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| - Colombia Police's S.T.A.R.S. was the city's primary response team and as such they required a wide variety of specialized hardware. Vehicles- The unit had 2 UH60 Black Hawk helicopters for both Search and Rescue and Airborne operations, 1 Tactical armored recon SUV(Humvee), and 1 SWAT Van for Urban operations. Special- A whole arsenal of Communications gear was issued, shoulder Cam recorders and flashlights were also important assets in the arsenal. Uniform- The uniforms are all mixed, ranging from camo BDUs to uni-colored T-Shirts and pants. Both the first generation and second generation of uniforms were used. The second Gen uniform consisted of a more official load out, an OD green-Woodland BDU, a Black-OD green Vest, and a pair of jungle boots. The first gen uniform was more customized, the wearer could choose which thing he preferred as long as the wearer had ballistic protection and the Unit's emblem somewhere on the uniform. Each uniform was adapted to the wearer's needs, Paul Andrew's who made heavy use of assault weapons had an ALICE webgear with M16 pouches, Bill Parker, a comms specialist had a special radio pouch on his Gen 2 vest. Jungle boots were also issued. Delta team wore the second gen uniform during the Emerald Reserve Outbreak while Charlie team was equipped with the first gen uniforms. PASGT Helmets, Berets, Caps etc were also issued. Weaponry- Their main service weapon was the Glock 17 Silver Blade special, although it was heavily customized, featuring a chromed slide, larger 17 round magazine, adjustable glow sights, lighter grip and body made out of carbon plastic. A S.T.A.R.S. emblem was inserted into the pistol's grip. The pistol was designed by the creator of the Samurai Edge himself, Joe Kendo. Their main assault rifle was the M4A1 Kaminari (Kanji for thunder) Custom 5.56x45mm carbine. It featured a chromed Barrel,chromed stock tube, chromed bolt, railed handguard, compensator, and modified tactical pistol grip. The weapon was known to be reliable, rarely jamming, and to never miss a shot. It was Paul Andrew's favorite and as such, he had his own customized variant being shorter overall and having a solid stock. It was chambered to fire 7.62x51mm rounds. The MP5A3 Black Panther special was the main sub machine gun of the unit, it was also heavily modified. Many of its metal components were changed to chromed parts, it came equipped with a red dot scope and flashlight. It fired 9mm parabellum Sub sonic rounds.As opposed to the other weapons, it wasn't designed by Joe Kendo, it was designed by Bill Parker who himself gave the plans to Joe. When the M4A1 wasn't enough for long distances, they made the use of the M16A2 Enforcer special. It wasn't as modified as the others but was still modified to an extent, having chromed parts. It is interesting to note that this weapon was among the first to come equipped with an holographic sight. Joe designed it himself. Two sniper rifles were issued, the Remington 700P (Stacey Chang's favorite) and an HK PSG-1 ( Kevin Matthews' favorite). A total of 5 shotguns were issued, 4 of which were personal customs, a customized Remington 870 (Rick's), a customized Mossberg 590 (Martin's), a modified Benelli M4 Super 90 (Dwayne's), and a Winchester 1300 Defender S.T.A.R.S. Custom Tactical (Samuel's). The SPAS 12 was also issued albeit not customized. Ted Simmons, the explosive specialist, carried an M79 grenade launcher. Micheal Petersen carried a Kendo custom 44 Magnum Desert Eagle called the Falcon Magnum. Each team member had his or her own customized combat knife with the Unit's emblem on it. Some members carried personal knives with them. Less lethal gear- Flashbangs, Concussion grenades, Smoke grenades, stun guns, pepper spray cans, and CS grenades were issued.
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