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Let’s be honest, the recoil from that would probably sheer the fuselage in two.

That too.

Would have to be a free floating system.

And even then.

It would likely blow out the glass in any current cockpit. I'm pretty sure they don't use bulletproof glass. It might be more resistant to concussive forces, but we're talking about basically a C4 charge at the tip of the barrel.

It's 120mm cannons on the AC-130 yea?

Like akin to the Abrams main gun.

Abrams main gun, is a smooth bore cannon. The howitzers on on the specter I’m not sure are similar in build but there is 1 120mm gun I believe.

I’m sorry, the AC130 I believe actually only has 105mm guns

Could be due to their proximity to the propellers/engines.

That's a lot of concussive force.

I think the reason they don’t put the 120mm cannon on them is because it is too heavy.

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It's already a flying boat.

with a 105 its more like a flying Leopard

Kinda, boats in general have stupid amounts of weapon systems.

Even the smaller ones.

Lol sea based vessels have far higher capacity for weapon systems.

Its a very american design. Probably the most american plane there is.

designed in texas.

Yepper.

It's due to the limitations.

"yall, think about this? We take a tank gun and mount it sideways in a transport plane!"

The most American plane is arguably the A-10 though.

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=_MVonyVSQoM

It's a plane literally designed around the biggest gun they could find at the time.

The specter gunship was designed to provide CAS on ground targets, usually enemy armor. If you have ever watched the first transformers movie you’d see what they do.

Kinda like a warthog on steroids.

Im aware of its role. It saves more infantry than the entire medical corps.

😄

Lol

I dunno, Apaches and Cobras are pretty high up there on providing support, same with A-10s.

"Spectre? Then you dont need us. Cardgame, people!"

I'd argue I've seen more apache/cobra footage, but A-10s rank pretty high.

Yeah, but their ability is limited. Because the specters munitions are mounted on the side of the craft. It can fly circles around its target and provide continuous CAS where apaches and warthogs have to do multiples strafes.

Depends on the size of the force, you don't usually take a specter for a small group, which is most of your combatants probably.

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Like sniper fire/sporadic fire from a building.

Its the Close support version of Bukake.

lol