To: freepersup
There are 90 C-5's and 120 C-17's in the inventory. Each can carry only one M1A2 or two Bradleys. It would take over 300 sorties to move a heavy division.
84 posted on
03/26/2003 2:45:34 PM PST by
CholeraJoe
(OO-OOH Can't anybody see? We've got a war to fight.)
To: CholeraJoe
There are 90 C-5's and 120 C-17's in the inventory. Each can carry only one M1A2 or two Bradleys. It would take over 300 sorties to move a heavy division. Three days?
95 posted on
03/26/2003 2:48:33 PM PST by
Carry_Okie
(Because there are people in power who are truly evil.)
To: CholeraJoe
Yeah, and your point is? Why not fly the sorties and really screw up Saddam's day in Hell.
To: CholeraJoe
Is that do able??
How long would it take to put that division in there??
106 posted on
03/26/2003 2:52:01 PM PST by
Dog
To: CholeraJoe
There are 90 C-5's and 120 C-17's in the inventory. Each can carry only one M1A2 or two Bradleys. It would take over 300 sorties to move a heavy division. Looking for some current numbers. As of 09/30/01, there were 81 C-5's in the Total Aicrcraft Inventory (TAI) and 70 in the Primary Aircraft Inventory (PAI), the difference between the two being aircraft in depot maintanence, attrition reserve and training duties. The C-17's had 76 TAI and 67 PAI, although those numbers have undoubtedly increased.
131 posted on
03/26/2003 3:00:25 PM PST by
Fury
To: CholeraJoe
There are 90 C-5's and 120 C-17's in the inventory. Each can carry only one M1A2 or two Bradleys. It would take over 300 sorties to move a heavy division.
Does that include all the support vehicles and GAS for the tanks
136 posted on
03/26/2003 3:03:14 PM PST by
uncbob
( building tomorrow)
To: CholeraJoe
Yea but how about one of the ACRs plus part of a LID????
206 posted on
03/26/2003 5:17:33 PM PST by
cavtrooper21
("..he's not heavy, sir. He's my brother...")
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