America's New AC-130J Ghostrider Gunship is a Beast
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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“ENEMY AC-130 ABOVE”
ho god no am having pdsd
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 🤣 🤣 🤣 🤣 🤣
MW2 in real life
*Walkie Talkie fuzz* "Friendly Chopper Gunner Inbound"
The good ole COD days..damn I miss them
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
What aircraft did they use for “Puff” back then?
@@voodooviking1230 I was told C-130 but I was just a grunt never was in the air wing
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.
The first of them were Douglas AC-47's
So can it not be easily shot down? Seems like it's an unseeable ghost. Why do they call it a ghost ship?
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
"Freeing" did you also free irak?
@@painkiller9915 Helps if you spell it right.
Yeah when you’re fighting a Stone Age army.
@@painkiller9915 wtf is irak
@@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
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.
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.
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.
Chợ lý. 🔰
BAE still producing bofor 40mm. Why don't the air force contact them..the new UK frigate type 31 will use 40mm bofor
@@jonathan6009 yesssss
Puff the magic dragon has come a long way
Infographics show helped me understand this
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!
Why do i still remember that drugs name.
The angel of death
@@Blaz1ngFury Infographics called it a Cannabinoid drug, lol. Virgins
We humans make some really cool stuff to kill each other with....
thoes arent humans
Kill or be killed!
@@Tony-nj9de he wasn’t talking about the AC-130, he was talking about the AC-130’s designers
@@luftwaffle3766 That's why they probably not human
@@Tony-nj9de are you saying a computer made the ac-130?
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.
I wish they kept the Gatling gun. Such an iconic sound
@@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
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.
i love that the military when making the ac 130 was like, Ok lets put artilery cannons on to a cargo plane
"How do we get the firepower of a tank in a plane" Sir, enough said...
@@lifeofmike556 No it's more like, imagine warships but flying... xD
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.
Probs designed by the same person who built the a10
The Mosquito _Tsetse_ was equipped with a forward-firing 57mm anti-tank gun in 1944.
No mention of cup-holders. Oh well, there's always the soon-to-be-announced AC-130Y.
You have to get the upgraded package for those.
because... Y not?
wrong next version is the AC-130lgbtqpf with special rudder pedals that accommodate high heels
Yep, they swivel now.......
@@freemendontask6622 fuck man that made me laugh you win bro😂😂😂
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.
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. 👍🏼👍🏼👍🏼
"Don't bother to run.......you'll only die tired", Spectre gunship motto.
Great for 3rd world shit holes with no air power or missile defense. And we still couldn't win a war.
@@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
@@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.
@@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.
@@ronkostars4258 yeah pretty much...idiotic, rushed a plan that needed months to do.
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.
Cool story. Thanks for sharing.
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.
im in milton, u can hear and feel them practicing at my house
Must be great for real estate values lol
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!
This has always been a badass setup. Just demolishing enemies!
Salute too all OUR FLY BOYZ.. GOD BLESS YOU ALL UP THERE.
Another beautiful generation of the AC130
Puff the magic dragon.
@Mladen Joncevski thats what they used to call the AC 130 gun ship in Vietnam.
@Mladen Joncevski never did any drugs in my life that weren't prescribed by a doctor.
@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.
@Mladen Joncevski I know.
Taliban be like: cool, where can we pick it up?
They have been given one or more thanks to the US.
Too soon
No need for pickup, we can ship to Kabul airport!
well you could only use this against the taleban. countries with real military would be able to shoot that down very fast :D
@@Johnwang1191 Do it, then again you got scared of them and ran away.
"Prop driven aircraft are obsolete" Ghostrider: Someone called?
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.
Now let’s put some more guns on it…. A few spaces left 😬
They are probably trying to have it be able to land on an aircraft carrier, The heavier the plane the more runway it needs
I know they’ve been able to land other versions in the past I’m not sure if this thing would be able to😂
I'd like to see a few tomahawks on the wings
Well, to be fair...It is a “ship of guns”🤷🏻♂️
More guns is NEVER a bad thing!
