Takedown positioning?

[cory y]

Ive been seeing quite a few different takedown positioning and i was wondering what you prefer?


im going to use the Liberty/Freedom style of bar for sheer simplicity


Bar Legend (front only)


CORNER | POSITION 1 | POSITION 2 | POSITION 3 | POSITION 4 | POSITION 5 | POSITION 6 | CORNER

 

[cory y]

I dont like the Takedowns in positons 2 and 5 at all.


I really prefer takedowns in the TXDPS style in Positons 1, 3, 4, and 6

 

[CenTexPSE]

I dont like the Takedowns in positons 2 and 5 at all.

I really prefer takedowns in the TXDPS style in Positons 1, 3, 4, and 6

They are very effective that way.


I have seen some DPS cars outfitted with new Liberties now, instead of the Freedoms. I think the Libs only have 2 takedowns, but i am not sure yet, i havnt gotten a good look

 

[Core Public Safety]

I was curious about this myself the other day. I'm excited to see how the poll results turnout.

 

[EVModules]

1 & 6. Reasoning is if you walk in front of one, the other won't be blocked.

 

[Stendec]

Dead middle. I want to avoid walking in front of one: the farther they are apart the more likely I am to be backlit. It's going to happen anyway, but takedowns aren't scene lights, and should be fairly narrowly focused so as to get the most light in the suspect vehicle's interior.


I'm sure that I'm not the only guy here who gets out, walks around behind the cruiser and approaches on the passenger side. Done well, the driver is looking in his side mirror and you scare the crap out of him knocking on the passenger window, or farther back if there are others in the car.


Given that TDs are generally fixed, I'd really rather have a roof mounted spotlight that I could aim exactly where I want it. As low as some LED bars are, eventually someone will think to mount a Unity or such behind the bar itself.

 

[Squad-6]

I like Stendec's answer + I like the way they compliment each other being side by side.

 

[TritonBoulder47]

On my 9622 edge, they used to be in the middle... But I didn't really like them there...





So I split them up and I think it looks and works alot better...

 

[chono]

I think anything but 3 and 4 looks terrible


Also if the tds are in 2 and 5 it blocks out the red and blue alot more. With 3 and 4 the corners usually still shine out pretty well.

 

[cybercop]

They are very effective that way.


I have seen some DPS cars outfitted with new Liberties now, instead of the Freedoms. I think the Libs only have 2 takedowns, but i am not sure yet, i havnt gotten a good look

They still have LED 4 take downs. They are using the 3 cluster takedowns in their Liberties.

 

[cory y]

actually somebody posted pictures on the old board i think of the new TXDPS liberties.. and there was 4 pairs of the 3diode LED TDs


edit found em

 

[MEVS06]

a little off topic but the other day i was at work at the pd and i was patrolling and saw a trooper on a traffic stop so i decided to do a roll by and make sure everything is ok. well when i get closer i see him pulling out everyone from the vehicle and i decide to stop and assist. as i was walking up i see another trooper pulling up behind my patrol unit and i notice it doesnt have the freedom lightbar on the unit. well we get done with the search of the vehicle and i take a closer look at the second troopers unit and i notice it has a legend on it and a viper s2 above the third brake light. i found it more effective than the freedom so did both troopers. he said that there is several units that are being outfitted with the legends.


joe

 

[Fast LT1]

Another reason to not have takedowns in 1 and 6 is because if you make a traffic stop and you park farther out than the vehicle your stopping on takedown will probably be useless, since its basically where the b pillar is on their vehicle.