Combat dropping AFV's?

[SheaColandri]

FYI, the U.S. combat drop system (first used extensively at Khe Sanh) is the Low Altitude Parachute Extraction System (LAPES). A C-130 or C-17 does a touch & go and the cargo (AFV) pops a horizontal 'chute, dragging it out of the plane & skidding to a stop. Much easier on the cargo, but one may lose the plane if very close to the FEBA.