▁Force ▁modified ▁its ▁C - 1 3 0 B s ▁for ▁use ▁as ▁bom bers ▁to ▁carry ▁up ▁to ▁ 2 0 , 0 0 0   lb ▁( 9 , 0 7 2   kg ) ▁of ▁bomb s ▁on ▁pal lets . ▁These ▁impro vised ▁bom bers ▁were ▁used ▁to ▁hit ▁Indian ▁targets ▁such ▁as ▁brid ges , ▁heavy ▁art illery ▁positions , ▁tank ▁form ations , ▁and ▁tro op ▁concentr ations . Group ▁Captain ▁( Ret d ) ▁S ULT AN ▁M ▁H AL I ' s ▁" P AF ' s ▁Gall ant ▁Christian ▁Hero es ▁Car ry ▁Qu a id ' s ▁Message " ▁ ▁Def ence ▁Journal , ▁December ▁ 1 9 9 8 . ▁Retrieved ▁ 5 ▁September ▁ 2 0 1 5 . ▁Some ▁C - 1 3 0 s ▁fle w ▁with ▁anti - air craft ▁guns ▁fitted ▁on ▁their ▁r amp ▁and ▁apparently ▁shot ▁down ▁some ▁ 1 7 ▁aircraft ▁and ▁dam aging ▁ 1 6 ▁others . ▁ ▁In ▁October ▁ 1 9 6 8 , ▁a ▁C - 1 3 0 B s ▁from ▁the ▁ 4 6 3 rd ▁T act ical ▁Airl ift ▁Wing ▁dropped ▁a ▁pair ▁of ▁M - 1 2 1 ▁ 1 0 , 0 0 0   lb ▁( 4 , 5 0 0   kg ) ▁bomb s ▁that ▁had ▁been ▁developed ▁for ▁the ▁massive ▁Con v air ▁B - 3 6 ▁Pe ac em aker ▁bom ber ▁but ▁had ▁never ▁been ▁used .