SO19, the Armed Response Unit of the Met, is well known to the public; less well known are the Trojans within SO19: the armed response vehicles permanently on patrol. Driven by the need for experienced firearms officers to be on scene within minutes, the Trojans are ready at all times to meet the threat of an armed incident in the capital.From an ex-soldier with live grenades to armed robbers running amok in suburban streets, to a revenge-crazed husband and hostage situations, The Trojan Files tells the story of the men and women who, as a matter of routine, are called upon to stare death in the face. As the first to arrive at any firearms incident, they never know - when a call out comes through - whether the weapon they encounter will be a real gun in the hands of a man desperate enough to shoot.
