TEAM S.W.A.T. WAS FORMED IN 1989 BY PAUL KNAGGS.
CLASSED AS A NOVICE/YOUNG GUN TEAM, THE TECHNOLOGIES FOR THE DAY WERE PUMP ACTION RIFLES & PISTOLS FITTED WITH 12 GRAM GAS BULBS AS THE FORM TO PROPEL THE PAINTBALL FROM THE MARKER (GUN).
TEAMS OF THE ERA WERE FEW AND FAR BETWEEN AND THE MARKER (GUN) SPEC WAS BASIC AND EXPENSIVE. IN THE EARLY 90s TECHNOLOGY CAUGHT UP WITH THE PAINTBALL INDUSTRY WITH MANY NEW LEAPS IN TECHNO SUCH AS REFILLABLE GAS BOTTLES WITH GAS CAPACITIES BEING INCREASED FROM 12 GRAM TO 7oz THUS MAKING THE MARKER MORE COST EFFECTIVE.
MARKER TECHNO ALSO LEAPED WITH SUCH GUNS AS THE BUD-ORR SNIPER BEING ONE OF THE MOST ACCURATE PUMP GUNS ON THE MARKET AS WELL AS A CURRENT MARKER THE PMI - TRACER WHICH INCLUDED SLAM FIRE WHICH IS A PUMP RAPID FIRE MODE. SEMI-AUTO MARKERS STARTED TO APPEAR IN THE INDUSTRY THE FIRST ONE'S BEING THE PMI-3 OR VM68 WHICH WAS A GAS BLOW BACK SEMI-AUTO, EARLY SEMI-AUTO'S VERY HEAVY AND GAS HUNGRY.
THE SNIPER MARKER LATER EVOLVED INTO THE AUTO-COCKER WHICH TODAY IS A FAVOURITE MARKER FOR PRO TEAMS ACROSS THE WORLD WITH ENHANCEMENTS TO THE MARKER MADE FAMOUS BY PAINTBALL PLANET IN MANCHESTER WITH IT'S RANGE OF ENHANCEMENTS IN THE FORM OF THE ECLIPSE MARKERS. IN 1993 THE TEAM REFORMED WITH IT'S REGULAR PLAYER BASE AND HIT THE TOURNAMENT SCENE ACROSS THE UK ACHIEVING 1st 2ND & 3RD PLACES IN SOME PRESTIGE TOURNAMENTS. AS S.W.A.T. PAINTBALL ACTIVITIES GREW INTO A VERY POPULAR PAINTBALL VENUE PAUL KNAGGS HAD TO RETIRE AS CAPTAIN OF THE TEAM TO PERSUE BUSINESS ENHANCEMENTS FOR S.W.A.T. THE SITE. THE TEAM LAY DORMANT FOR 3 SEASONS AND IN EARLY 2000 2 NEW 5 MAN TEAMS WERE FORMED, WHICH INCLUDED HEAVY FINANCIAL BACKING FROM S.W.A.T. PAINTBALL ACTIVITIES.
THE NEW TEAMS HAVE TRAINED IN THE LAST FEW MONTHS WITH SOME OF THE TOP TEAMS IN THE COUNTRY AT THE UKPSF (UNITED KINGDOM PAINTBALL SPORTS FEDERATION) VENUE IN HULL UK 2 STYLES OF THE PROFESSIONAL PLAYERS CHOICE OF PAINTBALL HAVE BEEN UNDERTAKEN BY THE TEAM S.W.A.T. TEAMS WITH TWO SEPARATE TEAMS CONCENTRATING ON WOODLAND AND SUPER-AIR TOURNAMENTS WHICH THE LATTER BEING THE LATEST STYLE OF GAME PLAY, WHICH INVOLVES A DESIGNATED FLAT ARENA WITH EQUAL END OBSTACLES , NO TEAM HAS A TACTICAL ADVANTAGE OTHER THAN EXPERIENCE AND GAME STRATEGY. IN AUGUST 2000 TEAM S.W.A.T. WAS SEEDED 7TH OUT OF 32 PROFESSIONAL TEAMS.
