Why British Paras are BEST: Look how LOW they Jump!

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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[putinniu]

too low to jump

[dynmicpara]

@putinniu You are being too safe. War is dangerous. If you want to win, you must take risks to get military advantage. Using low altitude capable parachutes assists in this effort.

[xXStupidHurtsXx]

Im an american, and i will honestly say that you brits have some badass troops! It feels good to be allies with you!

[UnleashedKane]

The Paras were outnumbered 10 to 1 against the Argentinians in the falklands. Most of them had practically run out of ammo by the end of the conflict and had attatched bayonets. Maroon Berets all the way!

[SFCzeus202]

nice video... 500 feet is very low and it takes a lot of skill.. But if ur chute didnt open right due to a bad exit, which often happens, there is very little time to deal with it

[gazpara]

I am ex 2 Para and it is good to see old values being carried on....WHOA MOHAMMED

[Nomad71177]

@smith3451

The fuck are you talking about? Its made up of all the units, but mostly light infantry e.g. the RGJ

[khug1990]

hope to get my wings soon ! ;D

[JordanWells15]

I can't wait to do my first jump!! :X

[kastek9v]

Insane! ^^

[smith3451]

@teenpetrolhead the SAS is made up of paras, the same guys doing this jump

[glen1n]

Impressive jump. I'm currently serving in the Australian Army in 3RAR so it takes a lot for some Poms to impress me, especially just after you bastards won the Ashes!

[dynmicpara]

@skyofrog Excellent experience. Did you jump reserves at Rio Hato? If so, was waist band used? Our point is that if we had the British parachutes we could do under 500 feet jumps safely. If you saw the T-10D opening statistics for under 500 you'd be alarmed. We need the British parachutes with reserve integral to back to stay under radar, expedite the parachute assault and assembly afterwards. I don't have data yet on the new T-11 if it can be jumped safely under 500 feet.

[skyofrog]

@dynmicpara We jump at just under 500ft. into Rio Hato, Panama, using T-10's. Intense ground fire coming up. SSG Wheeling was 2 people in front of myself, in the bird, and, he got shot before he left the plane. Myself and Sgt NXXX(he's still in, Delta, last I heard) and I had to unhook and go around him. I was in B Co. 3rd Ranger Bn. 75th Ranger Regt. 88-91.

[Killerer]

@xXStupidHurtsXx

Were a good team :)

[pathfinder99788]

Good Video. Just for interest sake. The old South African Defence Force namely 1 Parachute Battalion has jumped static line at 400 feet. This was done under the watchful eye of thethen Sgt Maj Johnny Kiesier. Anyway we are all part of the band of brothers. AIRBORNE

[23929500]

Our American friends seem to be a little brassed of over the superior British paras !

[dynmicpara]

@filthyslope Good points; purpose of this vid is to get the U.S. to jump lower with better parachutes.

[dynmicpara]

@paratrooper321fa Point is to jump under enemy radar detection. Read video description.

[dynmicpara]

@spongebo13 Point is to jump lower to avoid radar detection.

[dynmicpara]

@wiseguy29999 Ask CENTCOM; U.S. planned OIF, not the Brits.

[dynmicpara]

@SCD4 Irag, Afghanistan.

[dynmicpara]

@BillinSoDak Look up T-11.

[dynmicpara]

@shoobee101 YOU MISS THE POINT. No matter how good YOU are, if your parachute will not open, you will be dead. The Brits have better parachutes than we have so they can jump under radar detection.

[dynmicpara]

@Miles12345671 Not U.S. marines...they are not in shape to do either speed marches or IMT...I see no evidence that Royal Marines are any better than British Paras; in fact the data shows the contrary

[dynmicpara]

@FlashPara 600 feet is far lower than we jump routinely; you can do this because you have better parachutes than we do. I don't know if our new T-11s can be jumped safely at very low altitudes like the British Irvin can. I hope so.

[dynmicpara]

@tbertele NOT SAFELY WITH THE T-10 SERIES. The British Irvin parachutes can be SAFELY jumped at under 500 feet with nearly 100% reliability.