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2005-03-23 Afghanistan/South Asia

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Posted by Steve 2005-03-23 9:00:26 AM|| || Front Page|| [5 views since 2007-05-07] Top

#1 With the artillery and aircraft mentioned the battle might have been something like this:
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That said... I don't think the AC-130 has a 155 mm arty... I thought they were 105's. I could be wrong...

Posted by 3dc 2005-03-23 1:21:32 PM|| 2005-03-23 1:21:32 PM|| Front Page Top

#2 The AC-130 gun is a 105. I think they are talking about two different things here, 155mm rounds from a firebase nearby and airstrikes.

Posted by Steve 2005-03-23 1:31:43 PM|| 2005-03-23 1:31:43 PM|| Front Page Top

#3 The video still rocks...

Posted by 3dc 2005-03-23 2:36:18 PM|| 2005-03-23 2:36:18 PM|| Front Page Top

#4 I remember walking around an AC-130 at Hulbert Field, it looked mean even sitting on the ground. Can't imagine the noise inside that aircraft when it's firing all guns and that 105MM at the same time.

Posted by Cyber Sarge 2005-03-23 2:40:58 PM|| 2005-03-23 2:40:58 PM|| Front Page Top

#5 AC-130's (H - Spectre; U-Spooky) can carry several different weapon systems which include a 25mm Gatling gun (the 'minigun'), 20mm Vulcan cannons, 40mm Bofors cannon, and 105MM Howitzer.

Here are a few HQ posed (er, cheesecake - SFW) 7.62 minigun images from a Dillion Aero calendar...
minigun_1
minigun_2
minigun_3

minigun at work (still)

Huey gunship vid firing the 7.62 minigun at night - cool shit, heh (~13.5mb)

Posted by .com 2005-03-23 2:45:35 PM|| 2005-03-23 2:45:35 PM|| Front Page Top

#6 Arrgghh. Huey vid corrected link.

Posted by .com 2005-03-23 2:48:03 PM|| 2005-03-23 2:48:03 PM|| Front Page Top

#7 Sometimes one is not enough.

Posted by Rafael 2005-03-23 5:51:55 PM|| 2005-03-23 5:51:55 PM|| Front Page Top

#8 Don't talk about the *9(*^%*^87^%*76)% Mark 18.

Posted by Shipman 2005-03-23 5:53:36 PM|| 2005-03-23 5:53:36 PM|| Front Page Top

#9 Why stop there? For that extra umpf, use four.

Posted by Rafael 2005-03-23 5:54:51 PM|| 2005-03-23 5:54:51 PM|| Front Page Top

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