**ALL OTHER COUNTRIES (Except Italy)-If you are interested in the shirt and are bidding from outside the US, please e-mail me before placing your bid so I can find out the shipping charges. Shipping and handling within the United States is $6.00 for the first shirt and $3.00 each additional. Check out my other items !! I'm listing new stuff all the time !! Multiple auction wins within a 7 day period can be combined to save on shipping. E mail me with any questions you may have. Please check your measurements for a proper fit. Top of collar to bottom hem= 26-1/2 inches. Delivered to the United States Air Force in July 1969, Lockheed Hercules 69-6568 was built as a C-130 E transport and served with the 61st Tactical Airlift. Measurements are: Pit to pit= 19-1/2 inches. /rebates/2fshop2fspectre2bac-1302bt-shirts&. Like the AC-130 crews say, “You can run…but you’ll only die tired.Up for auction is a Cool Vintage SPECTRE AC-130 GUNSHIP GHOSTRIDERS "You can run but you'll only die tired" T Shirt in Very good condition. Shop high-quality unique Spectre Ac-130 T-Shirts designed and sold by independent artists. Available in a range of colours and styles for men, women, and everyone. As a former Army Ranger, I can tell you first hand that hearing the drone of those four turbo prop engines and seeing an IR strobe through NVG’s loitering above was always a welcome sight. Shop high-quality unique Spectre Ac-130 T-Shirts designed and sold by independent artists. You can hear the pilot requesting different direct and air burst munitions to most effectively kill the enemy.
The USAF is looking to a more expendable and stealthy unmanned platform to replace the AC-130 further down the road.Īs you can see in the video below, the AC-130 possesses an array of sensors and weapons to root out and destroy the enemy. Those shortcomings won’t work in future non-permissive environments. A very capable aircraft in the current theater of operations in the middle east, its high profile and slow airspeed can render it vulnerable. Although the AC-130 has been around for awhile, its future is somewhat uncertain. This enables the platform to engage cars traveling 70 MPH while the aircraft maintains a safe altitude of 10,000′.Ģ018 marked the aircraft’s 50th year providing close air support for ground troops. Additionally, the USAF is potentially acquiring a glide bomb that can be launched from the common launch tubes. Similar to the Advanced Tactical Laser, this weapon might produce as much as a 200 kW beam that could defensively destroy anti-aircraft missiles, as well as engage communications towers, boats, cars, and aircraft. However, most variants have a port side mounted 105mm howitzer alongside 20mm, 30mm and or 40mm cannons.įuture upgrades slated for the AC-130 are a “directed energy weapon”. Since its inception during the Vietnam war, the AC-130 has undergone several weapon systems upgrades as the military’s needs have changed over time. Built upon the reliable C-130 aircraft, this gunship has a wide variety of weapon systems and sensors. The AC-130 Spectre Gunship or Ranger God in the sky. 59 Results AC 130 Spooky Gunship Classic T-Shirt By Fusion Valley Studio From 21.50 AC-130 Spectre Gunship Airplane Vintage Flag Design Classic T-Shirt By RealPilotDesign From 24. But one particular airframe rained supreme.
When I was a member of 2/75 Ranger, we trained with several forms of close air support.
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