New Zealand Girl Reacts to What It's Like to FIRE the AC-130 Gunship - SAM ECKHOLM

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[@SamEckholm]

Thanks for checking out the vid! Was a blast to film (😉) and I really enjoyed seeing your reaction. Wish you all the best!

[@CourtneyCoulston]

Hi Sam! Thank you so much for taking the time out to check out the reaction! it was an absolute pleasure to watch. I learned so much from it! Thank you so much, take care!! :)

[@Shawn_the_Protogen]

That direct hit you got with the 105 was clean.

[@mokokawi]

that was awesome man

[@kencreten7308]

Thank you for doing it. Fantastic video.

[@Logan_1991]

As an American, let me say I love how much interest you have in our country. God Bless you, God bless America 🇺🇸 and God bless New Zealand 🇳🇿

[@maxwellharris507]

Wedding hasn’t happened yet

[@juniorjohnson9509]

@@menwithven8114 Whomever he is, he's a damned lucky guy - she's gorgeous!

[@dockingtroll6801]

Which god would that be, that would be interested in blessing the biggest warmongering country on the planet? Its not like she wrote 10 commandments of which one is "Thou shalt not kill", which is about the only thing US is good at these days.....

[@roosterslounge1697]

Hey Courtney I want you to notice how excited our soldiers are because they’re able to show the public what they can do and they were very excited to let him on the airplane and show them the process of what they do how many other countries would allow their civilians to get on their planes and do exactly what he did you know if you can pass a background check you can go on that same plane and do exactly what he did

[@michaelschemlab]

Sam is actually a First Lieutenant in the US Air Force as well as a Public Affairs Officer of the F-22 Demo Team and is assigned to 633rd Air Base Wing Public Affairs at Joint Base Langley-Eustis

[@keith_jones]

Sam is no longer at Langley, and his assignment with the demo team has long been over. He is now a deputy PAO at Scott AFB. His commitment in the USAF will be done in less than a year. Whether or not he stays longer is up to him. I think since he shoots his videos as if he were a civilian he may make his exit into full time creation. His videos are quite good. I thank him for his service, and can't wait to see more.

[@benrast1755]

I THINK I heard you ask what AC stood for (though I could be wrong...that part was hard for me to hear). If I DID hear correct... The C in C-130 stands for "cargo." This is an AC-130, which adds the A for "attack."

[@tonyscott56]

Definitely.

[@jeffstone7912]

Different variants of the AC 130 are equipped with different weapon systems. Some have Gatling guns of different calibers, bofor guns, and 105 mm howitzer. The Bofor guns design go back to World War II . Commonly seen shooting down kamikaze’s from Allied ships.

[@mikebunner3498]

Lady, You were not kidding about the wind howling. It sounds like there are monsters and demons outside. This airplane is just amazing. When ground troops get into it deep. This bird will solve their problem. Kind of like a big brother protecting a sibling. I love your video. Take care & stay safe, Mike

[@timengineman2nd714]

One thing they didn't mention was the lack of Oxygen. You've have about 87% of the Oxygen at 10,000 feet (~3,048m) above Sea Level than you have at Sea Level. Doesn't sound like a lot, but if you're doing things like lifting 50 pound objects and turning around as you take a few steps, it really does change your performance!

[@Capt_OscarMike]

I thought was less than that...guess also depends on altitude/Temps...never thought of that but since those guys are not going full 8th AirFroce WWII style....having to hang out openings in the side of the B-24, B-17s firing 50cals @ 18K-20K ft...non-pressurized...Temps -40 'F to -50'F....most lose their oxygen bc of the hectiness when attacked...I couldn't imagine...but these are at least semi pressurized if not fully pressurized...even so, they could not pump in 100% O2 due to simple static "electricity" from rubbing gloves together would cause an immediate combustion....Now I have to do research...Thanks...

[@eddiehaskell1957]

Absolutely...I was on Pikes Peak Colorado 14,000 and some change. Chased my 6 yrs old son 15 ft. I was so winded I thought i ran a mile.

