German RZ20 'Chute

[Snicke22]

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[ravenbones1]

wild guess on the mystery rope - you mentioned the entire assembly detached - perhaps a logger's harness to be wrapped around the jumpers waist and the trunk of the tree he landed in???

[TatendaZim]

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Does appear to promote a forward body cant - thereby aiding in the forward roll upon landing.

[weapons4war]

too cool sir ted. wish i could find items like that.

[TheTooontje]

the mystery rope..yes i know what it is.

it was a rope desigined to keep the sack,were the parachute was in on your back, when you got caught up,it wasnt verry tight so the *jilt* would enable the chute to deploy.

the rz20 chute wasnt a big succes due to high dropspeed and scattering ofthe falschirmjeagers.

[paintballdude902]

hey ted, think you can do a video talking about the german paratroops being used in WWII? i dont think ive ever actually heard anything about them.

[RNURSEWOODS]

Wow, looks brand new. love this new channel, Man cave looks great ted .

The built in rope and snap hooks were for the buckets to catch the shit that was produced when jumping from a plane.LOL

Thanks for your time

Roger

[davidgcalderone]

Love the new channel, I also have a great interest in WWII as it was the war of my parents. Keep up the ood work and I look forward to more vids. Keep up the book suggestions!!

[MrM2hb]

Nice additions.

[TheEnglishRedneck45]

This is pure guesswork, so it could be, and likely is utter bullshit, but could it be for attaching a pack once you have to control the 'chute? So the sorry soldier who had to rely on that thing jumps out of the plane clutching his pack, and then when it comes to opening the canopy, the pack just dangles from that cord leaving the hands free. As I said, pure speculation, so I would be most interested to know what it is actually for.

[offramp100]

The mystery ropes are called "carry lines". They run from the waist belt to the suspension point where all the lines from the canopy meet. The effect is that when descending the jumpers upper body is held at an angle, not hanging vertically beneath the canopy as is the case with the T10 that you (and I) jumped with.

[vandoo66]

Sorry, can't help with this one.

On another note; was that an M-17 Stahlhelm in the background?

p.s. When is your Viet-Nam collector friend going to open his channel?

Then I could just quit my job and go from one channel to the other all day:)

[joshboy1st]

Ted all you need now is a JU-52 lol or a decent model to go with the gear! great vid! top bloke!

[topguntopcat]

I look forwerd to seeingyour over view of the German para gear as every one knows the brit and American stuff but not the German. Maby when doing it compare them to each other. Also look forwerd to the review of the fg 42

[SamEEE12]

Maybe it is provision for a reserve?

[tonymarie1984]

i think the extra roap is for like a drop bag, how we use it pull the line it drops your gear bag 10 feet below you or w/e then it hits the ground before you so your not so over weight.

[asdf898]

Hi Ted, The 'mystery' rope on the chute bag is called a carry line. Google search 'German parachute carry line' and click on the first link. Hope that answers your question.

[ahunter316]

is that an FG-42 I see peeking out from under the jacket? You are such a tease, and must be punished! (S&M style)

[cujomojo2007]

@ahunter316 We should be so lucky, looks like an UZI to me.

[ahunter316]

@cujomojo2007 crap, oh well, I was drunk when I made that comment. Can't wait until Ted gets a FG-42 for real.

[SacoreyRugger]

damn you ted, you have the coolest stuff, also it does look like you got sgt shultz parachutte from hogans heroes

[27dcx]

wow those straps are long...germans must've had some fat paratroopers.

[metaldragon117]

did some research, it appears it's designed so the parachutist could detach the snaphooks and hang a piece of equipment from them. 

[HitOrMissEtc]

I think that the chute was actually attached to the D-ring on the harness by those bits of rope with a clip.

[pedanticmofo]

That's how the parachute was attached to the harness.

[curlybobz]

Maybe it was used to lower heavy gear so that the heavy gear hit the ground before the man did. Just wild guess.

[MrDeathstyle]

I know the Fallschirmjager were badass but I also hear alot about the Waffen SS. Could you do a comparison of the two?

[cujomojo2007]

@MrDeathstyle There were SS Parachute Battalions, they didn't hold back much. They were nearly wiped out every time they went into action.

[iParatrooper]

I can't answer your question, but I am glad I never had to jump one of those!!

[poik12]

I pretty much know nothing about chutes, but my guess is either an attachment rope (for light equipment perhaps?) Or something do do with the parachute release.

none of this may help, just thought someone else's insight might be appreciated.