Air Transport Parachute for Flight Stand

Parachutes transformed airborne operations by allowing personnel or supplies to descend without an aircraft landing. During the Second World War, specially trained airborne forces used them to seize objectives and support larger operations. A parachute accessory does not identify one aircraft or national unit, but represents the delivery method central to airborne logistics and combat insertion. Supply parachutes could deliver ammunition, food, medical stores, or equipment to troops cut off from ordinary routes, including resistance formations. Delivery accuracy, weather, and the availability of aircraft could decide whether supplies were recovered. The same basic visual subject can therefore represent logistics as well as airborne assault, depending on the military setting.

Finish and color

Supplied unpainted and printed in the selected color. Choose from the available product color options.

Tabletop use

Suitable for period-appropriate custom scenarios in the Global War series of games by Historical Board Gaming and compatible Axis & Allies games. Use suitable scenario or house rules for unit statistics and any technology upgrades. This piece does not supply additional game rules.

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