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2007-11-06 Afghanistan

Airpower Summary for November 4: Airdrop, Airdrop, Airdrop!

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Posted by gromky 2007-11-06 10:28|| || Front Page|| [11132 views ] Top
File under: Taliban

#1 I see the next stage as a parachute assisted heavy load carrying drone aircraft, dropped from a much larger aircraft. Some odd combination of a guided parachute, wings, perhaps an internal prop engine, maybe even something like landing retros to give an extra soft landing.

The idea would be to deliver small vehicles, like a jeep, to where they could give a winning tactical advantage.

Say a unit receiving fire from a mountain. Such a vehicle would permit part of the unit to maneuver to the other side of the mountain to stop the escape of the attackers.

Posted by Anonymoose 2007-11-06 13:36|| 2007-11-06 13:36|| Front Page Top

#2 "The idea would be to deliver small vehicles, like a jeep, to where they could give a winning tactical advantage."

That's already done with LAPES.

Posted by crosspatch 2007-11-06 13:51|| 2007-11-06 13:51|| Front Page Top

#3 Hope the less than 1% attrition percentage is of the "pull string...go boom" variety!

Posted by Clith Hitler3622 2007-11-06 16:05|| 2007-11-06 16:05|| Front Page Top

#4 Hitler?! What the HE## kind of assigned name is that?! YIKES!

Posted by Clith Hitler3622 2007-11-06 16:06|| 2007-11-06 16:06|| Front Page Top

#5 Yeah, it's discouraging.

Posted by Snoter Hitler6238 2007-11-06 16:24|| 2007-11-06 16:24|| Front Page Top

#6 Yeah, it's discouraging.

I don't know, I like it.

Posted by Heil Hitler1802 2007-11-06 17:17|| 2007-11-06 17:17|| Front Page Top

#7 Well, you could always try to cleverly disguize it with a 18 or a 88...

Posted by anonymous5089 2007-11-06 17:24|| 2007-11-06 17:24|| Front Page Top

#8 Nothing sez surpirse tactical advantage like an airdropped jeep, altho 300 (smallish) Duck Ex Mechanica would be ever-some-much moreso.

Posted by Thomas Woof 2007-11-06 18:13|| 2007-11-06 18:13|| Front Page Top

#9 If you were a Goldie, I'd smack your nose for that bit of cleverness, Thomas dear. ;-)

Posted by trailing wife 2007-11-06 19:06|| 2007-11-06 19:06|| Front Page Top

#10 DEFENSETECH.org did an aticle on the long-serving C130 = C130E series,etc., i.e. the "B52 BUFF" of the Military Airlift Command. So good and reliable its older than many of the pilots and ground crew serving 'em.

Posted by JosephMendiola 2007-11-06 21:09|| 2007-11-06 21:09|| Front Page Top

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