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To: Alas
All you want to know about AC-130 Gunship. Click on the picture below.



53 posted on 10/16/2001 7:47:24 AM PDT by Toidylop
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To: Toidylop
Great link. I was not aware that we had a Spectre shot down at the Battle of Khafji in 1991 and another shot down during our stint in Somolia.
58 posted on 10/16/2001 7:55:27 AM PDT by Rebelbase
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To: Toidylop
"The AC-130U gunship airframe is integrated with an armor protection system (APS), high resolution sensors (All Light Level Television (ALLTV), infrared detection set (IDS) and strike radar), avionics and EW systems, a sophisticated software controlled fire control system, and an armament suite consisting of side-firing, trainable 25mm, 40mm, and 105mm guns. The strike radar provides the first gunship capability for all weather/night target acquisition and strike."

I love phrases like "armament suite." :)

74 posted on 10/16/2001 8:34:36 AM PDT by Jefferson Adams
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