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Old 17th Dec 2006, 09:36
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IIRC it takes 21 C130s (16 in a stream with 5 more making second runs) to deliver the equivalent of a light infantry company which can only sustain itself for 3 days
Did you really mean a company? At 60+ paras in a 130 you are looking at a min of 1200 pax (clearly fewer with light arty etc.). I think you mean a battalion?
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