America's New AC-130J Ghostrider Gunship is a Beast

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  • Опубліковано 24 тра 2021
  • The AC-130J Ghostrider's primary missions are close air support, air interdiction and armed reconnaissance. Close air support missions include troops in contact, convoy escort and point air defense. Air interdiction missions are conducted against pre-planned targets or targets of opportunity and include strike coordination and reconnaissance and overwatch mission sets.
    The AC-130J provides ground forces an expeditionary, direct-fire platform that is persistent, ideally suited for urban operations, and delivers precision low-yield munitions against ground targets.
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  • @oscrcorrea
    @oscrcorrea 3 роки тому +3585

    “ENEMY AC-130 ABOVE”

    • @mustafasattar8452
      @mustafasattar8452 3 роки тому +132

      ho god no am having pdsd

    • @joshuapickler4537
      @joshuapickler4537 3 роки тому +84

      If this was a real fire fight and I heard that I would die from fear. I kinda feel bad for the terrorists who faced this monster 🤣 🤣 🤣 🤣 🤣

    • @Ghost-ut9ds
      @Ghost-ut9ds 3 роки тому +58

      MW2 in real life

    • @lijahbray6332
      @lijahbray6332 3 роки тому +31

      *Walkie Talkie fuzz* "Friendly Chopper Gunner Inbound"

    • @SamGuess777
      @SamGuess777 3 роки тому +55

      The good ole COD days..damn I miss them

  • @jim0311
    @jim0311 9 місяців тому +145

    I was a combat Marine in Vietnam..our hill was attacked at 2a.m. and close to being overrun..the gunship "Puff the magic dragon" came and circled our hill .. the roar was terrifying and the memories of all that death is still a part of me today..we are forever grateful for Puff .. but it's impact on my soul remains

    • @voodooviking1230
      @voodooviking1230 7 місяців тому +1

      What aircraft did they use for “Puff” back then?

    • @jim0311
      @jim0311 6 місяців тому +10

      @@voodooviking1230 I was told C-130 but I was just a grunt never was in the air wing

    • @lukeash7087
      @lukeash7087 6 місяців тому +12

      The way you guys were treated when you came home, was disgusting. No one should have ever been treated like by the country that sent them to go fight.

    • @mmumau7858
      @mmumau7858 6 місяців тому +4

      The first of them were Douglas AC-47's

    • @crand20033
      @crand20033 6 місяців тому +2

      So can it not be easily shot down? Seems like it's an unseeable ghost. Why do they call it a ghost ship?

  • @ronaldhanlon5516
    @ronaldhanlon5516 2 роки тому +523

    As a gunner in an Abrams tank i traveled through Kuwait in the first Gulf War. These C130 spooky that I saw participate in freeing Kuwait was absolutely frightening. There is nothing more intimidating from the sky than the C130 spooky I cannot imagine they have improved upon it

    • @painkiller9915
      @painkiller9915 2 роки тому +15

      "Freeing" did you also free irak?

    • @HoHhoch
      @HoHhoch 2 роки тому +49

      @@painkiller9915 Helps if you spell it right.

    • @dueldab2117
      @dueldab2117 2 роки тому +8

      Yeah when you’re fighting a Stone Age army.

    • @supersegway9464
      @supersegway9464 2 роки тому +10

      @@painkiller9915 wtf is irak

    • @waltersobchak3903
      @waltersobchak3903 2 роки тому +17

      @@painkiller9915 hes talking about desert storm in ‘91 aka “liberation of Kuwait” what you’re referring to is the invasion of Iraq in 2003. A whole 12 years later, hope this helps
      Edit:forgot to add the most known name for the conflict in ‘90-‘91 lol desert shield/storm

  • @PetterBruland
    @PetterBruland 2 роки тому +40

    So someone sat in a meeting, one person said "let's put a Howitzer 105 in an AC-130", and that was agreed upon. Good decision.

    • @zekeyeager1458
      @zekeyeager1458 2 роки тому +4

      I wish they kept the Gatling gun. Such an iconic sound

    • @AbuHajarAlBugatti
      @AbuHajarAlBugatti Рік тому +4

      @@zekeyeager1458 waste of ammo. A gatling gun is only useful if it was bigger calibre and the entire plane filled with ammo for it it

  • @CENTURION737
    @CENTURION737 3 роки тому +3227

    We humans make some really cool stuff to kill each other with....

    • @Tony-nj9de
      @Tony-nj9de 3 роки тому +64

      thoes arent humans

    • @sobe9ball
      @sobe9ball 3 роки тому +131

      Kill or be killed!

    • @luftwaffle3766
      @luftwaffle3766 3 роки тому +74

      @@Tony-nj9de he wasn’t talking about the AC-130, he was talking about the AC-130’s designers

    • @Tony-nj9de
      @Tony-nj9de 3 роки тому +14

      @@luftwaffle3766 That's why they probably not human

    • @luftwaffle3766
      @luftwaffle3766 3 роки тому +40

      @@Tony-nj9de are you saying a computer made the ac-130?

  • @troymerrell5790
    @troymerrell5790 3 роки тому +496

    Puff the magic dragon has come a long way

    • @Blaz1ngFury
      @Blaz1ngFury 3 роки тому +5

      Infographics show helped me understand this

    • @mrshifter8220
      @mrshifter8220 3 роки тому +7

      I often think about the guys and gals I worked with at Duke Field, I worked the older models....."The First Lady" which was the very first gun ship, converted from an 1957 C-130 and the Terminator. I remember talking to the older guys in our unit that was in Nam flying the AC-47 Spooky...awesome aircraft also. They saved a many of lives....took many too!

    • @timeline3219
      @timeline3219 3 роки тому +4

      Why do i still remember that drugs name.

    • @zelroftw3362
      @zelroftw3362 3 роки тому +5

      The angel of death

    • @MrKinkysloth
      @MrKinkysloth 3 роки тому

      @@Blaz1ngFury Infographics called it a Cannabinoid drug, lol. Virgins

  • @sneakybow1
    @sneakybow1 2 роки тому +104

    My great uncle was a Bofors gunner in WWII in the Navy. Bummed to see that the Bofors is no longer in service. Crazy to think they were searching the world for parts... that's what we have machinists for.

    • @PovertyDIY
      @PovertyDIY 2 роки тому +6

      As someone who worked on the bofors cannon on the U model, the 30mm is a hell lot accurate. Also finding parts for the bofors was a huge issue. I was able to snag a flash hider for one before they took them out of service.

