Sky Warriors: The AC-130 GUNSHIP

The heavily armed AC-130, nicknamed the Spectre, incorporates side firing weapons integrated with sophisticated sensor, navigation and fire control systems to provide surgical firepower or area saturation during extended loiter periods, at night and in adverse weather. The sensor suite consists of a television sensor, infrared sensor and radar. These sensors allow the gunship to visually or electronically identify friendly ground forces and targets at any place and time. The AC-130U employs synthetic apertures strike radar for long- range target detection and identification. The gunships navigation devices include the inertial navigation systems and GPS.

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[KittyDestroyer555]

Me: Pilot! can you make a nice round pass at justin beiber's house?

Pilot: Yes sir!

Me: Imma use the 105 shells on the place if thats ok.

Pilot: Not a problem. No survivors it is, I love your thinking sir.

[Washu1973]

One of these is death incarnate to anyone who has the misfortune of being targeted by one.

[Specterd]

@DicksterFreund And an American Airlines Boeing 707 would get totally owned as well, becausemuch like the AC-130, it's not designed to go against a fighter either.

[Specterd]

@nelson3300 We've lost 8. 5 AC-130A models were shot down in Vietnam. 1 AC-130H was shot down in Vietnam, another was shot down in Iraq in 91' (last one to be shot down). And the 3rd AC-130H went down off the coast of Kenya after a 105mm detonated in the barrell. They have since upgraded their defensive systems to help against missiles, and they still get shot at on occasion.

[DicksterFreund]

@Mattw9105 bad thing the ac-130 is not made to fight in the skys and would get totally owned by a, for excample F-22 :D

[KittyDestroyer555]

@KittyDestroyer555 ....fuck he wasn't home apparently.

[nelson3300]

@Washu1973 Yeah but like, its sooo big and slow. I am legitimately surprised we haven't lost any (many? I actually have no idea) to stingers/strellas.

[nelson3300]

@KittyDestroyer555 Pilot wouldn't call you sir :D Pilots are the highest ranking officers on any airplane.

[MasterJaxonater]

Now all we need is enemies without stinger missiles...oh wait, we gave them those!

That is what F-22's are for, my friends.

[Mattw9105]

No wonder the USAF owns the skys

[ItsToXicZGaming]

Enemy AC-130 is in the air!

[PhatBoiRob1]

Some fucking phenomenal american engineering!