http://www.defensemedianetwork.com/stories/second-generation-c-130j-super-hercules-achieves-successes-in-war-zone/ Your Source for Defense and Military News Mon, 06 Feb 2012 14:18:58 +0000 hourly 1 http://wordpress.org/?v=3.2.1 http://www.defensemedianetwork.com/stories/second-generation-c-130j-super-hercules-achieves-successes-in-war-zone/#comment-20 Chuck Oldham (Editor) Fri, 19 Feb 2010 16:28:04 +0000 http://theyearindefense.com/?p=784#comment-20 I sometimes wonder if a major part of the reluctance you mentioned derives from a lack of understanding about increasing capability. Uninformed people will look at a Block 5 F-16 and a Block 50 F-16 and wonder why the Block 50 is so expensive by comparison when they're "obviously" the same airplane. They can't see an increase in capability because it's underneath what seems to be the same skin. I sometimes wonder if a major part of the reluctance you mentioned derives from a lack of understanding about increasing capability. Uninformed people will look at a Block 5 F-16 and a Block 50 F-16 and wonder why the Block 50 is so expensive by comparison when they’re “obviously” the same airplane. They can’t see an increase in capability because it’s underneath what seems to be the same skin.

]]> http://www.defensemedianetwork.com/stories/second-generation-c-130j-super-hercules-achieves-successes-in-war-zone/#comment-19 Tim Thu, 11 Feb 2010 18:04:09 +0000 http://theyearindefense.com/?p=784#comment-19 I worked AC-130H, MC130E, and C130Es and Hs. I could not understand the reluctance to upgrade to the J. It was superior in every way to the earlier birds. Sure it cost more. What doesn't? The increased performance capability as outlined in the article seemed obvious but I guess if you're not actually in a war you can play the paper tiger game and try to get by on the cheap. Happens every time. I worked AC-130H, MC130E, and C130Es and Hs. I could not understand the reluctance to upgrade to the J. It was superior in every way to the earlier birds. Sure it cost more. What doesn’t? The increased performance capability as outlined in the article seemed obvious but I guess if you’re not actually in a war you can play the paper tiger game and try to get by on the cheap. Happens every time.

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