"This is NBC Evening News. All of New York is holding its breath. Just thirty minutes ago, police arrived at this shocking scene. A young woman was taken hostage inside a taxi, which has been suspended eighty stories above the ground, caught in what looks like a giant spiderweb. Every attempt by police to rescue the hostage has been stopped by a massive Sandman. The danger is still escalating..."
As the news report continued, the ESU Tactical Team rushed out of armored vehicles. They were a special anti-violence and counterterrorism law enforcement unit under the local police department, commonly known as S.W.A.T, meaning "Special Weapons and Tactics." When necessary, they could even form joint task forces with the Federal Bureau of Investigation and carry out intervention missions across the United States.
This fully armed special unit carried MP5 submachine guns and M4 assault rifles, along with sniper weapons and sniper teams. They wore TAC tactical vests capable of holding ceramic plates for increased protection, helmets fitted with personal radio headsets, and even all manner of powerful equipment such as throw phones, fiber-optic scopes, and battering rams.
They used a specially modified SWAT-Truck as a mobile command platform. It was a large SUV converted from the chassis of a dual-axle cargo truck, with multiple drawer-like compartments built into its interior. It could receive live video feeds from reconnaissance teams while directing each independent S.W.A.T combat unit.
The New York Police Department had mobilized such a massive force because the criminals were simply too brazen. They had taken a hostage in an abandoned building in the middle of downtown and drawn a swarm of media outlets racing to cover the story. It was an open provocation. If this hostage situation could not be stopped quickly, the police chief's desk would soon be