Estonian soldier reacts to AC-130

[@999a0s]

"i am an Estonian soldier" > adidas tracksuit and aviators story checks out boys

[@gordonbarbay750]

I do believe that Artr is in the reserves and not currently on active duty.

[@nedbainbridge308]

Gordon Barbay it’s a joke

[@stoner84x]

@@nedbainbridge308 what is a joke?

[@nedbainbridge308]

Otto Kauppinen the initial comment

[@erichkiparski314]

Don’t forget bushy chest hair with gold chain a la Alec Baldwin

[@Somegoy]

"Is it against people, tanks, cities?" America- yes

[@baddragonite]

You never know where the oil is hiding

[@jakewilson6500]

@Samuel Skala how are you gonna use a flamethrower on an ac130 trying to hit a target 2,100 meters away

[@thomas71124]

Its either the ac130 or we start sending nukes we let them pick

[@stevet1396]

@Samuel Skala very true, needs more flames.... and a tad more cowbell couldn't hurt either.

[@anonymousfranklinaggot9179]

@@stevet1396 It needs some flames painted on it. And at least one skull

[@paranoia3608]

Soldiers: you know battleships? Engineers: yeah Soldiers: Make them fly

[@wsl_drixxy1647]

That's good

[@Merickwise]

Everbody Liked that

[@sithyarael6807]

Pretty much.

[@GRDwashere]

Engineers: Sure thing, pass me my slide ruler....

[@2litersoftwist988]

Engineer:hold my beer

[@mangrovechild5581]

I was born in Estonia but I grew up in south Florida, so I’m a American patriot and love this country but I also love my home country and I’m a Estonian patriot. Speak Estonian fluently thank god for keeping my native tongue!

[@iankask8840]

Olete Eesti keele ära unustanud?

[@Spartan_Jackal]

"See that building?" Yes? "It offends me. I don't want to see it anymore."

[@puredarkness9801]

Say no more

[@claytonb8191]

@Nothing, Just nothing exactly

[@coyote2239]

The church in COD4

[@blacck0ut177]

Shoot everything but the strobes

[@ganjamanjohnson]

No it’s)see those guys Yeah Un Alive them

[@Pov_Chrisss]

As an American I can tell you it's feels legitimately good when somebody outside of your country praises it

[@DarjeelingEnjoyer]

I can agree with this. It makes me happy

[@joaquing9351]

That’s why everyone who watched is American😂 we just don’t say that

[@funnyspoon5120]

I liked it in one of his videos, where he said knowing the US us watching over Estonia helps him sleep at night. That made feel nice.

[@digital107-_-]

Not many people praise America anymore, it makes me happy when they do.

[@Pov_Chrisss]

Is this what being Canadian feels like

[@zepfan9993]

“Who thinks of these things”. Americans. Americans think of this.

[@ShadowKirbz]

I was about to say the same thing. Lol.

[@seraphin9825]

And then the germans make it to perfection...

[@ChickenNoodleShoup]

Capt. John C. Simons USAF. US forces needed something to protect firebases and patrols in Vietnam

[@jbennett4196]

@@seraphin9825 i think you meant overengineered and too complicated. like BMW cars.

[@cyb3rjake735]

the combat is so real that it looks fake like a Call of Duty mission

[@terriblegoatman826]

My dad didn't fly an ac130, but he flew the regular c130 over Afghanistan, he deployed troops there, got shot at, and dropped off tanks and supplies. He told me about how he would bring in new troops who were excited and ready, and when he picked up some troops from Afghanistan, he would see how their expressions had changed from excited to borderline scarred for life. Whatever is going on there is horrible, and I give every ounce of respect to those who fought there.

[@jefferynelson]

I raise this beer to thank your father for his service

[@rabidseabee7229]

25mm: Goodbye Infantry 40mm: Goodbye APC and Tank 105mm: Goodbye city block.

[@89lance15]

All combined: Goodbye army

[@Ineedcoffee-n4j]

A 105mm is not big enough to take out a city block

[@Eethurtacles]

Heh, thanks.

[@gavinlightfoot5521]

@@Ineedcoffee-n4j no crap

[@N76Q]

Cory Bryan no shit Sherlock

[@leonardahrnlund979]

As a Swede, I'm very proud that one of our cannons are mounted in a American plane

[@jamessasson5982]

leonard ahrnlund you should feel proud. Thanks for the cannons.

[@zambiakid]

Bofors 40mm is credited with shooting down more planes in WW2 than any other AAA gun. But Sweden did licence production of the gun to the United States, Great Britain and to Germany.... :)

[@APEonTIDEpods]

Yes it serves us well

[@APEonTIDEpods]

I love the grandfather of the AC-130 the B-17 bomber

[@MrGoatmilk97]

As an American, I'm pleased to have it on our planes. It's very very good.

[@BigPacoPump]

Enemy: Look a cargo plane is overhead AC130: hehehe big gun go boom

[@301xa]

This deserves more likes

[@301xa]

😂😂

[@HEXBasmentBubba]

@Mark Irby lmao now they’re ded hahahah

[@ehhmeh8522]

It smol nuke

[@Wexfab21]

Lol

[@EchoTangoSuitcase]

Many of our most entertaining weapons systems started with someone saying; "Hold my beer..."

[@zankou5611]

World: I built a gun 🔫 America: we built a gun then put a plane around it 😂

[@ryanjones2297]

A-10: Dear Sir, AC-130: To Whom it may concern,

[@theprincipalityofbelka4646]

Ryan Jones B52:Listen up yall

[@Robert-Cinque777]

@@theprincipalityofbelka4646 b29: do I stutter?

[@ghostface1529]

@@Robert-Cinque777 b17: you hit like a child

[@Robert-Cinque777]

@@ghostface1529 tu-95: I wasn't asking

[@Spacebaryonyx]

Robert Homann shampoo in the shower at 2 am: *what is this baby talk*

[@theangrymilitant]

“Gunner, do you see that building?” “Yes, sir.” “I don’t want to.” “Aye, sir.”

[@delta9827]

Haha copy and paste go brrrrrrrrr

[@RGVS1225]

@@delta9827 The eagle is pleased, excellent work Seargent.

