From: "Robert Comer" 

> Its NOT a "necessary risk" - its one YOU are CHOOSING to
impose on this
> hypothetical spec ops team.

Darn right I am.

> We have in inventory modern marvels known as "parachutes" -
in relative
> terms they are not expensive.  We have developed insertion techniques
> known
> as HALO and HAHO.
>
> Do you know how far you can fly on a HAHO jump from say 30,000' AGL?
> Roughly 35 miles.

I never laid any conditions on the spec ops team except to not kill
innocents, it's you that went off on insertion techniques.

- Bob Comer


"Tony Ingenoso"  wrote in message
news:42e3d47b$1{at}w3.nls.net...
> Its NOT a "necessary risk" - its one YOU are CHOOSING to
impose on this
> hypothetical spec ops team.
>
> We have in inventory modern marvels known as "parachutes" -
in relative
> terms they are not expensive.  We have developed insertion techniques
> known
> as HALO and HAHO.
>
> Do you know how far you can fly on a HAHO jump from say 30,000' AGL?
> Roughly 35 miles.
>
> "Robert Comer"  wrote in message
> news:42e39167$1{at}w3.nls.net...
>> > A: time on the ground.
>>
>> Yep, that certainly can be a problem.
>>
>> > Your plans to have them drive to the target rather than direct
> clandestine
>> > insertion DRAMATICALLY increase their time on the ground.
>>
>> A necessary risk if that's your objective.
>>
>> - Bob Comer
>

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