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Old 11th Apr 2007, 08:59
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Blakey875
 
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On the same thread I discovered in real life that when these armoured vehicles are evaluated for carriage by air they always just use the basic vehicle weights as a planning guide. In reality I have had a nightmare trying to dispatch a Herc loaded with a CVRT as the weight of it's ammunuition was not included. Even worse trying to lift the same types in Kosovo underslung under a Chinook as the basic vehicle was also carrying ammo, extra fuel, rations and gear for a 3 man crew for a weeks deployment. sadly the planners never take heed of this....
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