[@YELLTELL]

Epic comment u just won Sir Oregonian

[@Rook_Official]

Achievement unlocked: Now you see it, Now you don't.

[@brianmcgee9503]

No airman would ever say “aye”

[@R0B3RTP4UL50N]

He kind of looks like Chris Evans so I'm going to call him Captain Estonia.

[@Spacebaryonyx]

Thrash McNash yes

[@meazoid117]

Thats fucking perfect

[@tool3142]

I shall join you on it

[@houbbb9976]

Nah, he's Jake wyler.

[@lancecarrauthers9713]

😂😂😂

[@6z488]

"Do you see that entire enemy camp down there." "Yes sir." "Change that."

[@msp.spottin6466]

“Two shots and there is no more building” yup that’s the spirit

[@mykahestes9106]

Elijah Danielson Hehehe just think if we could just look at a building and blows up

[@backyardbassfishing6562]

THE TRUE DOUBLE TAP

[@connerringley6004]

150mm of freedom dispensing weaponry

[@Parzival1780]

Jack Herstein Those are rookie numbers, we need to make it so if we just aim at it, there is no more building. We shouldn’t even have to fire.

[@samsimmons5813]

Merica

[@off_Planet]

"Why so many weapons? What is it against?" -"Yes."

[@gwydionrusso3206]

20 mm mini guns are for infantry the 40 mm is for light vehicles and the 105 is for buildings heavy vehicles and groups

[@forsakenghost7054]

It’s all for the enemy

[@Battra13]

My words exactly

[@insanesxbx8385]

Watch transformers, America has a plan for everything even Zombies

[@forsakenghost7054]

@@insanesxbx8385 lol to true

[@Smokasaurus]

Artur: What is this for? Infantry? Tanks? Buildings?! USA: Yes.

[@-BigTMoney-]

that is how we feel about our M.O.A.B also

[@rwbimbie5854]

Crowd Control, Plowing Fields, Lumberjacking, and shooting gophers while they are still underground

[@mattholt1388]

Scrolled down expecting this exact comment, and lookie there, top of the list

[@andrewbacon7042]

*laughs in M107*

[@allengrant]

@@rwbimbie5854 : Bofors for gophers ??

[@markmitchell457]

It started in Vietnam with an old C-47 (DC-3), with a mini gun. It was called "Puff the Magic Dragon". Later "Spooky" They upgraded to an old C-130 cargo plane. It worked pretty damn good. Nothing succeeds like excess. A few generations later it became the AC-130 "Specter". It does require air superiority in the area.

[@bjornodin]

Clearly! It would be a sitting duck to a mid fighter or any decent anti-air battery! But watching it in action feels like watching a car crash or some incomprehensible depraved art, it feels a little wrong and yet you can't look away and can't help but admire it...

[@vedranb87]

On the roof of the German Technics Museum in Berlin (Deutches Technic Museum) there's a C-47 visible from the streets around. I went to Berlin last fall and it was an amazing experience to go around and see all the WW2 birds...

[@JWRay-xh9wl]

Remember those days,that name my dad told me it was asked. First time seeing a midigun fire in front of you is unforgettable. It's like the first drag race when they go off the line. The sound,the sound....

[@Chris.Rhodes]

Artur: You use the small guns for infantry and small vehicles AC-130 Cockpit: There's a guy, load the big one.

[@thadz2493]

There one in the building over there Give me one 125mm on that guy.... *Sees distant explosion*

[@Fennec_dono]

10 bucks says we can hit him in the forehead with a 105

[@cyrussheets4450]

"What is it against? Surely its not for unarmored targets.." America - "well actually..."

[@darthmaul216]

What is it against? America - yes

[@Rook_Official]

other countries: we have small agile planes with strong weaponry America: bigger gun means better plane

[@cyrussheets4450]

@@Rook_Official my favorite things about the A10: 1.5 inch thick, 1200 pound titanium "bathtub" around the cockpit that can deflect and withstand .50 rounds with ease. Can fly with one wing and one engine. Can accurately be described as a 4200 round per minute antitank gun with wings.

[@theforlanjoker4457]

Yeh er well about that my estonia man

[@kapkanthealligator1794]

An insurgent : *enters a building* Infantry : “We have an insurgent in the building” AC-130 gunner : “Does the building meet Freedom standards?” Infantry : “Negative” AC-130 gunner: *Loads 105mm howitzer with malicious intent*

[@wsl_drixxy1647]

More like AC-130 gunner: *Loads 105mm howitzer with patriotic intent*

[@thomasfoolery8408]

Enjoy your Twinkie Artur - life’s too short !

[@fadeawayfrisk8458]

That one mission in COD "destroy everything without a strobe on it" *Church doesn't have a strobe* Gunner:*loads the 105*

[@Citingchimera30]

I saw you on the A10 video, noice

[@njennett8005]

@@fadeawayfrisk8458 wut ar you do.. NO WATE........ fuuuuuuuuuuuuk

[@freshenuf1]

Greetings from Philadelphia, PA, home of the liberty Bell and 7.2 million citizens. Dude you are a hoot (an extremely funny person, situation, or event:)! You make these videos very enjoyable. Keep 'em coming. P.S. my sister was an A130 mechanic.

[@ConArtist22310]

People: You cant just use the 105mm on infantry U.S.A.: Hehe, big gun makes people go bye bye.

[@matthewredacted2072]

Brought to you by the same Americans who used shotguns in WW1

[@matthewredacted2072]

@Fer Morales no they shouldn't have, but it doesn't matter when all the Germans see are Americans with gas masks and shotguns

[@italianwaffle5592]

Matthew [REDACTED] which is pretty cool, not gonna lie

[@Salty-Doggy]

Matthew [REDACTED] Germany: uses flamethrower Germany: uses chemical weapons America: uses shotgun Germany: cries foul

[@veronicAAH-]

The Germans weren’t the first to use gas in combat, they were the first to use poison gas and use gas in a widespread manner. The French used gas first.

[@Hitmandabeast0198]

Artur: What does this fight? USA: What doesn’t this fight?

[@azchris1979]

How about "Anything that moves."

[@derpkatwizard]

@@azchris1979 And anything that doesn't move.

