Path: utzoo!attcan!uunet!tut.cis.ohio-state.edu!att!cbnews!military From: ab3o+@andrew.cmu.edu (Allan Bourdius) Newsgroups: sci.military Subject: Re: How to assault a tanker Message-ID: <1990Sep14.042804.1784@cbnews.att.com> Date: 14 Sep 90 04:28:04 GMT References: <1990Aug28.042834.29477@cbnews.att.com> <1990Aug30.030515.349@cbnews.att.com> <1990Sep6.154605.25887@cbnews.att.com> <1990Sep10.053838.5433@cbnews.att.com>, Sender: military@cbnews.att.com (William B. Thacker) Organization: AT&T Bell Laboratories Lines: 17 Approved: military@att.att.com From: Allan Bourdius The easiest way to get SEALs, Marine Force Recon, or any other special force onto a moving target with little or no chance of detection would be by submarine. A HAHO (High Altitude, High Opening) drop would probably be the only parachute option that would be feasible because HAHO allows the jumpers to parafly accurately (they carry navigation computers that could have a satellite link) for distances of over thirty miles. I recall reading that one option for a hostage rescue in a building in a hostile area would be to parafly the team to the roof. The roof of a building is a lot smaller than a tanker. Granted, it's not moving, but how far can a tanker move from the time from drop to landing? At best when loaded tankers make 12-14kts. MIDN 3/C Allan Bourdius Carnegie Mellon NROTC