MillenniumHerc Posted April 5, 2010 Share Posted April 5, 2010 Yeah, exactly like the older gunships....except not even close. Oh yeah, just roll it onto ANY C-130....then cut a hole, glue on an extra sensor and weld on a new cargo door...it's that easy! Some clown tried to tell me they were testing this on the W for the Talon II...I'm literally spit my drink in his face laughing. (Sarcasm) Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
US Herk Posted April 6, 2010 Share Posted April 6, 2010 Some clown tried to tell me they were testing this on the W for the Talon II...I'm literally spit my drink in his face laughing. (Sarcasm) They were actually briefing that last year. No sh*t. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
bobdaley Posted April 6, 2010 Share Posted April 6, 2010 I just read Robins delivered the last of 12 MC-130W's to Cannon on Tuesday. My guess is 87-9288. Bob Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
MillenniumHerc Posted April 6, 2010 Share Posted April 6, 2010 They were actually briefing that last year. No sh*t. No shit? I just wrote it off as T2 elitism from this guy not wanting to be out done. well I stand corrected. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
topboltsto400 Posted April 6, 2010 Share Posted April 6, 2010 No shit? I just wrote it off as T2 elitism from this guy not wanting to be out done. well I stand corrected.[ LOL, I spit my drink out when I read that.... Heard "other plane" rumors, never anything T2 related.... Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Herkpilot Posted April 7, 2010 Share Posted April 7, 2010 Oh yeah, well I heard we were going to be able to fly lower than the T2's while firing our new weapons. It's just the Rumor Mill in action... and yes 9288 did (or was scheduled to arrive wind permitting) today cheers Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
topboltsto400 Posted April 7, 2010 Share Posted April 7, 2010 yup it'll arrive in full Wombat garb, nice and freshly modded...ready to kick a$$ only to be re-modded...holes cut in it and grow a bunch of tumors.... poor little bugger will never get to be chased by thirsty helicopters/22's, or see the bunny rabbits scatter across the dirt LZ with the IDS.... ....but she'll blow sh1t up....and who doesn't like that? Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
whiskeymx Posted September 1, 2010 Share Posted September 1, 2010 D.S.-Whiskey=P.O.S. May sound like a good idea but believe me this thing is junk. We have spent more time fixing the systems that were messed up during the Mod than we have flying them. Send these poor planes back into rehab and give us our damn Whiskeys back!!! We are tired of all the Blue Ribbon teams!!! Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
HeyChief Posted September 1, 2010 Share Posted September 1, 2010 D.S.-Whiskey=P.O.S. May sound like a good idea but believe me this thing is junk. We have spent more time fixing the systems that were messed up during the Mod than we have flying them. Send these poor planes back into rehab and give us our damn Whiskeys back!!! We are tired of all the Blue Ribbon teams!!! Trust me..we thought it would be crap from day one (and possibly dangerous)....but the folks on the 3rd floor and the folks in Sunny Tampa wanted to show that it could be done faster and cheaper than the Marine effort and the Lockheed effort. Not sure if they figured out whose "short arm" was longer. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
stevoe Posted December 31, 2010 Share Posted December 31, 2010 (edited) Hi all, has someone pictures of a MC-130W equipped with the precision strike package? Thank you, and best wishes for the New Year! Stephan Edited December 31, 2010 by stevoe Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Dave in WV Posted December 31, 2010 Share Posted December 31, 2010 Some of the best training I got was at the C-130 tactics school. With all of the yeehaw yanking and banking the FE's were the only ones with their heads in the cockpit a lot of the time. So if the MC-130J's don't have an FE who's going to watch things inside? IMHO the Marines and the AF had better send crews through the tactics school in the new "attack" C-130's before deploying them. Won't happen but it could save some lives. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
P3_Super_Bee Posted December 31, 2010 Share Posted December 31, 2010 e. So if the MC-130J's don't have an FE who's going to watch things inside? There are 2 crews stations in the flight station in addition to the 2 Pilots on the MC-130J. Which reads, no bunks in the flight station either. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
MC-130W ES Posted May 1, 2011 Share Posted May 1, 2011 Uh...No I don't think you have this version. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Peapaw Posted May 2, 2011 Share Posted May 2, 2011 Hey now, we were cleared to fire on that moose. Al there is only Moose in gods country, Alaska. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Peapaw Posted May 2, 2011 Share Posted May 2, 2011 Hey now, we were cleared to fire on that moose. Only ROs fire on Alaska Moose, AL Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
CalvinandHobbes Posted July 23, 2011 Share Posted July 23, 2011 Just joined the forum and a still a little wet behind the ears. -They have graduated two "CSOs" out of Pensacola's new schoolhouse who are headed to Cannon for the MC-130W and I happen to be one of them. I'm pretty stoked and was curious to see if anyone knows anything about the training pipeline to get on the Dragonspear/Wombat, and if in fact there's a distinction between the two. Would love to hear anyone's input. Have a good weekend. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
topboltsto400 Posted July 27, 2011 Share Posted July 27, 2011 Dragon Spear and Wombat are the same....well, we called the original, HAR, infil/exfil, low level, airdrop W the Wombat, and the gun/sensor/sopgm version the Dragon Spear...on paper it is the Combat Spear. Wombat is the friendly name, the one everyone likes, maybe not so "professional", so of course the really blue people don't like it.. Dragon Spear is the MOD project name, it just kinda stuck around.... You'll be assigned to the 551st when you get to Cannon. It's the training squadron. You'll get some kind of class start date, then it should be ~15 wks till you're done. Apply any type of variable you want to lengthen/shorten the class...Good Luck! Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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