Military Ring Info

Most of us know about the air drop but this post will drop some knowledge on those of you who don’t know.

The air drop was a technique developed by the US Army and Air Force during WWII. The reason was to resupply friendly troops who were cut off from supply lines and couldn’t be resupplied any oter way. I think it was the solution to getting supplies to our cut off paratroopers who were running low on everything while they were behind enemy lines. The first air drops involved just pushing supplies attached to a parachute out of an airplane.

The air drop has evolved into 3 types which depend on the tactical situation and the type of materials being resupplied.

The first is the low velocity air drop. In this one several parachutes may be used for one item. the object is for the item to land with minimal force. This method may be used to drop sensitive equipment. It is used to drop items that need to be protected.

The high velocity air drop is used for items which are more durable. The dropped item will hit with more force but it won’t be damaged.

The LAPES, or low altitude parachute ejection system is another type of air drop. When this technique is used the aircraft comes very low and the item to be dropped is pushed out of the back. It is packed with materials which allow it to skid over the ground before it finallly comes to a complete stop.

The last and seldom used method is the free fall. When the free fall is used the item is thrown out of the aircraft with no parachute at all. This is most commonly used with propaganda leaflets. Our military ring customers who are infantry are especially knowledgeable of the air drop. Our paratrooper ring customers are more proficient with air drop procedures.  

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