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.
"Credited with many life-saving close air support missions". Hmmm.... "life-saving"...
but got butt kicked by taliban who ride horses
@@manisherande4568 The Taliban just simply left Afghanistan and waited... My favorite quote from a Taliban commander, "all the Americans have watches, We have time."
@@manisherande4568 camels :v
Don't forget the civilians. Why do Americans always forget the civilians?
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.
There's nothing more American than putting a howitzer on a prop plane
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.
Toyota and Honda
Legend says that the only AC-130 Spooky ever shot down, was with a Nokia 3310.
🔰
And thats why i want another 1990's toyota corolla.
I think the avionics and weapons systems are advanced of their kind.
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.
Canada and America kick ass together 🇨🇦🇺🇸
You equate death with freedom? You must be sick in the head.
@@ronyeap88 freeing them terrorists from their bodies
@@ronyeap88 If thats what it takes.
This reminds me of that one comic where America has sex with Canada
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
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.
Ahh yes, the aircraft that reduces your life expectancy just operating it.
I don't get it?
Aren't you with any weapons system? Lead, gunpowder, fumes, chemicals, cleaning agents?
@@WebWolf89 Not all weapon systems are so dense and in an enclosed space.
Ur not the only one that knows there’s lead in the air buddy calm down
@@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.
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.
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.
Its just like playing a video game, you get used to it very quickly and can do without thinking about it
you get used to the drift very quickly and know where to shoot
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.
Thank you GE!
Enemy: "theres an AC-130 above us". Ok guys it was nice fighting with you.
Also enemy: "Wait what! THEY HAVE CRUISE MISSELS NOW!"
Nobody: Air Force: You know what would be great? If artillery could fly.
Lol
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.
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!
Haha, what 900bil buys. Is just retarded. What a waste of money. And you still need human loaders that’s just silly.
As a tax payer, I am proud of that uncle.
@@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.
@@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
I’m kinda bummed the AC-130J isn’t referred to as *SUPER SPOOKY* because it would be absolutely perfect.
It's a homage to the AC-130A and AC-130H that were both named Ghostrider
In VietNam we call it rice stick . we beated it for along time ago
@@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.
I like that, 'Super Spooky.' Be Super Afraid Enemy's of America!
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.
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.
Ah, you left out the poor, unappreciated 'Goon' . . . excuse me, the 'Skytrain'.
I never thought a AC-130 would carry smart bombs, but what a great addition!
Dude chilling with Monster Energy while firing down hundreds of rounds at enemy forces at 0:51
Bruh if you ever served you know you survive off energy drinks and caffeine. It is not an easy job
@@TexasPoonTapa I never served nor did I say it was an easy job. No clout for you.
He's on a 12 killstreak, of course he got that gamer fuel! 😂😂
Professionals have standards
Main uses: Seriously fucking up absolutely everything in sight.
Seriously deleting absolutely everything in sight*
@@JohnDoe-uc3cf Absolutely turning everyone who is on the bad side of the AC130 into red mist
Main use: crippling their crew with toxic gases
@@sodaaccount finally someone elde who actually knows this
Even the 4 horsemen and apocalypse are afraid of this fuckin thing.
Saw one of these at an airshow a few months back, fully expect yo see them brand new at airshows 50 years from now
You've gotta love Kyle with his can of Monster, blasting the enemy like it's a Call of Duty game xD
"Spooky gunships" always makes me laugh. That's such an adorable name for such a terrifying airship 🤣
Taliban "Spooky" is coming. Sounds like a clown party.
Not really. It is likely fuelled by rainbows and fires 1000 BLM blanks per second and drops mostly peaceful Antifa bombs these days.
they come out during the Halloween event
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
ZIKES Scobby not the spooky gunships... ROO NOO SYAGGY
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!
I mean it also comes down to if the US will sell them or not.
@@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!!
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.
@@nix4644 Every war since WW2
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.
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!!!
