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Originally Posted by Azure
And the reason for the tear gas is what exactly? Usually they throw tear gas in if they want to breach, and they had no reason to do that. Let him sit there. They have nothing but time on their side.
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The reason for tear gas is to make the target uncimfortable, to encourage him to give himself up or incapacitate him. Tear gas is not used for breaching. First off, breaching is done by using a halligan tool, hatton rounds, sledge hammer etc to gain entry into a buliding or residence. A diversionary device (flash bang) is commonly used during an assault, the light and noise disorientates the subject and gives the operator a precious second or two to gain the tactical advantage.
Using tear gas in an assault is not ideal as it can make identifying your target difficult and mask or not, a room flooded with tear gas is a very uncomfortable environment to work in.