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

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  • čas přidán 24. 05. 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 Před 3 lety +3566

    “ENEMY AC-130 ABOVE”

    • @mustafasattar8452
      @mustafasattar8452 Před 3 lety +131

      ho god no am having pdsd

    • @joshuapickler4537
      @joshuapickler4537 Před 3 lety +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 Před 3 lety +56

      MW2 in real life

    • @lijahbray6332
      @lijahbray6332 Před 3 lety +31

      *Walkie Talkie fuzz* "Friendly Chopper Gunner Inbound"

    • @SamGuess777
      @SamGuess777 Před 3 lety +55

      The good ole COD days..damn I miss them

  • @jim0311
    @jim0311 Před 9 měsíci +137

    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 Před 6 měsíci +1

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

    • @jim0311
      @jim0311 Před 6 měsíci +9

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

    • @lukeash7087
      @lukeash7087 Před 6 měsíci +10

      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 Před 6 měsíci +4

      The first of them were Douglas AC-47's

    • @crand20033
      @crand20033 Před 6 měsíci +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 Před 2 lety +517

    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 Před 2 lety +15

      "Freeing" did you also free irak?

    • @HoHhoch
      @HoHhoch Před 2 lety +49

      @@painkiller9915 Helps if you spell it right.

    • @dueldab2117
      @dueldab2117 Před 2 lety +8

      Yeah when you’re fighting a Stone Age army.

    • @supersegway9464
      @supersegway9464 Před 2 lety +10

      @@painkiller9915 wtf is irak

    • @waltersobchak3903
      @waltersobchak3903 Před 2 lety +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 Před 2 lety +36

    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 Před 2 lety +4

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

    • @AbuHajarAlBugatti
      @AbuHajarAlBugatti Před rokem +3

      @@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

  • @troymerrell5790
    @troymerrell5790 Před 3 lety +493

    Puff the magic dragon has come a long way

    • @Blaz1ngFury
      @Blaz1ngFury Před 3 lety +5

      Infographics show helped me understand this

    • @mrshifter8220
      @mrshifter8220 Před 3 lety +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 Před 3 lety +4

      Why do i still remember that drugs name.

    • @zelroftw3362
      @zelroftw3362 Před 3 lety +5

      The angel of death

    • @MrKinkysloth
      @MrKinkysloth Před 2 lety

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

  • @CENTURION737
    @CENTURION737 Před 3 lety +3217

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

    • @Tony-nj9de
      @Tony-nj9de Před 3 lety +64

      thoes arent humans

    • @sobe9ball
      @sobe9ball Před 3 lety +131

      Kill or be killed!

    • @luftwaffle3766
      @luftwaffle3766 Před 3 lety +74

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

    • @Tony-nj9de
      @Tony-nj9de Před 3 lety +14

      @@luftwaffle3766 That's why they probably not human

    • @luftwaffle3766
      @luftwaffle3766 Před 3 lety +40

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

  • @sneakybow1
    @sneakybow1 Před 2 lety +102

    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 Před 2 lety +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.

    •  Před 2 lety +4

      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 Před rokem +1

      Chợ lý. 🔰

    • @jonathan6009
      @jonathan6009 Před rokem +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 Před rokem

      @@jonathan6009 yesssss

  • @TheMiketru
    @TheMiketru Před 2 lety +7

    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.

  • @dvdv7777
    @dvdv7777 Před 2 lety +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.

  • @TROOPERfarcry
    @TROOPERfarcry Před 3 lety +910

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

    • @hereweare9011
      @hereweare9011 Před 3 lety +38

      You have to get the upgraded package for those.

    • @SurrealVerity
      @SurrealVerity Před 3 lety +22

      because... Y not?

    • @freemendontask6622
      @freemendontask6622 Před 3 lety +51

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

    • @mrshifter8220
      @mrshifter8220 Před 3 lety +4

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

    • @paulmorgan2636
      @paulmorgan2636 Před 3 lety +18

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

  • @rawbert-uz2kv
    @rawbert-uz2kv Před 19 dny

    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.

  • @jslevenson101
    @jslevenson101 Před rokem +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.

  • @Sharrendan
    @Sharrendan Před 3 lety +317

    Another beautiful generation of the AC130

    • @jonhawkins7510
      @jonhawkins7510 Před 3 lety +2

      Puff the magic dragon.

