Very luxurious interior, I’m sure the crew are glad you’re not making them go in it 
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What I can't understand is how the crew kept tabs on their tank, as it was floating down on it's parachute. As far as I'm aware, the crew jumped separately, closely followed by the tank ( on it's trick retro rocket 'chute ) - it must have been a stressful period, trying to land yourself safely, then find your tank! Any winds must have affected a single parachutist more than the heavier tank, and they could have ended up miles apart............
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I think the Soviets jumped relatively low, which would of reduced drift, but even with that look at the confusion after any major airdrop operation, no wonder the German Fallschirmjager didn't actually drop after Crete.......Comment
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Even more of a problem Dave would be trying to avoid the tank landing on other personnel. Jump sites could be very crowded and that lump of metal could do some real damage.Comment
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Looking good Dave. Airborne & airdrop are significantly different. Airborne means you can stuff it into an aircraft or hang it underneath, not necessarily drop it by parachute. I think most armed forces have gone to helo borne & skid dropping for the most part due to all the reasons stated above. PaulEComment
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Paul,
if you look at the video on post #10, you'll see the ASU-57 being air dropped...................
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Page 2-6 has basic airdrop procedures. Though it talks about the BMD, I suppose much the same practices were used with earlier vehicles. In short, drops are made from low altitude to keep scatter low, and steerable parachutes are apparently used to help keep troops together. First is a security element to make sure the DZ is in Soviet hands, and vehicles are preferably dropped using retro-rockets so they descend faster than by large parachutes. All this should probably make it easier to allow troops to get to their vehicles and prepare them for use.Comment
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Further progress...................
There are no real locations for the PE grilles, so I've had to roughly paint the areas behind black
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Looking smart Dave. The shells in racks always add a new dimension for me.Comment
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It's all coming together quickly..........................
This'll be the last picture in the WIP section - the next will be of the model in the 'completed' section
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