Oh Dear,
Did you really need to ask this. It was to keep the floor and hence the ground equipment the same as the C130K. Our
Js are unique because of the floor and that's why we can't really take any more off the production line (like we can with C-17) and have a common J fleet. Most of the other J operators have the ECHS (Enhaced Cargo Handling System) floor whereas ours DON'T. ECHS allows the ALM to control cargo loading and air drop amongst other things. Having seen the system at first hand on a Danish aircraft it is the dogs doo dahs.
Mac