This guy's cool as a cucumber.

[Bill Douglas]

South African armoured wagon driver.


https://www.nzherald.co.nz/world/incredible-footage-captures-failed-cash-in-transit-truck-heist-in-south-africa/XXWC6XKX5SBJVILXTATHXT65VM/

[Tobra]

Saw that. Rookie riding shotgun looks a little shook. Driver is as cool as the other side of the pillow

[Baz]

Good thing that glass held up the way it did!

[Rikao4]

he should have gone alone..
that passenger is absolutely worthless...
fumbling about with that spoon inside..
and wtf did he take so long to call in in the attempt..


Rika

[Gretch]

Driver would have been safer with a grenade rolling around on the floor of that truck as opposed to the useless meat sack to his left............

[Eric 951]

Afrikaners don't F about

[LeRoux Strydom]

This guy has become a national hero here.

[ckelly78z]

Not sure why he exited the vehicle at the end ?!?

[vash]

exactly what do you all think the guy riding shotgun should have done? roll down the window and return fire? the driver handed him the phone so we cant assume he had his own (he probably did).

you armchair quarterbacks. he did fine..not like he could take over driving and stuff.

[red-beard]

Originally Posted by Rikao4

he should have gone alone..
that passenger is absolutely worthless...
fumbling about with that spoon inside..
and wtf did he take so long to call in in the attempt..


Rika

Aviate navigate communicate

[Eric 951]

Originally Posted by vash

exactly what do you all think the guy riding shotgun should have done? roll down the window and return fire? the driver handed him the phone so we cant assume he had his own (he probably did).

you armchair quarterbacks. he did fine..not like he could take over driving and stuff.

his firearm discipline sucked. Vash, you may have missed that prior to being told to get the rifle, he un-holstered his handgun which was then unsecured in the cab--he even fumbled around with it while holding the rifle. I didn't really catch it until I watched it a second time.

[Rikao4]

simply use his eyes..
other guy had to drive and be his own look out..
until the door is breached or open..
spoons hang tight..

Rika

[vash]

Originally Posted by Eric 951

his firearm discipline sucked. Vash, you may have missed that prior to being told to get the rifle, he un-holstered his handgun which was then unsecured in the cab--he even fumbled around with it while holding the rifle. I didn't really catch it until I watched it a second time.

true. at least his trigger finger awareness was decent.



I wish there was a camera outside the truck. I wasn't sure what was going on. he even pulled a uturn and appeared to have headed back towards the shooters?

I think they both performed admirably.

[Eric 951]

Originally Posted by vash

true. at least his trigger finger awareness was decent.



I wish there was a camera outside the truck. I wasn't sure what was going on. he even pulled a uturn and appeared to have headed back towards the shooters?

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I pulled this from the story in the OP--appears he did just that, got out to confront the POS

The suspects fired several shots at the CIT vehicle in an attempt to stop it during a high-speed chase," he said.

"The driver of the CIT vehicle managed to evade the robbers for a while but later stopped in wait for the robbers. The robbers fled without taking any money. No arrests have yet been made."

In a statement on Facebook, security firm Fortis Pro Active Defence Solutions identified the driver as Leo Prinsloo, a former member of the SAPS Special Task Force and the head instructor of its "Lone Operator" courses.

"We have been inundated with calls and WhatsApps (regarding) this incident and the driver," the company wrote.

"We can confirm that it is indeed Leo Prinsloo. However, Leo is currently unavailable for comments regarding the incident as it forms part of an ongoing investigation."

[vash]

[QUOTE=Eric 951;11320169]
"The driver of the CIT vehicle managed to evade the robbers for a while but later stopped in wait for the robbers.
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crazy!! I bet that move isn't in the situational handbook. wow.

the guy riding shotgun was like, "wait, what are we doing?" hhaha\

[Eric 951]

Originally Posted by vash

the guy riding shotgun was like, "wait, what are we doing?" hhaha\

no kidding, like Merlin in the Top Gun scene with the MiG when Maverick tells him his is going to hit the brakes..."You're gonna do what?!?"

[mattdavis11]

Impressive. Cool as a cucumber indeed.

However, when you are driving a Toyota Land Cruiser, there's not much you have to worry about. Your vehicle is a lot tougher, especially when reinforced. The ones they get in Africa, and other nations globally, are far better than those imported into the USA.

[Bill Douglas]

Originally Posted by ckelly78z

Not sure why he exited the vehicle at the end ?!?

He wanted to return fire. And hopefully nail them. I looked at the classes he runs and he certainly knows what he's doing. So I guess after teaching class attendees what to do' he wanted some action himself.

[flatbutt]

Turns out that the guy in the shotgun seat was only on the job for four days at the time!

[GG Allin]

I don't know, the driver looks pretty frazzled to me, but I'm not knockin' him.