[@patrickchambers5999]

From June 1972 to June 1973, I worked on the LORAN navigation systems of the first generation of these (AC130As) in Ubon, RTAFB (Thailand). When they loaded the 105mm shells onto the aircraft, the truck with the ammo pulled up to the aircraft and then TOSSED the 105mm shells from the truck into the plane where they were caught and put in those racks like tossing 10-pound canned hams around. Scared the crap out of me knowing about the primer and one accident and it's over.

[@buzzhog]

I had the opportunity to see the SR-71 Blackbird today and meet a pilot. As a Marine myself, I just interrupted the fanboy questions with an extended hand and a thank you…. He was taken aback, he asked me about my service, but a man with balls of steel big enough to fly at those speeds under that danger, he has all my respect of how spooky the missions were. I love that you are so passionate about US Military and knowing you chose a Marine, how can you be unlikable. I love your patriotism for the US. Semper Fi!!!

[@justincampbell680]

Farthest flight I ever took on it was from cadina airforce base Okinawa. Across the China sea to Thailand. Crammed to the hilt with a marine company. Great plane.

[@jimmysmith5418]

Thanks Courtney! I’m so you react to military technology I’m a soldier of the NZDF New Zealand Defence Force 🇳🇿 and the effectiveness of the AC-130 aircraft is unmatched when it comes to air assaults, A similar aircraft is the C-130 aircraft utilised for hauling and dropping in the US 🇺🇸 82nd airborne and 101st Airborne, Emergency 🚨 airdrops, and even flying heavy armament vehicles like M1A1 Abram tanks, Buford Tanks, Humvees, care packages. Kia Ora Kia Ora Kia koutou katoa aroha nui. Kia kaha! 💪 🇳🇿 🇺🇸 🇺🇦 Slava Ukraine 🇺🇦!!

[@thomassmith6232]

I find the development of military technology like this fascinating. I used to play a TTRPG called Traveller, which was a science fiction game set in the future. Among its included charts I found interesting were timelines predicting the development of different technologies, including weapons. Some of them we've already surpassed. Some like mass drivers and lasers, we are developing now. Who knows what we'll have ten years down the line?

[@ghstdnsr]

I have worked around these on the flightline from time to time and at night it is very spooky when the guns follow you.

[@belzec2618]

Check out the HIMARS/MLRS videos to see precision strikes that includes radar and Surface to Air defense systems that allows our planes to fly unchallenged. It’s a weapon system I’ve worked with and one that’s proving vital in Ukraine, especially since they don’t have a strong Air Force. Artillery is still King of Battle.

[@Britcarjunkie]

I crewed on A, E/H- model AC-130's, and they were night/day different from the J-model. Earlier 'ships had more weapons, but were on fixed mounts, and the P.I.C. (Pilot In Command) aimed them using a heads-up display on the L.H. side cockpit windows, and fired them. The "weapons systems officers" (fire control officers, when I was in) located targets on the ground, and lit the H.U.D. for the pilot. Also, we had as many as 7 weapons on board, - and occasionally racks on the wings, though that configuration changed over the years. Originally, there were 4 gatling guns (two .30 caliber, and two 20mm), 2 40mm Bofors guns, which had a variable rate of fire, and a 75mm gun in the rear door, which eventually became a 105mm gun, and was moved to the port side in later models. The U-model was just a testbed when I was in, and its basis was a A-model that had been modified to what we really wanted - guns on trainable mounts - but we couldn't get the systems to work right at the time (1980's). Nice to hear that the 105 only pushes the aircraft 6 feet these days: when it was first moved to the port side, it pushed the aircraft 90 feet!!! Needless to say, they've dramatically improved the buffer system. I started to feel old when my H-model was retired, and I REALLY started feeling old when they began retiring the U-model 'ships just a few years ago - they were only an idea when I was in, and they had the shortest service life of all the 'ships, so I guess, now they have a much better budget for the program! (Really, the guns tend to rattle the airframes apart, and the aircraft undergo a LOT of maintenance, as a result)

[@eddiehaskell1957]

Thanks for that information. I thought I lost a couple more brain cells. I went to an air show several years ago and the Air Force had a gunship parked for display. You could walk in check out the guns and the cockpit. I was doubting my memory (I've reached that age milestone) I swore I put my hand on a Gat, a 40 and the 105. Then i watched this video. So thanks for commenting or I would have up my meds. And thanks for serving.

