So why do the cops need a tank?

[Savannahmann]

44. Battleships during the 19th Century

Had less firepower than Destroyers of today. In fact the first time the term is sort of used is to describe the three deck 74 gun ships that Admiral Nelson used. They were called "Line of Battle Ships."

A Tank was originally called a land destroyer by the man who came up with the idea, or at least proposed it to the Government. That was First Lord of the Admiralty Churchill. It should be noted, that the presence of a big gun on this is probably a matter of minutes.

You can easily mount a .50 Cal machine gun on that vehicle. You can mount .30 cal Machine guns, even if they use the 7.62mm designation instead of .308 cal. You can even mount a 40mm Grenade Launcher that fires automatically, or a "mini gun" which fires thousands of rounds per minute.

What is a tank? A tank is a vehicle that is designed to punch holes in the enemy lines, and destroy all enemy vehicles. To that end, the M1A2 tank has heavy and medium machine guns, it not being needed to fire a big round at smaller less armored vehicles. This thing can destroy any car on the road depending on which weapon is mounted up on top. You could get an armored car from Brinks, and this thing could destroy it in a second. That means it's an urban tank. Especially when you consider that the Bradley and the BMP and the Sheridan pictured above all have thinner armor and are susceptible to the RPG's which this is not.