Decisive Killing Machines

[the_shadow 0]

but i think this

is the most beautiful one

along with this

what do you say guys :P

can it be MORE beautiful then this? ;)

(the one currently in use is the low vis grey one) ;)

[DKM Jaguar 0]

RAF one, definetly the best

MC-130 and KC-130 both are progressing nicely now, got most of the MC-130's model done so it looks like what it's meant to be..

What is the main model differences on a KC-130 from the C-130 besides extra under-wing fuel tanks?

[-HUNTER- 1]

H30's also have the outer wing pylons, from which ECM jammers or fueltanks can be suspended!

I think they also might have improved avionics but that isnt important!

[da12thMonkey 1943]

RAF one, definetly the best  

MC-130 and KC-130 both are progressing nicely now, got most of the MC-130's model done so it looks like what it's meant to be..

What is the main model differences on a KC-130 from the C-130 besides extra under-wing fuel tanks?

There aren't really any other differences between the KC-130 and the standard C-130 other than the drogue refueling system.

Since you're doing the MC-130H (I assume it's the H varient since the pictures you were given as reference were the one with the big nose ) and KC-130. Could you do an MC-130P Combat Shadow since it's basically it's a special forces version of the KC-130, just with an IR detection system on the nose:

http://www.airliners.net/open.file/688441/L/

http://www.airliners.net/open.file/795257/L/

The lads who fly them (67th SOS) are nice blokes, they sold me a beer mug for a tenner and said I could have unlimited refills from the kegs of beer they'd brought along with them for the whole weekend of the Air Tatoo at Fairford.

There is another version of the MC-130P with an altered nose a bit like the MC-130H, that used to carry the Fulton Recovery System that picked up special forces operatives without landing, by catching balloons attached by a wire to the operative on the ground between two 'whiskers' on the nose.

http://www.specwarnet.com/vehicles/mc130h_fulton.jpg

However these have now been removed leaving the plane with a nose like this:

http://www.airliners.net/open.file/754839/L/

However this would require doing some more modeling work and I don't want to over-burden you with too big a request considering the amount of effort you're already putting into doing so many textures.

@Panzergrenadier3:

I think he just meant that the Netherlands' roundel was similar to the Czech one, but with a spot in the centre

@Messiah

We haven't used the tricolour roundel on combat aircraft since the 70s/early 80s have we? I haven't seen it on any of our planes or helicopters apart from the Queen's flight and some of the trainer aircraft at Shawburry. the bicolour one's much more common:

and harder to confuse with the French one ;)

[DKM Jaguar 0]

As usual 12thmonkey, you have provided a very usefull peice of information

I'm very grateful for all the pictures you have given. I will make the MC-130P as it's a tiny adjustment.

Yeah, it the MC-130H I am doing.

My focus so far has been in the wrong place. I'm going to be getting the different types of C130 before doing the different nationalities.

This pack will be getting the roundells soon, and some features, then it will not be very long till release.

[Messiah 2]

da12thmonkey... very true but there are still some aircraft around using the old roundel... the new one seems to have been adopted more regularly on army stuff - Lynx's, Chinooks etc... but may as well keep updated hey

that Fulton Recovery looks rather painful if that C130 picks you up from the ground while flying

AG_smith... of course, i was talking in general - the US dont have a roundel of sorts, just the USAF symbol thing (although i may be mistaken as i think i saw some stars in circles once... god knows where)

lets just say a roundel shows the aircrafts origin in a quick and easy way

[ag_smith 0]

Hehe, roundels are not always "round". Here's a Polish "roundel":

[stevevcb 3]

Squaredel?

[da12thMonkey 1943]

that Fulton Recovery looks rather painful if that C130 picks you up from the ground while flying  

Aparently you just lift off the ground vertically like... well, being in a lift, until you get to the same altitude as the aircraft, then you get dragged along behind it for as long at it takes the blokes in the back to grab the wire with a hook and pull you into the aircraft. Doesn't really sound all that bad to me but then again I've never been the poor sod who tried it.

Quote taken from here.

Quote[/b] ]Shortly after I arrived at Ubon Royal Thai AFB, in 1968, I saw a demo of the Fulton Recovery System. The subject was some guy from personnel. An F-4 came over and dropped a Fulton capsule equipped with a drogue chute to make it come nearly straight dwon. The demonstrator went out, read the instructions, suited up, inflated the balloon and let the pickup line rise into the sky about 800' (I'm guessing) or so. Then, the MC-130 flew by with the jaws wide open, snagged the lione and Whoops! There he went. He was surrounded by people fairly close by but he went straight up. The last we saw was the C-130 disappearing with the rescuee dragging along behind the airplane. The crew snagged the line and pulled him inside. As they used to say in SEA, easy squeezee, GI.

