Chapter 793: Orbital Airdrop (1)
Orbital Airdrop!
This is another gamble from Matt Horner!
You know, compared to this cool name and combat method, Orbital Airdrops have never been a good thing, both for the enemy and for yourself.
They have to drop off at Low-Earth Orbit at an altitude of about 2,000 kilometers. To increase the penetration rate, they accelerated continuously and only turned on the Reverse Thrusters when they had almost reached the ground, and at the same time, used the Reverse Thrust Force to blow the Parachute to land.
Such a process is not safe in any case, and it can even be said to be a suicide. You should know that the gravity acceleration in this process is very terrible. Even if there is heavy protection in a Drop Pod, ordinary people will never be able to get out alive.
You should know that Paratroopers only jump from 2,000 or 3,000 meters, but the Orbital Airdrop height is over 1,000 times! It is more than 2,000 kilometers!
Only the bravest Soldiers will become Paratroopers, but Orbital Airdrop Soldiers? What this requires is no longer courage, it requires madness!
Regarding the study of Orbital Airdrops, the Fourth Civilization only conducted some preliminary feasibility study reports on the ODSTs, and the Command Department believed that they lacked suitable Warships first, suitable equipment second, and suitable personnel third. Such combat risks were far too high, so the establishment of Orbital Commandos has not been achieved.
Moreover, compared with the research, development and construction of other large Warships, the priority of the establishment of Orbital Commandos is not high.