[@Britcarjunkie]

@@eddiehaskell1957 Not a problem. The aircraft you saw was a U-model gunship, the first to have only 3 weapons on board. They have two models in service now, the J-model, and the W-model: the latter is mainly a short-range anti-bunker missile platform, though in order to still be considered a gunship, it does still have a few weapons on board! (The original concept was to not have any - then, many of us asked "Why call it a gunship if it has no guns?") Again, I was kind of shocked when I heard the U-model (or, "U-Boat", as we called them) began to be retired a few years ago: A and E-models entered service during Vietnam, and the A-models were retired about 4-5 years after Desert Storm, while the E/H-models were just retired within the past 5 years...they began their lives as gunships in 1970. (They started as E-models, and were upgraded to H-models) Fun fact: the first A-model gunship was named "The First Lady": I didn't find out until 10 years ago, or so, that "The First Lady" was also the very first C-130 built! She was the actual prototype aircraft, the first of many, and when she went into active service, Lockheed replaced the prototype nose, with a standard production nose, so, many of us never knew! Fun fact#2: Air Force Special Operations is/was (dunno how they are now...) a different bunch, compared to the rest of the Air Force. It's commanders run it with a different style. Hard to explain, but once you're assigned to that unit (now - those units!), you tend to not want to leave. We had one Sgt., that became a crewmember on one 'ship as it entered service in '69/'70, liked the work so much, he remained a crewmember on that same aircraft throughout his career, and didn't retire until the aircraft was retired! Fun fact #3: before AFSOC came into existence as a command in the USAF, it was part of TAC (Tactical Air Command), back during the Cold War days of SAC, TAC, and MAC. During that time, the aircraft wore various camouflage patterns/colors, based on what operations were being conducted, and were the aircraft were being deployed. The standard gray used today works great, but to me, it just looks a little too "standard". As for my service, I had fun!

[@cynthiahaun9269]

Some of the kids were too scared to land the plane so when her plane landed ( because it was sooo smooth) I asked her if she landed the plane, the pilots reaction " she did all but the takeoff flying the plane this girl is a natural ".

[@stuckinDetroit65]

You bring a fresh outlook to these types of videos Courtney... Keep it up Girl!

[@neptunusrex5195]

At the 13:25 mark, when he’s holding the artillery shell - “DONT DROP IT” 😂😅 they gotta have some muscle to load them things shell after shelll like that. I love your reactions when you watch military vids how pumped you get into it lol 😂👍 it’s always great when you see people from other countries being interested and appreciating our own US military. 🇳🇿🇺🇸 🤠 I added cowboy emoji at the end since I’m from Texas 😜

[@TheCankersore]

It’s a tank with wings - the only way to describe this marvel of engineering.

[@raymarshall6721]

I have had the misfortune... Or fortune depending on how one sees it to see one tearing apart a target from the ground. There are no words to describe seeing what it can do in action, then doing an assessment of the aftermath

[@scotthill1600]

Ac-130 coms when taking out targets are some of my favorite videos to watch. Roast me if you want but when your taking out terrorists I don’t mind whatsoever. Although being the one doing it, I’m sure would be difficult to live with after the fact

[@jimreilly917]

I just can’t imagine, after seeing 1, 105 round obliterate one tank on the range in this video. The carnage of a full drop has to be devastating beyond description.

[@matthewcullen1298]

Hope your all good,mate.that would be a tough thing to see.

[@pinotpinotpinot]

Well I know some afghanis that fled to my country, if you want I can ask them, maybe they know

[@TheInfinityzeN]

Hearing "Fire For Effect" gets me, but then I was used to that phrase setting of a BN of 155mm howitzers to drop rounds on the target.

