#64 Auf Stube on Tour: Die Kampfschwimmer 3/3 - Bundeswehr

and then there is the so called art efx training at the beginning so first of all this free fall training is only taught how to lie down in the air but that means you are on a board with wheels or on the ground and they show you how to keep your position. Moscow is where the wind comes from and what happens. If you hold your arms like that, then you start walking in the wind tunnel in the wind tunnel to perfect it, you know exactly how I have to behave. that I can work with the wind and if you are good in the wind tunnel then you get on the plane and then we jump off the plane and you jump with two instructors at the beginning, so the first seven jumps are accompanied and the first three, I mean, they are even with two instructors who are to the right and left of the lines, who then correct them again later, when you are tactical, you bring something completely military, then of course it is something different again, tempo 30 at night, right in my eyes.

They told me it was for the plate carriers in the backpack you jump in certain formations you have to go in the direction of the high mountain actually you have to work on the parachute all the time you have to stay in the formation, so that is very tiring. May I introduce you to our head of skydiving training, Fritsche and Fritsche? You should do the jump with your numbers in free fall, yes please, it would be a lot of fun, probably especially for you. You'll start putting on your shorts right away. A few words about the harness.

In the end it is exactly the same as the one that I and the rest of the jumpers use. The difference is that we have a parachute on the back that attaches directly to us. Instead of the parachute you have me on top of me, you are directly in the attached parachute harness, you have four suspension points, two on the shoulders and two on the hips, each of these suspension points has a capacity of approximately two tons and a half, so that should be enough. Please step back towards me, left foot here through right foot you through both well I have to ask you again, your pockets are all masters, you have nothing left in your pockets that can hurt you or that you can lose , there is nothing left because it is wonderfully plastic and I have done about 2000 free fall jumps and about 800 of them are tandem jumps, if something is asymmetrical or feels asymmetrical then tell me what please don't understand the straps yourself because if start to put space in the straps yourself it may happen that some of them open that we do not want to open, we will have three more just after I have put them on for a while do exercises here on the floor, this is "The takeoff position, this is the free fall position and this is the landing position.

In theory, we will constantly hear about the risk of injury with a tandem jump. The landing is the biggest risk. It just depends on whether we are on our butts landing and that your legs are out of the way, my legs are not out of the way so basically being in the air while landing could lead to leg injuries or in the worst case even a knee injury. The knee feels so good, it's okay once in a while , evenly, then we are ready to start, then you can go to the machine and now please push yourself once in the middle of your body so that only your stomach touches the floor, so that you basically have a banana shape that is perfect when we get out of it the planes have fallen yes then I'll pat you on the shoulder yes that means for you that you can now assume a free fall position with your arms that's just for you so we can feel what a free fall jumper because of the pressure on the poor thing is fine by the time we reach the maximum speed of around 200 km h, we can basically work with the air and the flow gives us the opportunity to steer and then don't suddenly shut down.

You don't suddenly realize how long it will be until the parachute opens. We will be in free fall for about 45 seconds. The question doesn't sound like an airplane and then the flap opens and then I. knowing how to get out of there at that moment because I and then I will write to you again and everything is fine exactly like that will in itself be an advantage, as I mentioned before, landing on your butt so you can basically slide in the meadow. which is directly behind us. To do this we have to raise our legs in the air to approximately a height that helps.

I have two commands for you for this. The knee moves to do this, but one hand and knee cuts the fabric of the pants and holds your pants tight so you can pull the knee or then both knees towards your chest when I tell you to land, lift your legs, please stretch straight leg and stretch the tip of your toe away from you so that we can In the Rhineland, so to speak, we go on a sleigh, but we still have to talk a little louder among ourselves. The parachute moves steadily at a speed of about 40 kilometers per hour.

Therefore, a little wind makes me a little louder. Everything works in free fall We ourselves have every opportunity, although I can try to talk to me, I don't have it now, where are you on duty? Basically, anywhere in the world where, of course, there is a fire going on. At this time, much of North Africa was there in Atalanta, of course, much of Afghanistan, that is a mission that you remember or can briefly describe, maybe that you met exactly before, so Atalanta, for example, had Five and a half years. months, that was the longest term, we were responsible for the fight against piracy and explained the contacts there, what they looked like, for example, they were on wheels.

Something appeared on the radar in contact and then our snipers got on the helicopter, flew over and we looked at what could be there and if they recognized rocket launchers, machine guns or anything else, which is typical of fishermen and those that exist, then they are right . We just went there and armed ourselves as strongly as possible, that is, we had all the weapons with us, the weapons station on the ships was occupied and then most of them already said okay, we don't need to do anything with them, they we let our weapons drop, that means you are not willing to reach out. somewhere to de-escalate, but your father just de-escalated completely, we rarely work when we have a hostage for a long time.

It is incredibly important that we get to the hostage as quickly as possible, for example if he is in a building then we want to take that building as quickly as possible and then we pay less attention to our safety because then the hostage's life comes first or we want to get to the hostage. alley as quickly as possible. Yes, you have to act. incredibly aggressive. You have to act quickly. You can't think for long anymore, but practice what you've trained and just try to implement the information as quickly as possible to find the clues, save and free lives, that was okay, that sounds pretty crazy.

It was really crazy, but well done by Rüti, thank you, it seems like we lived but the first moment is crazy, but you have to keep in mind that it is the simplest version of the paratrooper for the military aspect. Then you have to take care of the equipment, your own protective equipment, your weapons, ammunition, everything you need for use. In our case, of course, that also always depends on what you're using and all of that would come on top of that. In this case it is not fun to have a tandem guest, but rather we bring someone with us who will also participate in this order.

It should be different, it could be engineers, doctors or other key personnel, something in a different way and can be spent wisely, that is why three cases are deployed, yes and all, to show how it would feel if you simulate this key personnel and we will jump from a C 160 Transall from a German Air Force tactical aircraft, the best with weapons and jumped, so the best means that a ballistic vest with magazines will be our 36 and a jump bag which is then attached to me to add some weight to what you are now hanging here I would estimate 50 to 60 usd for the extra 50 to 60 kilos just my 50 to 60 kilos They are still attached to you and Juno and there is still room for improvement so it can get worse.

It's exhausting, partly for you and partly for me, but you'll see tomorrow and then you can judge for yourself. Of course, everything will be fine, absolutely, that was a very important thing in the Marine Corps Command of the Special Forces, more precisely with the combat swimmers. I learned a lot, among other things, that sometimes it seems easier than it really is. My possessions are outside. I'm done and that's why I'm going home and I'm going to say thank you very much in front of Thilo. If you have any. Questions, do you have any suggestions? Leave it in the comments and we'll see you in the room and on

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until then, ciao ciao.