[@chunkysweirdtoaster3081]

@@derpkatwizard and everything in between.

[@RevProfit]

The correct answer is grid squares.

[@derpkatwizard]

@@RevProfit 8 point coordinates are good enough. 10 point coordinates is overkill. Might as well snipe with the Howitzer.

[@warnpeace5294]

America: “We need more tanks!” Engineers: “Right on it.” ‘Merica: “That fly!”

[@nroke1684]

Right on it.

[@frankdexter1110]

skybricks

[@deletdis6173]

'Murca

[@elijahherrig9730]

"Say no more..."

[@systemspecchecker]

And float!

[@Puppyloafva]

The ac130 “angel of death” uses a two pilot one gunner 4 loader crew. The three people you see in the cockpit are the two pilots and one gunner. The copilot can also be a gunner if necessary. I live near an air base so ive seen quite a few of these aircrafts before and even been inside one and i can tell you its a surreal experience.

[@MrGhost-jq5ng]

Enemy: what’s the weather: AC-130: Cloudy with a chance of death with a temperature range of from 25mm to 105mm

[@gwydionrusso3206]

That's actually pretty funny

[@bacon6899]

That's actually really good

[@bacon6899]

Maybe change it to chace of rain though?

[@cuh5018]

@@gwydionrusso3206 Yup.

[@tylerkapteyn5830]

Would be better if you said chance of rain 25 mm to 105 mm

[@diras2010]

Arthur: "Hey, Let's build a wonder plane and let's kill everything that moves" USA Air Force: "You're Godamn Right"

[@jaewok5G]

@Layne Pipe nerdgasm!!

[@StuninRub]

That's a funny way to spell Lockheed Martin.

[@Mygary]

Layne Pipe damn

[@chrisrobs6104]

As an american i'm always concerned at just how much money we throw at our military, we have 50 of these, and over 5000 other aircraft capable of various levels of destruction. We also built 10 floating cities to launch these things all over the world.

[@mikesecor6074]

@@chrisrobs6104 and?

[@truechaos6927]

who thinks these kinds of things up? Answer: Americans Why: Because we get bored.

[@TuriusRay]

Bored not, ambitious... we Spain were the naval and army force nº1 at some point but decadence bring down empires :/ Now you are lucky because the firepower has become so big that no first world country want a war that can touch their land

[@mrpanda2655]

Mechanical engineers

[@styxriverr5237]

Never under estimate what a bored American can do.

[@bobblaster9097]

TuriusRay hey buddy don’t be sad Spain is very cool you guys had the most impressive armada in the world and the largest ships of your time

[@thornthornthorne4531]

No. It’s to support our infantry in battle. No one randomly said “hey I’m bored so lets build a fucking plane with massive guns”.

[@NavyCombatCorpsman]

Your knowledge of the English language in your pronunciation is astonishing. Bravo.

[@SNAP6969]

“Who makes up these weapons on planes” Welcome to the United States military my dude

[@jmoney7682]

I mean the us military budget is 700 billion so pretty much shit like this get accomplished with that big of a budget

[@jay_mw]

@Asterius I may be wrong, but I heard the A-10 was created because the military developed the 30mm Gatling gun and needed a vehicle to mount it to. In other words, they created a huge gun then proceeded to add wings to it.

[@suckaduck42o7]

Jason it used to be a cargo plane same with the 130 but they needed more firepower so they put big guns in big planes and do big shit 😂

[@jay_mw]

@@suckaduck42o7 I wasn't talking about the AC-130, I was talking about the A-10 because a previous comment says the US find a way to put big guns on things while the cannon on the A-10 was built and the plane was designed around it. So kind of the opposite.

[@therogueadmiral]

@@jay_mw thats how guns tend to be designed too. You make a bullet, and then design the magazine to carry it and a gun to fire it.

[@justthatmf2540]

"Its completly your fault if they die" Immediatly after: "Twinkies!"

[@micklemoo4580]

He said the A10 Warthog left "quite an impression" on him. To be fair, it has left quite an impression on many of America's enemies as well.

[@achuu7917]

Mickle Moo mega oof

[@danielayala2569]

Hahaha funniest thing I've read in the comments.

[@cycryllic]

It also left hundreds of holes in the enemy

[@acerauti2790]

@@cycryllic or just reduced them to liquid

[@aronlinde1723]

I watched an A10 'melt' a 2 story mud house in Iraq like a time lapse on a block of ice. Each pass the building got smaller till it was just rubble. The tangos inside... well we knew 5 went into the building. And none came out.

[@brandondavis7777]

I always find it wholesome when soldiers of other nations react to the US' toys.

[@Ch335yCheese]

USA: How many guns can we put in an airplane before we violate the Geneva convention?

[@kenya6497]

Well the amount of guns on something doesn't violate anything in the Geneva Convention. The Geneva Convention deals with the treatment of prisoners of war and civilians during wartime.

[@tuttiflooti]

America effectively made those rules so the answer is however many we fucking want to. The ac 200 is finna have 300 fully auto 50 cals with in betweens

[@bread6144]

@@tuttiflooti as it should

[@thatshortkid1277]

William Woodford he hit the joke with the 105 so it didn’t exist anymore

[@m1a1abramstank49]

Geneva Suggestion

[@Annonymous0283745]

"So what is this used against?" "Yes."

[@philiparroyo832]

We used IR beckons on our helmets so we wouldn’t die from “God in the Sky”.

[@bamplaysgames]

I thought that it was something IR never knew for sure tho

[@roskcity]

"beckons"

[@okiebuzzj]

Beacons. correct?