    •  2 роки тому +5

      I assume you're American, as a Swede I was more surprised to even see the Bofors 40mm on the AC-130J today! First of all those paint jobs on these planes are kick-ass, and I flew on a C-130 for enlistment check-up, don't know what you call it in America but hopefully you understand. So I love those big ass planes! Also find it weird you (americans) have to scour the world for spare parts, Sweden/Bofors should just do as back in wwii and let US companies produce the cannon once again. Otherwise it would be so much easier if diplomacy could be done over youtube comments between nations hehe, me as a Swede could sign up on offering to produce more Bofors 40mm for you Americans, if you as an American can make sure we/Sweden could get some discount and buy a bunch of AC-130J.

    • @djbdnhbb6938
      @djbdnhbb6938 Рік тому +1

      Chợ lý. 🔰

    • @jonathan6009
      @jonathan6009 Рік тому +2

      BAE still producing bofor 40mm. Why don't the air force contact them..the new UK frigate type 31 will use 40mm bofor

    • @kingkaijugaming2841
      @kingkaijugaming2841 Рік тому

      @@jonathan6009 yesssss

  • @TheMiketru
    @TheMiketru 2 роки тому +8

    I just retired almost couple of years ago at my last duty station Air Force Special Ops. Dealt with these on a daily basis and my last deployment to Iraq. Ghostrider aka Black Death. Love these babies.

  • @spongman7635
    @spongman7635 3 роки тому +780

    i love that the military when making the ac 130 was like, Ok lets put artilery cannons on to a cargo plane

    • @lifeofmike556
      @lifeofmike556 2 роки тому +68

      "How do we get the firepower of a tank in a plane" Sir, enough said...

    • @WiewiurTV
      @WiewiurTV 2 роки тому +34

      @@lifeofmike556 No it's more like, imagine warships but flying... xD

    • @acester86
      @acester86 2 роки тому +15

      Actually the idea had some push back in the beginning, the guy who thought up the idea was given 2 C47s to modify and the commander tried to stop the operation cause they needed the cargo planes. They flew a few missions with stunning success and that was that.

    • @ThaBoss3006
      @ThaBoss3006 2 роки тому +4

      Probs designed by the same person who built the a10

    • @nemo6686
      @nemo6686 2 роки тому +1

      The Mosquito _Tsetse_ was equipped with a forward-firing 57mm anti-tank gun in 1944.

  • @charlesevans1872
    @charlesevans1872 2 роки тому +590

    "Don't bother to run.......you'll only die tired", Spectre gunship motto.

    • @donwhitmire978
      @donwhitmire978 2 роки тому +18

      Great for 3rd world shit holes with no air power or missile defense. And we still couldn't win a war.

    • @felixgutierrez993
      @felixgutierrez993 2 роки тому +12

      @@donwhitmire978 To be fair we stayed longer then we should have. Also I always said for years, you can't shoot an ideology. Staying to fight it will only encourage it but for all that's worth we left not because we couldn't fight/kill our enemies but because the cost out weighed its gain...which was nothing

    • @donwhitmire978
      @donwhitmire978 2 роки тому +6

      @@felixgutierrez993 Agree. But add a war cannot be won until the enemy's will and ability to fight is eliminated. Wasn't a legally Congressionally declared war that demanded a victory or rational treaty. Just like Vietnam.

    • @ronkostars4258
      @ronkostars4258 2 роки тому +10

      @@felixgutierrez993 - So Creepy Joe and his woke generals surrendered and gave over $85 Billion in brand new military equipment to the Taliban and left hundreds of Americans stuck there, many still trapped there to this day.

    • @felixgutierrez993
      @felixgutierrez993 2 роки тому +6

      @@ronkostars4258 yeah pretty much...idiotic, rushed a plan that needed months to do.

  • @jslevenson101
    @jslevenson101 Рік тому +19

    They're doing a lot of stuff with lasers they could probably write a sentence on a postcard from a mile away if they wanted too. They're great for surveillance and supporting multi-purpose platforms.

  • @gregorystudd1271
    @gregorystudd1271 8 місяців тому +5

    Salute too all OUR FLY BOYZ.. GOD BLESS YOU ALL UP THERE.

  • @TROOPERfarcry
    @TROOPERfarcry 3 роки тому +910

    No mention of cup-holders. Oh well, there's always the soon-to-be-announced AC-130Y.

    • @hereweare9011
      @hereweare9011 3 роки тому +38

      You have to get the upgraded package for those.

    • @SurrealVerity
      @SurrealVerity 3 роки тому +22

      because... Y not?

    • @freemendontask6622
      @freemendontask6622 3 роки тому +51

      wrong next version is the AC-130lgbtqpf with special rudder pedals that accommodate high heels

    • @mrshifter8220
      @mrshifter8220 3 роки тому +4

      Yep, they swivel now.......

    • @paulmorgan2636
      @paulmorgan2636 3 роки тому +18

      @@freemendontask6622 fuck man that made me laugh you win bro😂😂😂

  • @Sharrendan
    @Sharrendan 3 роки тому +318

    Another beautiful generation of the AC130

    • @jonhawkins7510
      @jonhawkins7510 3 роки тому +2

      Puff the magic dragon.

    • @jonhawkins7510
      @jonhawkins7510 3 роки тому +3

      @Mladen Joncevski thats what they used to call the AC 130 gun ship in Vietnam.

    • @jonhawkins7510
      @jonhawkins7510 3 роки тому

      @Mladen Joncevski never did any drugs in my life that weren't prescribed by a doctor.

    • @jonhawkins7510
      @jonhawkins7510 3 роки тому

      @Mladen Joncevski yes I've had alcohol and caffine and sugar I no longer partake in those libations. But I was talking about meth coke or weed I never done any of those type of drugs or any related to them. I also quit smoking.

    • @jonhawkins7510
      @jonhawkins7510 3 роки тому

      @Mladen Joncevski I know.

  • @heavycruzer1801
    @heavycruzer1801 2 роки тому +6

    This has always been a badass setup. Just demolishing enemies!

  • @enterthecarp7085
    @enterthecarp7085 Рік тому +3

    She is a beast. I was spotlighted by her IR during training in a thick wood in Florida. My MILES gear went off immediately. C-130 Flying Low. 👍🏼👍🏼👍🏼

  • @beartactical458
    @beartactical458 3 роки тому +656

    Now let’s put some more guns on it…. A few spaces left 😬

    • @matts7125
      @matts7125 3 роки тому +18

      They are probably trying to have it be able to land on an aircraft carrier, The heavier the plane the more runway it needs

    • @matts7125
      @matts7125 3 роки тому +6

      I know they’ve been able to land other versions in the past I’m not sure if this thing would be able to😂

    • @nexusly6720
      @nexusly6720 3 роки тому +9

      I'd like to see a few tomahawks on the wings

    • @farmerlarbear2244
      @farmerlarbear2244 3 роки тому +8

      Well, to be fair...It is a “ship of guns”🤷🏻‍♂️

    • @jrhamilton4448
      @jrhamilton4448 3 роки тому +2

      More guns is NEVER a bad thing!