    • @jonhawkins7510
      @jonhawkins7510 Před 3 lety +3

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

    • @jonhawkins7510
      @jonhawkins7510 Před 3 lety

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

    • @jonhawkins7510
      @jonhawkins7510 Před 3 lety

      @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 Před 3 lety

      @Mladen Joncevski I know.

  • @Ericlee-ne7du
    @Ericlee-ne7du Před 3 lety +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 Před 3 lety +28

      Canada and America kick ass together 🇨🇦🇺🇸

    • @ronyeap88
      @ronyeap88 Před 3 lety +32

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

    • @thiccchungo1041
      @thiccchungo1041 Před 3 lety +52

      @@ronyeap88 freeing them terrorists from their bodies

    • @jerryriggan
      @jerryriggan Před 3 lety +20

      @@ronyeap88 If thats what it takes.

    • @pyrolooga3393
      @pyrolooga3393 Před 3 lety +6

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

  • @gregorystudd1271
    @gregorystudd1271 Před 8 měsíci +4

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

  • @lenkahle33
    @lenkahle33 Před 6 měsíci

    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.

  • @spongman7635
    @spongman7635 Před 2 lety +778

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

    • @lifeofmike556
      @lifeofmike556 Před 2 lety +68

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

    • @WiewiurTV
      @WiewiurTV Před 2 lety +34

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

    • @acester86
      @acester86 Před 2 lety +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 Před 2 lety +4

      Probs designed by the same person who built the a10

    • @nemo6686
      @nemo6686 Před 2 lety +1

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

  • @FALprofessional
    @FALprofessional Před 3 lety +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 Před 3 lety +76

      Cool story. Thanks for sharing.

    • @caseymuscato7696
      @caseymuscato7696 Před 3 lety +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 Před 3 lety +12

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

    • @lairdriver
      @lairdriver Před 3 lety +33

      Must be great for real estate values lol

    • @colin1235421
      @colin1235421 Před 3 lety +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!

  • @abaronofchivalry5176
    @abaronofchivalry5176 Před rokem +4

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

  • @ninobrown1088
    @ninobrown1088 Před 23 dny +1

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

  • @charlesevans1872
    @charlesevans1872 Před 2 lety +588

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

    • @donwhitmire978
      @donwhitmire978 Před 2 lety +18

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

    • @felixgutierrez993
      @felixgutierrez993 Před 2 lety +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 Před 2 lety +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 Před 2 lety +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 Před 2 lety +6

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

  • @beartactical458
    @beartactical458 Před 3 lety +657

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

    • @matts7125
      @matts7125 Před 3 lety +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 Před 3 lety +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 Před 3 lety +9

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

    • @farmerlarbear2244
      @farmerlarbear2244 Před 3 lety +8

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

    • @jrhamilton4448
      @jrhamilton4448 Před 3 lety +2

      More guns is NEVER a bad thing!

  • @enterthecarp7085
    @enterthecarp7085 Před rokem +2

    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. 👍🏼👍🏼👍🏼

  • @RTS907
    @RTS907 Před měsícem

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

  • @kwcbomb6969
    @kwcbomb6969 Před 2 lety +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 Před 2 lety +65

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

    • @manisherande4568
      @manisherande4568 Před 2 lety +63

      but got butt kicked by taliban who ride horses

    • @kwcbomb6969
      @kwcbomb6969 Před 2 lety +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 Před 2 lety +3

      @@manisherande4568 camels :v

    • @ZT-vr4wz
      @ZT-vr4wz Před 2 lety +21

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

  • @VaeVictisVII
    @VaeVictisVII Před 2 lety +1263

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

    • @PETE4955
      @PETE4955 Před 2 lety +74

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

    • @bistendope
      @bistendope Před 2 lety +20

      Too soon

    • @Johnwang1191
      @Johnwang1191 Před 2 lety +52

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

    • @Darusdei
      @Darusdei Před 2 lety +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 Před 2 lety +4

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

  • @sergeant_salty
    @sergeant_salty Před rokem +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 Před měsícem

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

  • @skynet251
    @skynet251 Před 2 lety +2

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

    • @pogcow4178
      @pogcow4178 Před měsícem +1

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

  • @pheonixdragon2261
    @pheonixdragon2261 Před 2 lety +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 Před 2 lety +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 Před rokem +8

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

    • @JPK1337
      @JPK1337 Před rokem +5

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

    • @KLUJICS
      @KLUJICS Před rokem

      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 Před rokem

      Thank you GE!

