Download or read book AC 130H U Gunship written by John Hamilton and published by ABDO Publishing Company. This book was released on 2013-01-01 with total page 34 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: This title explores the development and use of the AC-130H/U Gunship. Readers will follow the history of the aircraft and learn about its military and performance specifications, as well as its advantages in the field. Features such as side-firing weapons, sophisticated television and infrared sensors, navigation and fire control systems and synthetic aperture strike radar are detailed. Readers will learn about the AC-130's navigational devices, which include inertial navigation systems and global positioning systems. Readers will discover the aircraft's operational use in the Vietnam War, Operation Urgent Fury, and Operation Desert Storm and learn about its weapon systems including cannons and autocannons. Aligned to Common Core Standards and correlated to state standards. A&D Xtreme is an imprint of Abdo Publishing, a division of ABDO.
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Download or read book AC 130h U Gunship written by John Hamilton and published by ABDO. This book was released on 2013-01-01 with total page 34 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Introduces the weapons and features of the ground-attack airplane that the military uses to provide close air support to soldiers on the ground.
Download or read book AC 130H U Gunships written by Carlos Alvarez and published by Bellwether Media. This book was released on 2010-08-01 with total page 24 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Get close to the battlefield in one of the most heavily armed gunships in the world. The AC-130 has enough firepower to take out enemy tanks and other armored vehicles. Learn about the history of the AC-130, its weapons and features, and how it supports ground troops in their missions.
Download or read book 21st Century U S Military Documents written by Department of Defense and published by . This book was released on 2017-08-23 with total page 278 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Three Air Force documents provide unique information about USAF operations of this aircraft. Operations Procedures - This AFI provides guidelines and restrictions for AC-130 operations and applies to AC-130 aircrews at all management levels concerned with operation of the AC-130. It is a compilation of information from aircraft flight manuals, Flight Information Publications (FLIP) and other Air Force directives, and is an original source document for many areas. Chapter 1 * GENERAL INFORMATION * 1.1. General * 1.2. Applicability * 1.3. Key Definitions * 1.4. Deviations and Waivers * 1.5. Distribution * 1.6. Supplements * 1.7. Requisitioning Procedures * 1.8. Improvement Recommendations * 1.9. Definitions * 1.10. Aircrew Operational Reports * Chapter 2 * COMMAND AND CONTROL * 2.1. Operational Control (OPCON) * 2.2. 23rd Air Force (23 AF) * 2.3. Waiver and Approval Authorities * 2.4. Mission Commander * 2.5. Pilot in Command Responsibility and Authority * 2.6. Airborne Mission Commander (AMC) * 2.7. Deputy Mission Commander (DMC) * 2.8. Mission Clearance Decision * 2.9. Support to Civilian Law Enforcement Agencies * 2.10. AFSOC C2 agencies * Chapter 3 * CREW COMPLEMENT AND MANAGEMENT * 3.1. Aircrew Qualification * 3.2. Crew Complement * 3.3. Additional Crewmembers (ACM) * 3.4. Interfly * 3.5. Alert Crew Procedures * 3.6. Flight Duty Period and Crew Rest Restrictions * 3.7. Scheduling Restrictions * 3.8. Alert Procedures * 3.9. AFSOC Alert Aircraft * Chapter 4 * AIRCRAFT OPERATING GUIDELINES * 4.1. Objectives * 4.2. Policy * 4.3. Aircraft Operating Guidelines * Chapter 5 * AIRLAND OPERATIONS * 5.1. Aircraft Maximum Gross Weight Policy * 5.2. Checklists * 5.3. Duty Station * 5.4. Flight Deck Entry * 5.5. Takeoff and Landing Policy * 5.6. Copilot Landing Policy * 5.7. Landing Gear and Flap Operation In-flight * 5.8. Use of Outside Observers * 5.9. Seat Belts * 5.10. Aircraft Lighting * 5.11. Advisory/Required Calls * 5.12. Communications Policy * 5.13. Pilot Proficiency with Munitions * 5.14. Wind Limitations * 5.15. Runway Condition Reading (RCR) and Runway Surface Condition (RSC) * 5.16. Wake Turbulence Avoidance * 5.17. Runway and Taxiway Requirements * 5.18. Aircraft Taxi and Taxi Obstruction Clearance Criteria * 5.19. Reverse Taxi * 5.20. Buddy and Windmill Taxi Starts * 5.21. Takeoff and Landing Obstruction Criteria * 5.22. Intersection Takeoffs * 5.23. Reduced Power Operations * 5.24. Three-Engine Takeoffs * 5.25. Aircraft Recovery from Unprepared Surfaces * 5.26. Engines Running Onload or Offload (ERO) AC-130H/U * 5.27. Arrival * more AC-130 Aircrew Evaluation Criteria - The Aircrew Standardization and Evaluation Program is the commander's tool to validate mission readiness and the effectiveness of unit flying, to include documentation of individual aircrew member qualifications and capabilities. AC-130 Aircrew Training Flying Operations - Training policy, guidance, and requirements are set forth for each phase of aircrew training. The objective of training should be the progressive development of aircrew combat readiness.
