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08-27-2014, 05:27 PM | #1 |
Crimson Guard
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Just looking through the Marvel run, I was wondering whether anyone has any links/info on US (or other) military parachute history - both the parachutes themselves (currently the T-10 afaiu?) and the rig/reserve type and position, etc.
E.g. In Marvel #21, SE has a low slung main chute on his back, which opens up to be a round chute (presumably with vents to allow him to land on Destro's castle), plus a Snow Serpent-esque reserve on his front; in Special Missions #8, the team have full-sized back-pack type chutes (not sure about reserves, as they seem to only have rucks mounted down on their thighs) - their chutes, when open are also triple canopy, so perhaps they are all very heavy, or perhaps it's a special low level experimental chute? Finally in Marvel #104 SE once again has a low mounted rear main and a Snow Serpent-esque front-mounted reserve, but this time it contains a ram-air chute. I'm sure there are other parachutes shown, but these were the ones that I saw and/or sprang to mind while browsing. Anyway any thoughts or info appreciated, especially references to books or other relevant reference info |
08-28-2014, 01:57 AM | #2 |
Commando
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try looking at wikipedia
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08-30-2014, 01:13 PM | #3 |
Crimson Guard
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Any suggestions in particular?
The wikipedia article on "parachute" is fairly light on detail of specifically military parachutes (it has a link to the T-10 though with some nice detail on dates of introduction of the different variants, but it doesn't say anything about other types of chutes used (i.e. non-static line, assuming SE didn't perform a static line jump in Marvel #21 ;)) nor anything about the MC series chutes - I've no idea even if these are static line or not - nor anything else that was specifically used). And though there's detail on the parachutes themselves, I'd also like some information on the packs and other gear (i.e. rig, afaiu the terminology) if possible. The majority of references on that wikipedia page look to be mainly for the earlier history (WW2 and before) rather than the era in which ARAH is set, but I'll do some digging through them anyway. The wikipedia "parachuting" article is equally pretty light in the "equipment" section (no references or pictures). The "High-altitude military parachuting" page is interesting, but again no mention of specific parachutes/packs/etc. (has some pictures though ) Any other thoughts appreciated, or equally perhaps I've missed the correct wikipedia page/reference. Thanks! |
08-30-2014, 02:05 PM | #4 |
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if wiki's no good, try googling 'military parachuting equipment'
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08-30-2014, 04:31 PM | #5 |
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I think the MC-4 is what you want: http://fas.org/irp/doddir/army/fm3-05-211.pdf
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08-31-2014, 04:12 AM | #6 |
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I think the MC-4 is what you want: http://fas.org/irp/doddir/army/fm3-05-211.pdf
The 'chute in #21 was a round one - do you happen to know if any round (designed to be) steerable 'chutes were in use in the 80s (as opposed to those that were not designed to be steerable but were modified by cutting 4 risers and optionally some gores to give some control)? I'll also have a dig through that page to see what other interesting odds and sods are in there, thanks for the link. What I could really do with is a modern day equivalent of Guy Richards' "World War II Troop Type Parachutes" series, time to do more searching! |
09-02-2014, 11:03 PM | #7 |
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Many thanks Tanksmasher, I'll have a read through that one re. the ram-air that would presumably have been used in Marvel #104 (I'll check the introduction date).
The 'chute in #21 was a round one - do you happen to know if any round (designed to be) steerable 'chutes were in use in the 80s (as opposed to those that were not designed to be steerable but were modified by cutting 4 risers and optionally some gores to give some control)? I'll also have a dig through that page to see what other interesting odds and sods are in there, thanks for the link. What I could really do with is a modern day equivalent of Guy Richards' "World War II Troop Type Parachutes" series, time to do more searching! |
09-03-2014, 03:46 PM | #8 |
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FWIW the Para-Commander (Para-Commander - ParachuteHistory.com) was a steerable round 'chute, and before that was introduced commercially there were a number of modifications made to standard round 'chutes (Hybrid Modifications - ParachuteHistory.com), though the Para-Commander was apparently far better than the modified 'chutes.
The MC-1 series of parachutes were/are steerable rounds (Paratrooper , THE DIFFERENT T- TYPE PARACHUTES) so I'm assuming that SE's parachute in #21 is one of these (I need to check the introduction date). I'm still interested in the rest of the kit used (packs, location of reserve and standard gear, etc.) and it looks like the military manuals show some diagrams, so I'm working my way towards the goal! |
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