SWAT Team: Difference between revisions

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[[File:rsz swat-team 925.jpg|frame|SWAT officers practising their tactics.]]

 

One of the more iconic, recognizable, and dramatic images of law enforcement, the Special Weapons And Tactics Team cuts an immediate and dramatic figure in any crime drama, police serial, or other story that immediately tells everyone present that the situation is deadly serious; they are usually called in for hostage scenarios, fortified and armed suspects, high-risk warrant raids, and terrorist threats. SWAT teams are easily recognizable, clad in black/blue clothing, helmets, body armor, and wielding heavy weaponry, special tactical gear, and armored vehicles. They usually wear masks, be they balaclavas or gas masks, both for practical reasons (most balaclavas are fireproof, and gas masks help when dealing with tear gas) and to help keep them [[Faceless Goons|anonymous]] and [[Redshirt Army|disposable]].

 

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== Anime and Manga ==

* Not content with just SWAT, ''[[Appleseed]]'' introduces ESWAT—Extra-Special Weapons and Tactics teams. These guys are definitely on the [[Badass Army]] side of the scale; they're almost a military in [[Land of One City|Olympus]].