[@frankblack6313]

ive been on an ac-130 at an airshow..on a very hot day its so big that everyone at the airshow camped out under the wings to avoid the heat...its massive

[@crazieman]

As someone from Kansas, I find it very amusing when anyone complains about "wind"

[@maxwellharris507]

“Roger. This will only take a minute.”

[@williambranch4283]

This is the newer version of this aircraft, as opposed to the Angel of Death. The older version had a gatling gun, autocannon and howitzer, this is minus the gatling gun, presumably because it is unnecessary given the two larger guns. This is great advertising for young people to volunteer for the USAF ;-) Over the decades, my family has been USA, USN, USMC and USAF.

[@duanesforkandspoonrr10]

Sam is awesome....usaf officer.....has an amazing channel....

[@abedanielspictures]

So glad to see appreciation for this ability to defend against evil rather than disgust and ignorance of the need for it.

[@louiscanada2759]

I was stationed at that base in the mid 70’s when they had the F111D

[@richb313]

Glad you enjoyed this Dog and Pony show as the military refers to it.

[@williammitchell4417]

The Hercules AKA Puff the Magic Dragon is airborne Firepower. It makes the saying "Death From Above" reality

[@bobbydenny6279]

grunts in the sky | the a10 warthog leaked footage | a short documentary - Should definitely be added you list of videos to watch

[@Cashcrop54]

Great reaction Courtney! That was fun and I am jealous. How did he pull that off?

[@azrael3758]

18 year old me joined to Marines cause i wanted to be on the ground in the action but 43 year old me would be so stoked to just be part of the crew loading the guns.

[@cynthiahaun9269]

At the air show you can actually walk through the planes and helicopters on display or even sit in the pilots seat

[@herrzimm]

Trust me, you get your hands on some unclassified actual footage of the 130 in action and it just floors you to hear the back-n-forth of the crew and how calm they are, yet raining down utter devastation on anything below them.

[@RiverRatWA57]

I'd love to see her reaction to the C-130 landing and taking off from it's shortest runway ever, kzbin.info/www/bejne/e3a1lmqOerWYq68 😁😁

[@vernhoke7730]

The C130, the basis fir the AC130, has been in service since 1954. Over the last 6 plus decades it has been overhauled numerous times to keep it in service. To the best of my knowledge the only other plane to fly longer is the B52, it's been in service since 1950. With planned upgrades they expect it to remain in service until 2050.

[@Britcarjunkie]

Well, the big difference is that the C-130 has been in continuous production since 1954. The last B-52's were built in the 1960's.

[@HexJK]

Dang, they didn't show off the flares. The AC-130 is also known as the angel of death, and the flares coincidentally make out the shape of an angel when they're deployed.

[@-EchoesIntoEternity-]

woohoo she took my recommendation!

[@nesseihtgnay9419]

Yea he gets to do alot of military stuff, his channel is awesome

[@Bmel37]

My son , is a Marine I weigh 166 at .52 he is 23 and Deadlift 380lbs marines are committed and the tip of the spear. And then more voleter special forces go to work

[@augl2702]

Been looking forward to it!

[@hardtackbeans9790]

OH! Courtney!! The wind sound is a perfect sound track for a Gothic Horror Movie. You should record it off to see about making some money. LOL!!

[@leoaz4667]

Thx again for your love of our Military now it's time to come home to America we love you so much. You will be welcomed with open arms ❤❤❤

[@user-bk8st6xc3s]

Any military aircraft videos to the sound thunderstruck by AC/DC are good.

[@justincampbell680]

There is even a heavy missile that can be dropped out of the back of the aircraft by a cargo paratuche that is guided by the gohstrider platform..as I know it's a British designed missile. Air to ground.

[@bradclifton5248]

Apparent it's actually the same plane as our hercules. Except ours are set up for surveylance

[@Mr59Kenzo]

the sound of the wind added a little more realism to the video I wouldn't worry about it.

[@paulbradford6475]

Courtney: You look absolutely stunning in your natural hair color. Oh, and the C-130 is awesome too.