CLASSED AS A NOVICE/YOUNG GUN TEAM, THE TECHNOLOGIES FOR THE DAY WERE PUMP ACTION RIFLES & PISTOLS FITTED WITH 12 GRAM GAS BULBS AS THE FORM TO PROPEL THE PAINTBALL FROM THE MARKER (GUN).
TEAMS OF THE ERA WERE FEW AND FAR BETWEEN AND THE MARKER (GUN) SPEC WAS BASIC AND EXPENSIVE. IN THE EARLY 90s TECHNOLOGY CAUGHT UP WITH THE PAINTBALL INDUSTRY WITH MANY NEW LEAPS IN TECHNO SUCH AS REFILLABLE GAS BOTTLES WITH GAS CAPACITIES BEING INCREASED FROM 12 GRAM TO 7oz THUS MAKING THE MARKER MORE COST EFFECTIVE.
MARKER TECHNO ALSO LEAPED WITH SUCH GUNS AS THE BUD-ORR SNIPER BEING ONE OF THE MOST ACCURATE PUMP GUNS ON THE MARKET AS WELL AS A CURRENT MARKER THE PMI - TRACER WHICH INCLUDED SLAM FIRE WHICH IS A PUMP RAPID FIRE MODE. SEMI-AUTO MARKERS STARTED TO APPEAR IN THE INDUSTRY THE FIRST ONE'S BEING THE PMI-3 OR VM68 WHICH WAS A GAS BLOW BACK SEMI-AUTO, EARLY SEMI-AUTO'S VERY HEAVY AND GAS HUNGRY.
THE SNIPER MARKER LATER EVOLVED INTO THE AUTO-COCKER WHICH TODAY IS A FAVOURITE MARKER FOR PRO TEAMS ACROSS THE WORLD WITH ENHANCEMENTS TO THE MARKER MADE FAMOUS BY PAINTBALL PLANET IN MANCHESTER WITH IT'S RANGE OF ENHANCEMENTS IN THE FORM OF THE ECLIPSE MARKERS. IN 1993 THE TEAM REFORMED WITH IT'S REGULAR PLAYER BASE AND HIT THE TOURNAMENT SCENE ACROSS THE UK ACHIEVING 1st 2ND & 3RD PLACES IN SOME PRESTIGE TOURNAMENTS. AS S.W.A.T. PAINTBALL ACTIVITIES GREW INTO A VERY POPULAR PAINTBALL VENUE PAUL KNAGGS HAD TO RETIRE AS CAPTAIN OF THE TEAM TO PERSUE BUSINESS ENHANCEMENTS FOR S.W.A.T. THE SITE. THE TEAM LAY DORMANT FOR 3 SEASONS AND IN EARLY 2000 2 NEW 5 MAN TEAMS WERE FORMED, WHICH INCLUDED HEAVY FINANCIAL BACKING FROM S.W.A.T. PAINTBALL ACTIVITIES.
THE NEW TEAMS HAVE TRAINED IN THE LAST FEW MONTHS WITH SOME OF THE TOP TEAMS IN THE COUNTRY AT THE UKPSF (UNITED KINGDOM PAINTBALL SPORTS FEDERATION) VENUE IN HULL UK 2 STYLES OF THE PROFESSIONAL PLAYERS CHOICE OF PAINTBALL HAVE BEEN UNDERTAKEN BY THE TEAM S.W.A.T. TEAMS WITH TWO SEPARATE TEAMS CONCENTRATING ON WOODLAND AND SUPER-AIR TOURNAMENTS WHICH THE LATTER BEING THE LATEST STYLE OF GAME PLAY, WHICH INVOLVES A DESIGNATED FLAT ARENA WITH EQUAL END OBSTACLES , NO TEAM HAS A TACTICAL ADVANTAGE OTHER THAN EXPERIENCE AND GAME STRATEGY. IN AUGUST 2000 TEAM S.W.A.T. WAS SEEDED 7TH OUT OF 32 PROFESSIONAL TEAMS.