Download or read book AC 130 Employment written by and published by . This book was released on 2006 with total page 14 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: 3 The primary missions for the AC-130 are close air support, air interdiction, and armed reconnaissance. Other missions include perimeter and point defense, escort, landing, drop and extraction zone support, forward air control, limited command and control, and combat search and rescue. During the last few years, Marines have found the AC-130H/U gunship to be the favored aircraft used for close air support. This is especially true for Operation Iraqi Freedom II, in which Marines found most of the fighting to be in urban settings. A few reasons for this favoritism include: accurate and sustained firepower, time on station, and advanced optics. AC-130s carry a lethal mix of firepower that varies slightly depending on whether it is an AC-130(H) Spectre, or AC-130(U) Spooky model. Both models are equipped with a L60 40mm Bofors cannon capable of firing up to one hundred rounds per minute as well as a M102 105mm howitzer capable of shooting six to ten rounds per minute. Spectre models are equipped with two M61 20mm GAU-4 Vulcan cannons capable of firing four or six thousand rounds per minute, where the Spooky model3 The primary missions for the AC-130 are close air support, air interdiction, and armed reconnaissance. Other missions include perimeter and point defense, escort, landing, drop and extraction zone support, forward air control, limited command and control, and combat search and rescue. During the last few years, Marines have found the AC-130H/U gunship to be the favored aircraft used for close air support. This is especially true for Operation Iraqi Freedom II, in which Marines found most of the fighting to be in urban settings. A few reasons for this favoritism include: accurate and sustained firepower, time on station, and advanced optics. AC-130s carry a lethal mix of firepower that varies slightly depending on whether it is an AC-130(H) Spectre, or AC-130(U) Spooky model.
Download or read book SHADOW AND STINGER Developing the AC119G K Gunships in the Vietnam War written by William P. Head and published by Texas A&M University Press. This book was released on 2007 with total page 354 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Nicknamed ""the truck killer,"" the AC-119K gunship and its counterpart, the AC-119G, were developed in the late 1960s in response to the needs of the US military in Vietnam. This book examines the evolution of these aircraft and their role within Vietnam, military policy, and geopolitical realities.
Download or read book The Praetorian STARShip the untold story of the Combat Talon written by and published by DIANE Publishing. This book was released on 2001 with total page 507 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Jerry Thigpen's study on the history of the Combat Talon is the first effort to tell the story of this wonderfully capable machine. This weapons system has performed virtually every imaginable tactical event in the spectrum of conflict and by any measure is the most versatile C-130 derivative ever produced. First modified and sent to Southeast Asia (SEA) in 1966 to replace theater unconventional warfare (UW) assets that were limited in both lift capability and speed the Talon I quickly adapted to theater UW tasking including infiltration and resupply and psychological warfare operations into North Vietnam. After spending four years in SEA and maturing into a highly respected UW weapons system the Joint Chief of Staff (JCS) chose the Combat Talon to lead the night low-level raid on the North Vietnamese prison camp at Son Tay. Despite the outcome of the operation the Talon I cemented its reputation as the weapons system of choice for long-range clandestine operations. In the period following the Vietnam War United States Air Force (USAF) special operations gradually lost its political and financial support which was graphically demonstrated in the failed Desert One mission into Iran. Thanks to congressional supporters like Earl Hutto of Florida and Dan Daniel of Virginia funds for aircraft upgrades and military construction projects materialized to meet the ever-increasing threat to our nation. Under the leadership of such committed hard-driven officers as Brenci Uttaro Ferkes Meller and Thigpen the crew force became the most disciplined in our Air Force. It was capable of penetrating hostile airspace at night in a low-level mountainous environment covertly to execute any number of unconventional warfare missions.