[@scottlabshere291]

It's also known as "The Angel of Death"

[@iancarpenter5577]

@David Klein IR Strobes is the appropriate name but IR Beacon is correct

[@paulhooper5314]

I was not a gunship guy, but many of my friends were (we are all retired now). When I was the AFSOC Liaison Officer to the John F. Kennedy Special Warfare Center & School (SWCS) I gave the AFSOC briefing to the SF qualification course and acted as the "aircrew" during the isolation/planning phase of training. As I told them years ago - The first and most important thing the gunship wants to know is where you are. There are numerous ways to do that, but let's just assume you have gotten that done. They know where you are. The second thing is the gunship sensor operators (two of them, one fire control officer, and a navigator) want to find you on their sensors. Once they have done that... the third thing... they want to know the targets in reference to your position (clock position and distance) - no ten digit grid coordinates. Years ago we had AC-130A aircraft in the reserves and AC-130H aircraft active duty at Hurlburt. I acted as a controller during an exercise and rode in the sensor booth for four sorties (about 20 hours total). It may have changed a bit and the sensors are much better, but I would be willing to bet that no Aircraft Commander (he is the one who pulls the trigger) is going to fire onto coordinates. So, the sensor operators work something like this - One sensor operator keeps his sensor (he can switch between several) on you. What I saw was the good guys said the target is at 2 o'clock for about 100 meters, on the far side of the road. The second sensor operator who go to the good guy position, follow the road and get to the 2 o'clock position and find the target. In the compound clearing process from your videos, it gets more simple because once the gunship is on target, it is game on, BUT they still want to know where the good guys are. In your video the rotating gun that you see from inside is more than likely the 30mm on a AC-130J. To the best of my knowledge the 105 and 40mm configuration on the J is the same as the H - 105 howitzer sticking out the left paratroop door. Does not use a standard 105 round... uses a crimped round so the projectile won't fall out before firing (what I was told). Just forward of that is the 40 mm bofors canon, fed with four or five round clips. I was a C-130 and MC-130 guy, but, as I said many of my buddies were gunship guys. I didn't see any gunship guys commenting, so I figured I would help. Great videos. Keep up the good work.

[@th3lev1athan22]

No one: America: lets put big guns on a cargo plane!

[@Johnpinckney98]

In the space age, that's a pirate ship!

[@prometheustheancient4052]

That thing scared the piss out of me in modern warfare, almost no where was safe

[@cyberwarrior2521]

Hell yeah freedom

[@thotpatrolbergendorf9671]

What’s bad about that. It’s like that because in air isis can’t shoot the ac130 down so that’s why it has guns and it’s a plane

[@noahfigley1064]

@DjBalkoni it's not supposed to be an air to air is was ment for air to ground. Any air to ground can be taken out by an air to air smh

[@shangzong1598]

i love how this dudes channel is just him being a fan boy over the us military

[@josephragosta89]

It’s also cool to see him react to something he doesn’t know, but most kids that played video games know about... the good ol days the mw2 mw3 days

[@CYWNightmare]

Let be honest tho if you could call in an ac-130 with a-10 warthogs and some f-12s for dog fighting you'd control the battlefield. Combine that with an amazingly trained infantry with abram tanks you got one of the deadliest forces around.

[@WADIY88]

Well his countries military is very small, and doesn't have the technology we have. Estonia is the size of New York State.....and has the population of Rhode Island. We have more people in the military than there are in Estonia. Its cool to see his review machines and tech he is not familiar with.

[@ipant1056]

@@CYWNightmare america will have that together for you, well be flying over your location in about a hour

[@Truevibe]

i wouldn't say fanboy, its more like learning things about weaponry he didn't knew

[@domidayv]

"Who thinks of that? Who puts a gun that size on an airplane?!" 'Merica. That's who.

[@lexwaldez]

Why did we put guns that large on the airplane? Because we couldn't fit a larger one.

[@Mr.Scott86]

@@lexwaldez damn right

[@BigBrainBrian]

Started in WW2 with B-25's and such planes loaded lots of .50 machine guns, found out it worked well, then in Vietnam war we tried it with C-10s

[@petersurdo4984]

Hell, we got a monster truck on that sucka too. If we can't shoot 'em we run 'em over.

[@davidyasui4103]

Actually, the plane developed out of the Vietnam war. The original plane was a smaller AC-47 with mini-guns (7.62 mm ). It was developed because the plane could loiter longer at night and provide firepower for Special Forces camps against infantry attacks. Later, someone got the idea to attack trucks along the Ho Chi Minh trail, which the main targets were trucks. This required larger guns. In addition, they fought with the anti-aircraft batteries along the Trail. Eventually, the North Vietnamese deployed surface-to-air missiles (SAMs) making it too dangerous for the AC-130s. The U. S. Air Force realized the airplane was still useful in other combat situations and kept it and updated it.

[@beachem1]

Thanks Artur. Your perspectives are always interesting and fun. You speak great English too.

[@JebemTiZivot]

Engineer: “Hey, whats that cargo plane for?” Soldier: “Cargo...” Engineer: “...” Soldier: “...” Engineer: “Get some big pipes, Im going to put some more cargo on this puppy”

[@foxgaming76yt24]

This went from a big softie like a golden retriever to a very aggressive Pitbull (I know pit bulls aren’t actually naturally aggressive, so please don’t call me out for it)

[@alexryan15]

America in a nutshell 😂😂

[@amistrophy]

FoxGaming76 YT Ironically makes for a great comparison. The US did a bunch of screwed up things to their beautiful cargo aircraft now it’s blowing up everything it sees.

[@KoobaLive]

I love this dude, he’s so positive and seems very dedicated to his fans and vice versa

[@SifsBestFriend]

“Do not shoot anything marked with an IFR strobe. Those are friendlies.”

[@Psyberdream]

I was gonna say the same thing :)

[@__psin]

A lot of people won't get that reference you made, but I'm glad you did anyways :)

[@elijahthewalnut8528]

eyy cod

[@Its-goose]

Church does not have ifr strobe commence hellfire

[@JG-zn5vp]

that fucking mission...

[@hateantis8249]

Artur, you are a trip! You provide great entertainment to your War report! Keep up the great work. Nate Weber Wisconsin, USA

[@rwb5749]

America: sees a cargo plane Also America: slaps their entire arsenal on the plane Russia: WRITE THAT DOWN!! WRITE THAT DOWN!!

[@elijahcrosby786]

AnonymousSpider23 11 2020 Arms Race

[@rich7934]

They did, their answer was the Hind Attack Helicopter...

