During the past few days when I came to Hong Kong for interviews, I saw many kinds of police cars on the streets. The first thing that attracted me was the handsome appearance of these police cars, in addition to their outstanding work ability in their respective positions. When the police force performs various tasks, it can be said that police cars play an indispensable role. Some can respond quickly, some have strong armed support, and some can covertly track. Different features are suitable for different kinds of tasks. In short, the police car is to the police force what the war horse is to the fierce generals. It can make the police officers more powerful and have magic weapons descending from the sky. Today we will first talk about the five "famous horses" in the Hong Kong police force.
Hong Kong street patrol police and assault vehicle
Among all the famous horse legends in ancient China, the first one must be the red rabbit horse, whose real name is red tudder (tudder is interpreted as tiger in Chinese classics). It is said that it is bright red all over. A bloody horse, a horse as ferocious as a tiger. In the story of the Three Kingdoms, it was Lu Bu 's mount first. People often say: Lu Bu is among men, and the red rabbit is among horses. To describe its majesty and bravery. It is also called: it can travel a thousand miles in a day and eight hundred miles at night, which proves its speed on the battlefield. Later, the red rabbit was given to Guan Yu by Cao Cao, which undoubtedly proved that only the bravest knights could control the red rabbit. If I were asked to say which vehicle in the Hong Kong police force most resembles Red Rabbit, I think it should be the police motorcycle. People who arrive in Hong Kong for the first time may not see assault vehicles or some large police cars, but what they will definitely see are mounted police officers and heavy police motorcycles.
Mounted policemen on the streets of Hong Kong at night
Police motorcycles can be seen in various tasks, because motorcycles are highly maneuverable and can be used flexibly and quickly in traffic law enforcement and street security patrols. In the event of an emergency, we can rush to the scene as soon as possible to respond. Before 2010, the Hong Kong Mounted Police mainly drove BMW R850RT and Honda VFR800P models painted in red and blue. These two models have now been retired.
BMW R850RT and Honda VFR800P
Today, the BMW R900RT motorcycles with blue and yellow "Batenberg Plaid" paint started to be used in 2010. In 2016, the police force purchased Honda NC750P motorcycles in large quantities. This model can adapt to more complex road conditions, improving passability and convenience for the police force.
BMW R900RT
Honda NC750P
In addition to being used for traffic law enforcement, the Hong Kong Traffic Police's heavy-duty motorcycle also has an important task of escorting the convoy.
Convoy escorted by mounted police
When mounted policemen wearing white helmets and black and yellow motorcycle uniforms appear in front of me, I always feel like the majesty of a powerful general like Lu Bu or Guan Yu driving a famous horse.
The two mounted policemen driving heavy motorcycles are like fierce generals driving famous horses
"The horse is as fast as the horse, and the bow is like a thunderbolt string." This is how Xin Qiji, the great poet of the Southern Song Dynasty, described the horse. Although Lu is not as famous as Red Rabbit, in the story of the Three Kingdoms, Liu Bei once rode it and jumped into Tanxi River. Then he jumped up from the stream and jumped to the other side to escape the soldiers who were chasing him. This jump also established its status as a famous horse of a generation, and later the story of the horse leaping over Tanxi and leaping three feet was spread throughout the world. If there is a car in the police force that can save people in danger and is not afraid of mountains and water, I think it must be the , a four-wheel drive off-road vehicle with high horsepower, high chassis and suitable for various road conditions.
Mitsubishi Pajero
The Hong Kong police force has a long tradition of using off-road vehicles. From the earliest Land Rover Defender to the Mitsubishi Pajero, they have all been the main off-road vehicle models of the police force. At present, the main off-road vehicles in the Hong Kong Police Force have been changed to Toyota Prado , which are equipped in many departments such as the Traffic Department and Operations Department to perform tasks in areas with poor road conditions.
Toyota Prado
In addition, Prado is also a special mount for the Counter Terrorism Special Operations Unit (CTRU). In addition to dealing with emergencies, as an anti-terrorism patrol unit, they usually conduct high-profile and powerful patrols to deter terrorists, so the domineering Prado is their first choice.In the movie "Equator", the CTRU used a Toyota Prado off-road police car when performing tasks.
