Among the advanced technology on the AC-130A was the NOD, side-looking and forward-looking radar, and two steerable 20-kilowatt, variable-beam xenon arc illuminators (spotlights), …

The Lockheed AC-130 gunship is a heavily armed, long-endurance, ground-attack variant of the C-130 Hercules transport, fixed-wing aircraft. It carries a wide array of ground-attack weapons …

2017年12月22日 · The original and unofficial nickname for the AC-130 gunship was “Puff the Magic Dragon” or “Puff.” The AC-130H Spectre was introduced in 1969 and was used for 46 …

2012年11月8日 · The Lockheed AC-130 gunship is a heavily-armed ground-attack aircraft variant of the C-130 Hercules transport plane. The basic airframe is manufactured by Lockheed, while …

2020年10月22日 · – The original and unofficial nickname for the AC-130 gunship was “Puff the Magic Dragon” or “Puff.” – The AC-130H Spectre was introduced in 1969 and was used for 46 …

2014年7月28日 · During its first Vietnam deployment this single howitzer-mounted AC-130E destroyed 75 trucks and damaged 92 ones with the 105, and destroyed 27 vehicles and …

2023年6月15日 · Given the call sign “Puff,” and later “Spooky,” the American troops it protected knew it as “Puff the Magic Dragon.” Such was, and still is, the awesome firepower of the AC …

The AC-130 is a heavily armed long-endurance aircraft carrying an array of anti-ground oriented weapons that are integrated with sophisticated sensors, navigation, and fire control systems. It …

The AC-130 (AC130) Gunship is armed variant of the Lockheed C-130 Hercules. The primary missions of the United States Air Force's AC-130H Spectre and AC-130U Spooky gunships …

2020年10月22日 · The AC-47, dubbed “Puff, the Magic Dragon,” by an officer who saw it at work, was so effective that the Air Force launched Project Gunship II, the program which resulted in …