[@mountaineermoto8808]

Not sure but the target tanks looked like old m60 Patton tanks and a few Sherman’s from ww2

[@user-bk8st6xc3s]

I think the fella that said we call it smoking in the comments meant we call it spooky it's not smokey it's spooky maybe he was auto spelling it's called spooky not smokey My father designed that plane he was an engineer for Lockheed Martin for 30 some odd years spooky not smokey anyways say hello to my New Zealand family I love them❤

[@jdv32003]

I like the video for the a130 because he had guns on both sides with sensors on both sides of the aircraft and it featured Gatling guns also With twice the weapons weight Wise you going to carry less ammunition and you going to use more fuel so you going to be on location for a shorter duration of time even if you carry reserve fuel tanks. I was very surprised not to see a Gatling gun on the j130.

[@Britcarjunkie]

AC-130's never had guns on both sides of the aircraft.

[@RandyAlexander100]

The AC-130 only has guns on the left side as with all AC type because that is the of the command seat (pilot) is located. I spent 3 years with them at Hurlburt Field in Florida the home of the 1st Special Oprations Wing.

[@kencreten7308]

Thanks for the reaction. That's like a ... roving air-gun fort.

[@justincampbell680]

2:combat platoons all gear badass aircraft. About an 8 hour journey over the ocean.

[@MidnightMoon2267]

On another version they also have a 40 mm auto canon on the plane.

[@SkewtLilbttm]

On the occasion they land these big boys at the airport near my apartment, they have to start descending so early that it looks like they're going to fly straight into my bedroom. The only reason they land them here is because it's an especially long runway and as you can imagine this size plane requires one.

[@mikebunner3498]

Court, I think this machine and crew are attitude adjusters. Hey bad dude do you want a fight. That wind outside is unreal....

[@P-M-869]

I wonder why they took out the gatling gun?

[@ronniefarnsworth6465]

Chucking 105mm Rds, not a job for 150 lb guys !!! Lol Sgt, Semper Fi

[@justincampbell680]

There 105 ammo racks hold several different types of rounds.you got the bacics. There is alot more they can't show.lol

[@CourtneyCoulston]

👀👀👀

[@bradhill1099]

Top Notch presentation once again. Bravo👍

[@pddaawwgg]

Love that thing, it’s a beast. Thanks for the reaction to it, otherwise I would have missed this video.

[@fbi805]

Waiting for the new C-130 Specter to come out carrying the gun from the A-10

[@cynthiahaun9269]

Taking my granddaughter to this event...after walking out of 1 of the huge cargo planes she made the comment " I wish I could fly one of these planes " I told her "if that is what you want go for it" her respons was "but I'm just a girl I can't fly an airplane." I then said as we were walking off the plane " let's ask this young lady...can my granddaughter fly a plane like this? She doesn't think she can because she is a girl" the luitnetant replied " as long as you study hard and keep good grades you can fly a plane just like this. Do you know how I know?" My granddaughter shook her her head the luitnetant replied " I know this because this is my plane...I fly it all the time it goes nowhere without me flying it". My granddaughter `s eyes got real big and she said " one day I am going to fly a plane". And she did she was accepted into a special after school course about planes and math and at the end of the course those that graduated was invited out to the airport to fly a Cessna with a pilot but mostly the kids did the flying including l the plane and taxing to a complete stop. I took her to the air show she was about 6 yrs old...she flew the plane in 6th grade.

[@neptunusrex5195]

NFL Bad Lipreading would be a hilarious vid for you to react to

[@erics607]

When did they get rid of the Gatlin gun?

[@justincampbell680]

You should watch the blue angels put the c130 through the test. Quite a display. But I'm probably biased as a retired combat marine. I love the c130.

[@CourtneyCoulston]

oh this sounds like an interesting watch! thanks for the recommendation Justin! ❤️❤️🙏🏼

[@5uperbadgaming79]

Welly rep lol. I'm at the top of churton park jville. My windows sound the same hahahaha love your reactions 😊😊

[@cynthiahaun9269]

Girl you need to come to Tucson during their air show...you can also see the USA largest bone yard by driving around the perimeter...and 95% of these can be set and ready to fly in 24 hrs should the need arrive

[@codyironeyes]

Check out the AC130 in the video titled Angel Flight

[@markmclendon8621]

great vid a fav aircraft of mine and definitely my fav Kiwi

[@CourtneyCoulston]

Thank you so much!!