[@bruhgus2557]

HAHA

[@MikeJProto]

China**

[@williamuskoski1385]

@@rich7934 thing was nasty

[@housel9352]

Lockheed: "How many heavy duty guns do you want on this plane?" Air force: "yes"

[@Cosmic_Captian]

The army built the first gunship in vietnam from a transport plane

[@ThatsMrPencilneck2U]

@@Cosmic_Captian AC-47, Puff, the Magic Dragon

[@MisterW0lfe]

@@Cosmic_Captian Actually it was an Army Air Corps Artillery spotter in WWII. He got tired that he couldn't shoot at the enemy as well so he mounted 6 bazookas on his spotter plane and got a few tank and vehicle kills with it

[@ghostarmy1106]

@@MisterW0lfe ah yes, what was his Name? Bazooka Joe?

[@Delgen1951]

@@Cosmic_Captian yelp from a c47 a ww2 era cargo plane.

[@kazjanik2572]

If the A-10 is a flying tank, the AC-130 is a flying battleship

[@broadday-motomax-2770]

No question Mw2 Ac 130 was god like

[@thomklarenbeek1639]

Just a aircraft carrier with wings strapped on them

[@jaythancruz3756]

Youll hear the term "flying fortress" a lot when talking about the ac130

[@raykehr1832]

I’ve heard tank eater but flying tank never heard of.

[@DividedByZeero]

When do we get a flying aircraft carrier then

[@stevenharder308]

It’s nice to be appreciated, and to be reminded that the mere existence of these weapons keeps our allies safe and free. It’s well worth the expense.

[@aaroncaoili3512]

“The crowds are not pleased!” Probably because there isn’t a crowd anymore

[@mrfallenhobo6067]

Is that a 50/60s China joke?

[@Bimgus_The_Great]

@@mrfallenhobo6067 why would it be?

[@danielaramburo7648]

Sir, the enemy is booing our show. C130 commander: the 105 will surely please them.

[@tremoral4097]

People: you can’t just kill individual people with those giant guns USA: hehe big gun go brrrrrr

[@KristjanTartu]

hahaaa xD that is funny!

[@amonjackson2072]

LMAO right 😂😂

[@infam0us828]

drill go brrrr

[@ksubsbefore-vr8qr]

LMFAO

[@VergilTheLegendaryDarkSlayer]

USA: you're right... we need a bigger gun

[@ethanpatton597]

I like how the air force got a bunch of leftover tank canons and thought “ we can mount this on a fucking transport plane” and it actually fucking happened.

[@zachmakis7041]

Absolute legends

[@permafrost8322]

Whichever crackhead in Washington thought that up never worked a day in his life again

[@MonumentToSin]

I call them "The mad lads of R&D in the DoD" haha

[@comontoshi]

Spooky . . . ‘Nuff said. 👤😎

[@clivestainlesssteelwomble7665]

@@comontoshi When your being overun by massive numbers or you have to destroy a convoy ...for that the gunship was invented in vietnam .... Converted Dakotas...Puff the magic dragon, Spooky, Red dragon,.... For ground support you need the ability to stay in the air a long time ...fly slow and carry a huge amount of ammunition. FAC forward air controllers. Its also possible for specialists on the ground to mark targets on the ground. For air strikes.

[@jnsfrahm]

I spent 20 years in the US Air Force and my first assignment was working on C-130s and occasionally I worked on AC-130s. They are incredible war machines. There is a fire control officer in the cargo compartment of the plane that operates the guns, not the pilot of copilot.

[@spiwolf6998]

"The crowds are not pleased!" "Bring out the AC-130..."

[@unstoppablegamesandvlogs8296]

Shoot some of them now the crowds are pleased

[@JoeMama-ce9xs]

"The crowds in China are not pleased!" "Bring out the tank..."

[@nelsonsyphus6775]

@@JoeMama-ce9xs Never ask A mans salary A women her age *Nothing happened at Tiananmen Square*

[@ironman21358]

Anytime you want to know something about whatever your talking about let me know and I'll do what I can to help you 😉.

[@charleswendt4868]

Puff the Magic Dragon: The AC-47 "Spooky" Gunship Military version of the DC-3. First flew in 1935, in the military was called the C47, it was used as a gunship in Vietnam. There are still many DC-3s still flying and used commercially in Alaska.

[@edwardwright4633]

Also, in the Pacific the USAAF mounted a 75mm gun in the nose of B25 bombers.

[@edwardwright4633]

Sorry during World War 2.

[@andrewschnatter4338]

Some countries in South America are still using them

[@kimharding2246]

The DC-3 holds a special place in my heart, the first aircraft I was able to fly after basic ground school for a private pilot's license. After my husband and a bunch of crazy skydivers jumped out, the co-pilot gave me his seat and I flew it back to the drop zone. What a treat!

[@CandC68]

During the Tet offensive our city had Puff missions on it. Only mini-guns back then, and was a monster. One enemy soldier in town fired at it as it circled. We saw his tracers climb up in the direction of the aircraft. I guarantee he missed. ( Having been in a helicopter receiving ground fire, they weren't often compensating for the aircraft speed and the bullets time in traveling. So a lot of their tracers seemed to curve away from us to where we had been when they fired. They didn't lead the target. Or compensate for drop. ) Puff returned fire with a 10 second burst. We considered that soldier's action as suicide. Side note: It was interesting to hear the change in noise when the mini-gun was firing in our general direction. Away from us it was a groan. At us was a crackling of the bullets with the groan softer in the background.

[@prisonerofthehighway1059]

“Who’s the guy who thinks of this?” It’s pretty much the American creed my friend. More guns > less guns lol.

[@retrorom265]

MURICA!!! Thats who

[@samjohnson9894]

LOL - let's not get crazy. The Rooskies have some humdinger firepower too. Their class of naval ships with every naval weapon they can muster onboard...sheez. Think they can only afford to sail one at a time. But still.

[@mexicanbatman8157]

Amen

[@Warcodered01]

Pretty sure the thought process went something like this. "What if a tank could fly?" Government: "Shut up and take my money."

[@TheKingraven24]

As per your question on how the crew on the AC 130 are able to differentiate friendly vs foe… the Americans on the ground do have communication links to the gunship overhead, but we also have strobes on all friendlies working with ground troops. The interesting thing about the strobes is you can’t see them with your naked eye but it is visible via night vision and other technologies. Very very cool!

