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.
(Excerpt) Read more at military.com ...
Sounds like a big headache for jihadis in the sand box.
Arm them with Metal Storm cannons and fly them around the Pacific as a last ditch missile defense system
Yeah Buddy! Boom shaka laka! Me likey. Between that and an A-10 (or is that an AR-10 LOL!) bad day for jihadis.
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?
Beautiful airplane which I’d rather not be under.
Me likey!!!!
Air Force Gun Porn wooohoooo!
I got a chubby from that vid....
The .50 cal is a machine gun. The 30mm is a cannon. 30mm HEDP rounds are much more effective.
Only in movies.
Pretty cool stuff. AC 130U SPOOKY II AND AC 130J GHOSTRIDER GUNSHIP FIRING
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=xV_qw2rrZo8
Older brother... 
Thanks to all for the video links!
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?
The enemy can run, but they will die tired.
5.56mm
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