| Aircraft | MC-130 "Combat Shadow" (Lockheed Aircraft Corp. ) |
| Mission | First:reduce detection
and intercept by airborne threats
Second:airdrop of small special operations teams (SEALs, etc)and or in-flight refueling as a receiver |
| Year | 1986 |
| Engine | Four Allison T56-A-15 turboprops: 4,910 shaft horsepower each engine |
| Wingspan | 132 feet, 7 inches (40.4 meters) |
| Length | 98 feet, 9 inches (30.09 meters) |
| Height | 38 feet, 6 inches (11.7 meters) |
| Weight | Maximum Takeoff Weight: 155,000 pounds (69,750 kilograms) |
| Max. speed | 289 miles per hour (464 kilometers per hour) at sea level |
| Range | Beyond 4,000 miles (3,478 nautical miles) |
| Ceiling | 33,000 feet (10,000 meters) |
| Crew | 8: Four officers
(pilot, co-pilot, primary navigator, secondary navigator), and
four enlisted (flight engineer, communications systems operator and two loadmasters) |
| Armament | 105mm howitzer
bofors 40mm gun (General Electric) GAU-12/U 25mm six-barrel gun:3,000 rds |
The MC-130P (formerly the HC-130) Combat Shadow flies clandestine or
low visibility, low-level missions into politically
sensitive or hostile territory to provide air refueling for special
operations helicopters. The MC-130P primarily flies its single- or
multi-ship missions at night to reduce detection and intercept by airborne
threats.
Secondary mission capabilities include airdrop of small special operations
teams, small bundles, and zodiac and combat rubber
raiding craft; as well as night-vision goggle t