Now chaps, having recently been on the receiving end of a suggestion of "rain windows" or some such, I have recently found this ;
Special Forces C-130 Hercules - RAF Special Forces Flights
As I don't recognise most of the "kit" that's mentioned here, I can only assume that these MODS were put in post my departure circa 97. No wonder the loadies work load went up though, the front end must have been working flat out to understand all that electronic input.
Smudge