Ahhhhhhhh,
I see that we didn't manage to procure any objectivity as either part of the latest J software load or as another awkward bolt-on for the K. I wonder exactly how much energy (to the nearest 1000 man-days) you people have wasted fighting each other instead of making the C130 force work effectively together. Most people recognise that both aircraft still have a lot to offer - not that you'd get that impression here.
Frankly nobody outside Lyneham and 2 Gp really gives a t*ss which model of C130 is tasked as long as it turns up on time and gets the job done. And (for the public domain) nobody outside Lyneham, 2 Gp and the Para Reg really gives a t*ss what each type of aircraft can drop out of the back - the primary role is AT, not meat-bombing battlefields and providing target practice for a variety of widely-exported Russian SAMs.
Lyneham used to be massively divisive in the old days of pure K rivalry and nothing seems to have changed - even though half the J guys have masses of K experience. Wonder if you'll take your petty ways across to Brize in 5 years to whine about the A330, C17 and A400M.
SS