Emergency Response Team

The Emergency Response Team was a special division of the Royal Corps of Gendarmes in the Golden Empire. It was an elite tactical team tasked with missions normal Gendarmes were not trained to handle.

ERT operators performed missions such as hostage rescue, apprehending barricaded subjects, delivering high-risk warrants, and inserting in unusual ways, such as from repulsorcraft. All operators were at least Corporals or Senior Constables Fourth Class in the Royal Gendarmes, and went through months of specialized training before they were given their first assignments. ERT detachments were found in every sector, and were sometimes assigned to individual planets with large populations, such as Mezlagob.

ERT operators had specialized armor and weapons to meet the needs of their missions. They conducted regular training missions, and had specialty skills such as sniping and emergency medicine. In addition, they had a number of s and other small craft with after-market modifications which allowed them to travel much more quickly than any other military ships, enabling them to reach their destinations as rapidly as possible.