  • @kwcbomb6969
    @kwcbomb6969 2 роки тому +906

    Man this thing kills everything... the bad guys, the buildings, even the mountains... hell even the crews are highly prone to cancer and other severe health problems.

    • @weeeeehhhhh
      @weeeeehhhhh 2 роки тому +65

      "Credited with many life-saving close air support missions". Hmmm.... "life-saving"...

    • @manisherande4568
      @manisherande4568 2 роки тому +63

      but got butt kicked by taliban who ride horses

    • @kwcbomb6969
      @kwcbomb6969 2 роки тому +151

      @@manisherande4568
      The Taliban just simply left Afghanistan and waited...
      My favorite quote from a Taliban commander,
      "all the Americans have watches, We have time."

    • @GodLovesYou1994
      @GodLovesYou1994 2 роки тому +3

      @@manisherande4568 camels :v

    • @ZT-vr4wz
      @ZT-vr4wz 2 роки тому +21

      Don't forget the civilians. Why do Americans always forget the civilians?

  • @abaronofchivalry5176
    @abaronofchivalry5176 Рік тому +4

    "Prop driven aircraft are obsolete"
    Ghostrider: Someone called?

  • @devzeppelin1911
    @devzeppelin1911 Рік тому

    Saw one of these at an airshow a few months back, fully expect yo see them brand new at airshows 50 years from now

  • @VaeVictisVII
    @VaeVictisVII 2 роки тому +1264

    Taliban be like: cool, where can we pick it up?

    • @PETE4955
      @PETE4955 2 роки тому +74

      They have been given one or more thanks to the US.

    • @bistendope
      @bistendope 2 роки тому +20

      Too soon

    • @Johnwang1191
      @Johnwang1191 2 роки тому +52

      No need for pickup, we can ship to Kabul airport!

    • @Darusdei
      @Darusdei 2 роки тому +16

      well you could only use this against the taleban. countries with real military would be able to shoot that down very fast :D

    • @awddfg
      @awddfg 2 роки тому +4

      @@Johnwang1191 Do it, then again you got scared of them and ran away.

  • @FALprofessional
    @FALprofessional 3 роки тому +1871

    I live down the road from Hurlburt field. It's awesome to see and hear these planes performing firing training over the Eglin range. They often fly in pairs of 2, in a circular overwatch pattern. The shockwaves from the 105mm shells shake the walls and windows. It's very cool, but it's equally annoying at night.

    • @CaseyCollier
      @CaseyCollier 3 роки тому +76

      Cool story. Thanks for sharing.

    • @caseymuscato7696
      @caseymuscato7696 3 роки тому +33

      same with me we lived just off of base my dad is a nav on the mc 130h were now in dc but it would always be cool to watch the gunships and hear them.

    • @alanbaker5275
      @alanbaker5275 3 роки тому +12

      im in milton, u can hear and feel them practicing at my house

    • @lairdriver
      @lairdriver 3 роки тому +33

      Must be great for real estate values lol

    • @colin1235421
      @colin1235421 3 роки тому +18

      That can actually be a tourist attraction.... Long ago here in South Africa a Gripen fighter jet flew over us quite low, the roar through the ground and the air was amazing - all the car alarms around me triggered - was so cool!

  • @rawbert-uz2kv
    @rawbert-uz2kv Місяць тому

    Iam a USMC tank crewman 14mo. in VN, and we called it PUFF, our team would setup a strobe mid open wire camp [NO wire, nothing] This plane given I was a tank crewman [hard to hide] and trust me the NVA had, hand carry RPG's that could "waste us, and tank]
    I truly believe between this plane, Navy Corpmen, and of course other marines, I will be 75 years old today, and while I wouldn't wish the 'night terrors' on anyone. I thank their service nearly daily.
    Those that weren't there 'have no f'n clue.
    Thank you crew.
    What a night time show as well... it has to be seen to believe.

  • @DarthHadeous
    @DarthHadeous 2 роки тому +1

    I remember this voice that used to scream "Enemy AC130 above!"

  • @Ericlee-ne7du
    @Ericlee-ne7du 3 роки тому +246

    I'm not even American. I'm in the Canadian Army and just a big fan. I love how your boys rain freedom down from above. For all of us. Thank you for your service to the world.

    • @Us3r739
      @Us3r739 3 роки тому +28

      Canada and America kick ass together 🇨🇦🇺🇸

    • @ronyeap88
      @ronyeap88 3 роки тому +32

      You equate death with freedom? You must be sick in the head.

    • @thiccchungo1041
      @thiccchungo1041 3 роки тому +52

      @@ronyeap88 freeing them terrorists from their bodies

    • @jerryriggan
      @jerryriggan 3 роки тому +20

      @@ronyeap88 If thats what it takes.

    • @pyrolooga3393
      @pyrolooga3393 3 роки тому +6

      This reminds me of that one comic where America has sex with Canada

  • @KookusMaximus
    @KookusMaximus 2 роки тому +2190

    Ahh yes, the aircraft that reduces your life expectancy just operating it.

    • @AbhijeetSingh-lf3uu
      @AbhijeetSingh-lf3uu 2 роки тому +28

      I don't get it?

    • @WebWolf89
      @WebWolf89 2 роки тому +132

      Aren't you with any weapons system? Lead, gunpowder, fumes, chemicals, cleaning agents?

    • @Wasabiofip
      @Wasabiofip 2 роки тому +279

      @@WebWolf89 Not all weapon systems are so dense and in an enclosed space.

    • @tyleroc8378
      @tyleroc8378 2 роки тому +56

      Ur not the only one that knows there’s lead in the air buddy calm down

    • @MrNobody55555
      @MrNobody55555 2 роки тому +191

      @@badezimmertv1457 What about exposure to foreign farts other than your own? Perhaps they have air filtration systems with strong carbon filters that removes farts from the breathable air. Think about it. With those noisy engines and noisy guns, the temptation to just liberally let 'em rip because there is no way others can hear it to pin point it came from you. Just like on those noisy rattling city buses.

  • @allgood6760
    @allgood6760 Рік тому +1

    Awesome for taking out fanatics!... flying battleship ✈️👍

  • @ninobrown1088
    @ninobrown1088 Місяць тому +1

    Bad ass gun ship ...... don't mess with the USA.

