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| name = APC
 
| name = APC
| aka = NOOSE Tank
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| aka = NOOSE Tank<br>Black Tank <small>(by [[Police Scanner]])</small>
| front_image = APC-TBOGT-front.jpg
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| front_image = APC-TBoGT-front.png
 
| image_size = 300
 
| image_size = 300
| caption = The APC in [[The Ballad of Gay Tony]].
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| caption = An '''APC''' in ''[[The Ballad of Gay Tony]]''.
| rear_image = APC-TBOGT-rear.jpg
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| rear_image = APC-TBoGT-rear.png
 
| vehicle_type = Law Enforcement Vehicle
 
| vehicle_type = Law Enforcement Vehicle
 
| body_style = Armored Personnel Carrier
 
| body_style = Armored Personnel Carrier
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|related = [[Rhino]]<br>[[SWAT Tank|S.W.A.T.]]}}
 
|related = [[Rhino]]<br>[[SWAT Tank|S.W.A.T.]]}}
   
{{Quote|Nothing says "I've made it in this town" a like a N.O.O.S.E armored personnel carrier, equipped with a 360-degree rotatable turret and explosive ordnance.|Official website Description}}
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{{Quote|Nothing says "I've made it in this town" like a N.O.O.S.E armored personnel carrier, equipped with a 360-degree rotatable turret and explosive ordnance.|Official website Description}}
   
 
The '''APC''' ('''A'''rmored '''P'''ersonnel '''C'''arrier) is an armored assault vehicle featured in ''[[The Ballad of Gay Tony]]''. It is commonly referred to as a '''NOOSE Tank'''.
 
The '''APC''' ('''A'''rmored '''P'''ersonnel '''C'''arrier) is an armored assault vehicle featured in ''[[The Ballad of Gay Tony]]''. It is commonly referred to as a '''NOOSE Tank'''.
   
 
== Description ==
 
== Description ==
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The body of the APC bears a striking resemblance to the Soviet [[wp:BRDM-2|BRDM-2]] scout car, with the front and cab design from a [[wp:BTR-80|BTR-80]], with side doors from a [[wp:Cadillac Gage Commando|Cadillac Gage Commando]]. The APC features unusable panels intended to cover the windows and smaller windows over the main ones when these panels are closed (a feature similar to the BTR-80). Also, there are unusable hatches on the top.
=== Design ===
 
As [[The Ballad of Gay Tony]] restores the over-the-top style of [[Grand Theft Auto: San Andreas]], the APC was created to fill a role similar to GTA San Andreas's [[SWAT Tank|S.W.A.T]] and the [[Rhino]]. The front and side of the APC bears a striking resemblance to the Soviet [[wp:BRDM-2|BRDM-2]] scout car, with side doors from a [[wp:Cadillac Gage Commando|Cadillac Gage Commando]].
 
   
 
As [[The Ballad of Gay Tony]] restores the over-the-top style of [[Grand Theft Auto: San Andreas]], the APC was created to fill a role similar to GTA San Andreas' [[SWAT Tank|S.W.A.T]] and the [[Rhino]].
=== Performance ===
 
In terms of the APC's road-going abilities, the vehicle is evidently unintended for speedy travel. While the APC has a top speed of 69&nbsp;mph (111&nbsp;km/h), it possesses poor acceleration that dampens the APC's potential to reach its top speed and climb steep inclines. On the other hand, its soft suspensions helps in providing the APC with generally reliable steering, especially at low speeds, and its brakes are also effective even in higher speed, impressive for a large and heavy vehicle like the APC; however, the suspensions' configuration increases the APC's susceptibility to rollovers due to uneven weight distribution during sharp turns. Its excessively heavy weight also allows the APC to push aside any small vehicle without much disruption in the APC's movement.
 