Download or read book Aging of U S Air Force Aircraft written by National Research Council and published by National Academies Press. This book was released on 1997-09-30 with total page 124 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Many of the aircraft that form the backbone of the U.S. Air Force operational fleet are 25 years old or older. A few of these will be replaced with new aircraft, but many are expected to remain in service an additional 25 years or more. This book provides a strategy to address the technical needs and priorities associated with the Air Force's aging airframe structures. It includes a detailed summary of the structural status of the aging force, identification of key technical issues, recommendations for near-term engineering and management actions, and prioritized near-term and long-term research recommendations.
Download or read book Gunships written by Wayne Mutza and published by Specialty Press (MN). This book was released on 2009 with total page 0 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Gunships: The Story of Spooky, Shadow, Stinger, and Spectre tells the dramatic story of transforming military cargo transports into deadly ground-attack aircraft used by the U.S. and other countries in worldwide conflicts from the Vietnam War to the Middle East today. This comprehensive and detailed accounting of gunships begins with piston-powered, WWII-era C-47s and progresses to the four-engine turboprop C-130 Hercules, showing how gunships evolved from using 20mm miniguns to 105mm Howitzers with digital-age Battle Management Centers housed onboard. These highly effective airplanes made history by removing the safe haven of night operations from the enemy, and allowing strategic victory that might not have otherwise been possible. Author Wayne Mutza not only carefully researched all of these aircraft and their paths to reality, but also tells the tale of the brave and persevering men who believed in this unique weapon system and who saw its development through to the end. This book features a wealth of outstanding color photographs, many of which have never before been published, and also contains detailed appendices documenting gunship production data, combat units, and aircraft losses.
Download or read book Night Hunters written by William P. Head and published by . This book was released on 2012 with total page 688 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt:
Download or read book American Attack Aircraft Since 1926 written by E.R. Johnson and published by McFarland. This book was released on 2012-05-28 with total page 456 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: This book provides a concise historical survey of the various types of aircraft used by the United States Army Air Corps, Army Air Forces, and Air Force, and the Navy and Marine Corps to accomplish air attack missions since 1926. The text covers four types of fixed-wing aircraft: designated attack aircraft; light, medium, and tactical bombers; fighter-bombers; and adapted attack aircraft. Reports on individual aircraft types include the aircraft's original military requirements, production history, and operational record, usually accompanied by photographs, illustrations, and technical specifications. Four appendices detail aircraft designations and nomenclature used throughout the military, the organizational structure of various military air units, aircraft designs that never made it into official service, and the evolution of attack aircraft weapons and tactics.
Download or read book Ghostriders 1968 1975 written by William Walter and published by Simon and Schuster. This book was released on 2022-03-08 with total page 272 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: If necessity is the mother of invention, the AC-130 gunship was definitely her offspring. Ghostriders: Mors De Caelis is a comprehensive history of AC-130 gunship combat operations in Vietnam, Laos, and Cambodia. The story begins with the first AC-130 in 1968, and ends in 1975 at the end of the war in Vietnam. It tells the life and death stories of Spectre crews, who faced extreme danger while hunting trucks on the Ho Chi Minh Trail and providing fire support for US and allied ground forces. Though the AC-130 was credited with 10,000 trucks destroyed, this phenomenal achievement came with a hefty price. Fifty-two Spectre crewmen and six AC-130s were lost during combat operations in Laos and Vietnam. Written in third-person omniscient point of view by an experienced combat veteran and Spectre Historian, all aspects of the story are derived from official declassified records and personal interviews. The level of detail and context figuratively puts the reader in the aircraft as an observer, flying alongside a Spectre crew in combat. Above all, this is the story of Spectre—accurate, detailed, compelling, and unique.
