faunt@cisco.com (Doug Faunt N6TQS 415-688-8269) (02/23/90)
From: Doug Faunt N6TQS 415-688-8269 <faunt@cisco.com> Check out the Feb. 19th Aviation Week, page 61. A 105-mm. howitzer sticking out the side of a C-130 is impressive.
yaniv%shum.huji.ac.il@CUNYVM.CUNY.EDU (ran el-Yaniv) (08/24/90)
From: ran el-Yaniv <yaniv%shum.huji.ac.il@CUNYVM.CUNY.EDU> What would these be used for? The AC-130 is not very fast, nor very heavily armoured... It may be a good gunship for the COIN mission, but over Iraq it may susteain heavy casualties... yaniv
Steve.Bridges@Dayton.NCR.COM (Steve Bridges) (08/28/90)
From: Steve.Bridges@Dayton.NCR.COM (Steve Bridges) In <1990Aug24.033918.34@cbnews.att.com> yaniv%shum.huji.ac.il@CUNYVM.CUNY.EDU (ran el-Yaniv) writes: >From: ran el-Yaniv <yaniv%shum.huji.ac.il@CUNYVM.CUNY.EDU> >What would these be used for? The AC-130 is not very fast, nor very heavily >armoured... It may be a good gunship for the COIN mission, but over Iraq >it may susteain heavy casualties... I did a staff study in college on upgrading the AC-130 for better survivalibility. Here are some of the things I remember. The AC-130 does carry ECM gear in addition to flares and chaff. The guns and crew stations are protected by both armor plate and ballistic armor. The 105mm gun is effective at SLANT ranges up to 7NM (14,000 yards), and is an effective tank destroyer. The sensor suite consists of low light level TV, FLIR, side looking radar. The AC-130 could orbit behind the FEBA and wait for targets. If the AAA/SAMS are to heavy, they could call in flak/SAM suppression to keep the enemy's heads down until it was safe to go after the enemy troops, trucks or whatever. The AC-130 has a good loiter time over the battlefield. The armament of the AC-130H consists of (at least when I did my staff study): 105mm howitzer 40mm bofors rapid fire cannon 2 20mm Vulcans 2 7.6mm miniguns -- Steve Bridges | NCR - USG Product Marketing and Support OLS Steve.Bridges@Dayton.NCR.COM | Phone:(513)-445-4182 622-4182 (Voice Plus) ..!ncrlnk!usglnk!uspm650!steve | AOPA #916233 ..!uunet!ncrlnk!usglnk!uspm650!steve| PP-ASEL, AMEL
major@uunet.UU.NET (Mike Schmitt) (08/31/90)
From: bcstec!shuksan!major@uunet.UU.NET (Mike Schmitt) In article <1990Aug24.033918.34@cbnews.att.com>, yaniv%shum.huji.ac.il@CUNYVM.CUNY.EDU (ran el-Yaniv) writes: > > > From: ran el-Yaniv <yaniv%shum.huji.ac.il@CUNYVM.CUNY.EDU> > > What would these be used for? The AC-130 is not very fast, nor very heavily > armoured... It may be a good gunship for the COIN mission, but over Iraq > it may susteain heavy casualties... > > yaniv ...yeah, but...if I'm on the ground, one of those Spectre Gunships orbiting overhead give me a warm, fuzzy feeling. The firepower those things can spit out is AWSOME!! And with computer-transponder links - highly accurate. It will certainly keep the bad guys buttoned up and heads down. mike schmitt