[@Brandon-sw5ob]

Your excitement over the video made it even more exciting have a wonderful day sweetheart peace and love

[@ryanweintraub9448]

Oh heck yeah a video I recommended. That's cool

[@discountboys-topic4405]

7:21 that’s my best friend I went to basic with him

[@TotallyHypnoSquid]

Great video! Have you watched any of those DCI videos recently? This year was CRAAAAAAZY you should react to them! Carolina Crown was so good this year! :)

[@tvdroid22]

So no Gatling gun in this new version. I suppose it wasnt as effective at the usual orbit altitudes. Much better in the nose of an A-10.

[@ericskinner4209]

Vietnam introduced. No base was lost if the spooky was there.

[@justincampbell680]

It's a tank in the air with an extra allacart dinner menu they can send out the c130s poop Shoot. What u.s.marines call it. It's usually us running out of them.the cargo hatch . Lol.

[@Jake0007]

This is the best support ground troops can get. Sadly it's got denied use in devastatingly US losses. Politicians never make good battle leaders.

[@Jasruler]

Courtney you gotta watch Generation Kill on HBO

[@user-bk8st6xc3s]

This is the last thing you want hovering around you if you're on the ground in your hostel

[@anonymityaddictsanonymous5978]

Was w window open while you were recording I keep hearing wind

[@Goblin08yh]

Great videos!

[@justincampbell680]

They run several different rounds for the 105 that's why there is the process for the 105.

[@joedaes03]

Too bad that after I serve loading these guns I have no civilian job afterwards.

[@fbi805]

Let me guess you didn’t take the initiative to take college courses while you were in the Air Force.

[@TrulyUnfortunate]

Man that would be COOL!!!! What about the Gatling Gun?

[@killiansred1000]

I wouldn’t want to be on the wrong side of, “Fire for effect.”

[@asniyanisiregar5552]

Mh Rindu abang,sam,..cepat remix.😍

[@beassao5349]

I'm from tiktok im the one that said "have you heard of the AC-130"

[@patrickbarner1380]

In the words of allurcard in van helsing abridged (B*tchs) love cannons 😉

[@popoju9]

Sam Eckholm is the shit! check out his other videos. love your vids. kia ora!

[@anthonyjolly2066]

Courtney, I'm, glad you decided to be a Brunette Bombshell🥰 They have just as much fun..too!👍

[@ThaCrustyOne]

CAP…Close Air Support…is the lifeblood of the modern American military….America for the win!!! ❤️❤️🔥🔥💯💯🇺🇸🇺🇸🍻🍻🤘🤘😎😎

[@denisegroce7135]

AC-130s chasing down insurgents and blowing them too pieces.

[@tj_2701]

Still say you should checkout the channel Real Engineering, they have a great video: The Insane Engineering Of The A-10 Warthog. 😁

[@tj_2701]

Oh and: The Insane Engineering Of The SR-71 Blackbird

[@donaldstewart8342]

The GAU--23 fires 2100 rounds per minutes not 200. 200 RPM would be very slow.

[@nickkostecka9983]

You're thinking of the multibarrel variant of the 30mm, this is single barrel which is a max of 200 rpm

[@adamclark9004]

Hey Courtney 👋 can you give us a tour of wellington sometime I would love to visit new zealand 🇳🇿 sometime. Nice vid btw

[@CourtneyCoulston]

hey adam! i did a couple tours of wellington on instagram live last year haha. i will try my best to do another one :)

[@williamwood5491]

Just mother nature giving her reaction. Lol

[@robertfleig4527]

Look up the angle flight, I think you'll like it! By Radney Foster.

[@CourtneyCoulston]

thank you! i will write this down :)

[@MerkyMusic]

SOMEONE TELL HER SHE NEEDS TO REACT TO DCI 2022 CAROLINA CROWN.