Posted on 11/22/2023 5:24:03 AM PST by logi_cal869
An Air Force AC-130 gunship destroyed a truck on Tuesday in Western Iraq after the aircraft’s crew watched Iranian-backed militia fighters use the vehicle to launch a ballistic missile attack on U.S. troops, injuring eight Americans, defense officials said.
“Immediately following the attack, a U.S. military AC-130 aircraft in the area conducted a self-defense strike against an Iranian-backed militia vehicle and a number of Iranian-backed militia personnel involved in this attack,” according to U.S. Central Command, or CENTCOM. “This self-defense strike resulted in several enemy casualties.”
The AC-130 was airborne at the time of the attack on Al Asad Air Base and the airmen aboard were able to determine the launch point of a “close-range ballistic missile” that struck the base, Deputy Pentagon Press Secretary Sabrina Singh said on Tuesday.
“They were able to take action because they saw the militants,” Sigh told reporters during a Pentagon news conference. “They were able to keep an eye on the movement of these militants as they moved into their vehicles. That’s why they were able to respond.”
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In an unusual twist, the AC-130 appeared to be flying with its transponder turned on, allowing flight tracking website like FlightRadar24 to follow its precise path during the mission.
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U.S. military planes also fly with transponders while on routine flights, but routinely turn them off in warzones and during other sensitive flights.
Singh was unable to say why the AC-130 had its transponder turned on during the strike, allowing flight trackers to follow the aircraft’s movements in real time.
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But unlike the three airstrikes in Syria that the United States has launched in recent weeks, the AC-130 strike was a direct response to an attack against American forces, Singh told reporters.
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How much good stuff, did we give to Yew Crane, or worse yet leave in that country that starts with a A and ends in disaster?
Better: Where are all the Reapers?
Those guns are awesome. I have seen a few videos on YouTube where they just obliterate their target- the sound of them is really someth8ng too.
ok...still seems high for Russian stuff!
ok...still seems high for Russian stuff!
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Well its not, considering the important parts come from various Western countries.
Yes, I learned that later this morning. The reports are a little confusing on what happened but some bad guys did get seen and obliterated.
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