C-130 Hercules

The Lockheed C-130 Hercules is a four-engine turboprop military transport aircraft built by Lockheed. Capable of takeoffs and landings from unprepared runways, the C-130 was originally designed as a troop, medical evacuation, and cargo transport aircraft. The versatile airframe has found uses in a variety of other roles, including as a gunship (designated as AC-130), for airborne assault, search and rescue, scientific research support, weather reconnaissance, aerial refueling, maritime patrol and aerial firefighting. It is the main tactical airlifter for many military forces worldwide. Over 40 models and variants of the Hercules serve with more than 50 nations.

During its years of service the Hercules family has participated in countless military, civilian and humanitarian aid operations. The family has the longest continuous production run of any military aircraft in history. In 2007, the C-130 became the fifth aircraft—after the English Electric Canberra, B-52 Stratofortress, Tupolev Tu-95, and KC-135 Stratotanker—to mark 50 years of continuous use with its original primary customer, in this case, the United States Air Force. The C-130 is also the only military aircraft to remain in continuous production for 50 years with its original customer, as the updated C-130J Super Hercules.

Modern Warfare 2
The Hercules is first sighted is in "S.S.D.D" on the airfield and appears later on in the campaign.

Campaign

 * S.S.D.D
 * The Hornets Nest
 * Exodus
 * The Enemy Of My Enemy

Known Hercules C-130 Aircraft

 * Nikolai's Hercules

Multiplayer

 * There is a crashed one of these planes in the middle of the map Afghan.
 * This is supposed to be the plane that brings in the Emergency Airdrop crates, but the plane is simply a retouched AC-130, as the guns can still be seen.

Trivia

 * Notice that the C-130 and the AC-130 are almost alike, except for the weapons mounted on the AC-130's fuselage.
 * In Modern Warfare 2 multiplayer, if you look at the back of the plane as the C-130 drops the crates, you can see the crates spawn behind the plane.


 * C-130 in multiplayer is not a solid object, as Predator Missiles will fly right through it.
 * Even though it is clearly a C-130 crashing in "Exodus" Cpl. Dunn calls it an AC-130 instead.