What does S.W.A.T. stand for and what do they do?

Answer 1

SWAT (Special Weapons and Tactics; originally Special Weapons Assault Team) is a specialized unit in many United States police departments, which is trained to perform dangerous operations. These can include serving high-risk arrest warrants, performing hostage rescue, preventing terrorist attacks, and engaging heavily-armed criminals. SWAT teams are equipped with specialized firearms including submachine guns, shotguns, carbines, tear gas, stun grenades, and high-powered rifles for marksmen (snipers). They often have specialized equipment including heavy body armor, entry tools, steel reinforced boots and night vision optics.

Answer 2

It stands for Special Weapons and Tactics. They are specially trained police officers who respond to particularly dangerous situations, like when hostages have been taken; there is a bomb threat, or terrorist involvement is suspected at a crime scene. It was originally called Special Weapons Assault Team.

Answer 3

Special Weapons Assault Team

They're like the polices big brother. When the cops need to stop a real criminal, they call SWAT. They have better training, better weapons, better equipment, better armor, and better tactics. If there were a crack dealer holed up inside his house with a shotgun and a hostage, SWAT would deal with it.

Answer 4

Special Weapons and Tactics. They mostly deal with hostage situations, localized terrorist activities, bank robberies. Any sort of on-going criminal activity that the suspects have high powered weapons.

Answer 5

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