  • @dvdv7777
    @dvdv7777 2 роки тому +193

    I'm not working in the aerospace sector, but I am an engineer, and as an engineer, I love designs like the AC-130's. Those are designs that may be not be flashy and may not have the latest and greatest tech. But they are reliable, stable, sturdy, flexible, reusable, and so successful that they are used for decades even though their overall tech may be outdated. Similarly, I prefer cars that may not be a looker, but are reliable, easy to maintain, handle adverse weather conditions, and just keep on working and working. Or, when we look at old cellphones, the counterpart would be the indestructible Nokia 3310.

    • @79pejeperro
      @79pejeperro 2 роки тому +4

      Toyota and Honda

    • @constantinosschinas4503
      @constantinosschinas4503 2 роки тому +8

      Legend says that the only AC-130 Spooky ever shot down, was with a Nokia 3310.

    • @djbdnhbb6938
      @djbdnhbb6938 Рік тому

      🔰

    • @commonsense.1014
      @commonsense.1014 Рік тому +1

      And thats why i want another 1990's toyota corolla.

    • @nickysixx2480
      @nickysixx2480 Рік тому

      I think the avionics and weapons systems are advanced of their kind.

  • @pheonixdragon2261
    @pheonixdragon2261 2 роки тому +200

    I remember military personnel that served in Viet Nam that talk about "Puff the magic dragon (Puff)" and the sounds of the different weapons as they fired. What amazed me was the fact that the men operating those weapons compensated for drift without computers.

    • @cusefan5510
      @cusefan5510 2 роки тому +21

      Stories of green berets calling in fire from “spooky” to as close as 5 meters in front of them, and they hit the target exactly. It’s incredible how quickly USAF mastered this weapon so quickly.

    • @AbuHajarAlBugatti
      @AbuHajarAlBugatti Рік тому +8

      Its just like playing a video game, you get used to it very quickly and can do without thinking about it

    • @JPK1337
      @JPK1337 Рік тому +5

      you get used to the drift very quickly and know where to shoot

    • @KLUJICS
      @KLUJICS Рік тому

      Puff was a version of the this mission and the pioneer of what we have today. But again, the DoD thought the concept was unnecessary.

    • @bobbys4327
      @bobbys4327 Рік тому

      Thank you GE!

  • @windchimesilo9623
    @windchimesilo9623 2 роки тому +3

    I see they really put the time into reducing the shockwave/recoil into the guns. I heard the older main gun would shake the plane lol oh n this new gunship looks amazing. A true angel of death.

  • @RTS907
    @RTS907 Місяць тому

    I never thought a AC-130 would carry smart bombs, but what a great addition!

  • @CautionCU
    @CautionCU 2 роки тому +355

    The AC-130 is the Air Force's version of your uncle's chevy lowrider. Every year that plane is a more dated but your uncle keeps putting the most current gatling gun and tank cannon.

    • @athelwulfgalland
      @athelwulfgalland 2 роки тому +10

      The C-130J isn't just an upgrade package; They're "new" builds as far as I know. The cannons are anything but the latest either. Now if they could've tacked a Bushmaster IV and a Rheinmetall Rh-130 cannon on her? That'd be NASTY!

    • @thereheis2093
      @thereheis2093 2 роки тому +2

      Haha, what 900bil buys. Is just retarded. What a waste of money. And you still need human loaders that’s just silly.

    • @turboponies
      @turboponies 2 роки тому +6

      As a tax payer, I am proud of that uncle.

    • @NoobNoobNews
      @NoobNoobNews 2 роки тому +8

      @@thereheis2093 An autoloader would weigh more, and for an airplane that is an issue. I think it would be an improvement regardless, but the military prefers relying on manpower because when something goes wrong with a person, it is just a matter of getting another person.

    • @thereheis2093
      @thereheis2093 2 роки тому

      @@NoobNoobNews it doesn’t seem to me. That that plane was build to be slim. But you could cut it down to one person. That overviews. And when things go to shit for some reason. Then they can take action and operate it manually. So you would have best of both worlds, kinda

  • @richardmaxwell5335
    @richardmaxwell5335 3 роки тому +44

    Im Australian , someone please convince my Airforce we need a few of these...in Afghanistan we had Airsupport provided by Our US Brothers and Sisters...best feeling ever knowing although nothing might happen they had our backs!

    • @The_Desert_Tiger
      @The_Desert_Tiger 3 роки тому +1

      I mean it also comes down to if the US will sell them or not.

    • @richardmaxwell5335
      @richardmaxwell5335 3 роки тому

      @@The_Desert_Tiger funnily enough in the 80s Australia set aside 4 Hercules to be converted then at last minute decided to keep airframes as transport!! Stupid!!

    • @nix4644
      @nix4644 3 роки тому +9

      A person can go a long way back into our (US) military history and find that Australia has been by our side for a long time. As a veteran I say thanks for being one of our most staunch allies.

    • @The_Desert_Tiger
      @The_Desert_Tiger 3 роки тому

      @@nix4644 Every war since WW2

    • @campbelltown_
      @campbelltown_ 2 роки тому

      fellow Australian here I definitely could be wrong,I was told that given the size of our military our troops specialise in tactics and information.

  • @lenkahle33
    @lenkahle33 7 місяців тому

    What an amazing machine. Our military has by far the most superior and well designed defense and attack not just our vehicles and jets, but the heart of our people. The comments on this page really warm my heart. U.S.A 🇺🇲🇺🇲🇺🇲 ...all the way.

  • @distortionz_z
    @distortionz_z 2 роки тому +1

    As a former Gunner for a Ac-130s From Operation OverWatch "Death From Above" COD4 Mission. The AC-130 Is a smooth CAS AIrcraft Ill feel safe to hear that or a A-10 Warhog from the ground

  • @djc2526
    @djc2526 2 роки тому +135

    Main uses:
    Seriously fucking up absolutely everything in sight.

    • @JohnDoe-uc3cf
      @JohnDoe-uc3cf 2 роки тому +3

      Seriously deleting absolutely everything in sight*

    • @founderoftheempire8589
      @founderoftheempire8589 2 роки тому +1

      @@JohnDoe-uc3cf Absolutely turning everyone who is on the bad side of the AC130 into red mist

    • @sodaaccount
      @sodaaccount 2 роки тому +4

      Main use: crippling their crew with toxic gases

    • @founderoftheempire8589
      @founderoftheempire8589 2 роки тому

      @@sodaaccount finally someone elde who actually knows this

    • @tcntad87
      @tcntad87 2 роки тому +2

      Even the 4 horsemen and apocalypse are afraid of this fuckin thing.

