> but we can and do drop tanks via parachutes today I don't think that's actually true. Some quick Googling shows the US M-1 Abrams tank is not air-droppable,

> but we can and do drop tanks via parachutes today I don't think that's actually true. Some quick Googling shows the US M-1 Abrams tank is not air-droppable, and maybe the best they can do is air drop light armored vehicles which are much lighter.