The SWAT is the Special Weapons and Tactics. They were first the Special Weapons Assault Team. The SWAT is a specialized unit in many police departments, which is trained to perform dangerous operations. These can include serving high-risk arrest warrants, performing hostage rescue and/or armend intervention, preventing terrorist attacks, and engaging heaviliy armed criminals. The SWAT team are equipped with specialiezed firearms including submachine guns, shotguns, carbines, tear gas, stun grenades and high powered rifles for marksmen. They often have specialized equipement including heavy body armor, entry tools, armored vehicles and night vision optics.
The SWAT was generally made to the Los Angeles Police Department. The SWAT duties include: non-violent apprehension of desperate barricaded suspects, protecting emergency personnel against snipers, providing high ground and perimeter security against snipers for visiting dignitaries, providing controlled assault firepower in certain non riot situations, rescuing officers and citizens captured or endangered by gunfire and neutralizing guerilla or terrorist operations.
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