Please explain how we can get 10,000 troops, and presumeably their equipment since they'd be useless without it, anywhere in the world in three days. That's 72 hrs
anywhere in the world would mean 18,000 miles or less. that's 18,000/72 = 250 mph..(average speed)
Consider how fast transport planes fly, (since nothing else is fast enough) how much they carry, how many of them are available, how fast it takes to load them. how far the planes can travel before refuelingf, how to refuel them, how to supply ten thousand troops with coffee...oh..and food, while in transit. Pottie stops.... etc.
show your work.
I was unable to find the story about deployment times, seems that the 82nd airborne is the only ones that can get anywhere they want with equipment in 48 to 72 hours by one report thats 5,000 men and their equipment.
But they do not have very much heavy equipment. it takes two week to reach the mediterranean by ship, from a few things I read, so I do not recall when I heard that, figure from a politician. I do know that the along with the 82nd airborne the 101st Airborne in the 80's had the ability to be deployed at a pretty rapid pace also.
With C5's range unloaded, I could not find a range listed when fully loaded: 6,320 nm (11,705km) without cargo; Unlimited with inflight refueling. Is a pretty good reach.
Found a second site 3500 nm 151,000 pounds of cargo, upto 2 CH47 helicopters.
But it has been a long time since I was in the military, and I am sure things have changed. For my unit to deploy took three to five days. Thats break down, pack, and rebuild what was broken down for transport.
Load time would vary depending on items. trucks and people not to long to load a C5.
So I don't think I can come up with any hard and fast figures, for time scale to deploy troops. So Like one report I read, 45 days would be about it. So a 3 day deployment is only going to happen when it is the 82nd Airborne, or a marine detachment, that need little support from the desk sitters.
yup..just a tiny bit of an exaggeration?