Stingers

Stingers are police spike strips used to pop vehicle tires.

Quick facts

Topic	Value
Command	`/stinger`
Duration	about `1` minute
Cooldown	`7` seconds
Vehicle stinger delay	`2.5` seconds before it starts stinging tires
Armed Robbery limit	cannot be placed within `50` meters of an active Armed Robbery

How they work

A stinger appears after the deploying cop finishes the animation.
Stingers only pop vehicle tires if the vehicle drives over them.
Police stingers are removed if the officer goes too far away.

Damage and immunity

Wanted players can damage stingers:

normal weapons do 10% damage
shotguns and sniper rifles do 50% damage

Vehicles with 10 / 10 Bullet Resistance are immune to stinger traps.

Vehicle access

Traffic Officers can use /stinger.
The Enforcer can deploy a stinger like the Advanced Hummer.
The SWAT Tank has 60% bullet resistance, increased max speed, and allows /stinger inside the vehicle.
Traffic Officers can use /stinger inside the Advanced Hummer.

Current stinger timing

/stinger has a 7 second placement cooldown. A stinger has no fixed expiry. It is removed if destroyed, if its owner dies, quits, leaves the Police Service, moves more than 200 meters away, or places another stinger.

Normal weapons deal 10% damage to stingers. Shotguns and sniper rifles deal 50%. A stinger starts working after the placing animation and pops tires only when a vehicle drives over it.