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Will the paras ever parachute?
Will the paras ever parachute?
As far as I know the paras haven't parachuted into action since Suez.
Do you think the paras will ever parachute again or will they switch to using helicopters?
Do you think the paras will ever parachute again or will they switch to using helicopters?
I bloody hope so...
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I should think there will be times when they will need to get a lot of men in position quickly, and by parachuting them in will still be the quickest way to put 3 Battalions and their support on the ground. We don't have the helicopters to make this sort of commitment, nor do they have the ranges or carrying capacity to do this sort of job properly.
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I was once told by an officer that a unit parachuting into combat would likely take 20 percent casualties from the jump alone-is this true? The Americans dropped men into Afghanistan and Iraq recently but into largely empty areas as in Vietnam-is this due to a low threat or were they lucky?
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I was once told by an officer that a unit parachuting into combat would likely take 20 percent casualties from the jump alone-is this true? The Americans dropped men into Afghanistan and Iraq recently but into largely empty areas as in Vietnam-is this due to a low threat or were they lucky?
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1 and 3 para did a jump in kuwait in full fighting kit and was over weight for the chutes, they was going to jump with the us rangers at k1 and k2 airfields to open up a second front, but turkey getting a strop on for a few weeks stopped that . after that they didnt really want the paras doing anything and the rest of 16 air got basra.And the US dropped very late in the war and i think that was the 101st or 82nd AA, it was fairly unapposed i think. some of the new chutes will let you drop at 400 feet, but hey prey no one steals your air and plus 1 stinger and good night sweetheart.
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Personally I don't really believe in a mass parachute jump with static-lines. Too risky with propably too many casualties (every one is actually 1 too many).
It can however, be tactical useful to jump HAHO. Inserting a HAHO-team on friendly territory to fly into enemy territory has the advantage that you don't have a plane flying around enemy airspace. If lucky, you can be able to fly over 80 km if you open at 30000 feet.
You can't be seen on radar, can land exactly where you want, can take a huge load with you, can even take someone with you who can't jump at all (tandem) like a doctor, etc.
It can however, be tactical useful to jump HAHO. Inserting a HAHO-team on friendly territory to fly into enemy territory has the advantage that you don't have a plane flying around enemy airspace. If lucky, you can be able to fly over 80 km if you open at 30000 feet.
You can't be seen on radar, can land exactly where you want, can take a huge load with you, can even take someone with you who can't jump at all (tandem) like a doctor, etc.
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What does 'HAHO' stand for? It sounds like a lot of fun!
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Maj Keeble was the 2i/c of Lt Col Jones Para Battalion, and was already in the Falklands when Jones was killed. He was replaced by another Para Officer, who was parachuted into the sea, for some strange reason. Keeble seemed to be doing an excellent job! However, I wonder if that counts as an 'operational jump' in the true sense, and it was only one guy.
Aye, Derek
What does 'HAHO' stand for? It sounds like a lot of fun!
Adj125
Maj Keeble was the 2i/c of Lt Col Jones Para Battalion, and was already in the Falklands when Jones was killed. He was replaced by another Para Officer, who was parachuted into the sea, for some strange reason. Keeble seemed to be doing an excellent job! However, I wonder if that counts as an 'operational jump' in the true sense, and it was only one guy.
Aye, Derek
HAHO- High Altitude High Opening
HALO- High Altitude Low Opening
These thypes of jumps are ok for special forces and some specialised units (pathfinders). But for a mass jump would cause a lot of problems with the extra kit required to jump (Oxy bottles and special chute's)
HALO- High Altitude Low Opening
These thypes of jumps are ok for special forces and some specialised units (pathfinders). But for a mass jump would cause a lot of problems with the extra kit required to jump (Oxy bottles and special chute's)
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