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* The airplane holds 54 people in sidewall seats, along with 13 pallets. | * The airplane holds 54 people in sidewall seats, along with 13 pallets. | ||
* A palletized seating load can carry 12 people per pallet. | * A palletized seating load can carry 12 people per pallet. | ||
* The Forge takes up 2 pallets | * The Forge takes up 2 pallets | ||
* A pallet holds 10,000 lbs | |||
* An MRE weighs 2lbs | |||
** Therefore, we can fit 5000 MREs per pallet | |||
** 63 people means 189 meals per day | |||
** That's 26 days worth of meals per pallet | |||
*Humans need approximately 3 quarts of drinking water per day (3/4 gallon). | |||
**A gallon of water weighs 8lbs | |||
**A pallet holds approximately 1000 gallons of water (because the tanks weigh something too) | |||
**63 people * 3/4 of a gallon is 47.25 gallons of drinking water per day. | |||
**1000 gallons of water will therefore last 21 days. | |||
== Loadout == | == Loadout == | ||
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|4 | |4 | ||
| | |MREs | ||
|- | |- | ||
|5 | |5 | ||
| | |MREs | ||
|- | |- | ||
|6 | |6 | ||
| | |Water | ||
|- | |- | ||
|7 | |7 | ||
| | |Water purification gear, pumps, etc. Also, medical supplies. | ||
|- | |- | ||
|8 | |8 | ||
| | |Small arms ammunition | ||
|- | |- | ||
|9 | |9 | ||
| | |Small arms ammunition | ||
|- | |- | ||
|10 | |10 | ||
| | |2 x M120 mortar tubes, mortar rounds, and a variety of explosives. | ||
|- | |- | ||
|11 | |11 | ||
| | |MQ-9 Reaper Drone (disassembled), 2 x M134 Miniguns, 2 x GBU-12 bombs, 8 x AGM-114 Hellfire Missiles | ||
|- | |- | ||
|12 | |12 | ||
| | |MRZR-4D | ||
|- | |- | ||
|13 | |13 | ||
| | |MRZR-4D. Also, in the cargo bed are 2 x M240B GPMGs, 5000 rounds of linked 7.62mm ammo, a MK19 grenade launcher, plus 500 rounds of linked grenade ammo (300 frag, 100 smoke, 50 tear gas, 50 white phosphorous). | ||
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Latest revision as of 21:14, 19 March 2025
Refs
- https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Boeing_C-17_Globemaster_III#Specifications_(C-17A)
- https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/463L_master_pallet
Other notes:
- The airplane holds 54 people in sidewall seats, along with 13 pallets.
- A palletized seating load can carry 12 people per pallet.
- The Forge takes up 2 pallets
- A pallet holds 10,000 lbs
- An MRE weighs 2lbs
- Therefore, we can fit 5000 MREs per pallet
- 63 people means 189 meals per day
- That's 26 days worth of meals per pallet
- Humans need approximately 3 quarts of drinking water per day (3/4 gallon).
- A gallon of water weighs 8lbs
- A pallet holds approximately 1000 gallons of water (because the tanks weigh something too)
- 63 people * 3/4 of a gallon is 47.25 gallons of drinking water per day.
- 1000 gallons of water will therefore last 21 days.
Loadout
| Pallet location | Contents |
|---|---|
| 1 | 12 Seats |
| 2 | Forge |
| 3 | Forge |
| 4 | MREs |
| 5 | MREs |
| 6 | Water |
| 7 | Water purification gear, pumps, etc. Also, medical supplies. |
| 8 | Small arms ammunition |
| 9 | Small arms ammunition |
| 10 | 2 x M120 mortar tubes, mortar rounds, and a variety of explosives. |
| 11 | MQ-9 Reaper Drone (disassembled), 2 x M134 Miniguns, 2 x GBU-12 bombs, 8 x AGM-114 Hellfire Missiles |
| 12 | MRZR-4D |
| 13 | MRZR-4D. Also, in the cargo bed are 2 x M240B GPMGs, 5000 rounds of linked 7.62mm ammo, a MK19 grenade launcher, plus 500 rounds of linked grenade ammo (300 frag, 100 smoke, 50 tear gas, 50 white phosphorous). |
