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So the conversation about whether or not building mecha for use by the military is practical or not has kinda been done to death but heres one I don't get see asked alot on here, what about for heavy police use like in a S.W.A.T. team? Since most S.W.A.T. teams work in urban environments from what I've seen the terrain shouldn't be as much of an issue as it would be for global military deployment. but that feels mostly like conjecture and at least in the modern age it doesn't feel like thered be much practical use for something like a piloted mecha the police force. But what do you guys think?
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>>15828571
You mean like CLAT or the Tokyo Police's Special Vehicle Section 2?
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What exactly would it do?
Seems like you have a solution looking for a problem.
If it's too big to fit in a house then all it's good for is perimeter security or stopping vehicles, which is easier and cheaper with an armored car.
If it's like power armor it could be used for room clearing, but outside of some heavily armed barricaded scenario, a shield would be cheaper and as effective. Even in such a scenario it's debatable whether armor would actually make much of a difference.
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>>15828620
Never heard of them. They any good?>>15828642
Mostly its just a concept with the jump in logic being that criminals or insurgents could potentially arm themselves with heavier firepower. When you look at how weaponized civilian vehicles have been over the past 30 or so years it makes you wonder if said groups might not be capable of producing or acquiring heavier armored vehicles. Again, partially conjecture. But I'll admit that I'm not really sure what role such a unit would have in the police.
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>>15828571
>and at least in the modern age it doesn't feel like thered be much practical use for something like a piloted mecha the police force
So make them sentient then
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>>15828620
>Says CLAT before SV2
I like you
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>>15828661
They're two giant robot pacification (or rather, patrol labors) units from the anime/OVA/manga/live action series Mobile Police Patlabor.
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