[@ghra8041]

"Pilot see that building?" "Yes sir." "I dont want to." "Yes sir."

[@BlanksProductions]

Ghra lmao copied comment

[@ghra8041]

@@BlanksProductions i mean ik

[@mayor_archive]

powerful airplane: hi comments: Pilot see that building Yes sir I dont want to Yes sir Replies: copied comment Likes: LETS GO SOLDIERS THERES A FUNNY COMMENT

[@hades1437]

This comment is stolen from the a10 warthog video

[@Carter-uo5yp]

nice stolen comment buddy

[@MarkusxJxKeetz]

Artur: “What do they use the AC-130 against?” The USA: “Yes.”

[@Life-tastic]

I mean, if you get a firing solution on something then yeh, you can take out anything you need to

[@drkassassin96]

What. Would you say if i told you a man got 500 kills in 100 days without using a sniper scope in ww2?

[@bomberboi1710]

You ask who thinks of this the us the us in the 50’s and 60’s mounted fucking nukes to recoiled rifles and put it on the back of a jeep

[@paultaylor5303]

The mini gun makes a distinct sound often called "the fart of the gods"

[@MarkusxJxKeetz]

BomberBoi Ahhh the Davey Crockett! The inspiration for Fallout’s Fat Man!

[@jcbillman]

Estonia: Who thinks these things up? America: It needs more guns.

[@beavschannel5217]

US military is just the Orks of the Warhammer 40k universe, always need more guns.

[@barrydickinson5005]

America: adds bombs instead

[@Soulcolector7]

Ja ja ja ja ja ja ja ja ja Im dying in Spanish here wtf 🤣🤣🤣🤣🤣🤣🤣🤣🤣🤣

[@jasonbose3507]

A MESSAGE FROM A U.S. VETERAN, I SALUTE 🫡 YOU ON YOUR SERVICE TO YOUR COUNTRY!!! I have been watching you and am very impressed by your conflict assessments and knowledge about these battles! Your brave, cool, and wise! This is a great combination to have in one self, so great work! You ROCK Mr. Cool Veteran! Thanks for the video 📸.

[@acmund]

18:37 AC-130 Motto: "You can run...but you will just die tired."

[@HazzyBeats]

I knew i was going to find this comment

[@michaeltaylor8835]

No thats a Reaper motto

[@lindajack1391]

Now, that’s for Apaches

[@Frozander]

Hey Artur, generally US Troops have IR Strobes which make them easily distinguishable from other heat signatures.

[@VAPhillyFan54]

I wish it would have shown in the video. It does make it very clear who is who.

[@cheeseninja1115]

when they tell you to shoot at where there are no strobes and the church doesn't have any strobes *loads howitzer*

[@stewartgrindlay9760]

They are called Fireflys

[@SeanP7195]

When Russia found out that the US had in fact microphoned the Earths oceans and with this they were able to know where every single Russian sub was at all times, and not only know it was a Russian sub, but which one, and have a full dossier on its Captain. A KGB agent said to the effect, 'We were never impressed with what the US did, we were impressed that they thought to do it".

[@justnoob8141]

Maybe they should ask themself about their tank design in WW1 and flying tank during WW2

[@jimvanderpoel4467]

They also tapped the underwater communication cable from Russia's largest naval base

[@Tigershark_3082]

@Crimson Shooter of Abrams Yep, just like how the US respects quite a few of Russia's military aspects (mainly the Su-27 and Mig-29, though the Mig-21 still holds a special place in my heart)

[@Tigershark_3082]

@Paul Provenzano Understandable. For me, it's mainly the Su-47 Berkut, and the Mig-31 Foxhound.

[@Tigershark_3082]

@Paul Provenzano Yes indeed

[@pyrrhusinvictus6186]

Airman: "Check out this bad boy, it can carry a ton of cargo in a single trip." Infantryman: "Thats cool and all, would be cooler if it could shoot artillery out the ass end instead." Airman:...... Infantryman:...... Airman: "Hold my wine cooler, I have an idea."

[@frogsshadow4189]

the original one started with 3 miniguns back in the Vietnam war iirc

[@UrbanFoxRed]

my wine cooler XD Freakin dead

[@MegaExCaliber]

"Hold my Wine cooler" you are having a laugh

[@SxNKlyVe]

bruh i died when the airman and infantryman both paused ahahaha xD

[@jacobmorgan1182]

Marine scribbles in crayons lots of guns and tank barrel from a plane airmen "scratching head" give me a sec

[@MG-nq9sj]

“Who thinks of these ideas?” American kids 10-12 years old. Why? Because it’s cool! Motto of AC-130 crews: Why run? You’ll just die tired! 🤣🤣

[@jonathonsayre4879]

@SD - 05FS - Credit Valley PS (1653) It's a military quote I've heard also referenced to hellfire missiles.

[@是绵羊啊]

Is that real??? a child thought the idea of gunship??

[@jonathonsayre4879]

@@是绵羊啊 No but it's a simple strategy to put hella guns on a gunship. They coulda engineered somethin cooler but they wanted max amount of fire power, not just like 1 or 2 cool unique guns.

[@ianfoley2960]

@SD - 05FS - Credit Valley PS (1653) I can confirm it is a motto of the AC-130 teams, I believe it even appears on the modern day patch of the 8th ASOS. I think. It's been a while.

[@ganjamanjohnson]

I think it’s you can run but you’ll die tired from bo2

[@BennHerr]

When you are under fire from a AC-130: "Don't bother running, you'll just die tired."

[@PopePlatinumBeats]

when a AC-130 sets up on u... its a wrap... no where to go but to the afterlife

[@HighBredReaper]

Might as well make ur peace.

[@TM-bn8pv]

Instead they run into a "mosque" setup as an armory, which we are not allowed to engage since it's a religious place.

[@roland7855]

Thanks!

[@cooliod45]

When I was in the U.S. Army, we were given IR strobes so during times like these, you can usually track where your guys are generally at night. Training we never used them, and some of us would wear then in Afghanistan.

