Operation: DARK CLAW Parachute Jumping Bikes/Carts

Описание: Military-contract CASA C-212 twin-turboprop, Airborne parachute assault and simulated hostage rescue by the 1st Tactical Studies Group (Airborne) using folding All-Terrain "Mountain" Bikes (ATBs) and All-Terrain All-Purpose Cart (ATAC) to demonstrate Light Bicycle Infantry (LBI) capabilities to U.S. Army Combat Developments at Fort Bragg, North Carolina

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Extensive Military Bicycle-Infantry History

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One paratrooper had a militarized Montague Mountain Gold folding ATB (Colonel Joshua Lawrence Chamberlain I FMTB)

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...in a Cashwell airdrop bag attached to his body for the exit from the high-performance military aircraft rear ramp that was lowered on a line before landing. Once on the ground, the bag was opened, the ATB unfolded and cycled off to join his team mates whose bikes were a part of the ATAC skid board load so they jumped separately.

The British "Cycle-Commandos" raided Bruneval radar station on the coast of France in 1942 by jumping exposed folding BSA bicycles to achieve stealthy mobility from an unexpected direction to surprise the German defenders. This proven technique is improved on by enclosing the folding bike in a Cashwell padded airdrop bag to reduce snagging risks during parachute jumps.

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