   
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The vehicle labels [[National Office of Security Enforcement|NOOSE]] decals, police sirens and an [[Vehicle Mounted Weapons|explosive turret]] mounted on top of the APC.
However, the APC's true strength lies in its prowess in combat, making the APC one of the most lethal combat vehicles in-game (still a step below that of the [[Buzzard]], but can overwhelm the lightly armed [[Annihilator]]). In place of GTA San Andreas' S.W.A.T. tank water cannon is a turret loaded with explosive rounds, which is only as powerful as an explosive round shot from an [[Automatic Shotgun|Explosive Shotgun]] or [[Advanced Sniper]]. About four or five shots to any part of a car, and the car will catch fire. Afterwards, any medium-force impact will instantly explode the car. This is a mixed blessing. Catching a Police Car behind you on fire can make other Police Cars run into it, causing a dynamic chain explosion. However, doing the same to Police Cars in front has a price: one can find it hard to maneuver around the burning car, resulting in the car exploding on impact. However, the APC is very durable, as covered below, and can resist up to three car explosions before catching fire itself. Despite its well-apparent power, the APC has some minor drawbacks. Due to it being a special vehicle with severely limited window space, other weapons cannot be used, preventing one from throwing [[Sticky Bomb]]s or passengers helping to fend off pursuers. The turret also has a limited field of view that is incapable of shooting high up into the air where pursuing police/NOOSE helicopters may linger, although, depending on the position of the player and the pursuing helicopter(s), it is possible to hit the helicopter if the player aims the turret properly.
 
   
 
== Performance ==
The APC is also the most durable vehicle in ''TBOGT'', being able to resist high speed impacts without any noticeable body deformation. Though the APC is completely bulletproof in front of the back wheels, behind the back wheels lie the engine and air ventilation, and can take damage from that area. However, the APC itself has high durability, and can still withstand multiple magazines of LMG fire on the weak spot. If one were to destroy an APC, he should aim at behind the turret at the air vents.
 
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===Advantages===
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The general performance of the APC seems to be superior to most heavy vehicles in the game in many ways. Its soft suspensions helps in providing the APC with generally reliable steering, especially at low speeds, and its brakes are also effective even in higher speeds, impressive for a large and heavy vehicle like the APC.
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Its excessively heavy weight also allows the APC to push aside any small vehicle without much disruption in the APC's movement, and the shovel-shaped front allows the vehicle to pass over smaller vehicles easily. Since the APC is the heaviest vehicle in TBoGT, it's able to push a [[Bus]] with no effort, and it's only stopped with a lot of vehicles on the way, though the first one will be pushed to a side.
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In terms of armor, the APC is also the most durable vehicle in TBoGT, being able to resist high speed impacts without any noticeable body deformation. The front is able to withstand several bullets from almost any type of weapon. Even though the APC has small but visible windows, shooting through them will not hurt the driver inside, making it safe for any occupant, like the [[Securicar]], [[Police Stockade]] and [[Enforcer]].
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However, the APC's true strength lies in its prowess in combat, making the APC one of the most lethal combat vehicles in-game (still a step below that of the [[Buzzard]], but can overwhelm the lightly armed [[Annihilator]]). It carries a turret loaded with explosive rounds, which is as powerful as an explosive round shot from an [[Automatic Shotgun|Explosive Shotgun]] or an [[Advanced Sniper]]. About four or five shots to any part of a car, and the car will catch fire. Afterwards, any medium-force impact will instantly explode the car. This becomes useful in [[Wanted Level in GTA IV|wanted levels]], as catching a Police Car behind the player on fire can make other Police Cars run into it, causing a dynamic chain explosion.
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===Disadvantages===
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In terms of the APC's road-going abilities, the vehicle is evidently unintended for speedy travel. While the APC has a top speed of 59 mph/95 km/h {{fact}}, it possesses poor acceleration that dampens the APC's potential to reach its top speed and climb steep inclines.
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Despite its well-apparent power, the APC has some minor drawbacks. Due to it being a special vehicle with severely limited window space, other weapons cannot be used, preventing one from throwing [[Sticky Bomb]]s or passengers helping to fend off pursuers. The turret also has a limited field of view that is incapable of shooting high up into the air where pursuing police/NOOSE helicopters may linger, although, depending on the position of the player and the pursuing helicopter(s), it is possible to hit the helicopter if the player aims the turret properly.
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Also, the APC's main flaw is its own high suspension. The suspensions' configuration increases the APC's susceptibility to rollovers due to uneven weight distribution during sharp turns. Entering a turn quickly will result in flipping the APC over (except if it flips back again). At this point, the player is unable to flip back an APC by any means (Excluding the exploding punch cheat or maybe another APC). It can be turned back by constantly firing the turret straight down into the ground. However, the APC will still take damage by the exploding projectiles.
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Blowing up vehicles has a price: One can find it hard to maneuver around the burning car, resulting in the car exploding on impact. However, the APC is very durable, as covered below, and can resist up to three car explosions before catching fire itself.
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While the APC is completely bulletproof in front of the back wheels, behind the back wheels there's the engine's main ventilation, where the vehicle can take damage from that area due to the low armor on this part. However, the APC itself has high durability, and can still withstand multiple shots of the [[M249|Advanced MG]] on the weak spot. If one were to destroy an APC, he/she should aim at behind the turret at the air vents or using explosive weapons, such the [[Rocket Launcher]] or [[Sticky Bombs|sticky bombs]]. One should take note that with these weapons, the APC '''will not''' be destroyed; instead, it will catch fire and blow up by itself soon afterwards. In the case of the Rocket launcher, it takes about 1 RPG hit to set the APC on fire and 1 more RPG hit to destroy it.
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In other words, the APC is the strongest vehicle in TBOGT and perhaps the strongest vehicle in the whole game, but is still relatively weak compared to other armored vehicles in the series.
   
