Repair vehicle and units

[Suhiir]

Originally Posted by Imp

Thought designed to be supposedly air dropable not helo transportable weight something like 17 tons

They were intended to be air dropable.
I know they've done tests dumping them out of aircraft but to the best of my knowledge it's never been done outside of the tests.
I do believe there are a FEW civilian heavy lift helos (used for construction) that could pick one up, but nothing in the military inventory can.

[Hermit]

Originally Posted by Suhiir

They were intended to be air dropable.
I know they've done tests dumping them out of aircraft but to the best of my knowledge it's never been done outside of the tests.
I do believe there are a FEW civilian heavy lift helos (used for construction) that could pick one up, but nothing in the military inventory can.

You're right, air droppable, not helo liftable. But FYI, the CH-53E Super Stallion can lift 17.8 tons:

http://www.history.navy.mil/planes/ch53.htm

[Marcello]

Originally Posted by Suhiir

I do believe there are a FEW civilian heavy lift helos (used for construction) that could pick one up, but nothing in the military inventory can.

The Mi-26 can carry 20 tons, even a bit more in a pinch.

[Wdll]

Originally Posted by Hermit

http://www.britannica.com/EBchecked/...r-lifting-tank

But, as I have now been informed, I didn't see any tanks being lifted (although I know the Sheridan was designed specifically for this purpose)

Thanks for setting me straight!

The "tank" in the photo looks like a light armoured scout vehicle similar to the Daimler Armoured Car or something of equal size. Not a MBT or tank in general.

[EJ]

Wdll,
I clicked on that link showing the vehicle being helo lifted. The link must be broken because it won't show the picture....

[thatguy96]

Originally Posted by Wdll

The "tank" in the photo looks like a light armoured scout vehicle similar to the Daimler Armoured Car or something of equal size. Not a MBT or tank in general.

I've seen this picture in a book I have. No one seems to know the story behind it. Its an M56 Scorpion chassis with an M40 106mm recoilless rifle.

[Wdll]

It shows fine to me, but uses flash to show.

Here, I will upload it here to have a look.

[Suhiir]

Sorta looked like an M50 Ontos to me.

[Imp]

Originally Posted by Suhiir

Sorta looked like an M50 Ontos to me.

My thoughts to but a bit short on RCLs

[Suhiir]

Two of the six were made to be easily detached, and any of the others could be removed in minutes with a wrench.

And I know M50's were regularly moved by CH-53's and CH-46's during Vietnam.

I suppose the vehicle in the photo might be one someone had gotten and was using for some helo transport tests.
What's the make/model of the helo in the photo? Seems to be an HR2S-1 Mojave, those were used during the 1959-1966 period, an the M50 Ontos was used between 1956-1969...so maybe...

Only a civilian would mistake an Ontos for a tank tho *laughs*