Night sky fills with glowing lights as paratroopers hold drill in the dark
Night sky fills with glowing lights as paratroopers hold drill in the dark
2023-10-20
The Army’s Aviation and Special Forces Command on Thursday evening held a unique training mission at Taiwan’s only paratrooper base in Pingtung’s Chaozhou Township. Almost 60 soldiers jumped off from a C-130 transport plane at an altitude of 1,250 feet in total darkness, filling the night sky with glowing lights.
Paratroopers all wore lights on their bodies, in order to be identifiable. On the ground, markings were set up with lights to guide them to their target. The head of the command, Wang Hsin-wei, says the biggest challenge of night missions like this is identifying one’s surroundings. To orient themselves, paratroopers must take into account wind directions and landmarks on the ground, as well as judge the range and approach to the landing site.
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航特部傘訓高空夜間跳傘 如"螢火蟲"場面壯觀
2023-10-20
潮州跳傘場是國軍唯一基本傘訓基地，陸軍航特部所屬空降訓練中心昨晚執行夜跳，受訓員近60人次，依序從1250英呎高的C-130運輸機一躍而下，畫面很壯觀。
傘兵陸續從飛機艙口跳出，隨身燈光讓夜空出現點點螢光，地面則有燈光指引。航特部政戰主任王信為說，夜間跟白天跳傘的最大差別在於辨識能力，傘兵跳出機門，要確定傘開沒問題，馬上確定方位，還要看風向、搭配著陸點、判斷空降場範圍，由於夜間辨識能力相對受限，所以夜跳都配有燈光標示。
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