| The Spitting Cobra's impressive size and massive amounts of armor make it ideal for police to use in high threat anti-terrorist or weapon cartel operations. After several requests from the Southern Republican Army's Inspector General branch (responsible for military police operations), Territorial Arms was contracted to produce a military police version of the Spitting Cobra. The army foresaw the new vehicle's use as primarily in urban areas and Territorial Arms decided to produce a vehicle that could be sold to both the military and civilian markets. Because of this decision, the Cobra MP can now be found on military bases and in the arsenals of several metropolitan police forces in the South. Territorial Arms engineers did a significant amount of redesign on the Cobra chassis to turn it into a proper police model. The weapons load was changed: all the heavy Spitting Cobra weaponry was removed in exchange for better close quarters anti-personnel weapons. A Rucker L-13 anti-personnel mortar provides medium range punch, while a PR-25 autocannon and the standard MGU-77 minigun allow for action at shorter ranges. A single panzerfaust gives the police model some anti-armor power, if need be. The most ingenious weapon modification involved the redesign of one of the Cobra MP's forearms, incorporate hydraulic positions to turn it into a powerful battering ram useful for breaking down walls and barricades. Other systems, included padded feet, civilian maneuvering lights, a powerful loudspeaker and a wide-angle searchlight help the Cobra MP to adapt to its urban environment. |