Function:The AC-130 gunship's
primary missions are close air support, air interdiction and force protection.
Missions in close air support are troops in contact, convoy escort and urban operations.
Air interdiction missions are conducted against preplanned targets or targets
of opportunity. Force protection missions include air base defense and facilities
defense. More
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AC-130U,
$81.1 million (fiscal 1998 constant dollars)
Power Plant: Four
Allison T56-A-15 turboprop engines
Thrust: 4,910 shaft horsepower each engine
Length: 97 feet, 9 inches (29.8 meters)
Height: 38 feet, 6 inches (11.7 meters)
Wingspan: 132 feet, 7 inches (40.4 meters)
Maximum Take-off Weight: 155,000
pounds (69,750 kilograms)
Speed:
300 mph (Mach .4) (at sea level)
Ceiling:
25,000 feet (7,576 meters)
Range:
Approximately 1,300 nautical miles; unlimited
with air refueling
Armament:
AC-130H/U: 40mm cannon and 105mm cannon
AC-130H:
two 20mm guns
AC-130U: 25mm gun
Crew:
AC-130H - Five officers (pilot, co-pilot,
navigator, fire control officer, electronic warfare officer) and nine enlisted
(flight engineer, TV operator, infrared detection set operator, loadmaster, five
aerial gunners)
AC-130U - Five officers (pilot, copilot, navigator, fire
control officer, electronic warfare officer) and eight enlisted (flight engineer,
TV operator, infrared detection set operator, loadmaster, four aerial gunners)
