Dismissed Discussion on Autofortifications

[DeSchaine]

Let me be more clear: Nuclear weapons are not allowed in this RP forum (last time I checked, anyways). And the devices you reference are not capable of doing what you want them to do without a massive scale increase, which (to get the results you desire) in effect creates a low yield nuclear weapon and would therefore be prohibited.

The rapid deployment technique you reference is one I am very familiar with, having been trained in it by the US Army. It is possible to low-pass multi deploy but not in the fashion you desire. In the example you give, the cargo units are not actually tethered together, but rather the deployment of the first unit pulls the chute of the next out into the airstream and results in the second unit being pulled out. However, the strap between the first cargo unit and the chute of the second utilizes attachment points with a VERY low tensile strength, and by design breaks on full extension of the chute cords. Air dropping AT hedgehogs in such a fashion would actually result in a larger spread than is required to be effective unless you use multiple aircraft (probably ten or more in a single run considering a normal hedgehog takes up about 25 cubic feet of cargo space). The other option would be to permanently attach them to each other and drop them, which would result in the issues I mentioned above.

It also occurs to me, given the mobility of modern mechanized forces as well as the capability of anti-air units, it would seem that it is impractical and almost certainly fatal for the air crews to employ this tactic.