The Toyota Prado police car behind CTURU in the movie "Equator"
In terms of famous horses, it can be said that the mount of King Xiang Yu of Chu is known to everyone. It is said that Wuzui is known to everyone. It is said that Wuzui's whole body is like black satin, and it shines with oil. It's bright, only the four horse hooves are white. That’s why it’s called “Kicking the Snow Wuzui”. There is a kind of vehicle in the Hong Kong police force that is as black as this horse, and it is definitely not easy to see. If you meet him on the street one day, I really don’t know whether you should be grateful or hide away quickly. Because this car with many antennas on its head belongs to the Explosive Ordnance Disposal Department (EOD), it can detect explosives and release electronic interference to block radio signals, thereby rendering remote-controlled explosives ineffective. Look at this jet-black Mercedes-Benz Sprinter, does it look a bit like Wu Zui?
EOD electronic jamming vehicle model (real car is hard to see)
EOD electronic jamming car model (real car is hard to see)
EOD is also one of the few departments in the Hong Kong police force that retains Land Rover Defender models. Due to the special mission, EOD vehicles It is also very different from other units in the police force. First of all, the heavy explosion-proof suits of bomb disposal personnel need to take up a lot of space. Various tools and remote-controlled robots are also used in bomb disposal. The EOD robot is available in large and small sizes, with the small one weighing 30kg and the large one weighing more than 300kg. Therefore, the most common EOD vehicle is an EOD vehicle based on the six-wheeled Land Rover Defender. This vehicle has a huge closed cargo compartment and an automatic lift at the end of the cargo compartment for loading and unloading the EOD robot.
EOD's six-wheel Land Rover Defender
In addition to the Land Rover Defender EOD, there are also EOD vehicles modified from Mercedes-Benz and Mitsubishi trucks.
Mercedes-Benz EOD vehicle
In the movie "The Bomb Disposal Expert", a Mitsubishi EOD vehicle carrying an EOD robot appears.
The Mitsubishi EOD truck in the movie "The Bomb Disposal Expert" is unloading the robot
There are many poems about famous horses from ancient times to the present. Emperor Taizong Li Shimin of the Tang Dynasty once wrote the inscription "Purple Swallow leaps over the sky, the bones "Teng Shenjun, Qiju (zhé) Sanchuan, Mighty Eight Formations" to describe his eastern expedition Luoyang was surrounded by enemies, the general Qiu Xinggong was the savior with one man and one horse, and his mount Sa Lu Zi was killed by an arrow. scene. In order to commend the general and his horse for their desperate efforts to protect him, craftsmen were specially ordered to carve the scene of the general pulling out an arrow for Sa Lu Zi on the stone screen, and personally wrote an inscription of praise. This is another story about Ju Sa Lu Zi that has been passed down by future generations. The literal meaning can be understood as that the horse is like a light and fast purple swallow. If the heavy-duty motorcycles of the police traffic police are described as red rabbits, which means "big horses", then there is also a small-displacement motorcycle called " pony " that is well-deserved as a salu purple.
Honda CB300P
The "ponies" currently in service are mainly Honda CB300P. Unlike large-displacement police motorcycles, the work of "ponies" focuses more on security patrols in addition to traffic law enforcement.
I have been in Hong Kong for many days, and I have never understood why Hong Kong people call gasoline-burning motorcycles "motorcycles." In my opinion, motorcycles are the kind that takeaway guys ride. What I didn't expect was that the Hong Kong Police Force actually used a batch of "motorcycles" (pure electric motorcycles) as police vehicles. However, unlike the ones ridden by the delivery boys, the police force used imported high-end electric motorcycles. .
Police electric motorcycle
At the beginning of the story about famous horses, we talked about Guan Yu’s red rabbit and Liu Bei’s Lu. How could we not mention Cao Cao’s mounts if they are both heroes of the Three Kingdoms. It is mentioned in "Book of Wei" that "the name of the horse the public rides on is Jueying." As the name suggests, Cao Cao's mount is named Jueying, which means it runs so fast that even the shadow can't keep up. As far as I know, Cao Cao's first official position was Luoyang Beiwei, which was roughly equivalent to the police chief. Therefore, I think the car that best suits this temperament in the police force is a high-end "stealth tank" of the Hong Kong Police Force. It is generally a top-end model from Mercedes-Benz, BMW, and Volkswagen. It is powerful, fast, luxurious and stylish. momentum. The car did not have any police livery, but anyone knew who it belonged to because it bore the number plate "1".
The No. 1 mount of the Commissioner of Hong Kong Police
