Paratroopers are soldiers trained in parachuting and
generally operate as part of an airborne force.
Paratroopers are used for tactical advantage as they can be
inserted into the battlefield from the air, thereby allowing them
to be positioned in areas not accessible by land. It is one of the
three types of "forced entry" strategic techniques for entering a
theater of war. The other two are by land and sea. This ability to
enter the battle from different locations allows paratroopers to
evade fortifications that are in place to prevent attack from a
specific direction, and the possible use of paratroopers forces an
army to spread their defenses to protect other areas which would
normally be safe by virtue of the geography.
This jump will be a "HALO" Type jump plan---High Altitude Low
Opening approach to GZ.
HALO parachuting is a way of inserting airborne troops into a
location where there is a possibility that enemy air defence assets
are in place. The HALO method of insertion allows troops to be
dispatched from an aircraft at an altitude in excess of 30,000 ft
(9000 m) and glide via GPS to a pre-designated position at
distances of up to 40+ miles (60 km) (dependent on wind
speeds).
Some GPS units have Jumpmaster Programmes in built to do this
(Garmin 60CXS for instance) .--not necessary for this exercise
however!
Your Para Insertion Mission Directives are as follows--
Assemble at the Pre-Designated Position--co-ords above, at an
altitude of 2000 mtres. From there, your rate of descent vertically
is 5m per sec, your angle of descent to the vertical is
26.57deg.
Distance to traverse on that Vector is 2236m.(not Horizontally but
Hypotenuse)
Your Bearing Trajectory is Dead South True (180 deg T) Heading
towards UN held Airport, now a DMZ Area (De-militarized
Zone).
At the time of your descent, there is a predicted wind forecast of
Easterly 4.14km/hr.which will cause your required offset drift West
to DDZ, where you will secure the Area and sign in with on ground
UN Forces.
Calculate the Designated Drop Zone Position using simple
triangulation to effect computations.Use the following link if you
need the formulae for triangulation. HINT--use Mapsource or similar
for layout. Link
HERES HOPING FOR A SUCCESSFULL MISSION!--GENERAL GLYN ( UNDER UN
CINC TT'S ORDERS )