xRobot: AC-130 gunship firing Videos

Added: Nov 19, 2008

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The Lockheed AC-130 gunship is a heavily-armed ground attack airplane. The basic airframe is manufactured by Lockheed, and Boeing is responsible for the conversion into a gunship and for aircraft support.[1] It is a variant of the C-130 Hercules transport plane. The AC-130 Gunship II superseded the AC-47 Gunship I in Vietnam.The gunship's sole user is the United States Air Force, which uses AC-130H Spectre and AC-130U Spooky variants. The AC-130 is powered by four turboprops and has an armament ranging from 20 mm Gatling guns to 105 mm howitzers. It has a standard crew of twelve or thirteen Airmen, including five officers (two pilots, a navigator, an electronic warfare officer and a fire control officer) and enlisted personnel (flight engineer, electronics operators and aerial gunners).The US Air Force uses the AC-130 gunships for close air support, air interdiction, and force protection. Close air support roles include supporting ground troops, escorting convoys, and flying urban operations. Air interdiction missions are conducted against planned targets and targets of opportunity. Force protection missions include defending air bases and other facilities. Stationed at Hurlburt Field in Northwest Florida, the gunship squadrons are part of the Air Force Special Operations Command (AFSOC), a component of Special Operations Command (SOCOM.AC-130 Variants:AC-130A Project Gunship II * 4× 7.62 mm GAU-2/A miniguns * 4× 20 mm M61 Vulcan cannonAC-130A Surprise Package, Pave Pronto, AC-130E Pave Spectre * 4× 7.62 mm GAU-2/A miniguns * 2× 20 mm M61 Vulcan cannon * 2× 40 mm (1.58 in) L/60 Bofors cannonAC-130E Pave Aegis * 2× 20 mm M61 Vulcan cannon * 1× 40 mm L60 Bofors cannon * 1× 105 mm (4.13 in) M102 howitzerAC-130H Pave Spectre II * 1× 40 mm L60 Bofors cannon * 1× 105 mm (4.13 in) M102 howitzerAC-130U "Spooky" Gunship * 1× 25 mm (0.984 in) 5-Barrel GAU-12/U Equalizer gatling gun * 1× 40 mm L60 Bofors cannon * 1× 105 mm (4.13 in) M102 howitzer

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