Fire control computersInfrared trackingGyroscopesGimbalsC-130 aircraftTwo problem areas of the AC-130E gunships were investigated and corrected during deployment to Southeast Asia. Modification were to the AAD-7 (forward looking infra-red sensor) tracking control system. These modifications improved the...
We slaughtered ’em. As that night’s first AC-130 Spectre gunship intoLaos, we found trucks everywhere. In less than three hours we destroyed 21 and wrecked 15. Inside a booth in the gunship’s belly, we sensor operators felt as if we had been given free passes to a shooting gallery....
The paper will then discuss the mechanization and - innovative application of time proven Kalman filter techniques to solve the problems associated with data latency on the MlL-STD-l 553 bus, computer duty cycle limitations, and outline the requirements imposed by the AC-130U Gunship environment....
“The unique thing about the AC-130 is the amount of fire that we bring, the amount of munitions – the diverse amount of them – and the amount of loiter time we can provide,” says the mission commander for this gunship, Maj. Josh Burris. Besides the...