Why do some modern military planes still use propellers?

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Some planes like the Lockheed C-130 Hercules are turboprop plans while there are many large commercial planes that use a jet engine.

What is the rationale behind why some large modern military plans rely on propellers.

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Prop planes can land and take off on much shorter runways.

There have been loads of military actions where planes have landed on very short runways to insert troops and then take off again.

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