Barracks OL

A Barracks OL, as seen in Grand Theft Auto III.

The Barracks OL is a military truck. The vehicle has appeared in all games between Grand Theft Auto III and Grand Theft Auto: Vice City Stories, but is absent in Grand Theft Auto IV as the military has been removed from the game. In Grand Theft Auto: San Andreas, is it simply called the Barracks.

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Overview

Design

Appearing on the streets only when the player achieves a 6-star wanted level, the Barracks OL is a military truck based on the M939 "5 ton" truck. When first introduced in GTA III, it was visually very similar to the the Flatbed truck, differing only in its body colors and its modified bed design with additional fencing; the Barracks OL underwent extensive modifications after GTA III to distinguish it further from the Flatbed. In GTA San Andreas, the Barracks fetures a siren without strobe lights, which, like other sirens, will make traffic move out of the way. From GTA Vice City onwards, vigilante missions can be activated from the Barracks. The Barracks OL comes with three types of bed configurations: uncovered, uncovered with framing, and fully covered; GTA San Andreas' Barracks, however, features only two bed configurations: covered with tarpaulin, or covered with camouflage netting (revealing boxes on the bed). The GTA San Andreas and GTA Advance renditions feature closed cabs, while all other renditions feature open cabs. Despite the Barracks' huge size, it is only capable of carrying the driver and one passenger.

Performance

Although it is one of the heaviest vehicles in the games, it is faster than the much lighter Flatbed; due to its length and its two rear axles, however, it suffers from understeer at higher speeds. Its ramming power is awesome; it can easily penetrate a SWAT roadblock. The Barracks OL has all-wheel drive, but, because of its size and weight, it can easily get stuck in off-road terrain. Despite its size, the Barracks will explode if it collides with a Rhino tank, just as other vehicles do.