SWAT Loadout

[Wes]

Here's a neat find from the net: A SWAT guy posted what he carries for missions. I thought it might be good inspiration for the various SARP factions that are perfecting their standard issue gear.

* Uniform - BDU's or flightsuit
* PASGT Kevlar helmet or other tactical headgear
* Nomex flightgloves and balaclava
* A good pair of boots
* Long gun
* Sidearm - in tactical holster
* Tactical Vest - either with integral body armor or over body armor
* Tactical radio with earjack
* Earplugs
* Flashlight
* Multitool
* Knife
* Goggles
* Gas mask
* Camelback or canteens for long deployments

Optional and mission-specific items include:

* OC/CS Gas
* In pocket - 4 or 5 rubber doorstops
* In pocket/pouch - 10 foot roll duct tape
* In pocket/pouch - small expandable dental mirror
* In pouch - 2 flashbangs
* In pouch - 1 white smoke or CS gas
* In pocket - 20 feet of para cord
* On belt - 4-6 flex cuffs
* In pouch - compression bandage
* In pocket/pouch - 2-4 cyalume lightsticks (white)


My RL load-out:

MP-5 with two 30 round mags clipped side-by-side.

Two more 30 round mags on a thigh carrier, left thigh. A flash-bang is on that carrier as well.

Glock 21C (14 rounds .45 ACP) and a spare mag (13 rounds) on right thigh. Glock compact (11 rounds .45 ACP) on left mid-chest. One spare Glock mag lower right chest (13 rounds).

Total: 120 9mm, 51 .45 ACP, one flash-bang.

Since some team members carry other sidearms, you can inflate the pistol ammo about 10% in some cases.

From experience, that's enough ammo for about 90-120 seconds of a hot firefight.

On both my combat deployments (as dismounted infantry) I carried 10-12 30 round mags for my M-16. Of course, vehicle support might have changed my choices.

 

[Doshii Jun]

Delicious! I shall note this.

 

[MoonMan]

Rubber doorstops?

 

[Fian]

Just so that the perp wont run out through the back door when you storm the front. Pic related, together with a more advanced version of the dental mirror.

 

[Wes]

Yeah. You can either:

1) Jam doors shut with them
2) Prop doors open with them

Very useful inside of a building, because you don't want people sneaking up on you through a side door, or for a door to block your field of fire.

 

[MoonMan]

Wow. Okay. That actually makes sense now.

 

[Doshii Jun]

I have never heard of that before. Learn something new every day!

 

[master9147]

I would recommend playing SWAT 4 for the PC from Sierra to get a good idea about how SWAT teams operate. Its also a good source to see how CQC works and room clearing in general plus the price tag should be dirt cheap by now but it's also not an easy game.