  • @richardmaxwell5335
    @richardmaxwell5335 Před 3 lety +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 Před 2 lety +1

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

    • @richardmaxwell5335
      @richardmaxwell5335 Před 2 lety

      @@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 Před 2 lety +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 Před 2 lety

      @@nix4644 Every war since WW2

    • @campbelltown_
      @campbelltown_ Před 2 lety

      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.

  • @Michael-of8gg
    @Michael-of8gg Před 3 měsíci

    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

  • @fratercontenduntocculta8161
    @fratercontenduntocculta8161 Před 11 měsíci

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

  • @CautionCU
    @CautionCU Před 2 lety +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 Před 2 lety +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 Před 2 lety +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 Před 2 lety +6

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

    • @NoobNoobNews
      @NoobNoobNews Před 2 lety +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 Před 2 lety

      @@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

  • @JL-ef7bh
    @JL-ef7bh Před 3 lety +56

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

    • @TexasPoonTapa
      @TexasPoonTapa Před 3 lety +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 Před 3 lety +9

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

    • @meowmasterL346
      @meowmasterL346 Před 2 lety +3

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

    • @lachlanseiffert6186
      @lachlanseiffert6186 Před 2 lety

      Professionals have standards

  • @heavycruzer1801
    @heavycruzer1801 Před 2 lety +5

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

  • @chrismarsh4781
    @chrismarsh4781 Před 5 měsíci

    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.

  • @WheelchairOperator
    @WheelchairOperator Před 3 lety +219

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

    • @kerbalairforce8802
      @kerbalairforce8802 Před 2 lety +4

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

    • @-NguyenPhucLoc
      @-NguyenPhucLoc Před 2 lety +1

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

    • @nomadjeff1922
      @nomadjeff1922 Před 2 lety +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 Před 2 lety +1

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

    • @AngusBeaph
      @AngusBeaph Před 2 lety +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.

  • @KookusMaximus
    @KookusMaximus Před 2 lety +2191

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

    • @AbhijeetSingh-lf3uu
      @AbhijeetSingh-lf3uu Před 2 lety +28

      I don't get it?

    • @WebWolf89
      @WebWolf89 Před 2 lety +132

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

    • @Wasabiofip
      @Wasabiofip Před 2 lety +279

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

    • @tyleroc8378
      @tyleroc8378 Před 2 lety +56

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

    • @MrNobody55555
      @MrNobody55555 Před 2 lety +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.

  • @garyreid6165
    @garyreid6165 Před rokem

    I don’t want to be on the receiving end of those planes’ armaments. One plane can shred a mansion. Two would wipe the mansion and the surrounding area clean.
    But with the new guns, they can destroy a car, truck, train, tanks and other armored vehicles with surgical precision.
    I say keep them all and update the technology and the armaments. Like Maximus said in Gladiator, “At my signal, unleash hell.”

  • @twiztidkreation
    @twiztidkreation Před rokem

    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 Před 6 měsíci

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

  • @nynthworld4152
    @nynthworld4152 Před 3 lety +164

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

    • @jedironin380
      @jedironin380 Před 3 lety +20

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

    • @mennonl5733
      @mennonl5733 Před 3 lety +1

      @@jedironin380 lone survivor

    • @MrJlee93
      @MrJlee93 Před 3 lety

      although that gunship used the 40 instead of the 105

    • @paulmorgan2636
      @paulmorgan2636 Před 3 lety +6

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

    • @liddz434
      @liddz434 Před 3 lety +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.

  • @justinlarrabee7932
    @justinlarrabee7932 Před 3 lety +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 Před 3 lety +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 Před 3 lety +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 Před 3 lety

      @@billpotokar360 They have 50 cals.

    • @Tony-nj9de
      @Tony-nj9de Před 3 lety

      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 Před 3 lety

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

  • @allgood6760
    @allgood6760 Před rokem +1

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

  • @scottrackley4457
    @scottrackley4457 Před rokem +1

    Nobody:
    Air Force: You know what would be great? If artillery could fly.

  • @djc2526
    @djc2526 Před 2 lety +135

    Main uses:
    Seriously fucking up absolutely everything in sight.

