To: Rockpile
A Sherman could not be carried by a C-130 since it would be about 18-20 thousand pounds too heavy. Besides, I think a Sherman is too tall to even get it into the fuselage. I have over 5000 hours as a C-130 loadmaster and our -9 at one time had loading instructions for the Sherman tank.
38 posted on
10/17/2013 10:55:03 PM PDT by
AlaskaErik
(I served and protected my country for 31 years. Progressives spent that time trying to destroy it.)
To: AlaskaErik
Time to eat crow...it was the Sheridan, not the Sherman tank, that we could carry in the C-130.
39 posted on
10/17/2013 11:01:20 PM PDT by
AlaskaErik
(I served and protected my country for 31 years. Progressives spent that time trying to destroy it.)
To: AlaskaErik
When I was a youngster we were at Ardmore AFB, Oklahoma. The wing there was dedicated to the 101 st Airborne Division and was the very first wing to get C130s I think.
My dad said he rode on City of Ardmore up to Langley one time—— something to do with maintenance and parts supply setup IIRC.
42 posted on
10/18/2013 9:32:42 AM PDT by
Rockpile
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