5,912 [CNO] Soshi_Sone Members 7,450 posts 23,087 battles Report post #1 Posted February 4, 2022 For those who don't know, Pobeda has slow planes. WG gave 'em rocket assisted takeoff to help out a bit. I grabbed this pic as I had planes taking off just as the game ended. Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
17,270 [WOLF5] HazeGrayUnderway [WOLF5] Members 38,132 posts 30,890 battles Report post #2 Posted February 4, 2022 All the RUCVs have that, I think. I used to be a KC-130 maintainer back in the 1990s for the US Marines, we had them but under a different name, JATO / Jet Assisted Take Off. During my time on Carriers in the early 2000s (F/A-18 Hornets) I didn't see any aircraft that required JATO bottles for use. Not a US Marine KC-130 below, but it shows them being used. Even for the USMC's KC-130s we rarely used them. When I was stationed in MCAS El Toro, California (VMGR-352 Raiders), the only time our squadron used them was for the annual airshow the base held. Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
12,714 [PSP] Snargfargle [PSP] Members 19,325 posts Report post #3 Posted February 4, 2022 11 minutes ago, HazeGrayUnderway said: Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
1,201 [HC] SgtBeltfed [HC] Beta Testers 3,973 posts 13,731 battles Report post #4 Posted February 4, 2022 4 hours ago, HazeGrayUnderway said: All the RUCVs have that, I think. I used to be a KC-130 maintainer back in the 1990s for the US Marines, we had them but under a different name, JATO / Jet Assisted Take Off. During my time on Carriers in the early 2000s (F/A-18 Hornets) I didn't see any aircraft that required JATO bottles for use. Not a US Marine KC-130 below, but it shows them being used. Even for the USMC's KC-130s we rarely used them. When I was stationed in MCAS El Toro, California (VMGR-352 Raiders), the only time our squadron used them was for the annual airshow the base held. I'm pretty sure the only navy to seriously look at RATO or JATO for carrier use were the Japanese, and they figured out it was probably a bad idea for multiple reasons. I'm not sure they ever tested it. Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
2,255 [NYAAR] Lord_Slayer [NYAAR] Members 4,797 posts 20,735 battles Report post #5 Posted February 4, 2022 5 hours ago, HazeGrayUnderway said: All the RUCVs have that, I think. I used to be a KC-130 maintainer back in the 1990s for the US Marines, we had them but under a different name, JATO / Jet Assisted Take Off. During my time on Carriers in the early 2000s (F/A-18 Hornets) I didn't see any aircraft that required JATO bottles for use. Not a US Marine KC-130 below, but it shows them being used. Even for the USMC's KC-130s we rarely used them. When I was stationed in MCAS El Toro, California (VMGR-352 Raiders), the only time our squadron used them was for the annual airshow the base held. I knew they were planning to be used in Operation Eagle Claw (there is a video of a C-130 with JATO thrust reversers crashing on a hard landing that was supposed to be used for this). And of course, the US Blue Angel's 'Fat Albert', manned by Marines, routinely used them during airshows. Sadly, this has ended as the JATO supply has become non existent. Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
544 [TF16B] ole_seabee [TF16B] Members 323 posts 20,396 battles Report post #6 Posted February 4, 2022 I believe the Thunderbirds C130 (Fat Albert) still uses rocket assist for takeoff? Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
35 Captn_TidePod Members 192 posts 16,383 battles Report post #7 Posted February 4, 2022 35 minutes ago, ole_seabee said: I believe the Thunderbirds C130 (Fat Albert) still uses rocket assist for takeoff? Pretty sure it does - but its more for show than anything else. Very cool to see though :) Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
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