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Old 19th Jul 2006, 07:39
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what is the usual casualty rate, if any, from a tactical/operational jump?
ISTR that in training about 2.5% is acceptable - for static line in wartime I understood that the drop height would almost certainly be lower than 800' AGL, and that a higher surface wind would also be acceptable, so I'd expect the casualty rate to double at least. By casualties I mean non-fatal, but unable to fight.

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