TechTV: Parachutes

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Now showing on the cable TV channel "TechTV", on the show "Future Fighting Machines":

Episode title: Challenger II, Osprey, Combat Search and Rescue

One segment:

"Used in combat since 1935, parachutes have changed the way battles are fought. Major Ken takes us through a three-phase parachute operation. First, Special Forces hit the ground. Then comes the infantry. The heavy drop follows, and only then can the attack begin."

Episode title: Longbow Apache, Nuclear Attack, Tank Battle

One segment:

"The British Parachute Regiment is all about being fast into the theater of war. The British affectionately call them Paras -- because they're tough and simply the best in jumping from planes, and also the best in keeping the peace."

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