Download or read book Manuals Combined U S Marine Corps Basic Reconnaissance Course BRC References written by and published by Jeffrey Frank Jones. This book was released on with total page 5351 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Over 5,300 total pages .... MARINE RECON Reconnaissance units are the commander’s eyes and ears on the battlefield. They are task organized as a highly trained six man team capable of conducting specific missions behind enemy lines. Employed as part of the Marine Air- Ground Task Force, reconnaissance teams provide timely information to the supported commander to shape and influence the battlefield. The varying types of missions a Reconnaissance team conduct depends on how deep in the battle space they are operating. Division Reconnaissance units support the close and distant battlespace, while Force Reconnaissance units conduct deep reconnaissance in support of a landing force. Common missions include, but are not limited to: Plan, coordinate, and conduct amphibious-ground reconnaissance and surveillance to observe, identify, and report enemy activity, and collect other information of military significance. Conduct specialized surveying to include: underwater reconnaissance and/or demolitions, beach permeability and topography, routes, bridges, structures, urban/rural areas, helicopter landing zones (LZ), parachute drop zones (DZ), aircraft forward operating sites, and mechanized reconnaissance missions. When properly task organized with other forces, equipment or personnel, assist in specialized engineer, radio, and other special reconnaissance missions. Infiltrate mission areas by necessary means to include: surface, subsurface and airborne operations. Conduct Initial Terminal Guidance (ITG) for helicopters, landing craft, parachutists, air-delivery, and re-supply. Designate and engage selected targets with organic weapons and force fires to support battlespace shaping. This includes designation and terminal guidance of precision-guided munitions. Conduct post-strike reconnaissance to determine and report battle damage assessment on a specified target or area. Conduct limited scale raids and ambushes. Just a SAMPLE of the included publications: BASIC RECONNAISSANCE COURSE PREPARATION GUIDE RECONNAISSANCE (RECON) TRAINING AND READINESS (T&R) MANUAL RECONNAISSANCE REPORTS GUIDE GROUND RECONNAISSANCE OPERATIONS GROUND COMBAT OPERATIONS Supporting Arms Observer, Spotter and Controller DEEP AIR SUPPORT SCOUTING AND PATROLLING Civil Affairs Tactics, Techniques, and Procedures MAGTF Intelligence Production and Analysis Counterintelligence Close Air Support Military Operations on Urbanized Terrain (MOUT) Convoy Operations Handbook TRAINING SUPPORT PACKAGE FOR: CONVOY SURVIVABILITY Convoy Operations Battle Book Tactics, Techniques, and Procedures for Training, Planning and Executing Convoy Operations Urban Attacks
Download or read book Afghanistan Cave Complexes 1979 2004 written by Mir Bahmanyar and published by Bloomsbury Publishing. This book was released on 2012-04-20 with total page 145 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Following the Soviet invasion in 1979, the Mujahideen defenders of Afghanistan developed and reinforced many natural cave systems to use as supply bases and defensive positions. The Taliban and Al Qaeda further strengthened these positions in the 1990s. Following the events of September 11, 2001, these cave systems have once more come to prominence and sites such as Tora Bora and Zhawar Kili have featured in news headlines around the world. This title provides an analysis of these caves and underground systems, and discusses the U.S.-led Coalition's tactical approach to dislodging the enemy from these fortified positions.
Download or read book The Mammoth Book of Inside the Elite Forces written by Nigel Cawthorne and published by Robinson. This book was released on 2012-03-01 with total page 276 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: The most comprehensive and up-to-date guide to American and British special forces, covering all aspects of their equipment, training and deployment in the Iraq age of warfare. It takes a special kind of person to join the Special Forces and those to pass the stringent entrance requirements are subjected to the most rigorous training. They're trained to be super-fit, taught to survive in the most adverse conditions, and turned into killing machines. This book reveals what makes these men tick, and everything you need to know to become one of them. It covers all the types of training required - for fitness, combat, survival, navigation, communication, infiltration, interrogation, extraction and evasion. And it details the full array of weapons used, from small arms and knives to explosives and air back-up. Also included are full listings of all the units - including the SAS, Green Berets, SBS, Navy SEALs, Delta Force, Army Rangers - and their deployment in present-day conflicts such as Desert Storm, Somalia, Afghanistan, Iraq and anti-terrorist operations.
Download or read book Air Force Magazine written by and published by . This book was released on 2008 with total page 620 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt:
