An instructor I had at the SIG Academy, in discussing the Miami shootout said, in plain English, the FBI was outfought. Platt's survival instincts and desire to win was stronger than that of the agents. Also, Most accounts I've read have Platt doing all the shooting and Matix did not return fire.
The Miami shootout, along with the Newhall incident, in which four CHIPs died in a shootout in the parking lot of a diner, are still studied in police academies. The Newhall incident had a greater impact in changing police firearms training than did the FBI shootout.
Generally, whoever is firstist with the mostist will win. The FBI had shotguns in their trunks. Apparently, they were following FBI policy. So, when the shootout began, as already noted, it was a mini-14 against a five-shot Chief. Knowing they were after some dangerous dudes, they were not psychologically, tactically or physically prepared for the incident that unfolded.
The Miami shootout, along with the Newhall incident, in which four CHIPs died in a shootout in the parking lot of a diner, are still studied in police academies. The Newhall incident had a greater impact in changing police firearms training than did the FBI shootout.
Generally, whoever is firstist with the mostist will win. The FBI had shotguns in their trunks. Apparently, they were following FBI policy. So, when the shootout began, as already noted, it was a mini-14 against a five-shot Chief. Knowing they were after some dangerous dudes, they were not psychologically, tactically or physically prepared for the incident that unfolded.