http://www.futurefirepower.com/ac-130-spectre-%e2%80%9cspooky%e2%80%9d-gunship-attack-on-the-taleban-in-afghanistan The Newest Military Weapon Systems Mon, 06 Sep 2010 00:30:55 +0000 http://wordpress.org/?v=2.9.1 hourly 1 http://www.futurefirepower.com/ac-130-spectre-%e2%80%9cspooky%e2%80%9d-gunship-attack-on-the-taleban-in-afghanistan/comment-page-1#comment-2425 US Air Force Airlift - Global US Military Aircraft Tue, 27 May 2008 16:10:20 +0000 http://www.futurefirepower.com/2007/04/01/ac-130-spectre-%e2%80%9cspooky%e2%80%9d-gunship-attack-on-the-taleban-in-afghanistan/#comment-2425 [...] the HC-130 variants intended for troop insertions and aerial refueling of helicopters, and also the AC-130 Spectre gunship, intended for close-combat air support and assaults.  The newest and most up-to-date [...] [...] the HC-130 variants intended for troop insertions and aerial refueling of helicopters, and also the AC-130 Spectre gunship, intended for close-combat air support and assaults.  The newest and most up-to-date [...]

]]> http://www.futurefirepower.com/ac-130-spectre-%e2%80%9cspooky%e2%80%9d-gunship-attack-on-the-taleban-in-afghanistan/comment-page-1#comment-9 tufftoon Mon, 02 Apr 2007 03:39:43 +0000 http://www.futurefirepower.com/2007/04/01/ac-130-spectre-%e2%80%9cspooky%e2%80%9d-gunship-attack-on-the-taleban-in-afghanistan/#comment-9 A leap in technology are the combination of the FLIR sighting system and the fire-and-control systems in place on the guns. In the video, keep in mind that there are several guns on the plane, which explains the multiple explosions occuring outside the filming gunner's crosshairs. Anyways, all the gunner must do is point and click, literally. Several people get direct hits from the 105 MM cannon. A leap in technology are the combination of the FLIR sighting system and the fire-and-control systems in place on the guns. In the video, keep in mind that there are several guns on the plane, which explains the multiple explosions occuring outside the filming gunner’s crosshairs. Anyways, all the gunner must do is point and click, literally. Several people get direct hits from the 105 MM cannon.

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