I believe that by now many of you may have had the opportunity to watch the clip of the two officers.
The armored car was attacked and they were shot at with firearms and they used
His experience of survival, which has been recorded
From his dashcam
For those who haven't seen this clip yet, you can watch it here.
Back on April 22, 2021, Leo Prinsloo (Driver)
And his partner Lloyd (the one sitting next to the driver) is on duty.
He was in a money transport vehicle that was traveling to its destination. At that time, he was in
Pretoria's N4 highway
And at that moment, they were ambushed by criminals who wanted to rob the money transport truck.
Taking advantage of the early morning hours, in an open position, in the view of the criminals.
It seemed like an easy task for them because they believed that
Cash truck operators are often inexperienced in combat and are likely to be targeted.
Their worth 
But it wasn't like that.. The officer who was the driver that day was Leo Prinsloo.
A former police officer in the South African Special Operations Command.
He is also the head of the training team at Fortis Pro Active Defense Solutions.
Which is a company that provides services related to security systems and provides services
Security Officer for various security tasks
(Translator: It feels like our company G4S.)
In this article, we are honored to have Benjamin Bunn.
A former US special operations officer with experience
Both in Iraq and Afghanistan during 2000-2016.
I will act as an analyst for this event.
"After I watched this video twice, I have to say that I was a little shocked.
And it made me rewatch this video a third time to make sure.
This isn't a scene from the movie The Town... oh my gosh, this video is making me
It really reminds me of that scene in the movie."
(Translator: The scene in the movie that Bunn mentioned is this clip.)
"When I look at the actual video and observe carefully,
One thing I really do accept is the driver (Prinsloo).
The situation was very well controlled despite pressure.
From the bullets and many other things, he remained calm.
Able to respond to situations and find solutions smoothly.
Even though in the clip we can see that he seems to be breathing more rapidly than usual
Which I must say is normal when adrenaline is running high.
Pumping inside his body "
Bunn continued, "Even Lloyd, who was sitting next to him,
Although he appeared more frightened and breathed more rapidly, he did not appear as calm as Prinsloo.
But I would like to say that it is very difficult to control yourself.
Especially in a situation like that, when your hand is holding a weapon.
And we know that there is a barrage of fire coming at us.
With only a mirror separating us from the criminals ... " 
"The driver was able to handle the situation well, as if he had prepared himself.
To cope with such incidents, he tried to lead himself.
"Get out of the kill zone, which was the right decision," Bunn said of the driver.
Kill zone is a combat position in case we plan to ambush.
Some kind of goal. It's the position where we have to wait.
Wait until the target enters the area and then we will open fire.
Attack the target immediately. That position is the Kill Zone.
And conversely, if we are targeted and ambushed,
If we are still in the Kill Zone, then we are 100% certain to die.
Bunn looked back at it from the villain's perspective... "The decision to attack at that time
Including the assessment of the situation, it was seen that the criminals were not trained.
Especially in the tactical aspect ... "
They probably thought that the money transport drivers would run away immediately.
Seeing them shoot in, it seems very unlikely from the criminal's point of view.
Where the officers would get out of their vehicles and exchange fire with them.
They must have thought that robbing a money transport vehicle, especially in the morning,
Find an open area where there are not many people, such as on a highway.
Where there is not much traffic, it would be easy, and that is where they missed out… 
From Bunn's experience, he said that
and all officers or former special operations officers
Trained to deal with situations like this, there is only one way out.
Escape! Escape from that Kill Zone by any means necessary.
And that's exactly what Prinsloo did in that second.
The first bullet hit the car and he started to drive away from the criminals.
Whether it's squeezing into the side of the road or trying to cross the road barrier
To go back to the other side on the same path that I came from, which at that time
We see an Audi A5 driving in and one of the robbers waiting on the road.
On the passenger side (red circle in the illustration below)
and tried to shoot into the passenger window as well ... 
"They're shooting at us. They're going to shoot us!" was Prinsloo's line.
Talk to Lloyd to prepare for the worst.
Prinsloo then tells Lloyd to call Robbie and Josh.
To check if they are okay and where they are..
Robbie and Josh (2 people in the picture below) are another team that does the job.
Same as Prinsloo, but in another car and about to travel.
To the destination at the same time (recorded from the company's report on the day of the incident) 
At that point, Prinsloo was able to handle the pressure very well.
And there is still enough situational awareness to tell them to check.
To his teammates, how are they doing? Were they ambushed like them?
It is a check on the team's readiness and an assessment of possible situations that may arise.
If their team survives the heist, Robbie and Josh's team might
Becoming the next target Finding an opportunity to contact to alert the rest of the team
It was a good decision and they did a great job. 
"He had no intention of slowing down or stopping the car to go out and fight.
What he did at that second was to get out of the area, but at the same time,
Then he had his assistant (Lloyd) contact the other team to check.
And tell him to prepare his weapons and make them ready to fire.
It is preparation in case of unexpected events.
For example, the car cannot move, the car is broken,
The engine was shot and everything was planned.
In all likelihood, he made a calm decision.
Very effective and admirable."
Bunn addressed Prinsloo's decision in the video. 
Then at the end of the clip we see their car.
Hit something. We don't know what we hit or what got stuck.
But what they feared actually happened. At that point, there was only one thing they could do.
It involves getting out of the car and setting up a defensive line to deal with the criminals.
Which should have made the bad guys see that there was definitely going to be a fight.
What happened was that the groups of bad guys retreated and avoided the clash.
With Prinsloo, which brought this event to an end. 
Although the car was damaged in the collision, the two officers
Including all parcels being safe, it is considered a record of events with evidence.
It is quite complete and is a case study for the steps to deal with it.
Emergency situations, which at this point can be said to be very well done.
And it should be studied and used to expand knowledge as a case study.
Source: US Army Special Forces veteran explains viral video of armored truck heist (taskandpurpose.com)
Translator and editor: Ronnakrit " Viking " Sripumma
On May 6, 2021