  • @WheelchairOperator
    @WheelchairOperator 3 роки тому +219

    I’m kinda bummed the AC-130J isn’t referred to as *SUPER SPOOKY* because it would be absolutely perfect.

    • @kerbalairforce8802
      @kerbalairforce8802 2 роки тому +4

      It's a homage to the AC-130A and AC-130H that were both named Ghostrider

    • @-NguyenPhucLoc
      @-NguyenPhucLoc 2 роки тому +1

      In VietNam we call it rice stick . we beated it for along time ago

    • @nomadjeff1922
      @nomadjeff1922 2 роки тому +2

      @@kerbalairforce8802 The AC-130H were Spectre. The AC-130U (first pressurized with retractable guns) were called Spooky. I was on H models. The AC-130J is the Ghostrider.

    • @razony
      @razony 2 роки тому +1

      I like that, 'Super Spooky.' Be Super Afraid Enemy's of America!

    • @AngusBeaph
      @AngusBeaph 2 роки тому +1

      Aside from the health risks associated with operating inside the bay of one of those things. Hopefully the Ghostrider has better ventilation for the gunners.

  • @yusuftimucin3692
    @yusuftimucin3692 2 роки тому

    You've gotta love Kyle with his can of Monster, blasting the enemy like it's a Call of Duty game xD

  • @user-uk7sq1ki6b
    @user-uk7sq1ki6b 8 місяців тому

    This would be perfect against stalled 17-mile long convoys. This has always been a badass setup. Just demolishing enemies!.

  • @JL-ef7bh
    @JL-ef7bh 3 роки тому +56

    Dude chilling with Monster Energy while firing down hundreds of rounds at enemy forces at 0:51

    • @TexasPoonTapa
      @TexasPoonTapa 3 роки тому +5

      Bruh if you ever served you know you survive off energy drinks and caffeine. It is not an easy job

    • @JL-ef7bh
      @JL-ef7bh 3 роки тому +9

      @@TexasPoonTapa I never served nor did I say it was an easy job. No clout for you.

    • @meowmasterL346
      @meowmasterL346 2 роки тому +3

      He's on a 12 killstreak, of course he got that gamer fuel! 😂😂

    • @lachlanseiffert6186
      @lachlanseiffert6186 2 роки тому

      Professionals have standards

  • @nynthworld4152
    @nynthworld4152 3 роки тому +164

    "Ground team to AC Gunship, use 105 shells. Bring the rain."
    ( Transformers movie 👍)

    • @jedironin380
      @jedironin380 3 роки тому +20

      That is the BEST footage of an AC-130 ever recorded!

    • @mennonl5733
      @mennonl5733 3 роки тому +1

      @@jedironin380 lone survivor

    • @MrJlee93
      @MrJlee93 3 роки тому

      although that gunship used the 40 instead of the 105

    • @paulmorgan2636
      @paulmorgan2636 3 роки тому +6

      That was probably the best scene in any transformers movie also considering it’s the only transformers movie that was good

    • @liddz434
      @liddz434 3 роки тому +3

      @Zorro Laplaya It's not designed to go up against 'near pear rivals'...for the insrugency works it's used for it's perfect.

  • @dmc73
    @dmc73 4 місяці тому

    Sounds like we need more of these.

  • @robmarino314
    @robmarino314 Рік тому

    My dad was an engineer on the AC-130 Hercules in Vietnam, he would have loved to seen this new iteration being the AC-130J Ghostrider!!!

  • @johnhix484
    @johnhix484 3 роки тому +30

    Reminds me of Spooky in Vietnam. I will never forget the sight of that ribbon of fire raining down on Charley at night!

    • @Two4Brew
      @Two4Brew 2 роки тому +2

      From an historical perspective, my favorite of that time period is the Skyraider.

    • @boli4203
      @boli4203 2 роки тому +1

      Or the sound of the red ribbon arriving a few seconds later...

    • @Dockhead
      @Dockhead 2 роки тому

      or the heavy metals poisoning they get from exposure of firing so much munitions inside a space like that.

    • @chadvalliere8697
      @chadvalliere8697 2 роки тому

      @@Dockhead that’s why they wear masks with O2 pumped through them.

    • @Dockhead
      @Dockhead 2 роки тому

      @@chadvalliere8697 they do now? maybe this footage shown wasn't accurate then, as i see not one single O2 mask whilst they fire. no other mask operated worn or any other alternative used either.

  • @Gurtington
    @Gurtington 2 роки тому +97

    "Spooky gunships" always makes me laugh. That's such an adorable name for such a terrifying airship 🤣

    • @rul1175
      @rul1175 2 роки тому +2

      Taliban "Spooky" is coming. Sounds like a clown party.

    • @Muckylittleme
      @Muckylittleme 2 роки тому +4

      Not really. It is likely fuelled by rainbows and fires 1000 BLM blanks per second and drops mostly peaceful Antifa bombs these days.

    • @whatscout78
      @whatscout78 2 роки тому

      they come out during the Halloween event

    • @rednexium4100
      @rednexium4100 2 роки тому

      Spooky was the og name for a c47 cargo plane using three miniguns in 7.62 also named puff the magic dragon but the main difference is you have the lock head ac130 spooky and the Douglas ac47 spooky both were a menace to enemies day there is one game that has it in it and that’s rising storm 2 Vietnam

    • @jeromegarcia5396
      @jeromegarcia5396 2 роки тому

      ZIKES Scobby not the spooky gunships... ROO NOO SYAGGY

  • @skynet251
    @skynet251 2 роки тому +2

    Enemy: "theres an AC-130 above us". Ok guys it was nice fighting with you.

    • @pogcow4178
      @pogcow4178 2 місяці тому +1

      Also enemy: "Wait what! THEY HAVE CRUISE MISSELS NOW!"

  • @AtroposLeshesis
    @AtroposLeshesis 9 місяців тому

    Now that I remember I think a stealth spooky has arrived. Got my mind right.

  • @CGFIELDS
    @CGFIELDS 3 роки тому +29

    0:50 Hiding a Monster energy drink behind his joystick lol

  • @InfoRanker
    @InfoRanker 3 роки тому +168

    Imagine having your hand in the way of the recoil of that howitzer. Yikes !

    • @ffjsb
      @ffjsb 3 роки тому +13

      That's why the safety bars are there...

    • @righty-o3585
      @righty-o3585 3 роки тому +3

      I can imagine the force of that recoil is suppressed quite a bit too , however they would go about doing that .

