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R3D-2

Tactical Transports

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R3D-2

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MASS (Military Archive Scoring System) 72

* Absolute score — assessed within category · no era adjustment

Payload

Short / Rough-Field Capability

Range

Cargo Versatility

Reliability

Self-Protection

Low-Altitude Capability

Versatility

Technology

Cost-Effectiveness

Methodology ↗ → Tactical Transports ranking

ManufacturerDouglas

CategoryTactical Transports

⊕ History

Data Quality80%

MASS(Military Archive Scoring System)

⊟ Tactical Transportsranking ↗methodology ↗

Tactical Transports MASS Rating

43/215

All-Time

Tactical Transports · 10 axes scored

Payload

Short / Rough-Field Capability

Range

Cargo Versatility

Reliability

Self-Protection

Low-Altitude Capability

Versatility

Technology

Cost-Effectiveness

ⓘ Regardless of era, the same scoring system applies to all units in the tactical transports category.

01 / Overview

R3D-2

Category

Tactical Transports

Prime contractor

Douglas

💰 PERFORMANCE / PRICE ASSESSMENT Methodology ↗

TACTICAL TRANSPORTS

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PERFORMANCE/PRICE

UNIT COST (2025 USD)

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MASS SCORE ↗

tactical transports category

ⓘ Performance/Price and MASS score are computed across all units in the tactical transports category, regardless of era.

02 / Specs & Design

03 / History

04 / MASS Score

TACTICAL TRANSPORTS RANKING Tactical Transports

#42

C-160F 73 #43

VC-137C 72 #44 R3D-2 (this weapon) 72 #45

C-212A Aviocar 71 #46

An-12B 71

MASS RANKINGSMASS ↗

43TACTICAL TRANSPORTS 61PERFORMANCE/PRICE · TACTICAL TRANSPORTS

ⓘ Rankings are within theTactical Transportscategory.

Tactical Transports Douglas

📚 Sources

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