Parachute

A Parachute is a piece of equipment used for surviving a drop from high altitude. Parachutes are seen in ShackTac both in the context of Paratroopers and when Pilots eject from various Aircraft. They are also seen attached to air-dropped Resupply Crates.

Parachutes are deployed automatically (at least in ArmA 3) as soon as a person carrying one (or a crate fitted with one) is in freefall. This happens when the person/crate is ejected from a flying aircraft, whether voluntarily or automatically. Once the person/crate touches the ground, the parachute disappears from the game entirely. It does not need to be removed.

Personal parachutes come in two distinct flavors: Controllable and non-controllable. Controllable parachutes allow the player using them to maneuver while in the air, and thus be able to determine to some extent where they will touch down. Non-controllable parachutes do not allow this, meaning that the person using the parachute glides along a path determined only by the exact point where they were dropped from the aircraft. The Controllable variety is far rarer in ShackTac videos, mostly used by well-equipped Paratroopers such as BLUFOR Special Forces. Their availability can greatly affect the disorganization typically occurring immediately after touch-down.

Crate parachutes are always non-controllable.