Yea Detroit used to have a huge SRT team and they had it together. Don't get me wrong, I'm sure they still have it together, but the points made above about lack of funding is right on the money.
I was talking to one of my buddies on a Chicago area SRT team, we both applied for Detroit when we were looking for L.E. jobs. He couldn't believe what he saw, he doesn't think they are FBI trained.
But he makes a good point about breaching doors, they always don't go down that easy, I've lifted a handheld ram in the academy before when Waterford Swat team put on a demonstration. They are heavy and hard to handle.
I don't want to come across as Bashing Detroit PD. I work with them from time to time, they have a lot of good officers on their department, but they just have a terriable command and control structure. My heart goes out to the officers who have to work with what they are given.
You ever wonder why COPS never films in Detroit or Flint??