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Old 22nd Mar 2021, 09:33
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Originally Posted by Kilonovember52
With the likelihood that the C130 will get binned into todays defence cuts what the chance that the MOD / RAF will look buy some 2nd hand A400M's from the Germans, French or Spanish? A quick calculation on cargo capacity indicates that the current 14 Hercs could be replaced by 5 A400M's
Probably the line of thought taken by the people potentially axing the C-130 based on Top Trump numbers and not what it can actually do with that carrying capacity.
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