“Chastiser” is an awesome name...Russia wins coolest riot control name hands down.

How so?

Would you throw a Molotov at the Russian police or FSB! At least the US police have oversight, in Russia your torso would end up in a shallow grave outside Moscowow and your limbs in Siberia.

How about you go protest in the street, and tell me how much of a ridiculous piece of shit it is when it is being used as a riot control vehicle. This isn't a GAZ Tigr, it's a riot control vehicle.

Probably for looks. Judging by the first prototype and the Tigr, they probably know a lot of civilian sales are incoming.

Good thing they’ve got all that oil....

The same reason they’d name it the “Punisher” or “Chastiser”

To be fair, the Russian mud did stop the Nazis’ armoured advance, once upon an invasion.

Improving the highway MPG rating from 3 to 4?

“I wear red so bad guys can’t see me bleed.”

Maybe it glows at night. And growls.

at least Stalin took the time to wipe the blood off his windshield wipers

hey Silvio look, in Russia dick steers car

It’s for when they’re driving through a pile of protestors or political enemies. The wedge shape lets it push any bodies it can’t go over up and over the chassis. The windshield wipers aren’t for the rain, it’s for the blood.

You’re right, why even bother washing off the blood?

Maybe so the bottles of Molotov Cocktails will just skim off and keep flying?

It’s probably pretty good at deflecting rocks, Molotov cocktails, bottles, and even for going through fences, wire and otherwise.

To look scary.

“blood of peasants” red