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A S.W.A.T. officer armed with a MP5 sub-machine gun
The Raccoon Police Department Select Police Force (R.P.D.選抜警官隊) was a special armed police force formed in mid-1998 to replace the loss of the recently disbanded Special Tactics And Rescue Service (S.T.A.R.S.) division. It was created to served as the RPD's equivalent of a S.W.A.T. Although not trained or equipped to carry out its predecessor's search-and-rescue responsibilities, the unit was more than capable of undertaking high-profile law-enforcement operations such as serving high-risk warrants, conducting counter-terrorism and hostage rescue operations.
Weaponry issued to S.W.A.T. officers also reflects this similarity, with the Heckler & Koch MP5 sub-machine gun and the Benelli M3S shotgun comprising the unit's primary arsenal. Given their elite status, it is likely that the S.W.A.T. unit spearheaded the primary t-virus related operations during the earliest point of the outbreak, whilst the RPD regulars focused on perimeter lock-downs and evacuation efforts.
On September 26th; after suffering devastating losses and ammunition shortages, the RPD's attempts to contain the t-virus quickly eroded into complete chaos. The bulk of the remaining S.W.A.T. unit was dispatched, alongside regular department officers, to defend a presumably vital barricade placement under threat of being overrun by the encroaching zombie hordes. The mission ultimately ended in disaster, with the entire defense team, including all S.W.A.T. personnel involved, being completely wiped out.
Sources
- Biohazard 3 Official Guidebook - Complete Conquest, page 345
- Biohazard Archives (Japanese edition), page 303
- Resident Evil Archives (U.S. edition) , page 257