 
==Locations==
 
==Locations==
 
===The Ballad of Gay Tony===
 
===The Ballad of Gay Tony===
*The APC appears in the missions "[[Caught with your Pants Down]]," where the player steals one for [[Yusuf Amir]], and "[[Frosting on the Cake]]," where the player destroys one with [[Sticky Bombs]] to escape pursuing [[LCPD in GTA IV Era|law enforcement]] after killing several [[The Lost Brotherhood|Lost MC]] bikers.
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*The APC appears in the missions "[[Caught with your Pants Down]]", where the player steals one for [[Yusuf Amir]], and "[[Frosting on the Cake]]", where the player destroys one with [[Sticky Bombs]] to escape pursuing [[LCPD in GTA IV Era|law enforcement]] after killing several [[The Lost Brotherhood|Lost MC]] bikers.
*Can be obtained from [[Henrique Bardas]] after finishing the main storyline. You cannot store the vehicle via this way.
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*Can be obtained from [[Henrique Bardas]] after finishing the main storyline. The player cannot store the vehicle via this way.
*Parking lot of the [[East Holland LCPD Station]] in [[Algonquin]]. The vehicle can be found parked underneath in a small garage with no garage door. (Multiplayer only)
 
 
*Can be spawned via the player's phone by dialing: 272-555-8265 ("APC"-555-"TANK").
 
*Can be spawned via the player's phone by dialing: 272-555-8265 ("APC"-555-"TANK").
 
*At [[Yusuf Amir]]'s construction site after shooting all 50 [[seagulls]] and after the mission [[For the Man Who Has Everything]] is completed.
 
*At [[Yusuf Amir]]'s construction site after shooting all 50 [[seagulls]] and after the mission [[For the Man Who Has Everything]] is completed.
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===TBoGT Multiplayer===
 
*In the parking lot of the [[East Holland LCPD Station]] in [[Algonquin]]. The vehicle can be found parked underneath in a small garage with no garage door. It's only available in [[Free Mode]].
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*There is a dedicated [[Races in GTA IV|race]] class where all racers drive the APC, during which the player can use the cannon, albeit with a slightly slower rate of fire and less powerful than the standard one.
   
