Originally Posted by
etudiant
The 80 troopers are dispensed over 40 seconds, from an aircraft moving at perhaps 200 mph, about 3 miles/minute, so they will be stretched along a two mile long drop zone. Is that tactically useful any more?
The question is still valid and will we ever to a mass para drop in anger anymore (rather than just for justifying para pay on salisbury plain)?
- this vid shows hi alt(ish) freefall with fully steerable 'chutes, so DZ size is not overly valid. Also if you look at the amount of flap its got down, I imaging the IAS is quite low (TAS higher depending upon alt of course).
Good for glossy demo and airshow but agreed not much op use?!?