Which option correctly identifies the air delivery method used for heavy armored vehicle movement and retrograde missions?

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Heavy armored vehicles are too heavy to be delivered by a parachute drop or remain safely immobile if dropped. The effective air delivery method for getting these vehicles onto the ground and ready to maneuver is airland. In airland operations, a heavy-lift aircraft lands at a suitable airfield or landing zone, the armor is unloaded (often ro lls off the ramp), and can immediately drive into position. This approach supports both rapid insertion into hostile zones and retrograde withdrawals, since the vehicles stay intact and ready for use after landing. Parachute drops are impractical for armor due to weight, stability, and protection needs, and while airlift describes moving equipment by air, it doesn’t specify that the load is landed and operable on the ground.