[@s.c5714]

Thank you for your service 🇺🇸

[@Tatusiek_1]

Coolio D Lol the funny thing is I was trying to think of ideas on how they can keep track of friendlies and I thought of Infrared sticks. Nice to know they are a real thing.

[@migarsormr5561]

I remember the first time I was issued one. A kid next to mean was wondering how come he couldnt see it. Funniest shit ever.

[@KimJohnWiffBat]

"Why so many weapons?" Well the easiest answer is that we're Americans and we cant help but to go all or nothing

[@theguylivinginyourwalls]

*IT'S NUKE OR NOTHIN'*

[@shroomzey1152]

We've only went half way with the ac 130

[@KimJohnWiffBat]

@@shroomzey1152 we need to put missiles or something highly explosive on it

[@ragingsherbert]

We just like to blow shit up.

[@Reincarnation586]

eating 1 burger is not enough go all

[@little6989]

The U.S. army has infrared "friend or foe" tags on their uniforms. When an AC 130 is inbound, the soldiers fold back the Velcro straps that are covering thes infrared tags. That is how an AC 130 pilot knows who is friendly and who is not.

[@hugokatz]

AC 130s were used fighting in Vietnam. They were effective for dense jungles, where seeing the enemy was difficult at best.

[@jayconnors3397]

Known as "Puff the Magic Dragon"

[@JM-iy6wm]

As an irish american retired us marine 70 yr old vietnam vet I just want to let you know that we all really like your country all its ben through and you came out fantastic .you re country is known and liked by the marines who are a pretty religious organization lot of catholics. You are not alone God Bless Sgt. James murphy

[@crippleabatteries5031]

Rip Bubba’s shrimp fishing dream.

[@stevethomas5209]

Yea but I'm not sure if I would like Estonia guy w twinky eyes in my bunker. Lol

[@squealer8340]

basically every Answere to his Questions: AMERICA

[@sirBBBmlg]

Nah it's either: This is America. Or: Murcia, fuck yeah.

[@whitehaireddude669]

If u like kaneki I have his Haircut lol

[@mrdirty3201]

@@sirBBBmlg or "coming to save the mf day"

[@eustaciojimenez4973]

MERICA

[@MrDJAK777]

@@sirBBBmlg relevant kzbin.info/www/bejne/i2LQnXaGgr6nhs0&ab_channel=BadfishKoo

[@luckee2266]

Soldier: "Angel Of Death above, see that building?" *Gunshots ring out from above* Soldier 2: "What building?"

[@pauld.b7129]

The AC-130 is an airborne artillery platform is what they call it. It acts as air support, so when troops on the ground mark a position, the AC130 lights it up. So you have an air strike on command for an extended period. Instead of having to wait for individual planes to refuel and return, the AC 130 can hit all kinds of targets for a long period. Its genius frankly, but only works once we have air superiority, or it could be shot down.

[@patrickthomas7511]

"If the Taliban is shooting from the building, you just shoot the 105 at the building, yes? Two shots, and there is no more building" > That's the plan.

[@Mr.Scott86]

At that point the building might as well not be there

[@Superman_Not_Clark_Kent]

Depends on tactical data, but if the building isn't protected under whatever guidelines and is being used for terrorist activities, and there's no expectation for casualties that's generally the rule. Building can be sacrificed.

[@Gen_Kael]

If it's worth killin, it's worth killin twice.

[@McHammered403]

It's worth noting the 105 can shoot both HE and AP rounds. So it can be used to kill both tanks and buildings.

[@Gimme_the_smoke]

To answer ur question about how u tell the difference between friendly’s and enemy’s. We wear a blinking IR light on our kevlars called a firefly

[@drunktrunk8211]

raise your hand of you learned this from call of duty

[@ahtilah1194]

I was thinking of that, as a gamer perspective, if it was just hollywood or something real. But that was in the CoD: Modern Warfare game in the story missions you pilot an AC-130. Friendlies have a blinking light that is seen from the screen.

[@leonshepherd7042]

you mean strobes

[@lok777]

Uhhm, so all an enemy needs is an IR scope and he knows exactly where every member of your section is located at..................

[@shroom903]

If your ir is on, it's because spooky is above you. I think the insurgents will have bigger problems than trying to locate your ir light at this point. The soldiers are also in radio communication the entire time this is happening giving N,S,E,W of any landmark in the area.

[@TheMrjpb]

“Marines watch me, army watches me” And navy watches you too. Check out the Ticonderoga class cruiser.

[@JCaristaTTV]

Hooyah Navy

[@hidanprime]

This was in my Watch Later playlist from before the war in Ukraine. It's surreal. The AC-130, sometimes known by infantry as the Angel of Death. No matter how fubar the situation is, once you hear an AC-130 is entering the AO you know all your problems are about to disappear.

[@DeathxStrike18]

US uniforms have IR tags that flash on the cameras when moving, usually when seeing heat signitures US troups will blink as the Tags reflect to the camera allowing to know freindly from non friendly. On the soldiers the IR tag is under a strap on thr sholders and on the helmet.

[@CYWNightmare]

I wanna say the movie Black Hawk Down showed that. It's at the part where it's night time and the solider has to throw a ir flare to tag the enemies pretty sure it cuts to the heli and you can see the soldier "blinking" could be wrong tho.

[@skylerwood3200]

@@CYWNightmare The black IR tabs on our uniforms will look like a white luminous dot but the flashing is usually from something like an IR strobe light that some attach to their uniforms.

[@esteban20969564]

the enemy can copy those IR tags too, so it's not a fool proof tactic. that's why coms and coordinates are important before give the permission to fire.

[@AnonMedic]

You're wrong but it's a slight error. The blinking is an active battery powered strobe. The marker on the bdus and helm do not blink.

[@Void-by3ti]

@@esteban20969564 and they started to have to do that too. There's instances of the Taliban using it to fool coalition forces that are conducting strikes that are near friendly forces. We need better IR training and discipline now that even our poorest enemies have access to the same IR technology

[@theycallme4799]

America: I want a plane Engineers: Yes? America: it has to make more noise than a firecracker on the 4th of July. Engineers starting to frothe at the mouth: YES?!? America: and it MUST TURN LEFT to shoot, just like our NASCAR driving fools are used to... Engineer: Hold my Bud™...

