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From: eos!woody@eos.arc.nasa.gov (Wayne Wood)
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Subject: Re: How to assault a tanker
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Date: 18 Sep 90 02:46:05 GMT
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From: eos!woody@eos.arc.nasa.gov (Wayne Wood)

In article <1990Sep13.012827.17691@cbnews.att.com% chamber@ee.udel.edu (Sam Chamberlain) writes:
%
%Actually, the question of how to assault a tanker is an old one.  In 1978 I
%had a discussion with a friend in the special forces who was a member of the
%precursor to the Delta Team. They were trying to land on RB-15 rubber boats,
%at night, after a 7,000+ ft HALO jump. Apparently, they were successful.
%Modern, high-performance chutes have quite remarkable capabilities.
%
%Sam Chamberlain

may we assume that the rb-15's were co-operating???

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