The Bella+Canvas shirts were selected for their premium feel, long lasting durability and excellent fit. This brand new T-Shirt design features the powerful AC-130 Spectre Special Operations Gunship aircraft, printed on a premium Bella+Canvas cotton shirt. Able to operate at night under the cover of darkness this massive aircraft carries a wide assortment of cannon, machine guns, and artillery and is able to rain sustained destruction down on enemy forces. The Spectre excels at supporting special operations troops, or any troops in contact with the enemy. Like the AC-130 crews say, “You can run…but you’ll only die tired.The Lockheed C-130 Hercules can do a variety of missions, from airdropping cargo and troops to arial refueling and more, but perhaps the biggest modification to the iconic Herc comes in the form of the AC-130 Spectre Gunship. 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. 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. AC-130 Spectre Sticker Decal / Die Cut / Many Sizes & Colors Available. Vintage SPECTRE AC-130 GUNSHIP T Shirt (M) Ghost Riders Medium spooky AC130. Quite probably the spectre that creates our alarm will prove more to be. Those shortcomings won’t work in future non-permissive environments. NEW AC-130 Gunship New SPECTRE T-shirt, Father Day Birthday Present For Men Gift. Up for auction is a Cool Vintage SPECTRE AC-130 GUNSHIP GHOSTRIDERS 'You can run but youll only die tired' T Shirt in Very good condition. The tow shirt, so commonly worn, was, when new, an instrument of torture. 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. 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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