Re: [Epic] IG and Planetary Assault Landings

From: <jnug1453_at_...>
Date: Wed, 31 Dec 1997 15:59:43 +0000

> > just before landing. (For orks I pictured large pillows on the bottem
> > of vehicals. :)
>
> Don't laugh. This what actually done during the Son Tay raid in Vietnam,
> when they had to crashland an SH53 inside a compund that was too small
> to land in. They lined helo's floorwith matresses and had everyone lay
> down spread-eagled on the ground. It resulted in theonly csualty of the
> whole raid (on our side)..a busted ankle.
>
Kool, reality strikes again. It's things like that that make me love
military history. War is just to weird sometimes.

                         
Received on Wed Dec 31 1997 - 15:59:43 UTC