    • @JohnDoe-uc3cf
      @JohnDoe-uc3cf Před 2 lety +3

      Seriously deleting absolutely everything in sight*

    • @founderoftheempire8589
      @founderoftheempire8589 Před 2 lety +1

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

    • @sodaaccount
      @sodaaccount Před 2 lety +4

      Main use: crippling their crew with toxic gases

    • @founderoftheempire8589
      @founderoftheempire8589 Před 2 lety

      @@sodaaccount finally someone elde who actually knows this

    • @tcntad87
      @tcntad87 Před 2 lety +2

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

  • @johnhix484
    @johnhix484 Před 3 lety +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 Před 2 lety +2

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

    • @boli4203
      @boli4203 Před 2 lety +1

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

    • @Dockhead
      @Dockhead Před 2 lety

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

    • @chadvalliere8697
      @chadvalliere8697 Před 2 lety

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

    • @Dockhead
      @Dockhead Před 2 lety

      @@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.

  • @DarthHadeous
    @DarthHadeous Před 2 lety +1

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

  • @ShazzzMazzz
    @ShazzzMazzz Před 2 lety

    AC 130J: BOOM BOOM
    Enemy Soldier: Where am I ?
    God: Welcome home son

  • @Gurtington
    @Gurtington Před 2 lety +97

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

    • @rul1175
      @rul1175 Před 2 lety +2

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

    • @Muckylittleme
      @Muckylittleme Před 2 lety +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 Před 2 lety

      they come out during the Halloween event

    • @rednexium4100
      @rednexium4100 Před 2 lety

      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 Před 2 lety

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

  • @InfoRanker
    @InfoRanker Před 3 lety +168

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

    • @ffjsb
      @ffjsb Před 3 lety +13

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

    • @righty-o3585
      @righty-o3585 Před 3 lety +3

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

    • @sweet65mustang
      @sweet65mustang Před 3 lety +2

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

    • @sweet65mustang
      @sweet65mustang Před 3 lety +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 Před 3 lety +2

      @@sweet65mustang Fuckin A 🤘

  • @EUM_NEMESIS
    @EUM_NEMESIS Před 2 lety

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

  • @user-kx3xb1fo9u
    @user-kx3xb1fo9u Před 3 měsíci

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

  • @CGFIELDS
    @CGFIELDS Před 3 lety +29

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

  • @jojojojo2089
    @jojojojo2089 Před 2 lety +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 Před 2 lety

      Old stuff.

    • @infinitecanadian
      @infinitecanadian Před 2 lety +2

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

    • @feoacero4585
      @feoacero4585 Před 2 lety +5

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

    • @BenDover-gd3mf
      @BenDover-gd3mf Před 2 lety +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 Před 2 lety +2

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

  • @ms.annthrope415
    @ms.annthrope415 Před rokem +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.

  • @KephasIsStPeter
    @KephasIsStPeter Před 7 měsíci

    Ghostrider is a great way to pay homage to Spooky but lets be honest Puff the Magic Dragon was the best gunship nickname.

  • @andrewheagwood5950
    @andrewheagwood5950 Před 2 lety +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.

  • @imichael2411
    @imichael2411 Před 3 lety +74

    "Peace, Through Superior Firepower!"

    • @michaelpetrovich5353
      @michaelpetrovich5353 Před 3 lety +4

      Only works on small and defenseless countries.

    • @imichael2411
      @imichael2411 Před 3 lety +7

      @@michaelpetrovich5353 Yea, Right! Like Russia!!

    • @michaelpetrovich5353
      @michaelpetrovich5353 Před 3 lety +7

      @@imichael2411 we both know that if there ever would be a war between Russia and the US, the US would not have air superiority or any superiority for that matter. To be fair neither would Russia, it would be equal and we both know how bad the USA fights under equal.

    • @imichael2411
      @imichael2411 Před 3 lety +19

      @@michaelpetrovich5353 As someone who has fought for his country, America, since 1966, I have first handed seen our firepower.
      of course in any warfare between Russia and the US the world would burn and nobody would win.
      So you and I can 'argue' back and forth all day about who is better :-) and pray it never comes down to truly finding out!!

    • @michaelpetrovich5353
      @michaelpetrovich5353 Před 3 lety +1

      @@imichael2411 yes lets hope it does not come to that.

