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Special Operators Predict AC-130J Will Be 'Most Requested' Aircraft
Military.com ^ | 9May, 2018 | Oriana Pawlyk

Posted on 05/10/2018 7:08:44 AM PDT by MtnClimber

HURLBURT FIELD, Fla. -- "That's the sound America makes when she's angry."

That's how Col. Tom Palenske, commander of the 1st Special Operations Wing, characterized the AC-130 gunship after two aircraft fired hundreds of rounds from their 40mm and 105mm cannons and 25mm Gatling gun in the skies above A-77, a range specially made for target practice.

Palenske, also the installation commander here, says crews can't wait for the next best thing: the AC-130J Ghostrider. "It's going to be awesome. It's our big gun truck. It's going to have more powerful engines, a more efficient fuel rate, and also has a more precise fuel capability so you know exactly how much gas you've got on board," he said......

"You can keep the sensors on the bad guys longer," Palenske said, referring to the J-model's ability to stay airborne longer due to better fuel management. Along with the 105mm cannon the U-models sport, the AC-130J will be equipped with a 30mm cannon "almost like a sniper rifle … it's that precise, it can pretty much hit first shot, first kill," he said.

"It's also going to have AGM-176 [Griffin] missiles on the back, so you can put 10 missiles on the back of them.

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1 posted on 05/10/2018 7:08:44 AM PDT by MtnClimber
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Sounds like a big headache for jihadis in the sand box.


2 posted on 05/10/2018 7:09:36 AM PDT by MtnClimber (For photos of Colorado scenery and wildlife, click on my screen name for my FR home page.)
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Arm them with Metal Storm cannons and fly them around the Pacific as a last ditch missile defense system


3 posted on 05/10/2018 7:12:08 AM PDT by Captainpaintball
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To: MtnClimber

Yeah Buddy! Boom shaka laka! Me likey. Between that and an A-10 (or is that an AR-10 LOL!) bad day for jihadis.


4 posted on 05/10/2018 7:12:36 AM PDT by rktman (Enlisted in the Navy in '67 to protect folks rights to strip my rights. WTH?)
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To: MtnClimber

Wouldn’t a pair of rotary .50 Cal putting out a dispersed cloud over a large area be better and more cost effective than 30mm?


5 posted on 05/10/2018 7:15:52 AM PDT by lurk
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To: MtnClimber

Beautiful airplane which I’d rather not be under.


6 posted on 05/10/2018 7:20:02 AM PDT by onedoug
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To: lurk

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=apq74cVYcZM


7 posted on 05/10/2018 7:20:19 AM PDT by Jeff Chandler (President Trump divides Americans . . . from anti-Americans.)
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To: lurk

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=apq74cVYcZM


8 posted on 05/10/2018 7:20:19 AM PDT by Jeff Chandler (President Trump divides Americans . . . from anti-Americans.)
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To: Jeff Chandler
[hiccup]

9 posted on 05/10/2018 7:21:17 AM PDT by Jeff Chandler (President Trump divides Americans . . . from anti-Americans.)
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To: MtnClimber

10 posted on 05/10/2018 7:21:34 AM PDT by jerod (Nazi's were essentially Sosalist in Hugo Boss uniforms... Get over it!)
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To: MtnClimber

Me likey!!!!

Air Force Gun Porn wooohoooo!


11 posted on 05/10/2018 7:23:02 AM PDT by Basket_of_Deplorables (President Trump: Please Fire Sessions!!! You have nothing to lose.)
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To: Jeff Chandler

I got a chubby from that vid....


12 posted on 05/10/2018 7:24:12 AM PDT by Basket_of_Deplorables (President Trump: Please Fire Sessions!!! You have nothing to lose.)
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To: lurk

The .50 cal is a machine gun. The 30mm is a cannon. 30mm HEDP rounds are much more effective.


13 posted on 05/10/2018 7:24:36 AM PDT by SJSAMPLE
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To: lurk

Only in movies.


14 posted on 05/10/2018 7:29:57 AM PDT by Jewbacca (The residents of Iroquois territory may not determine whether Jews may live in Jerusalem)
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To: MtnClimber

Pretty cool stuff. AC 130U SPOOKY II AND AC 130J GHOSTRIDER GUNSHIP FIRING

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=xV_qw2rrZo8


15 posted on 05/10/2018 7:30:01 AM PDT by USMCPOP (Father of LCpl. Karl Linn, KIA 1/26/2005 Al Haqlaniyah, Iraq)
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Azrael C130A

Older brother...

16 posted on 05/10/2018 7:32:42 AM PDT by SERKIT ("Blazing Saddles" explains it all.......)
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To: USMCPOP

Thanks to all for the video links!


17 posted on 05/10/2018 7:33:54 AM PDT by MtnClimber (For photos of Colorado scenery and wildlife, click on my screen name for my FR home page.)
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To: MtnClimber

“Bring the rain!”

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=LiQazjMVBMI


18 posted on 05/10/2018 7:34:26 AM PDT by EEGator
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To: MtnClimber

Does anyone know if the aircraft can effectively defend from SAM attack, ie: Stinger ( if within 14,000 ft alt range)
S-200
S-300
S-400?


19 posted on 05/10/2018 7:35:08 AM PDT by MarchonDC09122009 (When is our next march on DC? When have we had enough?)
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To: MtnClimber

The enemy can run, but they will die tired.

5.56mm


20 posted on 05/10/2018 7:35:18 AM PDT by M Kehoe (THIS SPACE FOR RENT)
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