D120A, you're being a bit unfair to the poor old Beverley.
Tiger Mate is absolutely right, the Beverley was basically an early forties design for a SHORT RANGE TACTICAL transport, operating radius 200nm, using short field take-off and landing techniques from unprepared surfaces.
In this role it was superb and unequalled by today's transports.
The C-130 had the advantage of much later design technology - including turbo-props - and was designed as a dual role short-range tactical/long-range stategic transport.
Some of the leading particulars make interesting comparisons ;
Maximum AUW (lbs) Beverley 135,000 Hercules 155,000
Max Payload (lbs) Beverley 45,000 Hercules 43,800
Cargo capacity (cu.ft) Bev.5000 +2000 Hercules 4,500
load (passengers) Beverley 94 Hercules 92
(paras) Beverley 70 Hercules 64
TOD to 50ft (ft) Beverley 3150 Hercules 5160
Land from 50ft (ft) Beverley 2400 Hercules 2700
The BIG difference was, of course, speed and payload/range.