 
== Gallery ==
 
== Gallery ==
 
<gallery>
 
<gallery>
APC-TBoGT-front.jpg
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APC-TBoGT-front.jpg|A parked APC in TBoGT.
 
APC-MG-GTAIV.jpg|The APC featured in [[Frosting on the Cake]] with a machine gun turret.
 
APC-MG-GTAIV.jpg|The APC featured in [[Frosting on the Cake]] with a machine gun turret.
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apc.jpg|Screenshot of an APC driving through the [[Booth Tunnel]].
 
</gallery>
 
</gallery>
   
 
==Trivia==
 
==Trivia==
 
===General===
 
*Despite its name, it acts much like an '''IFV''' ('''I'''nfantry '''F'''ighting '''V'''ehicle). Usually, an IFV sacrifices troop capabilities to obtain more firepower, while an APC is a vehicle that carries an amount of people with none or low firepower.
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===The Ballad of Gay Tony===
 
===The Ballad of Gay Tony===
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*The turret contains cursive texts saying "Liberty's Problems Solved".
*The APC is the strongest vehicle in TBOGT but is still relatively weak compared to other armored vehicles in the series. It takes about 1 RPG hit to set the APC on fire and 1 more RPG hit to destroy it.
 
*Although the APC is described on the official TBoGT website as an APC utilized by [[NOOSE]], neither NOOSE nor the [[LCPD in GTA IV Era|LCPD]] actually use the APC in-game to chase the player, except during "[[Frosting on the Cake]]" or when there is an APC in the area and a police or NOOSE officer gets in the vehicle.
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*Although the APC is described on the official TBoGT website as an APC utilized by [[NOOSE]], neither NOOSE nor the [[Liberty City Police Department (HD Universe)|LCPD]] actually use the APC in-game to chase the player, except during "[[Frosting on the Cake]]" or when there is an APC in the area and a police or NOOSE officer gets in the vehicle.
**In the said mission, the APC has a notable difference than the APC the player can drive. Instead of a turret that shoots explosive bullets, this APC has a minigun instead of normal explosive bullets. Also, a police officer drives the vehicle.
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**In said mission, the APC has a notable difference than the APC the player can drive. Instead of a turret that shoots explosive bullets, this APC has a minigun that sounds like an [[MP5|SMG]]. If the player attempts to get the APC, a police officer can be seen inside the vehicle.
*Like the [[Annihilator]], the APC is a military vehicle disguised as police vehicle.
 
*It is the heaviest vehicle in TBoGT. It pulls even a [[Bus]].
 
*Even though the APC has small but visible windows, shooting through them will not hurt the driver inside. It is also not possible to perform 'drive by shootings' or throw sticky bombs out of the window, but the turret makes up for this.
 
*Despite being a (more or less) military vehicle, the second since ''[[Grand Theft Auto: Vice City Stories]]'', the player can call [[Henrique Bardas]] so he can give Luis an APC after completing the mission "[[Departure Time]]". This probably pokes fun of NOOSE's incompetence in securely storing the vehicle.
 
*If one were to put a sticky bomb ''inside'' the APC, detonation will frequently, not harm the APC at all and the only splash damaged received will be from other explosive objects, (i.e. cars, propane tanks).
 
**The semi-kamikaze tactic above might spawn flames on the APC, don't worry as these are caused from the explosion of the bomb, and the smoke may confuse players as smoke coming from the APC.
 
* In [[Multiplayer in GTA IV|GTA IV multiplayer]], the APC is easily available in [[Free Mode]], and there is a dedicated [[Races in GTA IV|race]] class where all racers drive the APC, during which the player can use the cannon, albeit with a slower rate of fire and less power. Given its overpowering nature, however, the APC is not available in team deathmatch, deathmatch or other competitive co-op modes not directly related to the vehicle.
 
