dean) recently conducted an armored vehicle program in Mexico, with the assistance of Pato and Luis from AS

Part of the training was conducted in a downpour making the training all that more interesting. Because of the intrinsic problem of armored vehicles, weight in relationship to center of gravity, an armored vehicle gives very little warning that they are going to tip.

Technique

A difference of 2 MPH can be the difference between the vehicle sliding and the vehicle tipping, add to that the changing cf of the surface due to the rain, it makes the scenario a vehicle dynamics challenge. Knowing how to compute tip speeds, something all TSVDI instructors can do, makes it a bit easier, but still a hell of a challenge. My guess is that Dean, Pato and Luis had their hands full.

Working in the rain