AC 130J: BOOM BOOM Enemy Soldier: Where am I ? God: Welcome home son
0:50 Hiding a Monster energy drink behind his joystick lol
*sips*
"Ground team to AC Gunship, use 105 shells. Bring the rain." ( Transformers movie 👍)
That is the BEST footage of an AC-130 ever recorded!
@@jedironin380 lone survivor
although that gunship used the 40 instead of the 105
That was probably the best scene in any transformers movie also considering it’s the only transformers movie that was good
@Zorro Laplaya It's not designed to go up against 'near pear rivals'...for the insrugency works it's used for it's perfect.
This would be perfect against stalled 17-mile long convoys. This has always been a badass setup. Just demolishing enemies!.
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
Reminds me of Spooky in Vietnam. I will never forget the sight of that ribbon of fire raining down on Charley at night!
From an historical perspective, my favorite of that time period is the Skyraider.
Or the sound of the red ribbon arriving a few seconds later...
or the heavy metals poisoning they get from exposure of firing so much munitions inside a space like that.
@@Dockhead that’s why they wear masks with O2 pumped through them.
@@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.
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.
Bad ass gun ship ...... don't mess with the USA.
Awesome for taking out fanatics!... flying battleship ✈️👍
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!
Old stuff.
Why build something new, when what you got is the best?
@@infinitecanadian Is not the best, it just hasn't met its match... wait for it.
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!
b52s will never go away. as they are nearly indestructible. and nearly E.M.P. proof as well.
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)
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.
...they SHOULD slap on there a set of quad .50 cals on there too...cause EVERYBODY just LOVES the sound of MA DEUCE...
@@billpotokar360 They have 50 cals.
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
Well when the troops call for some love from above, more Dakka is a good thing
“Hear me out…. What if we put artillery on a C-130?” -some rich guy at Lockheed Martin
My Uncle John was a aircraft mechanic during Vietnam and worked on "Puff " and I built the model when I was a kid ! 🦅🇺🇸🕶️
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.
Imagine having your hand in the way of the recoil of that howitzer. Yikes !
That's why the safety bars are there...
I can imagine the force of that recoil is suppressed quite a bit too , however they would go about doing that .
@@righty-o3585 weight of the gun and probably gas or hydraulic dampers.
That's the end you're concerned about being on? I'd rather be behind it than in front of it. Lol
@@sweet65mustang Fuckin A 🤘
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."
or you can just hide in a hole and wait for the thing to run out of fuel
“ AC-130 on standby repeat, AC - 130 on stand”
"Peace, Through Superior Firepower!"
Only works on small and defenseless countries.
@@michaelpetrovich5353 Yea, Right! Like Russia!!
@@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.
@@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!!
@@imichael2411 yes lets hope it does not come to that.
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.
I remember this voice that used to scream "Enemy AC130 above!"
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
"we're going to get AC-130s that shoot lasers" HOLY FUCK I LOVE AMERICA
not that much ooomph. Strap a GAU-8 on it tho....
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...
@@macduece2112 ?
@@macduece2112 You really think our own soldiers are that braindead to follow orders like that? This aint china or Russia.
The more destructive, the more you will love it.
And does it still give the weapon operators lead poisoning?
Yes as long as they are not on oxygen tanks they will still get all the poison/cancer
Holy fuck
Fuck that noise. Anyone who uses that shit is a fool.
@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....
@@CatnamedMittens Look it up. The gunners on helicopters have tons of health issues from Afghanistan.
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.
It doesn't fly alone
It has flares for the anti air missiles
Supposedly the prop blades are extremely shrapnel/bullet proof giving them insane survivability when combined with there impressive hull and wing armor, I wouldn't be surprised if a bigger badder version is one day designed to practically take on entire defense forces on their own.
Naw, wouldn't survive the anti air environment of Ukraine or any modern war.
@JamesWitte don't challenge the US air force, they can do anything involving guns
@@roghider319 right? USAF power!
"Hot damn!" "GUNS READY!"
"What guns should we equip it with?"......."All of them"....
