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Old 9th Dec 2014, 14:39
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KenV
 
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...the big exam question raised by the MSP verses Type V has never been fully answered. Can you get the same load on a Type V as an MSP ie 105mm plus prime mover and spare ammo?
Not knowing the details of your 105 load I can't answer your questoin dierectly, but if your 105 load will fit on a platform of 32 ft length or less and is not heavier than 42,000 lbs, a single point platform extraction is possible using Type V platforms. Higher weights are possible using Type V. For example, C-17 airdropped an M2 Bradley (about 63,00 lb platform weight, 106" load width , and 136" load height). I doubt your 105 load exceeds any of those parameters, in which case the answer would be yes.

As for high altitude vs low altitude, the Type V is rated for LAPES. You can't get any lower altitude than that. After that, it all depends on how your extraction vs recovery parachutes are rigged, and not on the platform.

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