Path: clanworld.com!news.webspan.net!newsfeed.internetmci.com!205.252.116.205!howland.erols.net!Supernews73!supernews.com!Supernews69!not-for-mail From: "Ray McCalla" Newsgroups: alt.games.quake2,rec.games.computer.quake.playing,rec.games.computer.quake.misc,alt.games.quake Subject: Re: Gun specialists? What about *REAL* guns? Date: Tue, 14 Apr 1998 17:22:19 -0400 Organization: All USENET -- http://www.Supernews.com Lines: 25 Message-ID: <6h0jvb$3f8$1@usenet85.supernews.com> References: <35334ed9.3100497@news.telia.lt> <6h0j5d$inu$1@ha2.rdc1.tn.home.com> NNTP-Posting-Host: 3560@207.238.26.52 X-Newsreader: Microsoft Outlook Express 4.72.3110.1 X-MimeOLE: Produced By Microsoft MimeOLE V4.72.3110.0 Xref: clanworld.com rec.games.computer.quake.playing:38892 rec.games.computer.quake.misc:27620 alt.games.quake:27849 You are referring to the AC-130. I think the official name is the Spectre. I believe the US Air Force still has a few of these, but I'm not sure about that. It is a 4 turboprop cargo transport converted to carry a number of guns including the miniguns you describe. The aircraft also carries a 105mm howitzer, by far the largest gun ever mounted in an aircraft! The pilot actually has a modified fighter HUD mounted on his port-side window so he can look left and properly position the aircraft to aim the weapons. You aptly described it as "hell on the enemy." -- Ray McCalla Quake2: RoboRay (Remove "DELETETHIS" for e-mail reply) This message transmitted on recycled electrons. -- Brett Jacobs wrote in message <6h0j5d$inu$1@ha2.rdc1.tn.home.com>... >As many as 8 mini guns (42,000 rounds per minute) would be mounted on one >side of a plane and the plane would circle the target raining down total hell on >the enemy. This plane's only mission was to fire these mini guns, and >carried ammo for the mini guns in excess of 250,000 rounds. A test was >conducted were one of these planes flew over a football field and opened >fire. There was at least one bullet strike every square foot covering the >whole field. I used to know the name of the plane but it evades my memory >right now. The nick- name for the plane was "Puff The Magic Dragon