Sounds expensive. Just get a cargo plane to fly at low altitude near the Mexican coast and open its hatch to drop them there with a few life boats. A bit of rubber and a few paddles is far cheaper than all of the metal that would have to be used to construct proper drop pods.
I mean, we don't have to land the plane.
"Change of plans, Pablo. You ever gone skydiving?"
"But senior, I no have parachute."
"Here, hold this paper bag over your head..."
Remember the Alamo!
I mean, America does need to put R&D time into drop pods, what better time to test them...
Sounds expensive. Just get a cargo plane to fly at low altitude near the Mexican coast and open its hatch to drop them there with a few life boats. A bit of rubber and a few paddles is far cheaper than all of the metal that would have to be used to construct proper drop pods.
How else are we going to test them, you want to use REAL soldiers? Better have 'disposable' testers to work out the kinks.
Then after we have them working perfectly, we can do you method.
why, when we already proved the technology with operation beaver drop?
You ready to fly, Roberto?