If you accept the C-130 will be unsuitable for oceanic waters, the ramp could offer advantages for SOF in calmer littoral Ops for the insertion/extraction of assault craft and surface and sub-surface vehicles such as RIBs and AUV/UUVs, as down with the Chinook, but at far greater ranges.
Last edited by ORAC; 18th Sep 2021 at 08:18.