*An interesting way to blow things up is to put [[Sticky Bombs|sticky bombs]] on some of the sides; then drive towards the target and press down on the [[Image:Xbox Down.png|25px|D-Pad Down]]. The APC will not be destroyed; instead, it will catch fire and blow up by itself soon afterwards.
 
*The APC can be damaged by the extreme power of the swing glitch, however, one probably wouldn't notice the damage unless one uses a health pack or the health cheat. Usually the front will suffer compression, pushing about it about half a foot into the APC.
 
*The APC's main weakness is actually its own high suspension. Entering a turn quickly will result in flipping the APC over (except if it flips back again) as it's perhaps the strongest vehicle in the whole game. (i.e. The player can flip a turned car by cheating an APC, but they can't flip an APC by any means. Excluding the exploding punch cheat.) It can be turned back by constantly firing the turret straight down into the ground, however, the health cheat is vital while doing this, as the APC will take damage by the exploding projectiles.  
 
*If the player drives the APC into the pond in [[Middle Park]], it will gain damage but cannot be destroyed.
 
*If the APC lands upside down, it is very difficult to flip back over due to its size and weight (crashing cars into it will have no effect.) However, using a helicopter by crashing into it (or using its rotors) may help flip it back over, causing only minor damage to the APC.
 
 
*Even though it's considered to be a law enforcement vehicle, the player can pick up [[prostitutes]] and pay for their services.
 
*Even though it's considered to be a law enforcement vehicle, the player can pick up [[prostitutes]] and pay for their services.
*It's the third vehicle in the whole GTA Series to be based on a Russian one. The first is the [[Bulwark]], the second being the [[Dune]] and the fourth being the [[Cargo Plane]].
 
*When wanted, the LCPD refer the APC to a "Black tank".
 
 
*The APC's horn is the same as the [[Firetruck|Firetruck's]] unique emergency horn.
 
*The APC's horn is the same as the [[Firetruck|Firetruck's]] unique emergency horn.
 
*The only time one can activate the use of [[Radio Stations in GTA IV|radio stations]] in the APC is in multiplayer mode. This also applies to other emergency vehicles in [[Grand Theft Auto IV|GTA IV]] and [[Grand Theft Auto: Episodes from Liberty City|EFLC]].
*Is the only NOOSE vehicle with 3 red and 1 amber/yellow lights.
 
*There are 2 exhaust points in the lower side of the engine's vents (instead of 6, where the vents are located). Using nitro in it reveals these points.
 
*Despite its name, it's technically an '''IFV '''(Infantry Fighting Vehicle). Usually, IFV sacrifices troop capabilities to obtain firepower, while APC is a vehicle that carries an amount of people with none or low firepower.
 
*The only time you can activate the use of [[Radio Stations in GTA IV|radio stations]] in the APC is when you are in multiplayer mode, this also applies to other emergency vehicles in [[Grand Theft Auto IV|GTA IV]] and [[Grand Theft Auto: Episodes from Liberty City|EFLC]].
 
 
*Strangely, it has a normal car start sound, as opposed to a industrial truck start sound.
 
*Strangely, it has a normal car start sound, as opposed to a industrial truck start sound.
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*The APC's turret can vary on rate of fire during Multiplayer sessions, similar to the [[Buzzard]].
 
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*When used in races, if the player uses [[Nitro]], one can see that the same comes from the lower points of the APC's vents, as if were a simple exhaust system of a conventional vehicle.
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*If a player manages to see through the APC's rear area (by reversing it into a wall, for example), one can see that the vent covers has the lower sides made with six texture sets of the APC itself.
 
