Skylarr, on 01 February 2014 - 07:41 AM, said:
It is not an item used by Police forces.
![Posted Image](http://www.sarna.net/wiki/images/thumb/f/fb/Copper.jpg/191px-Copper.jpg)
CPK-6 "
Copper" SecurityMech
Introduced 3065
Not in canon, no. On the other hand, it is almost entirely relegated to Urban Militias, and yes those Militiias, just like the National Guard today, are used for police duty during emergencies, time of attack, curfews and riots and such.
But no, to the best of my knowledge, no Urbie goes around issuing speeding tickets (since your average bicyclist could escape him), investigating crime scenes or the like.
Also you need to realize mechs like the "Copper" did not exist for the majority of Battletech's actual history and are recent RetCons from Catalyst Game Labs. Hence, in actual IRL gaming and play, yes, UrbanMechs were used in that role for decades. Though much like the the Deputy Dawg itself, their genesis was definitely tongue and cheek. (I would note that the DD and his fellow urbies are relatively unique as the are all piloted by Militia Members who work as City Police force, and only took on their more Patlabor type role after order fell apart in the Chaos March.)
http://mwomercs.com/...mech-hero-mech/
Edited by Bishop Steiner, 01 February 2014 - 08:55 AM.