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by RealityVoid 809 days ago
These are not hard numbers. The velocity can vary quite a bit in free fall and depending on parachute state when tangled I'm sure that can greatly vary as well.

But yes, a partial deploy will slow you down somewhat.

And mildly related there's this website about free fall survival that I find fascinating:

https://www.greenharbor.com/fffolder/ffresearch.html