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Unhyphenated American
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Not a lot of detail as it is at night. But you can get the idea.



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... thanks for sharing the vid!

That young man being interviewed - not too many get to play with an airborne BFG

Oh heck, all the guns!

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Such a cool plane.

Question: Does any other country have a similar platform?
 
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Such a cool plane.

Question: Does any other country have a similar platform?


Nope.

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Such a cool plane.

Question: Does any other country have a similar platform?


Nope.

tac


It would surprise me if China and Russia didn't have something similar. Nothing comes close to it for ground support.

Jim


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Such a cool plane.

Question: Does any other country have a similar platform?


Nope.

tac


Wonder how the recoil affects flight stability. Those rounds looked mighty big.


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Such a cool plane.

Question: Does any other country have a similar platform?

Nope.

tac

Wonder how the recoil affects flight stability. Those rounds looked mighty big.

It looks like the gun mount has some recoil absorption built into it. As heavy as a C-130 is, I doubt they even feel it other than maybe a slight vibration transmitted through the aircraft body.
 
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Wonder how the recoil affects flight stability. Those rounds looked mighty big.


They do not.

The M102 frame has built in recoil absorbtion.




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