Advanced Tactical Parachutes

[bisser777]

300 pounds? .-.

[jewie27]

AA = almost airborne lol

[soldiermplav]

great parachute for training excersises not so much for combat though

[RontoTheDog]

That just means you can be a target for longer, before you even touch the ground... Is it possible to make a similar design to a ram-air parachute, so that soldiers could control their speed? You know, pull on the cables to increase resistance, causing the rate of descent to decrease?

[sbritt1994]

idk but if u desend slower that makes u a target much longer? am i right... yah landing safe would be great but i rather be alive when i hit the ground than have a injured leg that always heals but thats just me.... AIRBORNE!

[airplanepilot22]

same here

[Jumper1775]

@sbritt1994

I agree!

[LeoRecon1]

@sbritt1994 in the original version if you were shot in air you would be screwed that part did not change :(

[tim0090]

@LeoRecon1

now its easier to shoot them down though!!!

[Roark1234567890]

well the reason y we didnt want slow is kuz u can b shot outa the air

[captainhags]

Special forces aint never gonna use a chute like that, they use much more maneuverable square ram air chutes (that they can steer)

[smoky90210]

Thats fucking perfect!

[bowman2064]

moment .. the average soldiers weighs .. with gear 300 pounds, and the parachute can hold up to 380 pounds. there isnt much toleacance in it, isnt it? or is the max payload 380 + a secret number of pounds it can carry savely without malfunction ? And why dont they just buy theese paragliders. i often see this guys landing like walking. Without any impact, soft like an feather

[NoOdL3z18]

Paragliding can cause a unit, especially during a night jump, to become separated, so the soldiers could end up landing far apart and they could get lost. Using this parachute with straight down trajectory, soldiers would only land a few meters apart and could regroup into a squad and be much more effective.

[ay9655]

This is a tremendous advancement and so needed by all Paratroopers and Special Operation Forces. Here's to hoping that the new system truly does reduce impact-related injuries. Thank You.