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Originally Posted by Benjamin
Would it be possible to parachute out of the rear doors of a major airliner such as the 747?
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Why not just land them on the tarmac of a civilian airport? Its been done before.
I've been a fan of the airborne concept myself. Not really probable (although not impossible), but more for nostalgic reasons (Red Dawn like you mentioned).
In my timeline, there were airborne drops to support the invasion. A couple battalion drops (not all para though - some landing and dismounting from planes on undefended civil airports) and some smaller platoon/company drops.
I have the Cuban's heavily involved in the Mexican campaign. At first they are reluctant to get involved, but eventually get drawn in. As do the addition to a couple other nations (Nicaragua and Venezuela).