  • @Iziic06
    @Iziic06 Před rokem

    I'm sure our boots on the ground will be so happy to know this fancy new gunship will be in the skies, watching the enemy decimate them, and being ordered not to fire.

  • @devzeppelin1911
    @devzeppelin1911 Před rokem

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

  • @yungbuck9478
    @yungbuck9478 Před 2 lety +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.

  •  Před 2 lety +433

    And does it still give the weapon operators lead poisoning?

    • @unpaidintern7742
      @unpaidintern7742 Před 2 lety +110

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

    • @carlrs15
      @carlrs15 Před 2 lety +32

      Holy fuck

    • @CatnamedMittens
      @CatnamedMittens Před 2 lety +9

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

    • @acester86
      @acester86 Před 2 lety +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 Před 2 lety +25

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

  • @discoverydroid2134
    @discoverydroid2134 Před 10 měsíci +2

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

  • @samuelfischman6949
    @samuelfischman6949 Před 2 lety +1

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

  • @AlexLee-dc2vb
    @AlexLee-dc2vb Před 2 lety +69

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

    • @GrimpakTheMook
      @GrimpakTheMook Před 2 lety +1

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

    • @macduece2112
      @macduece2112 Před 2 lety +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 Před 2 lety +1

      @@macduece2112 ?

    • @spaceemperorkarl121
      @spaceemperorkarl121 Před 2 lety +1

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

    • @HarryGuit
      @HarryGuit Před 2 lety

      The more destructive, the more you will love it.

  • @exsappermadman25055
    @exsappermadman25055 Před 2 lety +16

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

  • @winst0n888
    @winst0n888 Před 10 měsíci +1

    AC-130 maybe the scariest plane ever built.

  • @GhostOfKotori
    @GhostOfKotori Před 2 lety

    "Release the ghost rider"
    "Affermative"
    "ENEMY AC-130J ABOVE, RETREAT RETREAT"

  • @meilikino
    @meilikino Před 3 lety +58

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

    • @seanmcguire8474
      @seanmcguire8474 Před 3 lety +1

      Those things are beasts. Believe it

    • @meilikino
      @meilikino Před 3 lety +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 Před 3 lety +1

      @@seanmcguire8474 🤡

    • @Artobacco
      @Artobacco Před 3 lety

      Yeah and sun is hot

  • @sargurak
    @sargurak Před 2 lety +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.

  • @coltsmith8371
    @coltsmith8371 Před rokem +1

    This is my favorite military vehicle

  • @distortionz_z
    @distortionz_z Před 2 lety +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

  • @robertmendoza7646
    @robertmendoza7646 Před 3 lety +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 Před 3 lety

      Bruh, how old are you?
      Vietnam?!

    • @mrdoe8484
      @mrdoe8484 Před 3 lety +2

      thank you for your service

    • @MisatoEnjoyer
      @MisatoEnjoyer Před 3 lety

      @@ultraseggs probably 65-70

    • @ultraseggs
      @ultraseggs Před 3 lety

      @@MisatoEnjoyer jeez, hope he didnt face hell there

    • @MisatoEnjoyer
      @MisatoEnjoyer Před 3 lety

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

  • @jakejames69
    @jakejames69 Před 3 lety +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

  • @yusuftimucin3692
    @yusuftimucin3692 Před 2 lety

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

  • @alienwithinternetconnection

    If a flying tank (A-10) isn't enough, how about a goddamn flying artillery.
    I love America.

  • @daveybarton
    @daveybarton Před 3 lety +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 Před 3 lety +1

      🙂👏👏👏

    • @EmbeddedWithin
      @EmbeddedWithin Před 3 lety +3

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

    • @anthonybruno2147
      @anthonybruno2147 Před 3 lety

      @@EmbeddedWithin how?

    • @EmbeddedWithin
      @EmbeddedWithin Před 3 lety +1

      @@anthonybruno2147 coz all the lead from the guns.

    • @gravestone9831
      @gravestone9831 Před 2 lety

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

  • @justbread316
    @justbread316 Před 2 lety +51

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

    • @carlwheezerofsouls3273
      @carlwheezerofsouls3273 Před 2 lety +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 Před 2 lety

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

    • @fearGod8
      @fearGod8 Před 2 lety

      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 Před 2 lety

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

    • @tigerbattle
      @tigerbattle Před 2 lety

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

  • @robmarino314
    @robmarino314 Před rokem

    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!!!

