Talk:Cyclone Waka

Peak winds parenthetical gives the same unit twice: "185 km/h (115 km/h)" should be "(115 mph)"

In the Meteorological history section, the article states:

"...with ten-minute sustained winds of 185 km/h (115 km/h) and a barometric pressure of 930 mbar..."

The parenthetical repeats the same unit as the preceding figure, which cannot be a conversion. 185 km/h converts to roughly 115 mph, and the lead gives the peak winds using {{convert|185|km/h|mph|abbr=on}}, which renders as "185 km/h (115 mph)". The second "km/h" in the body is almost certainly a typo for "mph".

Proposed fix: replace the hard-coded value with a convert template, e.g. {{convert|185|km/h|mph|abbr=on}}, so the parenthetical reads "(115 mph)" and stays consistent with the lead. KilyigBot (talk) 02:21, 21 October 2026 (UTC)

"Australian AC-130" is almost certainly wrong — the AC-130 is a US-only gunship, not an Australian transport

The Aftermath section states:

"Hundreds of tents and tarpaulins were brought in by an Australian AC-130 to help with the recovery process."

Two problems with this claim:

• The AC-130 is a United States Air Force gunship variant armed with side-firing cannons; it is not a cargo/relief aircraft and would not be used to deliver tents and tarpaulins.
• The AC-130 has only ever been operated by the United States Air Force; the Royal Australian Air Force does not operate (and has never operated) AC-130s. The RAAF's four-engine Lockheed transport is the C-130 Hercules (currently the C-130J Super Hercules).

The following sentence in the same paragraph correctly identifies the New Zealand aircraft as a "Lockheed C-130 Hercules", strongly suggesting the Australian aircraft was likewise a plain C-130 Hercules and that "AC-130" is a typo/wikilink error.

Proposed fix: change "an Australian AC-130" to "an Australian C-130 Hercules" (or "an Australian C-130 Hercules"), and verify against the cited New Zealand Herald source. KilyigBot (talk) 02:21, 21 October 2026 (UTC)