===GTA V===
 
===GTA V===
*The APC was [[Beta Vehicles|supposed]] to make a return in [[Grand Theft Auto V]] but was cut for unknown reasons. In the official [[Grand Theft Auto V/Trailers|GTA V trailer]], a burnt APC shell can be seen, but the APC does not appear in the final version. 
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*The APC was [[Beta Vehicles|supposed]] to make a return in ''[[Grand Theft Auto V]]'', but was cut for unknown reasons. In the official [[Grand Theft Auto V/Trailers|GTA V trailer]], a burnt APC shell can be seen, but the APC does not appear in the final version. Judging by the fact it occurs in a mission (actually [[The Paleto Score]]), it is possible that either the [[NOOSE]] or the [[Military]] will send an APC instead of a [[Rhino]]
   
== See also ==
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== See Also ==
 
* [[SWAT Tank]], GTA San Andreas equivalent.
 
* [[SWAT Tank]], GTA San Andreas equivalent.
* [[Annihilator]]
 
* [[Buzzard]]
 
 
* [[Rhino]]
 
* [[Rhino]]
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* [[Insurgent]], An LAPV featured exclusively in [[Grand Theft Auto Online]], as a part of the [[Heists Update]].
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* [[Technical]], an Armed pickup truck featured in [[Grand Theft Auto Online]] as a part of the [[Heists Update]].
   
 
== External links ==
 
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Nothing says "I've made it in this town" like a N.O.O.S.E armored personnel carrier, equipped with a 360-degree rotatable turret and explosive ordnance.
— Official website Description

The APC (Armored Personnel Carrier) is an armored assault vehicle featured in The Ballad of Gay Tony. It is commonly referred to as a NOOSE Tank.

Description

The body of the APC bears a striking resemblance to the Soviet BRDM-2 scout car, with the front and cab design from a BTR-80, with side doors from a Cadillac Gage Commando. The APC features unusable panels intended to cover the windows and smaller windows over the main ones when these panels are closed (a feature similar to the BTR-80). Also, there are unusable hatches on the top.

As The Ballad of Gay Tony restores the over-the-top style of Grand Theft Auto: San Andreas, the APC was created to fill a role similar to GTA San Andreas' S.W.A.T and the Rhino.

The vehicle labels NOOSE decals, police sirens and an explosive turret mounted on top of the APC.

Performance

Advantages

The general performance of the APC seems to be superior to most heavy vehicles in the game in many ways. Its soft suspensions helps in providing the APC with generally reliable steering, especially at low speeds, and its brakes are also effective even in higher speeds, impressive for a large and heavy vehicle like the APC.

Its excessively heavy weight also allows the APC to push aside any small vehicle without much disruption in the APC's movement, and the shovel-shaped front allows the vehicle to pass over smaller vehicles easily. Since the APC is the heaviest vehicle in TBoGT, it's able to push a Bus with no effort, and it's only stopped with a lot of vehicles on the way, though the first one will be pushed to a side.

In terms of armor, the APC is also the most durable vehicle in TBoGT, being able to resist high speed impacts without any noticeable body deformation. The front is able to withstand several bullets from almost any type of weapon. Even though the APC has small but visible windows, shooting through them will not hurt the driver inside, making it safe for any occupant, like the Securicar, Police Stockade and Enforcer.

However, the APC's true strength lies in its prowess in combat, making the APC one of the most lethal combat vehicles in-game (still a step below that of the Buzzard, but can overwhelm the lightly armed Annihilator). It carries a turret loaded with explosive rounds, which is as powerful as an explosive round shot from an Explosive Shotgun or an Advanced Sniper. About four or five shots to any part of a car, and the car will catch fire. Afterwards, any medium-force impact will instantly explode the car. This becomes useful in wanted levels, as catching a Police Car behind the player on fire can make other Police Cars run into it, causing a dynamic chain explosion.

Disadvantages

In terms of the APC's road-going abilities, the vehicle is evidently unintended for speedy travel. While the APC has a top speed of 59 mph/95 km/h [citation/verification needed], it possesses poor acceleration that dampens the APC's potential to reach its top speed and climb steep inclines.