    • @sweet65mustang
      @sweet65mustang 3 роки тому +2

      @@righty-o3585 weight of the gun and probably gas or hydraulic dampers.

    • @sweet65mustang
      @sweet65mustang 3 роки тому +14

      That's the end you're concerned about being on? I'd rather be behind it than in front of it. Lol

    • @righty-o3585
      @righty-o3585 3 роки тому +2

      @@sweet65mustang Fuckin A 🤘

  • @danielkingshott2659
    @danielkingshott2659 8 місяців тому

    Heard this thing during "aerial gunnery" practice over ft lewis, it made the Bradley's chain gun sound like a pop pop boat

  • @coltsmith8371
    @coltsmith8371 Рік тому +1

    This is my favorite military vehicle

  • @justinlarrabee7932
    @justinlarrabee7932 3 роки тому +115

    When you can put a round the size of redbull can in someone's forehead from above the clouds......now its a bomb carrier? Talks about lazers too?! Jesus how much more america 🇺🇸 can you get? ( its a rhetorical question)

    • @rupayanbandyopadhyay3578
      @rupayanbandyopadhyay3578 3 роки тому +5

      They are not rounds they use to put through somebody's forehead. Those aree antitank rounds and incendiary rounds to use against armored storage facilities.

    • @billpotokar360
      @billpotokar360 3 роки тому +6

      ...they SHOULD slap on there a set of quad .50 cals on there too...cause EVERYBODY just LOVES the sound of MA DEUCE...

    • @rupayanbandyopadhyay3578
      @rupayanbandyopadhyay3578 3 роки тому

      @@billpotokar360 They have 50 cals.

    • @Tony-nj9de
      @Tony-nj9de 3 роки тому

      Thank ur German cousins they the ones that helped u get thoes weapons after ww2 U should go back to Europe and make it great like ur cousins did

    • @DeclanOReilly
      @DeclanOReilly 3 роки тому

      Well when the troops call for some love from above, more Dakka is a good thing

  • @andrewheagwood5950
    @andrewheagwood5950 2 роки тому +37

    Let's be honest, they're all monsters. The AC-130 has continuously provided devastating support to our forces since it's creation. It's an incredible weapons system that strikes fear in and delivers death to our enemies.

  • @doriandundee9906
    @doriandundee9906 8 місяців тому +1

    How it stays straight while firing a tank cannon is just nuts

  • @discoverydroid2134
    @discoverydroid2134 10 місяців тому +2

    Angel of death! raning down hell from above...this is one angel you don't want a divine visit from

  • @exsappermadman25055
    @exsappermadman25055 2 роки тому +16

    "What guns should we equip it with?"......."All of them"....

  • @jojojojo2089
    @jojojojo2089 2 роки тому +80

    This type of aircraft has been in use for so long, that when I joined the USAF in 1974 it was consider old by the special forces. Another aircraft that's so old, that is been flown by 3rd generation pilots is the B-52. Amazingly, both are still consider war work horses!

    • @feoacero4585
      @feoacero4585 2 роки тому

      Old stuff.

    • @infinitecanadian
      @infinitecanadian 2 роки тому +2

      Why build something new, when what you got is the best?

    • @feoacero4585
      @feoacero4585 2 роки тому +5

      @@infinitecanadian Is not the best, it just hasn't met its match... wait for it.

    • @BenDover-gd3mf
      @BenDover-gd3mf 2 роки тому +3

      Oh ya! M-16 for 60 years, .50 BMG for a hundred. If it ain't broke, don't fix it! Just uhhh, keep upgrading. I'm surprised they let Kiowa's get phased out - even the A-10 won't surrender!

    • @nathandean1687
      @nathandean1687 2 роки тому +2

      b52s will never go away. as they are nearly indestructible. and nearly E.M.P. proof as well.

  • @EUM_NEMESIS
    @EUM_NEMESIS 2 роки тому

    RiP GAU-12 Crowdpleaser. You'll always be remembered.

  • @georgegeorge899
    @georgegeorge899 4 місяці тому

    This was my favorite missions in CoD games...
    👏👏👏👏
    It's a beast !

  • @AlexLee-dc2vb
    @AlexLee-dc2vb 3 роки тому +69

    "we're going to get AC-130s that shoot lasers"
    HOLY FUCK I LOVE AMERICA

    • @GrimpakTheMook
      @GrimpakTheMook 2 роки тому +1

      not that much ooomph.
      Strap a GAU-8 on it tho....

    • @macduece2112
      @macduece2112 2 роки тому +3

      Alex Lee:
      No you won't !! These gunships will soon be used against the American populace, a populace that includes you, even if you're not a Democrat, be careful what you wish for...

    • @softdrink-0
      @softdrink-0 2 роки тому +1

      @@macduece2112 ?

    • @spaceemperorkarl121
      @spaceemperorkarl121 2 роки тому +1

      @@macduece2112 You really think our own soldiers are that braindead to follow orders like that? This aint china or Russia.

    • @HarryGuit
      @HarryGuit 2 роки тому

      The more destructive, the more you will love it.

  •  2 роки тому +433

    And does it still give the weapon operators lead poisoning?

    • @unpaidintern7742
      @unpaidintern7742 2 роки тому +110

      Yes as long as they are not on oxygen tanks they will still get all the poison/cancer

    • @carlrs15
      @carlrs15 2 роки тому +32

      Holy fuck

    • @CatnamedMittens
      @CatnamedMittens 2 роки тому +9

      Fuck that noise. Anyone who uses that shit is a fool.

    • @acester86
      @acester86 2 роки тому +46

      @UNSUNG ARMORY one of my buddies came back really fucked up, read too deep on one of the targets he bombed and found out he killed a few kids....

    • @MG-ll5nw
      @MG-ll5nw 2 роки тому +25

      @@CatnamedMittens Look it up. The gunners on helicopters have tons of health issues from Afghanistan.

  • @williamwoods8182
    @williamwoods8182 Рік тому +2

    In Nam we called him "Puff the Magic Dragon."

    • @David-wk6md
      @David-wk6md Рік тому

      You ever read Nam?
      Yea, though I walk through the valley of death I shall fear no evil.
      For I am the baddest mother fucker in the valley.

  • @albertteng1191
    @albertteng1191 Рік тому

    Suddenly memories of me firing canons from an AC-130 came flashing in mind. I cant remember how many missions i did with this plane on Call Of Duty

  • @eblake626
    @eblake626 3 роки тому +55

    "Now implements Xbox controller for target operator"

    • @X-JAKA7
      @X-JAKA7 3 роки тому +2

      All you gotta do is install the new Xbox Series X on the AC-130.
      I'm talking about the Xbox Series X that can play disks.

