Greetings all,
For some time there have been concerns around Police’s capability to handle extremely hostile coordinated criminal organisations. Given the Police’s organisational disadvantages, it is felt additional tools are required in specific situations.
In an effort to provide police with adequate tools to address this challenge, we are proposing a new department’s creation. The new department will operate under my direct oversight to ensure careful and diligent management of what could be a very problematic group if left unsupervised.
This means the return of Ex-Police Commissioner Robert Wilson. After some discussions over drinks with the powers that be, he has been persuaded to return to police in a newly created role: Federal Requisitions Officer (FRO).
Please read the following proposal carefully, and then I ask for your considered feedback in the forum linked below.
Department: Strategic Air Command
Initiative: Tactical Assistance Program
Director: FRO Robert Wilson
Program Outline
Active police officers not in a command position (Incremental Senior Sergeant and below) will be able to express interest in becoming a TAP Pilot, to be called on in cases where police are severely and notably disadvantaged against an organisation - approved by the FRO directly.
These pilots will in interviewed and hand-picked to serve, character references and police references (from command members) will be required to be considered. Standing in the city, activity and Commendations/Reports will all be considered.
Selected pilots will be provided with a single police Akula helicopter with no munitions. They will be on a trial period to prove their skills at handling, communication and ability to follow instructions from the ranking officer. During this trial, they will operate as eyes in the sky for the other officers.
After completion of this trial, the pilot will be allowed to purchase consumables for their Akula, namely ammunition. All purchases will be logged and approved by FRO, also will cost the officer, to ensure suitable discretion is exercised.
While the Akula may be used for normal Polair duties, it is not to engage targets unless attacked first or written authorisation is sought from the Commanding FRO.
Activation Criteria
The pilot cannot be the Shift Commander.
The Akula may be launched in a strictly Polair capacity until all further criteria are met.
The police must be outnumbered (or equal) to present hostile organisation group.
The hostile group must have initiated hostile actions, police initiated hostile actions will result in a 10-minute cooldown before the Akula may engage.
FRO written approval must be sought, if the FRO is unavailable then a member of Government may grant activation in their absence.
All flight time for any reason must be logged.
Once engaging in hostile action the Akula cannot be stored until all hostility has ceased, no further rearming may occur until the situation is considered complete.
If the FRO or a superior officer instructs the pilot to deactivate, they must comply immediately or be grounded pending investigation.
Only one Akula may be active at any one time.
Failure to comply
Breaches of activation/deactivation requirements or any other breach of TAP protocol will be dealt with harshly and may result in:
Grounding
Removal from TAP
PSC Referral
Demotion
Termination of Employment
Asset Acquisition
Only one Akula will be granted to a pilot at a time, loss of this asset will result in a two-week cooldown before a new one may be issued, at FRO discretion.
Frivolous or dangerous use of the asset will result in grounding until a formal review is completed.
Proposed Consumable Costs
Machine gun ammo: $250 per round
Barrage missiles (not homing, max 4): $100,000 each
Flares (Max 5): Free (Automatically rearmed on storage)
Countermeasures Available
Understandably, Organisations will require a counter to this. The homing launcher will be available for trade at the blackmarket. The launchers will be single use, each costing $200,000 (Black money). Note: one missile will destroy the Akula if hit.
Planned Deployment Timeline
Review feedback: 2 weeks
Update proposal: 2 weeks
Finalise with Government: 1 week
Interview potential pilots: 2 weeks
Program going live: Approx. final week of May
Congratulations on reading this far, please provide all feedback via this form:
Proposal Feedback & Expression of Interest
Police interested in a pilot role with TAP should fill in the EOI section when prompted in the feedback form.
Regards,
FRO Robert Wilson