Despite its well-apparent power, the APC has some minor drawbacks. Due to it being a special vehicle with severely limited window space, other weapons cannot be used, preventing one from throwing Sticky Bombs or passengers helping to fend off pursuers. The turret also has a limited field of view that is incapable of shooting high up into the air where pursuing police/NOOSE helicopters may linger, although, depending on the position of the player and the pursuing helicopter(s), it is possible to hit the helicopter if the player aims the turret properly.

Also, the APC's main flaw is its own high suspension. The suspensions' configuration increases the APC's susceptibility to rollovers due to uneven weight distribution during sharp turns. Entering a turn quickly will result in flipping the APC over (except if it flips back again). At this point, the player is unable to flip back an APC by any means (Excluding the exploding punch cheat or maybe another APC). It can be turned back by constantly firing the turret straight down into the ground. However, the APC will still take damage by the exploding projectiles.

Blowing up vehicles has a price: One can find it hard to maneuver around the burning car, resulting in the car exploding on impact. However, the APC is very durable, as covered below, and can resist up to three car explosions before catching fire itself.

While the APC is completely bulletproof in front of the back wheels, behind the back wheels there's the engine's main ventilation, where the vehicle can take damage from that area due to the low armor on this part. However, the APC itself has high durability, and can still withstand multiple shots of the Advanced MG on the weak spot. If one were to destroy an APC, he/she should aim at behind the turret at the air vents or using explosive weapons, such the Rocket Launcher or sticky bombs. One should take note that with these weapons, the APC will not be destroyed; instead, it will catch fire and blow up by itself soon afterwards. In the case of the Rocket launcher, it takes about 1 RPG hit to set the APC on fire and 1 more RPG hit to destroy it.

In other words, the APC is the strongest vehicle in TBOGT and perhaps the strongest vehicle in the whole game, but is still relatively weak compared to other armored vehicles in the series.

Locations

The Ballad of Gay Tony

TBoGT Multiplayer

  • In the parking lot of the East Holland LCPD Station in Algonquin. The vehicle can be found parked underneath in a small garage with no garage door. It's only available in Free Mode.
  • There is a dedicated race class where all racers drive the APC, during which the player can use the cannon, albeit with a slightly slower rate of fire and less powerful than the standard one.

Gallery

Trivia

General

  • Despite its name, it acts much like an IFV (Infantry Fighting Vehicle). Usually, an IFV sacrifices troop capabilities to obtain more firepower, while an APC is a vehicle that carries an amount of people with none or low firepower.

The Ballad of Gay Tony

  • The turret contains cursive texts saying "Liberty's Problems Solved".
  • Although the APC is described on the official TBoGT website as an APC utilized by NOOSE, neither NOOSE nor the LCPD actually use the APC in-game to chase the player, except during "Frosting on the Cake" or when there is an APC in the area and a police or NOOSE officer gets in the vehicle.
    • In said mission, the APC has a notable difference than the APC the player can drive. Instead of a turret that shoots explosive bullets, this APC has a minigun that sounds like an SMG. If the player attempts to get the APC, a police officer can be seen inside the vehicle.
  • Even though it's considered to be a law enforcement vehicle, the player can pick up prostitutes and pay for their services.
  • The APC's horn is the same as the Firetruck's unique emergency horn.
  • The only time one can activate the use of radio stations in the APC is in multiplayer mode. This also applies to other emergency vehicles in GTA IV and EFLC.
  • Strangely, it has a normal car start sound, as opposed to a industrial truck start sound.
  • The APC's turret can vary on rate of fire during Multiplayer sessions, similar to the Buzzard.
  • When used in races, if the player uses Nitro, one can see that the same comes from the lower points of the APC's vents, as if were a simple exhaust system of a conventional vehicle.
  • If a player manages to see through the APC's rear area (by reversing it into a wall, for example), one can see that the vent covers has the lower sides made with six texture sets of the APC itself.

