C-130 Hercules (Tiberium)

For other vehicles of this type, see C-130.

C-130 Hercules
C-130 Hercules in Renegade
Unit
Affiliation	GDI Nod
Role	Heavy transport
Armament	None
Protection	Medium

The C-130 Hercules is a cargo plane used by GDI and Nod during the First Tiberium War.

Background

The plane is a four-engine turboprop cargo aircraft. It is capable of short takeoffs and landings on unprepared runways, a capacity the Brotherhood of Nod uses to deliver its vehicles to its airstrips worldwide.

GDI use the Hercules for delivery of ordnance and deployment of paratroopers among other things.

Game unit

The Hercules delivers vehicles for Nod in the Renegade multiplayer.

Legacy

The C-130 was not seen in Tiberian sun because of the evolution of VTOL technology and the increased frequency of ion storms.

Appearances

The Hercules appears in Renegade. It is also seen in several cutscenes of Tiberian Dawn.

In a mission in Renegade Havoc hijack one to escape from Sakura's comanche only for to be shot down by the Nod Copter.

Videos

C&C Tiberian Dawn - Paratroopers

Drop paratroopers

Trivia

The variant of the C-130 portrayed in the game is the C-130A Hercules, but with a stretched fuselage similar to that found on C-130H-30/L-100-30 and C-130J-30 variants.

See also

• Cargo plane