Well it isn't about rapid response as such. It's about armor. Usually these would be loaded into the back of a truck, and transported rapidly to the TOC (Tactical Operations Centre - the place where SWAT/Tactical plan out their actions in the CP).
Then you can do things like use it as a shield from rifle fire while you get into position, or even to punch a hole in a wall for entry without using charges.
But in this case, it still sounds like it was pure LCF.
Yeah. Well. They aren't the tallest trees in the forest, from the sounds of it.
LCF - Look Cool Factor. So yeah. Pretty much.
LCF is generally used to derisively refer to stupid firearm modifications, which are unneccessary and purely for show. Visible laser sights (instead of IR), RAS/RIS systems which are left bare, and a number of others fit into this category.
> They aren't the tallest trees in the forest, from the sounds of it.
Hey, the new Sheriff seems pretty bright. "We don't need two. Hell, we don't need ONE. I don't understand why we have these things. Should I ever need an APC, I know who to call, and they can use it without it taking up county money in the mean time."
LCF: Man, I need a Desert Eagle with a laser sight and a folding stock. That would be COOOOOOOL.
> LCF: Man, I need a Desert Eagle with a laser sight and a folding stock. > That would be COOOOOOOL.
Yup. That is LCF. You made my eyes hurt.
Yeah. They'd be better off with a helicopter, really. Remote area, it would allow rapid response and rescue. Meh. Now that they've got the APCs, a regional tactical team doesn't seem like a bad idea. But most people never seem to think they need them until something bad happens - and the nearest team equipped to deal with it is a 10 hour drive away.
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Date: 2005-03-29 08:33 pm (UTC)That is all.
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Date: 2005-03-29 08:42 pm (UTC)(no subject)
Date: 2005-03-29 10:12 pm (UTC)Though armored vehicles do have legitimate applications for Tactical LE use, it sounds in this case as if no one really needed it.
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Date: 2005-03-29 10:17 pm (UTC)And not TWO OF THEM.
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Date: 2005-03-29 10:28 pm (UTC)(no subject)
Date: 2005-03-29 11:18 pm (UTC)Then you can do things like use it as a shield from rifle fire while you get into position, or even to punch a hole in a wall for entry without using charges.
But in this case, it still sounds like it was pure LCF.
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Date: 2005-03-29 11:29 pm (UTC)#2: They don't have a way of transporting them
#3: What's LCF stand for? I'm assuming it translates to "penis-substitute envy", here, where the old sheriff got them because he COULD.
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Date: 2005-03-30 12:20 am (UTC)LCF - Look Cool Factor. So yeah. Pretty much.
LCF is generally used to derisively refer to stupid firearm modifications, which are unneccessary and purely for show. Visible laser sights (instead of IR), RAS/RIS systems which are left bare, and a number of others fit into this category.
It is also applicable in situations like this.
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Date: 2005-03-30 12:24 am (UTC)Hey, the new Sheriff seems pretty bright. "We don't need two. Hell, we don't need ONE. I don't understand why we have these things. Should I ever need an APC, I know who to call, and they can use it without it taking up county money in the mean time."
LCF: Man, I need a Desert Eagle with a laser sight and a folding stock. That would be COOOOOOOL.
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Date: 2005-03-30 01:12 am (UTC)> That would be COOOOOOOL.
Yup. That is LCF. You made my eyes hurt.
Yeah. They'd be better off with a helicopter, really. Remote area, it would allow rapid response and rescue. Meh. Now that they've got the APCs, a regional tactical team doesn't seem like a bad idea. But most people never seem to think they need them until something bad happens - and the nearest team equipped to deal with it is a 10 hour drive away.