  • @jasonbose3507
    @jasonbose3507 Před 9 měsíci

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

  • @alteregos8949
    @alteregos8949 Před 2 lety +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 Před 2 lety +1

      I would call it the big box of cancer.

    • @ianrobinson525
      @ianrobinson525 Před 2 lety

      & they never won in Afghanistan, waste of money

    • @DeanGulberry
      @DeanGulberry Před 2 lety +1

      Juggernaut will be for the mech suits

    • @nemo6686
      @nemo6686 Před 2 lety

      Jaegermeister would be better...

    • @hernansaab1155
      @hernansaab1155 Před 2 lety

      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.

  • @crohkorthreetoes3821
    @crohkorthreetoes3821 Před 2 lety +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 Před 2 lety

      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.

  • @windchimesilo9623
    @windchimesilo9623 Před 2 lety +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.

  • @williamwoods8182
    @williamwoods8182 Před rokem +2

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

    • @David-wk6md
      @David-wk6md Před rokem

      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.

  • @robaddison1147
    @robaddison1147 Před 2 lety +7

    Ground Troops: "We need close air support!"
    AC-130J pilot "Sorry soldier, you haven't got a 11 kill streak yet.. Git gud!"

  • @wintermoon1350
    @wintermoon1350 Před 3 lety +20

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

  • @billgoings8505
    @billgoings8505 Před rokem

    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!

  • @bloodmarine7521
    @bloodmarine7521 Před 2 lety

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

  • @Karmai9
    @Karmai9 Před 3 lety +18

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

    • @arthas640
      @arthas640 Před 2 lety

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

  • @napalmman8292
    @napalmman8292 Před 2 lety +11

    "Hot damn!"
    "GUNS READY!"

  • @kimbleism
    @kimbleism Před 10 měsíci

    Thanks To ALL of You.....Your Families...Communities.....SEND IT!!!

  • @BMK500
    @BMK500 Před 6 měsíci

    “Hear me out…. What if we put artillery on a C-130?”
    -some rich guy at Lockheed Martin

  • @tedtimmis8135
    @tedtimmis8135 Před 2 lety +76

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

    • @aimlesslost
      @aimlesslost Před 2 lety +1

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

    • @infinitecanadian
      @infinitecanadian Před 2 lety

      Sounds like a hockey announcer.

    • @klave8511
      @klave8511 Před 2 lety

      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 Před 2 lety

      Boomer nasal voice.

    • @tedtimmis8135
      @tedtimmis8135 Před 2 lety

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

  • @scopex2749
    @scopex2749 Před 2 lety +9

    I was an aircraft engineer based on C-130's at one stage in my tour, during my Air Force years sadly just cargo aircraft. I would have LOVED to work on 'Puff The Magic Dragon'! Hearing one of these firing at you from above must cause a few crapped pants in bandit country! These are BAD ASS!!!

  • @ThompPL1
    @ThompPL1 Před 4 dny

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

  • @ilovedogs5479
    @ilovedogs5479 Před měsícem

    “ AC-130 on standby repeat, AC - 130 on stand”

  • @BladeKi11a
    @BladeKi11a Před 3 lety +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 Před 2 lety +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.

  • @MatSpeedle
    @MatSpeedle Před 2 lety +10

    Just when you think the AC-130 can't get any more deadly! It brings it to the next level, what a beast!

    • @markkulyas2418
      @markkulyas2418 Před 2 lety +1

      Yeah I love my taxes being pissed away on illegal unconstitutional Wars that have nothing to do with protecting your freedom.

    • @joebush8371
      @joebush8371 Před 2 lety

      @@markkulyas2418 same

    • @samuelfreeman2181
      @samuelfreeman2181 Před 2 lety +1

      @@markkulyas2418 but you sure do enjoy that daily freedom, doncha, boi?
      you never served, did you?

    • @hasbulla4677
      @hasbulla4677 Před 2 lety

      @@markkulyas2418 that’s what I call a good use of my taxes. Go murica 🇺🇸

  • @kaladore1982
    @kaladore1982 Před 8 měsíci

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

  • @user-uk7sq1ki6b
    @user-uk7sq1ki6b Před 8 měsíci

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