Can you put a tank in a plane?

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Can you put a tank in a plane?

TSA regulations require scuba tanks to travel empty and without the valve, so the interior of the tank is open to inspection. Store the valve either in your checked or carry-on baggage.

Do tanks still have a place?

The short answer is yes, tanks have a place in modern warfare. Even in relatively low intensity conflicts like Syria, tanks provide three thing, firepower, shock and mobility. Their armor, while vulnerable to AT weapons, is proof against anything but a direct hit and all small arms.

How many tanks can a c5 carry?

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The aircraft is capable of transporting a maximum payload of 118,387kg. It is capable of carrying two Abrams main battle tanks, an Abrams tank plus two Bradley armoured fighting vehicles, 10 LAV light armoured vehicles, six Apache attack helicopters or 36 standard pallets type 463L.

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Is there a way to parachute tanks?

The same thing that carries this will be needed to carry a tank. So there is definitely no way that you can parachute them to places, they are far too heavy to be even feasible in the first place (not to mention any other tactical needs Airdrop as in para-drop?

How many Sheridans were used in the first parachute drop?

In 1989, eight to ten Sheridans of the Third Battalion of the Seventy-Third Armored were used in the first and only parachute drop of U.S. tanks into combat by C-130 transports onto Torrijos/Tocumen Airfield.

Are there any modern light tanks with para-drop capability?

The Sheridan tank, which is the only example of American para-drop light tanks were retired a few years back, so technically such capability no longer exists in the west. The Russians however, continue to develop on Soviet traditions of producing para-drop light tank/IFV.

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How far can a paratrooper drop from a helicopter?

While the Army’s standard heavylift helicopter, the Chinook, can carry 30 troops 200 miles or so, with aerial refueling a C-17 cargo plane can drop more than a hundred paratroopers thousands of miles from their home station. Parachute assaults have another advantage over traditional airplane landings.

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