Why does the C-130 military transport plane use propellers instead of jet engines?

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Why does the C-130 military transport plane use propellers instead of jet engines?

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The C-130 is a fairly inexpensive plane which does its job extremely well and isn’t going to do it that much better with a faster engine that requires more expensive materials, consumed more fuel, needs more maintenance.

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