How SOCOM plans to use the MC-130J in a war with Russia or China

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How SOCOM plans to use the MC-130J in a war with Russia or China

Stavros Atlamazoglou | October 28, 2021

The MC-130J Commando II is a special missions aircraft based on the legendary C-130 Hercules, but heavily modified for the rigors of clandestine special operations missions. The Commando II, which first entered service in 2012, has proven its mettle throughout eight subsequent years of covert combat operations, flying in support of missions like Operation Kayla Mueller, which resulted in the death of ISIS leader, Abu Bakr al-Baghdadi.

But with America’s recent re-emphasis on Great Power Competition, the U.S. military is looking to readjust its platforms and doctrine for a potential war with nation-level opponents out of Beijing or Moscow. The past twenty years of war in the Middle East produced many valuable lessons, but now they need to be adjusted to new realities and a completely different operational environment.

https://www.sandboxx.us/blog/how-socom-plans-to-use-the-mc-130j-in-a-war-with-russia-or-china/

[sneakypete]

The C-123'S and C-130's are without a doubt THE best money the USAF ever spent. Maybe the most reliable and versatile aircraft ever created.

BUT.......,they are still big,slow-flying aircraft that need fighter escorts to survive on some combat missions.

They could probably be ok against the Chinese,but not the Russians. Anything that flies in  a war with Russia is going to get shot down.