AC-130 maybe the scariest plane ever built.
"idea" "cargo" "okay, anything else?" "put a Howitzer on it" "tf"
Ground Troops: "We need close air support!" AC-130J pilot "Sorry soldier, you haven't got a 11 kill streak yet.. Git gud!"
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.
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.
President: how powerful do we want our AC-130s to be? Engineer: yes
Ghostrider is a great way to pay homage to Spooky but lets be honest Puff the Magic Dragon was the best gunship nickname.
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.
Bruh, how old are you? Vietnam?!
thank you for your service
@@ultraseggs probably 65-70
@@MisatoEnjoyer jeez, hope he didnt face hell there
@@ultraseggs yeah very unlikely. Definitely a calm war with no messed up circumstances.
“The AC-130J is a beast” Yeah and grass is green
Those things are beasts. Believe it
@@seanmcguire8474 Yeah I know i’m just trying to say that it was an obvious statement that most people would probably already know
@@seanmcguire8474 🤡
Yeah and sun is hot
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.”
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.
This brings “enemy ac130 above” to a whole new level
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.
@@carlwheezerofsouls3273 AC-130s have had the 105mm cannon on it for ages what do you mean now?
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
@@tigerbattle ac-47s had 2 7.62 miniguns and 2 20mm Vulcan cannons
@@Brian-gr5ty We weren’t talking about AC-47s were we?
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.
🙂👏👏👏
Only downside for the u variant is the chance of lung chancer
@@EmbeddedWithin how?
@@anthonybruno2147 coz all the lead from the guns.
And the u models radar broke literally every time it fuckin flew, basically a lot of stuff broke on that thing whenever it flew
How it stays straight while firing a tank cannon is just nuts
Heard this thing during "aerial gunnery" practice over ft lewis, it made the Bradley's chain gun sound like a pop pop boat
“HOT DAMN!” “I see a lot of little pieces down there.” “SHOT OUT!”
Troops on the ground when they see the new AC-130J in the air -“SHEEEEEEESH”
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
"Release the ghost rider" "Affermative" "ENEMY AC-130J ABOVE, RETREAT RETREAT"
They should have named it the “Juggernaut” with the version letter J. Though “GhostRider” is a fitting name for it as well, for sure.
I would call it the big box of cancer.
& they never won in Afghanistan, waste of money
Juggernaut will be for the mech suits
Jaegermeister would be better...
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.
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!!!
Everyone wanna be hardcore and vicious until they hear an AC-130 is above their head with authorization to bomb everything on site.
"probably the most requested weapon by ground forces..." *LAUGHS IN A-10*
hi T... ' A-10 and AC-130 are good militarys airplanes as teams services
All it needs is ghost rider him self to enchant the plane and add some flames.
Or just some massive speakers that plays "Ghost Riders In The Sky" in repeat
Just when you think the AC-130 can't get any more deadly! It brings it to the next level, what a beast!
Yeah I love my taxes being pissed away on illegal unconstitutional Wars that have nothing to do with protecting your freedom.
@@markkulyas2418 same
@@markkulyas2418 but you sure do enjoy that daily freedom, doncha, boi? you never served, did you?
@@markkulyas2418 that’s what I call a good use of my taxes. Go murica 🇺🇸
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!
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.
"Now implements Xbox controller for target operator"
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.
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 🤷
@@Dylan_Rivas It's possibly true, and you're probably right. 😊
@@Dylan_Rivas they use normal controllers that way if broke can buy a replacement pretty much anywhere in the world
One of the greatest examples of Man's Ingenuity & Insanity. What a beast! An infantry man's security blanket. Awesome.
Also one of the greatest examples of human kinds downfall, murdering eachother. Fuck war. Fuck guns. Fuck killing for sport.
@Mr Lambert um.
Or an infantry man's worst nightmare...
"The ghostrider has saved lives." Tell that to the doctors at the Kunduz hospital.
RiP GAU-12 Crowdpleaser. You'll always be remembered.