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re: AC-130H Gunship on a Hadji run
Posted on 8/19/14 at 8:42 am to LSURussian
Posted on 8/19/14 at 8:42 am to LSURussian
I think they fly at 10K to 15K, too high to hear the engines from the ground. And they only fly at night. The round travels faster than the speed of sound, so the first indication is the explosion.
When I was in Fallujah I was up on a rooftop with our forward air controller one night. We saw about 15 to 20 bad guys move across the street into a house about 300 meters down the road. The FAC looked at me and said check this shite out dude. He called up the spectre and talked him on to the house. Then the pilot shot an infrared beam down to the ground to confirm the target location. The beam was on the house next door to the target building. The FAC told the pilot "no, it's the one next door." So the beam slid over to the next and house and the FAC said "Yep, that's the one. Light it up." About a minute later 105mm artillery shells started pounding the building. Then a few seconds later you could the soft boom.......boom.......boom from the sky. It was crazy.
CSB
When I was in Fallujah I was up on a rooftop with our forward air controller one night. We saw about 15 to 20 bad guys move across the street into a house about 300 meters down the road. The FAC looked at me and said check this shite out dude. He called up the spectre and talked him on to the house. Then the pilot shot an infrared beam down to the ground to confirm the target location. The beam was on the house next door to the target building. The FAC told the pilot "no, it's the one next door." So the beam slid over to the next and house and the FAC said "Yep, that's the one. Light it up." About a minute later 105mm artillery shells started pounding the building. Then a few seconds later you could the soft boom.......boom.......boom from the sky. It was crazy.
CSB
This post was edited on 8/19/14 at 8:44 am
Posted on 8/19/14 at 8:44 am to GeauxxxTigers23
That's one of the most badass things I've read on this board.
Posted on 8/19/14 at 8:46 am to GeauxxxTigers23
fricking MOAR
This post was edited on 8/19/14 at 8:47 am
Posted on 8/19/14 at 8:46 am to GeauxxxTigers23
Thanks for the info.
Those things must have some kind of special targeting software to nail the target while moving several hundred miles/hour from 2 to 3 miles high above the ground. Impressive. Thanks again.
Those things must have some kind of special targeting software to nail the target while moving several hundred miles/hour from 2 to 3 miles high above the ground. Impressive. Thanks again.
Posted on 8/19/14 at 8:48 am to GeauxxxTigers23
quote:frick. Yeah.
When I was in Fallujah I was up on a rooftop with our forward air controller one night. We saw about 15 to 20 bad guys move across the street into a house about 300 meters down the road. The FAC looked at me and said check this shite out dude. He called up the spectre and talked him on to the house. Then the pilot shot an infrared beam down to the ground to confirm the target location. The beam was on the house next door to the target building. The FAC told the pilot "no, it's the one next door." So the beam slid over to the next and house and the FAC said "Yep, that's the one. Light it up." About a minute later 105mm artillery shells started pounding the building. Then a few seconds later you could the soft boom.......boom.......boom from the sky. It was crazy.
Posted on 8/19/14 at 8:50 am to GeauxxxTigers23
The new AC-130W which was in use in RC(E) when I was there doesn't even have a 105 anymore. That's all cool stuff but pointless in reality. In fact unless the 130 is already on target 9 times out of 10 the JTAC is calling in the AWT for CAS in a JAAT with A-10s. That was my experience in Mountain warfare in RC(E).
This post was edited on 8/19/14 at 8:51 am
Posted on 8/19/14 at 8:54 am to GeauxxxTigers23
They attack from 5 to 10 thousand feet with the 105. Got to see it several times in iraq
Posted on 8/19/14 at 9:38 am to GeauxxxTigers23
quote:That doesn't sound right...
I think they fly at 10K to 15K
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