Special Operations C-130 Variants

[fatman17]

AC-130H Spectre
Number of a/c: 8
Unit:16th SOS, 1st SOW, Hurlburt Field, Florida
Powerplant: four 4,910 shaft HP Allison T-56-A-A15 turboprop engines.
Mission: close support and night interdiction. these are the oldest gunships in service. all have undergone changes of powerplant, armamant and other features since entering service in the 1970s. until the changes, the AC-130H carried only 40mm and 105mm cannons.

AC-130U Spooky
Number: 17 inc. four recent additions informally called AC-130U+4s.
Powerplant: four T-56-A-15s
Mission: close support and night interdiction. these are the newest gunships, delivered in the late 1980s and early 1990s.

AC-130J Commando Solo II
Number: 6
Powerplant: four 4,700 shaft HP Rolls-Royce AE-2100D3 turboprop engines.
Mission: prepare the battlefield for Psychological operations and civil affairs broadcasts.

MC-130E Combat Talon I & II
Number:19 + 20
Powerplant: upgraded with four T-56-A-15s.
Mission:Infiltration, exfilteration and re-supply of special operations forces and equipment in hostile and denied territory. secondary ops include psy ops and helicopter re-fuelling.

MC-130P Combat Shadow
Number: 28
Powerplant: upgraded with four T-56-A-15s.
Mission: clandestine, or low-level visibility, single or multi-ship low-level refuelling missions for special ops helicopters and Infiltration, exfilteration and re-supply of special operations forces and equipment in hostile and denied territory by air-drop or air-land.

MC-130W Combat Spear
Number: 12 planned
Powerplant: upgraded with four T-56-A-15s.
Mission: Similar to MC-130E Combat Talon I

Armamant: 1 GAU-12/U 25mm cannon; 1 L-60 40mm Bofors cannon; and 1 M-102 105mm howitzer.

 

[JK!]

I read somewhere that an AC130U Spooky will pour so much firepower onto an enemy that back at base the crew have to clear the empty brass casings with shovels.

 

[Beskar]

I read somewhere that an AC130U Spooky will pour so much firepower onto an enemy that back at base the crew have to clear the empty brass casings with shovels.

A 25mm, five barrel, Gatling-Gun with a rate of fire of 4200 RPM, will DEFINITELY make you shovel the ammo casings after you're done with the payload.

 

[Super Falcon]

what typ of c130 pak has

 

[metalfalcon]

what typ of c130 pak has

Older and simpler Versions used only for the purpose of transporting goods and troops.

 

[fatman17]

what typ of c130 pak has

C-130 A/B/C/D/Es all upgraded to C-130H standard.