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Subject: Re: Gunships
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Date: 7 Jul 89 04:38:15 GMT
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In article <7983@cbnews.ATT.COM> terryr%cse.ogc.edu@RELAY.CS.NET (Terry Rooker) writes:
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>    AC-130E:  2 7.62mm miniguns, 2 20 mm vulcans, and 2 40mm bofors.
>    (some had 2 7.62mm miniguns, 2 20mm vulcans, 1 40mm bofors, and 1
>    105mm howitzer!  all firing out the left side!).
>
>
>Terry Rooker    terryr@cse.ogc.edu
I cannot resist posting a followup.  I've been on one of these during a
training exercise. (3 hours in a 30 degree left bank most of the time)
The 20mm vulcans take two people to operate.  One to fire, the other
to scoop the empty shells out of the way so the pile doesn't jam up the
gun.  It's a real thrill to feel the airplane move sideways when the 
105mm is fired.

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