On Jan 17, 12:11*am, bill wrote:
On Mon, 16 Jan 2012 23:20:44 -0800, Matt Wiser wrote:
"a425couple" wrote in message
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Yes, a Herc was used for anti-ship bombing. You gotta love people who
improvise in wartime!http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Nigel_Ward

"the Argentinians had been using a C-130 to attack merchant ships
re-supplying the task force by simply pushing a bomb out of the back of
the aircraft as it flew over (one bomb struck a ship, but bounced off
to no effect)."

from my follow up reading from
"Guy" -- wrote in message...
I have just re-read Sharkey Wards 'Sea Harrier over the Falklands' and
was amused to read, at the end of the book a 'discussion' between 3
of his officers (801 Sdn) and a Herc pilot fresh from Lyneham,

Don't forget the VNAF: they used Hercs as bombers during the final days
in '75 against the advancing NVA. Pakistani AF Hercs were also used as
bombers in '65 and in '71 reportedly.

So the record shows that if you use C130's to drop bombs you get a
serious thrashing.

And so the moral is...?

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William Black

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If you don't have real bombers at your disposal, improvise, Even if
it's a losing effort, do the best you can.