| From: | IronRaven cyberraven@********.net |
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| Subject: | Lone Star SWAT-FRT(was Re: SR Narrowing of focus) |
| Date: | Thu, 19 Aug 1999 16:15:18 -0400 |
>Speaking of SWAT teams and such, how common are SWAT-FRT teams <snip>
>but I don't even know how many SWAT teams are in a regular city, like say
>present day detroit, 1 or 2. The metro detroit area has MANY police
Well, that all depends on what city you want to base it on.
LA County Sherriff has a tactical group, as does LAPD, and I imagine that
some of the other cities may as well. LAX has a tactical/special response
element, IIRC. Through in special purpose groups (anti-narcotics,
especially) that have raid functions, and you have LOT of capability in the
SWAT/ERT/HRT territory.
In NYC, the ESU takes a SWAT-type function, and they probably have enough
manpower to field an infantry platoon, but that is only for NYPD. Add in
NYC Corrections and the Transit Authority (which may or may not have
control of the tactical elements at Kennedy and La Guardia (sp), although
they may share those).
And then you have rural states with a part-time state team that does
everyone.
Back to Shadowrun:
In a city the size of Seattle, LS most likley has more than one teams (the
number based on the number of tactical deployments that can be made with a
12-man or larger group with full sniper, med, psych, C^4I, K-9 and EOD
support) that can be deployed.
If you have any BIG corps in a city, many of them may a special response
team on hand. Figure a SRT at any major airport. If a major security corp
(LS, KE, Eagle, etc) has enough contracts in an area, they may have one.
DocWagon only pulls out thier contractee, but they can be nasty if they
have to.
And the Feds can show up anyplace. If need be, the Guard can be
activated. If it is a state with a state-wide contract, I figure that
there will be a tactical element there. Ditto the county level. And don't
forget the capabilites of organized crime.
Now, this rasies an interesting possibility. A major hostage taking, with
several hi-mucky-mucks of a number of corps inside, a senator, along with
major celeb with a contract with a significant security corp (say 1M a year
with LS), and the son of the local Mafia Don.
Who's juristiction? The answer seems simple, but the reality gets more
interesting, with the media showing the various groups deploying aroudn the
scene and the group leaders argueeing about how to dothings. It seems that
the SS is saying that becuase of the Senator, they have authority, the
various corporate forces are saying that they are responsable for thier
people, the holderof the city contract is saying that they are fully
responsable, and some beat cops just nailed a bunch of Mafia soldiers
loaded for bear sneaking int o the sewers.
And your phone rings- it is your fixer. He has just been approached by
someone who has him on retainer, and they want him to send in a team to get
out a single hostage, and get them out RIGHT ******* NOW! It will be a
mill for the team that pulls it off.
Kevin Dole, aka CyberRaven, aka IronRaven, aka Steel Tengu
http://members.xoom.com/iron_raven/
"Once again, we have spat in the face of Death and his second cousin,
Dismemberment."
"There are more things in heaven and earth, Horatio, than are dreamt of in
your philosophy."