[dm 9]

The Fulton system hasnt been used in years, due to some horrific injuries obtained by rescuees whilst using the system.

Most were caused by the violent batterings that the rescuees recieved whilst in the slip-stream of the aircraft. There are reports of one rescuee convulsing so violently after "capture" that he tumbled back out of the aircraft after "rescue"

If I recall correctly, I made a similar post to this a while ago (about the Futon system) can't be arsed to find it now tho  

Edit: found the post here

[—=R.I.P.=—™ 0]

Awesome work Jaguar !

Will be great to have a AC-130H Spectre someday in OFP along with the other variants  .  Here is a short clip of one launching its flares.  

http://www.military.cz/usa....30.mpeg

Linked from http://www.military.cz/usa...._en.htm

Other links that may be of interest or help.

http://www.theaviationzone.com/images/html/hercules/main.asp

http://www.fas.org/man/dod-101/sys/ac/c-130.htm

http://www.spectrumwd.com/c130/

[dabitup 0]

Umm...somebody say something.

[Silent N Deadly 0]

Something...J/k

But anyway, I just noticed the C-130 pics, and they look Grrreeat! Just wonderful! Keep it up.

[DKM Jaguar 0]

I've been too busy with college work to get much done, but I have been gradually redoing the textures.

MC-130P

http://jaguar.gotf.net/c130new2.jpg

http://jaguar.gotf.net/c130new3.jpg

http://jaguar.gotf.net/c130new4.jpg

JPG compression really ruins it..so here's a larger version:

http://jaguar.gotf.net/MC130Pbig.jpg

[theavonlady 2]

<span style='font-size:27pt;line-height:100%'><span style='color:red'>AMAZING!</span></span>

[BlackScorpion 0]

Excellent... But will the background be showing behind the windows in final release? I mean, ground through the hull...

P.S. better remove the tags before mods come... Those pics are over 100 kB...

[DKM Jaguar 0]

Those window textures are to blame, I think it's better to have it like that then white though.

It'll be fixed.

Thanks for the warning on the pics. Photoshop lied to me!

Avon, your monkey picture is scary

[Cpt. FrostBite 0]

Those window textures are to blame, I think it's better to have it like that then white though.  

It'll be fixed.

Thanks for the warning on the pics. Photoshop lied to me!  

Avon, your monkey picture is scary  

Just select the windows and change the plane-settings with 'move to top' or 'move to bottom'. I can't remember which one you need, but it's these two.

You used paa for the interiour textures. The advice to all addonmakers is to use pac, unless you need the paa format because you need to make it transparant. Black textures are also better in paa than pac, or so I heard.

[-HUNTER- 1]

The monkey picture was exactly how I looked when I saw the screenshots! Really good work jag!

[ExtracTioN 0]

Nice texture job Jaguar

[DKM Jaguar 0]

Extraction I was told litterally a minute ago that it was you who made the model for OPGWC: is it true?

I was hoping to find the actual creator of the model to credit them directly, instead of the OPGWC mod as it no longer exists and the credit would somewhat be wasted..

If so, this is a really nice model. Thankyou for allowing it to be used in the community, and I hope you approve of the project.

I don't think I've made the point enough that this C130 is really barely my work. Only the textures are, and some model modifications.

[ExtracTioN 0]

Extraction I was told litterally a minute ago that it was you who made the model for OPGWC: is it true?

I was hoping to find the actual creator of the model to credit them directly, instead of the OPGWC mod as it no longer exists and the credit would somewhat be wasted..

If so, this is a really nice model. Thankyou for allowing it to be used in the community, and I hope you approve of the project.  

I don't think I've made the point enough that this C130 is really barely my work. Only the textures are, and some model modifications.

Yes I donated the model to OPGWC Mod but you are free to work and release it you are doing a great job my friend

Oh and your texturing skills are just with 1 word WONDERFULL.

[-HUNTER- 1]

wooow dudes thank you both!

Elite model cannot do without elite textures!

Now the model finds it textures and will be happy forever!

[kikill 0]

lord have mercy on me, i was blind now i can see

[Messiah 2]

Jag... always a fan of your work... it gets more stunning as it goes along