    • @Dylan_Rivas
      @Dylan_Rivas 3 роки тому +6

      Some drone operators use a modified Xbox controller because of how much smoother it is FOR THEM because it's something they grew up with. To each his own 🤷

    • @X-JAKA7
      @X-JAKA7 3 роки тому +1

      @@Dylan_Rivas It's possibly true, and you're probably right. 😊

    • @TASEUK
      @TASEUK 3 роки тому +3

      @@Dylan_Rivas they use normal controllers that way if broke can buy a replacement pretty much anywhere in the world

  • @meilikino
    @meilikino 3 роки тому +58

    “The AC-130J is a beast”
    Yeah and grass is green

    • @seanmcguire8474
      @seanmcguire8474 3 роки тому +1

      Those things are beasts. Believe it

    • @meilikino
      @meilikino 3 роки тому +5

      @@seanmcguire8474 Yeah I know i’m just trying to say that it was an obvious statement that most people would probably already know

    • @zetanotbeta2424
      @zetanotbeta2424 3 роки тому +1

      @@seanmcguire8474 🤡

    • @Artobacco
      @Artobacco 3 роки тому

      Yeah and sun is hot

  • @winst0n888
    @winst0n888 10 місяців тому +1

    AC-130 maybe the scariest plane ever built.

  • @Michael-of8gg
    @Michael-of8gg 4 місяці тому

    My father retired in 1994. He was a flight engineer on the Ec-130. He also flew on Ac-130's "Spooky" he also had to fly the 130 called "The Black One". He wont say who or where the "black one" was for. He only says i got to fly the "black one" and its black

  • @yungbuck9478
    @yungbuck9478 2 роки тому +8

    I work at the 73rd. It's actually an Aircraft Maintenance Unit, or AMU for short. Our sister unit, the 4th, is with us in part of the 1st Special Operations Aircraft Maintenance Squadron, or 1 SOAMXS.
    Every night, these silent killers are performing training exercises not even 10mi from base. Since I currently live in the dorms, I constantly hear these aerial tanks blasting a dozen or so 30mm rounds, then a massive boom from the 105 cannons.

  • @sargurak
    @sargurak 2 роки тому +14

    Went inside an AC-130 at an airshow one time, it's hard to hold back the excitement walking through one. It's one amazing ship and the crew were top notch.

  • @user-kx3xb1fo9u
    @user-kx3xb1fo9u 4 місяці тому

    My Uncle John was a aircraft mechanic during Vietnam and worked on "Puff " and I built the model when I was a kid ! 🦅🇺🇸🕶️

  • @RobertJones-co5jb
    @RobertJones-co5jb 9 місяців тому

    Would love to see you do a story on all the ACs the Air Force has used in it's history. Please

  • @wintermoon1350
    @wintermoon1350 3 роки тому +20

    Its sad That they Didn't put the....Vulcan.....machine gun on it....i miss the spooky

  • @napalmman8292
    @napalmman8292 2 роки тому +11

    "Hot damn!"
    "GUNS READY!"

  • @sergeant_salty
    @sergeant_salty Рік тому +1

    my old man, a seasoned USAF pilot, always said the best planes the Air Force ever bought were the B-52, the KC-135, and the C-130. i think it's pretty hard to disagree with that statement.

    • @user-gt1gn6gy9h
      @user-gt1gn6gy9h Місяць тому

      Ah, you left out the poor, unappreciated 'Goon' . . . excuse me, the 'Skytrain'.

  • @jasonbose3507
    @jasonbose3507 10 місяців тому

    I ALWAYS LOVE SEEING PUFF THE MAGIC DRAGON 🐉 IN ACTION!!!

  • @justbread316
    @justbread316 2 роки тому +51

    This brings “enemy ac130 above” to a whole new level

    • @carlwheezerofsouls3273
      @carlwheezerofsouls3273 2 роки тому +1

      before it was all miniguns, four little 7.62mm miniguns and two 20mm vulcan gatlingcannons. now they’re literally strapping tank cannons to the damn things.

    • @tigerbattle
      @tigerbattle 2 роки тому

      @@carlwheezerofsouls3273 AC-130s have had the 105mm cannon on it for ages what do you mean now?

    • @fearGod8
      @fearGod8 2 роки тому

      all have sinned and fall short of the glory of God
      the rightousness of God is available through faith in Jesus Christ.
      there is therefore now no condemnation for those who are in Christ Jesus.
      in Him we have redemption through His blood, the forgivness of sins according to the riches of His grace.
      If then you have been raised with Christ, seek the things that are above where Christ is, seated at the right hand of God
      and the God of peace will be with you.
      Thanks be to God

    • @Brian-gr5ty
      @Brian-gr5ty 2 роки тому

      @@tigerbattle ac-47s had 2 7.62 miniguns and 2 20mm Vulcan cannons

    • @tigerbattle
      @tigerbattle 2 роки тому

      @@Brian-gr5ty We weren’t talking about AC-47s were we?

  • @robertmendoza7646
    @robertmendoza7646 3 роки тому +52

    I saw an older prototype of this gunship when I served in Vietnam for one year. This new one has greater firepower and update modifications and will remarkably confound the enemy in the battlefield.

    • @ultraseggs
      @ultraseggs 3 роки тому

      Bruh, how old are you?
      Vietnam?!

    • @mrdoe8484
      @mrdoe8484 3 роки тому +2

      thank you for your service

    • @MisatoEnjoyer
      @MisatoEnjoyer 3 роки тому

      @@ultraseggs probably 65-70

    • @ultraseggs
      @ultraseggs 3 роки тому

      @@MisatoEnjoyer jeez, hope he didnt face hell there

    • @MisatoEnjoyer
      @MisatoEnjoyer 3 роки тому

      @@ultraseggs yeah very unlikely. Definitely a calm war with no messed up circumstances.

  • @billgoings8505
    @billgoings8505 Рік тому

    I remember during Operation Just Cause in Panama, of a PDF Compound being leveled by Spectre, while a straw Nativity structure just outside the wall of the compound was left standing!

  • @twiztidkreation
    @twiztidkreation Рік тому

    You know, everyone always gives props to the pilot and the guy manning the TV on these. No one ever gives props to the brass crew. My hat is off to you boys.
    "You can run but you'll only die tired."

    • @zeezlebops
      @zeezlebops 6 місяців тому

      or you can just hide in a hole and wait for the thing to run out of fuel

  • @jakejames69
    @jakejames69 3 роки тому +23

    6:54 watch in 0.25x, imagine one shot was headed your way. Rip to who ever is on the wrong end of this thing

    • @billpotokar360
      @billpotokar360 3 роки тому +2

      ...more like PIECES...LOTS of littlepieces...

