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

Question

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

In: Engineering

Answer 1

It does this for fuel efficiency, purposes. The plane flies slower flights at a lower altitude . Since the plane is designed for the transport and airdropping of heavy cargo loads across longer distances it does not need a jet engine that uses lots of fuel but allows the plane to fly extremely fast for short distances which a jet
fighter with a jet engine needs to do.