[@bwheels5087]

Love the NASCAR part lmao, I never thought of it that way.

[@thinktwicespeakonce482]

The nascar part killed me

[@johnlop7763]

ac-47 is the father of the ac-130

[@reckyourself6948]

Well, specifically it's the armed variant of the C-130. And it has guns on the right side too.

[@toxicperson9745]

“Who comes up with these ideas?” Americans: Yes

[@arkhamknight7236]

Our evil and intelligent scientist.

[@WintersTheSixth]

@@arkhamknight7236 Most german/nazi scientists fled to America after ww2

[@arkhamknight7236]

@@WintersTheSixth i know.

[@enyabthegreat9993]

@@WintersTheSixth hey dont forget Argentina

[@arkhamknight7236]

@@enyabthegreat9993 and Africa

[@markwilliams3070]

Ac 130 gun ship is primarily to support ground troops obviously. But it was started during Vietnam. They needed huge air support in the jungles.

[@agamnon2619]

they can distinguish between friendlies and enemies with the IR Strobes on their arms and helmets.

[@suprattguy07]

No strobes on the arm but all uniforms have IR squares all over them that shine in FLIR

[@westenicho]

@@suprattguy07 We have tabs on the arm pockets that you flip out onto the velcro that has IR squares. Our helmet covers have an IR tabs on top as well. Still safest to use IR strobe or the IR on the PEQ at that distance though.

[@NoPulseForRussians]

Thats only on Call of Duty. In real life they use an 8 digit grid no kill box.

[@Matbb123]

DON'T HIT THE CHURCH!!!!!!!!

[@ironrangerw6r1]

This

[@thesovietonion3907]

“Why so many weapons?”. America, that’s why.

[@Knightwolf0516]

Correction "Why so many weapons" Americans: yes

[@ryanshannon7703]

Clearly he didn't know Boeing attempted to design a cargo plane that would act as an aerial aircraft deployment vehicle. This was prior to efficient turbine design. I think they said they could deploy a fighter escort every 20 seconds with up to 8 escorts onboard? Can't remember off-hand, but it was...ambitious.

[@toledoborn1392]

Merica!

[@cracyzero777rat]

Go big or go home

[@robertchase3935]

Because there are a bunch of psychotics in positions of power! The same one;s are pedophiles and child molesters!!

[@CannibalLecter]

Artur: I am estonian. Me: *Sees Adidas Yep, he's estonian.

[@benedictfishy1218]

Watch his care package video. He got it from a fan in America.

[@ErikGuin]

Bro your english is so good, i was surprised when you couldnt think of the word in english lol. I wish i spoke a second language so well that i only stumbled across 1 word! Your videos are great man! So refreshing to see from an outside perspective.

[@ZacsNotDead]

KZbin: wanna watch Chris Evans brother Captain Estonia Yeah why tf not

[@Chrysalis-uu5ec]

Oh good....I thought I was crazy for thinking that!!!

[@nmlepage]

Holy crap! Now that you said that all I can see is Chris Evans bahahaha! We need to make him a shield but the front would be this 🇪🇪 would it still be a circle though 🤔

[@bulldogbarrios]

holy.... now i see it

[@justincase.6317]

Omg dude lol, I was like why does he looks so familiar?

[@xEvilRaptorx]

Came to the comments to find this brought up. Bwahaha

[@dr.schlopp4089]

Estonians seem very kind and humble, thanks for the video bro, got yourself a new sub!

[@TheJadedWolfLad]

"who thinks of these things" americans. they see anything and there first thought is... how big of a gun can we put on it and how many?

[@thegraveofus]

The truest thing ever said

[@Schryer]

As an American I can confirm this. 100%

[@davidritchie9344]

Can confirm from Minnesota.

[@b0nefide]

Can confirm and im only 17, thus saying it's basic knowledge that we americans love big guns :)

[@westonschultz9847]

13 y/o Arkansan here and I could not agree more, we got a jeep and my first thought was “It would be cool to mount a gun on top”

[@dennissvitak148]

I LOVE your videos!!! You are the best military presenter on KZbin.

[@AlexWishard]

Artur: "Who thinks of putting these huge guns on planes?" Answer: The same people who put 2,000 horsepower motors on a tractor simply to go in a straight line really fast... It's us! The Americans 😂😂👍👍

[@buffalosoldier19d42]

I need it to go really fast but only for a quarter of a mile.

[@-BigTMoney-]

I would like him to react to lawn tractor racing

[@markwilson3697]

Actually it was the germans during WWII that first mounted tank guns on aircraft to act as anti-armor support

[@skatingfreak1670]

oh god another "Umm, actually" guy come on buddy dont be a douche.

[@OddBallPerformance]

@@markwilson3697 It was the French that completed the first artillery mounted to an aircraft in operational service, and are credited as such, all the way back in WW1. The British also had a prototype plan for the same purpose as well. History, it's for real!

[@SpawnofChaos]

"Just one miscalculation could be deadly" Ok let's be honest here, _any_ calculation is deadly in this case. The question is, who is it deadly _to?_

[@TheJJluv123]

Artur: the AC130 is deadlier than the A10 Me: I don't want to be at the angry end of either of them

[@zankou5611]

I live near an Military base, and Ive seen F-22s and AC 130s take off. One of the ladies i even work with at my job, her husband's a Raptor pilot. Hes retired this summer 2023. But fun Military career 🎉

[@oneeco]

Enemy: WHAT THE HELL IS GOING OONNNN?!?!? AC-130: Haha plane go *brrtttt*

[@jacobdavison6299]

I feel like that more applies to the A-10. AC-130 is more like DunDunDunDun brrt brrrrt BOOM

[@Mycroftsbrother]

Enemy: "Rack your AKs, draw your swords, and prepare to draw the infidels' blood!" AC-130: "BOOM!!! BOOM!!! Brrrrrrt, brrrrrrt...." Let's go home."

[@nether_jh3868]

@@jacobdavison6299 you beat me to my own comment

[@shawndeutsch2498]

Brrt it's restricted to the A10 only, uncultered swine.

[@trevorfitzgerald875]

@@shawndeutsch2498 Exactly