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Please note: This vehicle must be stored in a personal facility and can be modified at the Facility Vehicle Workshop.
The RCV (Riot Control Vehicle) is a law enforcement vehicle featured in Grand Theft Auto Online as part of the Doomsday Heist update.
Design
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The RCV is heavily based on the INKAS Armored Riot Control Vehicle, but the headlights were altered with a vertical layout rather than horizontal.
The RCV is a long truck with emergency lights surrounding it (two light bars on the grille, three square lights on either sides and other two light bars on the rear end), a large plow and four doors with small ports on them. Its lights and windows are fitted with a meshed protection screen.
The cabin allows four occupants and two more passengers can hang on the sides of the vehicle, while the rear box is basically intended for the water tank. The interior is the basic truck interior with the corresponding truck analog dials and there appears to be fake lamps on the rear end.
It is largely implied in the game that the RCV is meant to be used by private security companies (being used by Gruppe Sechs personnel during the preparation mission "Riot Control Van"), even though it feature sirens and emergency lights. Riot-control vehicles in real-life are generally operated by the city's police department.
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Performance
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- Vehicle
The RCV performs similarly to most armored trucks in the game, although it is much quicker in acceleration and maneuverable, similar to the Brickade. The RCV's plow is most effective on law enforcement vehicles, especially when hit from the side, as it will be either pushed very far (often giving the RCV a small boost), flipped over, or sent airborne with enough force. This will not work on civilian vehicles as it will only decrease momentum upon impact. [vague]
The RCV's statistical top speed is 88 mph / 141.6 km/h.Template:GTARef
- Armor
The RCV is resilient to bullets in general, but can be easily destroyed by a single explosive (although it can resist a few explosive rounds from the Heavy Sniper Mk II[vague]), making it a decent choice for transport and getaways.
- Equipment
Like the Fire Truck, the RCV features a water cannon that can be used by the driver (with an option to add a passenger-operated water cannon). The water from it can go through doors without opening them, spraying and pushing back those behind. However, their effectiveness are the same as the Fire Truck's, making the RCV a poor choice on combat situations.
Although the player still cannot make use of weapons while driving the vehicle, the action button that normally changes weapons now gives the water cannon a unique tracking functionality; by holding it, the water cannon tracks nearby vehicles (occupied or not) within a small radius (more or less 15m) without having to move the camera. This seems to work on a 90 degree coverage, relative to the vehicle's front (meaning any vehicle past the 45 degrees from a side will be simply ignored). This does not apply on the passenger water cannon, as the camera simply stays behind the equipment, in a similar manner to the remote turrets on the TM-02 Khanjali or the main turret of the APC.
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| Acceleration (0-60 mph in Seconds) |
Top Speed (mph / kmh) |
Gears | Engine | Drivetrain (FWD / RWD / AWD) |
Mass (kg / lbs) |
Fuel Tank Size (litres) |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| N/A | 78 / 125 | 5 | N/A | RWD | 12500 / 27558 | 65 |
| N/A | N/A | N/A | N/A | N/A | N/A | N/A |
| N/A | 88 / 141.6 | 5 | N/A | RWD | Cannot be observed | Cannot be observed |
Modifications
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The RCV can only be modified at a Weaponized Vehicle Workshop inside a facility.
| Category | Modification | Cost | Image |
|---|---|---|---|
| Armor | No Armor | $1,000 | |
| Armor Upgrade 20% | $7,500 | ||
| Armor Upgrade 40% | $12,000 | ||
| Armor Upgrade 60% | $20,000 | ||
| Armor Upgrade 80% | $35,000 | ||
| Armor Upgrade 100% | $50,000 | ||
| Brakes | Stock Brakes | $1,000 | |
| Street Brakes | $20,000 | ||
| Sport Brakes | $27,000 | ||
| Race Brakes | $35,000 | ||
| Engine | EMS Upgrade, Level 1 | $9,000 | |
| EMS Upgrade, Level 2 | $12,500 | ||
| EMS Upgrade, Level 3 | $18,000 | ||
| EMS Upgrade, Level 4 | $33,500 | ||
| Horns | Main article: Los Santos Customs/Horns | - | |
| Lights | Stock Lights | $600 | |
| Xenon Lights | $7,500 | ||
| Livery | None | $11,400 | |
| Basic Camo | $18,240 | ||
| Zancudo Camo | $19,380 | ||
| Sprayed Camo | $20,520 | ||
| 3 Color Outline | $21,660 | ||
| 90s Sandbox | $22,800 | ||
| Modern 5 Color | $23,370 | ||
| Arid Theater | $23,939 | ||
| Winter Camo | $24,510 | ||
| Urban Warrior | $25,080 | ||
| Nature Reserve* | $25,650 | ||
| Naval Battle* | $26,220 | ||
| Urban Geometric* | $26,789 | ||
| Coyote Geometric* | $27,360 | ||
| Large Geometric* | $27,930 | ||
| Naval Geometric* | $28,500 | ||
| Desert Fractal* | $29,070 | ||
| Urban Fractal* | $29,639 | ||
| Large Digital* | $30,210 | ||
| Medium Digital* | $30,780 | ||
| Small Digital* | $31,350 | ||
| Loss/Theft Prevention | Tracker | ||
| Full Coverage | |||
| Plates | Blue on White 1 | $200 | |
| Blue on White 2 | $200 | ||
| Blue on White 3 | $200 | ||
| Yellow on Blue | $300 | ||
| Yellow on Black | $600 | ||
| Respray | Main article: Los Santos Customs/Respray Colors | - | |
| Water Cannons | Stock | $700 | |
| Secondary Water Cannon | $195,000 | ||
| Transmission | Stock Transmission | $1,000 | |
| Street Transmission | $29,500 | ||
| Sports Transmission | $32,500 | ||
| Race Transmission | $40,000 | ||
| Turbo | None | $5,000 | |
| Turbo Tuning | $50,000 | ||
| Wheels** | Main article: Los Santos Customs/Wheels | - | |
| Windows | None | $500 | |
| Light Smoke | $1,500 | ||
| Dark Smoke | $3,500 | ||
| Limo | $5,000 | ||
- * Denotes items that can only be unlocked for purchase via research in the Bunker property.
- ** Vehicle is limited to Tire Smokes. Bulletproof Tires installed as standard.
Image Gallery
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Prominent Appearances in Missions
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- The RCV appears in the Freemode Preparation Riot Control Van, where a private security team will respond to a riot caused by the crew in order to steal it.
- It is later used in the setup mission "Salvage Hard Drives", where the crew have to use the water cannons to put out burning vans containing Avon Hertz's hard drives while fighting off Russian agents.
Locations
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- Can be purchased on Warstock Cache & Carry, for $3,125,500 or for $2,350,000 (trade price, after completing the "Salvage Hard Drives" setup mission as the heist leader), provided the player already owns a Facility.
Events
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- Price reduced to $2,031,250 or $1,275,500 (after Setup: Salvage Hard Drives) (35% off) during Valentine's Day 2018 (13 February - 19 February 2018).[1]
Trivia
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- Like the Police Riot, the RCV uses a randomized truck horn instead of the usual cop horn. However, it is possible to modify it with the Cop horn in the Facility vehicle workshop.
Bugs/Glitches
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- The lighting effect of the vehicle's side emergency lights appears to be different on ground and walls. The red ones shine like there is only a single middle light functioning, while the blue ones have the correct cycling pattern from the three blue lights (it is more noticeable at night). This may be an oversight by the developers.