The AC-130 Has Provided Close Air Support to Troops for 55 Years

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 The AC-130 Has Provided Close Air Support to Troops for 55 Years
by Insider 
 

If you were to ask special operators about their favorite close-air-support aircraft, you would get two answers: the A-10 Thunderbolt and the AC-130 gunship.

Both platforms are beloved by commandos and conventional ground troops alike for their effective firepower, but the AC-130 gunship has the edge over the A-10 because of its unique ability to fire continually against a target.

Essentially an aerial artillery platform, the AC-130 attacks using the “pylon turn” technique — flying in a wide circle above the target area, allowing for a steady volume of fire, as opposed to having to turn and come back like the A-10.

The AC-130 is so effective that it has been supporting conventional and special operations troops for close to 60 years, seeing action in Asia, South America, Africa, Europe, and the Middle East.

https://sofrep.com/news/the-ac-130-has-provided-close-air-support-to-troops-for-55-years/

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And they do a FINE job of it too,I might add.

I expecially love it when they lower the rear ramp and start firing 105mm flechette rounds at charging enemy.

The gatling guns ain't bad,either.