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From: tek@CS.UCLA.EDU
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Subject: Re: Airborne Operations
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Date: 9 Jul 90 02:38:57 GMT
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From: tek@CS.UCLA.EDU

I don't know if these are really used in airborne operations. Perhaps,
someone on the net could further elaborate. Just something to throw
into the fray ...

Touch & Go: The transport comes in *real low* (like 5m or less), a
chute is deployed to pull cargo mounted on a pallet out of the plane.
It seems this method could be used to deliver big pieces of equipment
as long as they can be shock mounted to withstand a short fall. This
seems more like a method for reinforcing an airhead, rather than for
the initial assualt. Of course, a real landing strip is always
preferred. 

Rocket Retros: I have seen pictures (in the "Soviet War Machine"
Salamander book) of Soviet equipment (maybe pallet mounted) slung
under a rocket which fires just before hitting the ground. Apparently,
it lengthens the deceleration period sufficiently that the equipment
can survive with shock protection.

-ted
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