Why British Paras are BEST: Look how LOW they Jump!
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Why British Paras are BEST: Look how LOW they Jump!
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WOW.
If you have not military static-line parachute jumped, you will probably not see the significance of this video of British Parachute Regiment Paras jumping UNDER 500 FEET in war practice. THE ENTIRE FORCE IS ON THE GROUND IN UNDER 30 SECONDS.
Re-read that if you didn't get it the first time.
http://www.combatreform.com/airdropbeatsairland.htm
The entire C-130 planeload of Paras has each one exiting and landing on the ground in under 30 seconds. There is little if any dispersion due to wind; the only separation is what is created at the time of exit. 4-6 seconds of freefall out the side jump door followed by the pack tray opening and the canopy deploying shows 150 feet of altitude loss; leaving just 350 feet at 15 feet-per-second leaves only 23 seconds to lower rucksack and prepare-to-land!
Here's some stills from the video proving this extreme low altitude mass tactical parachute jump:
http://www.combatreform.com/britishLLPjump1.jpg
http://www.combatreform.com/britishLLPjump2.jpg
http://www.combatreform.com/britishLLPjump3.jpg
British Irvin 5200 UFO-shaped parachutes can be jumped as low as 250 feet!
http://www.combatreform.com/llparachute.htm
British Paras war practice @ 500 feet as shown in this video which is (wanker) F-ing amazing! American parachutes cannot be safely jumped this low:
http://www.combatreform.com/parachutealtitudetables.jpg
When you jump this low you don't have the luxury of a bad exit so the British Paras have their door exit technique more precise than our any-foot-you-like, face 90 degrees to the door crap;
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=93G27U_HdZY
see other Brit Para jump video:
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=yAjNop4uyao
Also notice RAF C-130s have in-flight refuel capabilities for long-range missions while most "vanilla" American C-130H/Js can only fly on the fuel they carry at take-off.
My constructive criticism is the parachutes should be a LIGHT GRAY color to blend in with daylight skies
http://www.combatreform.com/camie.htm
because DAY JUMPS are needed and are going to happen in 24-hour, around-the-clock war, and the Paras should drop/jump folding mountain bikes
http://www.youtube.com/my_playlists?p=DEBB047C1F3DC03D
and light tracked tanks/APCs out the rear ramp to provide light mech mobility and firepower on the ground.
http://www.youtube.com/my_playlists?p=ECC22F67FB62B985
Amphibious + Airborne = Royal Marines?
http://www.geocities.com/airbornemuseum/sld026.htm
An amphibious force needs the ability to parachute in not just Recce units--but blocking forces company-sized and larger by high-speed fixed-wing aircraft. The act of airlanding ANY aircraft is very un-tactically sound; if air defenses get too sophisticated then NO COVERING FORCE LANDS and if that happens, it'd be fatal to land from the sea because there'd be no WW2-style Airborne screen to stop enemy forces from converging on the amphibious forces from hide positions that were used to evade prep fires by naval guns, air strikes etc. Gallipoli/Dieppe all over again etc.
The New British CVF carriers need E-2C Hawkeye AEW fixed-wing STOBAR aircraft; C-2 Greyhound cargo variants should be used to drop embarked 1st Para Regiment and/or RM Para Forces.
http://www.geocities.com/usnavyindanger/falklandslessonsnotlearned.htm
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They are a real tough bunch the Brit Paras, got to give them that.
Of my 21 years service I had the opportunity to train with them twice in peace and fought along side them once in war, can't complain, not one bit. A top notch group.
If you ask me, I will say that the British and Swedish paratroopers are the best. My dad who was a Swedish Paratrooper. Once jumped from 100m. Now thats less than 12 secounds under canopy.
Its not many in the world that can accomplish that.
xtremepow3r writes:
"The British are the best as we have SAS, SBS, and more stuff. Seals think there better 2, the only reason USA are powerfull is the numbers, the british soldier are much more powerfull and better trained."
dammn fine. But the Ruskies in ww2 went one better, they dropped guys out into snow drifts WITHOUT a chute. Well, they did try it at least once.................................
I'd love to jump with a real chute like these guys have.
shut up koupain! why watch a video on BRITISH paras and then have the cheek to say ' oh by the way our lads are better than you' stick to your own french videos before making annoying remarks against our soldiers.
He said French and British Paras are equivalent (=).
Still Not true.
I'll say it here for umpteenth time.
THE BRITISH PARAS HAVE BETTER PARACHUTES SO THEY CAN JUMP LOWER than French and U.S. Paras. I showed the math. British jump procedures are sounder than ours in the U.S.
It was just to discuss and extend the subject. I think it is the perfect place to discuss about the abilities of the different airborne forces in the world talking about sheer numbers, altitude, etc which is the matter here. And that taughted me that the british have better equipment, so I'm glad to have opened my mouth :) thank you dynmicpara for your patient explanation. 250 feet... wow that sounds incredible ! I definitely have to know more about them "Red Devils".