GTA V

  • The APC was supposed to make a return in Grand Theft Auto V, but was cut for unknown reasons. In the official GTA V trailer, a burnt APC shell can be seen, but the APC does not appear in the final version. Judging by the fact it occurs in a mission (actually The Paleto Score), it is possible that either the NOOSE or the Military will send an APC instead of a Rhino

See Also

External links

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CategoriesGTA VI | GTA Online | GTA V | GTA Chinatown Wars | GTA IV (The Lost and Damned | The Ballad of Gay Tony) | GTA Vice City Stories | GTA Liberty City Stories | GTA Advance | GTA San Andreas | GTA Vice City | GTA III | GTA 2 | GTA London 1961 | GTA London 1969 | GTA 1 | Beta
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[ ve ]Vehicles in Grand Theft Auto IV and its episodes
Sports cars and supercarsBanshee | Bullet GT | Comet | Coquette | F620 | Feltzer | Infernus | Sultan RS | SuperGT | Turismo
Muscle cars and vintageBucanneer | Dukes | Faction | Manana | Peyote | Ruiner | Sabre (Beater) | Sabre GT | Stallion | Tampa | Vigero | Virgo | Voodoo
Four-door carsAdmiral | Buffalo | Chavos | Cognoscenti | DF8-90 | Dilettante | Emperor (Beater) | Esperanto (Roman's Taxi) | Feroci (FlyUS) | Hakumai | Ingot | Intruder | Lokus | Marbelle | Merit | Oracle | Pinnacle | PMP 600 | Premier | Presidente | Primo | Regina | Schafter (Second Gen | Stretch E) | Solair | Stratum | Stretch | Sultan | Super Diamond | Vincent | Washington | Willard
Two-door carsBlista Compact | Fortune | Futo | Rhapsody | Sentinel (XS) | Super Drop Diamond | Uranus
SUVs, pick-ups, and vansBobcat | Cavalcade (FXT) | Contender | Habanero | Huntley Sport | Landstalker | Minivan | Moonbeam | Patriot | Perennial (FlyUS) | Rancher | Rebla | Serrano | Slamvan
Commercial & industrialBenson | Biff | Boxville (Mr Tasty) | Burrito (Laundromat | Gang) | Flatbed | Mule | Packer | Phantom | Pony | Securicar | Speedo | Steed | Tow Truck | Yankee
Public serviceBus | Cabby | Cablecar | Subway Car | Taxi (Merit-based) | Trashmaster
Government and emergencyAmbulance | APC | Enforcer | FIB Buffalo | Fire Truck | NOOSE Cruiser | NOOSE Patriot | Police Bike | Police Buffalo | Police Cruiser | Police Patrol | Police Stinger | Police Stockade | Prison Bus
MotorcyclesAkuma | Angel | Bati 800 (Custom) | Daemon | Diabolus | Double T (Custom) | Faggio (Old) | Freeway | Hakuchou (Custom) | Hellfury | Hexer | Innovation | Lycan | Nightblade | NRG 900 | PCJ 600 | Revenant | Sanchez | Vader | Wayfarer | Wolfsbane | Zombie
BoatsBlade | Dinghy | Floater | Jetmax | Marquis | Predator | Reefer | Smuggler | Squalo | Tropic | Tug
HelicoptersAnnihilator | Buzzard | Helitours Maverick | Maverick | Police Maverick | Skylift | Swift
MiscellaneousAirtug | Caddy | Forklift | Ogham | Parachute | Ripley | Romero | Window Cleaning Platform
UncontrollableStatic Planes (Ogham)
BetaAndromada | Brickade | Coach | Dodo | Fighter | NOOSE Boxville | Previon | Rhino | Shamal
The Lost and Damned only. | The Ballad of Gay Tony only. | TLAD and TBOGT only. | Different versions between GTA IV and TBOGT.
Vehicles in GTA IV (Category) | Vehicles in The Lost and Damned (Category) | Vehicles in The Ballad of Gay Tony (Category) | Vehicle Brands | Vehicles by type | Special Vehicles | Beta Vehicles | Drivetrains in GTA IV | Engines