    • @bradthelad8180
      @bradthelad8180 3 роки тому

      😨😨😨😨
      Built to kill

    • @YukariAkiyama
      @YukariAkiyama 3 роки тому +4

      Shouldn’t have been on the wrong team :/

  • @daveybarton
    @daveybarton 3 роки тому +74

    The AC-130U will always be my favorite with the 25mm GAU-12/U, 40MM Bofors, and the 105MM Howitzer. While they might be more effective, the "J" models don't look nearly as menacing. They look less like a "Gunship" and more like a recon platform, which is part of their mission now so it makes sense.

    • @tfsplayer2275
      @tfsplayer2275 3 роки тому +1

      🙂👏👏👏

    • @EmbeddedWithin
      @EmbeddedWithin 3 роки тому +3

      Only downside for the u variant is the chance of lung chancer

    • @anthonybruno2147
      @anthonybruno2147 3 роки тому

      @@EmbeddedWithin how?

    • @EmbeddedWithin
      @EmbeddedWithin 3 роки тому +1

      @@anthonybruno2147 coz all the lead from the guns.

    • @gravestone9831
      @gravestone9831 3 роки тому

      And the u models radar broke literally every time it fuckin flew, basically a lot of stuff broke on that thing whenever it flew

  • @ThompPL1
    @ThompPL1 17 днів тому

    8:26 . . . About time for the Lights to turn on ! 😎

  • @chrismarsh4781
    @chrismarsh4781 5 місяців тому

    Love those things, awesome tools that have earned their place and are worth EVERY penny. As much as I hate to say it McCain was 100% correct when he said these bad boys and B1 Lancers absolutely cannot replace A10's.

  • @davsquaredo79
    @davsquaredo79 3 роки тому +20

    Troops on the ground when they see the new AC-130J in the air -“SHEEEEEEESH”

  • @alteregos8949
    @alteregos8949 2 роки тому +39

    They should have named it the “Juggernaut” with the version letter J. Though “GhostRider” is a fitting name for it as well, for sure.

    • @kwcbomb6969
      @kwcbomb6969 2 роки тому +1

      I would call it the big box of cancer.

    • @ianrobinson525
      @ianrobinson525 2 роки тому

      & they never won in Afghanistan, waste of money

    • @DeanGulberry
      @DeanGulberry 2 роки тому +1

      Juggernaut will be for the mech suits

    • @nemo6686
      @nemo6686 2 роки тому

      Jaegermeister would be better...

    • @hernansaab1155
      @hernansaab1155 2 роки тому

      There is nothing unstoppable about this plane. It only works for killing 70 year old taliban fighters with rusty ak47s. The moment there is a chance of a surface to air missile available to the enemy, this airplane gets grounded for the mission.

  • @fratercontenduntocculta8161

    There's nothing more American than putting a howitzer on a prop plane

  • @selyts4
    @selyts4 6 місяців тому

    It looks like the operators are loading bananas in the ammo belt! Those rounds are so huge!😂. Could you imagine being on the wrong side of those guns?!😅

  • @Karmai9
    @Karmai9 3 роки тому +18

    All it needs is ghost rider him self to enchant the plane and add some flames.

    • @arthas640
      @arthas640 2 роки тому

      Or just some massive speakers that plays "Ghost Riders In The Sky" in repeat

  • @tedtimmis8135
    @tedtimmis8135 2 роки тому +76

    This guy’s voice is like a knife on the ears.

    • @aimlesslost
      @aimlesslost 2 роки тому +1

      I found myself turning it down to less than half of max volume.

    • @infinitecanadian
      @infinitecanadian 2 роки тому

      Sounds like a hockey announcer.

    • @klave8511
      @klave8511 2 роки тому

      Too many long titles, numbers, letters, statistics, fluffy words. All true I’m sure. Couldn’t get past half way and then only because I turned the sound down.

    • @quattro4468
      @quattro4468 2 роки тому

      Boomer nasal voice.

    • @tedtimmis8135
      @tedtimmis8135 2 роки тому

      To me, the voice sounded more millennial c*ck-in-throat.

  • @thomasm7682
    @thomasm7682 2 роки тому +1

    :40 To me the term “armed reconnaissance” means you report on what you just blew the shit out of. Kind of a contradiction but I love it.

  • @SuperPhunThyme9
    @SuperPhunThyme9 2 роки тому

    1:34 it almost looks like there's ammunition just hanging into the cockpit on the right when you first notice it in your periphery lol

  • @crohkorthreetoes3821
    @crohkorthreetoes3821 2 роки тому +30

    I see a wide variety of flying death machines training where I live. They may not be the sexiest beast. But seeing the AC130 sneaking up the river is always kind of a special treat. You always see them way up there on tv, but they do nap of the earth quite well.

    • @oban6051
      @oban6051 2 роки тому

      They sure do. It’s a real bitch trying to stand in a full jump rig with a 240 while the pilots are getting wild on the way in.

  • @melvincampbell4690
    @melvincampbell4690 3 роки тому +13

    I'd like to see them add the GAU-19 to this platform

  • @samuelfischman6949
    @samuelfischman6949 2 роки тому +1

    "The ghostrider has saved lives." Tell that to the doctors at the Kunduz hospital.

  • @ms.annthrope415
    @ms.annthrope415 Рік тому +1

    As long as the enemy does not have ant aircraft missiles, anti aircraft cannons, or fighter and intercept aircraft because the AC130 is a lumbering beast.

  • @thebigokie6.4_392
    @thebigokie6.4_392 3 роки тому +7

    I'm glad they kept the 105mm howitzer!

  • @bluedog843
    @bluedog843 3 роки тому +5

    “HOT DAMN!”
    “I see a lot of little pieces down there.”
    “SHOT OUT!”

  • @bloodmarine7521
    @bloodmarine7521 2 роки тому

    The angle of death is doing it's job,those soldiers better have a good day once they get back to base

  • @BladeKi11a
    @BladeKi11a 3 роки тому +46

    Okay now give those boys some oxygen masks. I’ve heard a story about how some gunners had high levels of lead poisoning from these gunships.

    • @MrJbedo
      @MrJbedo 2 роки тому +8

      Yeah youre right. Its not a pressurized cabin but some of those flight missions take a long time. Im a 19k armor crewman but hell you can smell the lead after a couple rounds. Good thing we run our missions in and out and can also undo our hatches and get fresh air. But these guys are fucked.