🇬🇧BRIT Reacts To THE US MILITARY’S NEW AC130J GHOSTRIDER GUNSHIP!

[@ChristyD067]

My Dad flew the C130-A durning the Cold War. Love this plane!

[@jamesmusisca7547]

rain hell from above in the midnight hour

[@sgtdave9617]

The original spooky was a converted C-47 in Vietnam, called Puff The Magic Dragon.

[@jamesmusisca7547]

this is why americas allies are smart people you know don't kick the dragon if you can't kill it and all that

[@michaelschemlab]

The 105mm Howitzer (aka the “big ass gun” as you called it) has a recoil strength that is heavy enough to bench press over 20,000lbs (9,071.85kg)!

[@kabirconsiders]

Thats insane 😳

[@InjuredRobot.]

Funfact: the 105 gunners are the only enlisted personnel who attend the US Army's artillery training school besides the Army themselves (for obvious reasons).

[@reno5298]

I'm an aerospace engineer and I have some experience retrofitting and modernizing aircraft. The biggest portion of time is spent on the engineering itself and the first few planes where we work out the kinks. We may spend 2 years developing the engineering on paper, another 1.5 years refining the process by building one or two planes, but, after that, they can be popped out almost monthly.

[@SilvanaDil]

How many weapons do you want? USAF: Yes.

[@kimberlys8422]

I come from and Air Force family 👍👍

[@kabirconsiders]

😂😂

[@redssracer4153]

The Lockheed AC-130J continues the "Close-Air-Support" missions that was first provided in 1964 by the Douglas FC-47 (AC-47)...

[@jamessmith5509]

Thanks for your sevice

[@oneshotonekillsniper2228]

Puff the magic dragon aka the original gunship

[@Robertlynschultz]

The AC130 is a lifesaver!

[@ripvanwinkle2002]

there is no land vehicle or structure for the most part that survives hits from that 105 howitzer. its literally an off switch in the sky for trouble on the ground..

[@gregorywright2798]

AC-130J Ghostrider has an overall length of 29.3m, a height of 11.9m and wingspan of 39.7m. It can operate at a maximum altitude of 28,000ft with a payload of 42,000lb. Its maximum take-off weight is 164,000lb. “The aircraft is also designed to accommodate the Large Aircraft Infrared

[@ISAFMobius18]

Fun Fact: If oyu pause this video at 11:29, you'll notice small holes in the up hatch of the rear cargo door (top left of screen). These are launch tubes for the Griffin Missiles. The Missiles are fairly small and are inserted into these holes. Once armed, the Plane will fly over its target and the Missiles are launched downward from these holes to the target below.

[@michaeltipton5500]

I was in the Air Force from 1975-1995. These planes were flying around back then in some shape or form. Goes to show you when you build them right the first time.

[@mikebunner3498]

The 130 is one neck of an airplane. Note that modified 130s are the same type of plane the Hurricane Hunters fly thru hurricanes. I am amazed at how tough these birds are. Astonishing....

[@jamesmusisca7547]

if you got hit by one of those it's called MIA

[@02091992able]

The plane itself probably didn't cost anything since they are converted cargo planes if they had to buy the planes they probably are not all that expensive compared to other military aircraft as the plane has been built since the 60s. The cost probably comes from the equipment put into them.

[@greggwilliamson]

The C-130's first flight was in 1954 and they're still building them. Wingspan is 132 ft (40.23m), max takeoff weight is 155,000 pounds (70,307kg). It can carry it's own weight in cargo (35,00kg). You should watch it take off with the rocket packs on each side (short field configuration). The Blue Angels C-130 does it at airshows. It also drops the MOAB.

[@c0baltl1ghtn1ng]

If you see either variant of the AC130 in the air, someone is going to have a very bad day.

[@RandomTrinidadian]

A-10: I got the biggest gun in the air. AC-130: awww, how cute

[@thomasmckenney3518]

I love the sound of the A-10 as well!!!! A plane built around a gun!!

[@5stardave]

The AC130 is big, the C5 Galaxy is huge.

[@jamesmusisca7547]

the 105 is to kill armor

[@ripvanwinkle2002]

the 105 ist to kill ANYTHING.. nothing survives 4 inch cannon fire unless its a naval warship and even then only NATO has ships big enough to take hits of that size and float away

[@jamesmusisca7547]

these men can bring the pain

[@justachad6494]

When I was in Afghanistan, we were out on mission overnight and needed a resupply. A C-17 dropped the cargo. About 10 seconds after the plane flew over, I saw three infrared lasers coming from the sky. I looked up and there it was. A C-130U circling overhead pulling security. Honestly, I hoped we started getting shot at. I just wanted to see the destruction.

[@gregorywright2798]

You can see the J have 6 blade Props and the Previous Models have 4 wide blade Props. The 6 Blade Props are Much Quieter.

[@mikebunner3498]

There is Old saying - kick your ass and take your name. The United States military are masters of this skill. This close air support will save your bacon when the chips are down.

[@virgilchristmann3041]

I'm really enjoying your videos, you have the voice that should be on a radio and you always smile. Keep up the good work.

[@kabirconsiders]

Thanks so much Virgil :)

[@dbcooper-alltimehideandsee6223]

I drop in from time to time. It's always like seeing an old friend. Keep doing what you do.

[@FollowingGhost]

I lived close to Hurlburt Field and my friend was an instructor for the crews of the AC-130 gunships. It's nothing to hear the guns firing on the range from Navarre where I lived. Loved the 100 round dumps from the 25mm guns.

[@ethans7914]

Im in Crestview and work at VPS and i see em flying around very often

[@Charon-5582]

Ghost riders in the sky lol. Johnny Cash would be proud.

[@keithforgie8717]

Can't say much, I am a Canadian, worked with some off the world best , can't say the 3 W s, but it it saved British Canadians and Americans that night . Only 16 of us things went up side down info bad and we need it help . Then u in ur ear on its way

[@ripvanwinkle2002]

there is no more uplifting or depressing news, than US air power is coming to the battle space. ( depending on whose side your on) i hope that the Canadians will always be able to count on the USA covering their airspace and vice versa

[@reneehomen2226]

What amazes me is how something so huge can fly. That plane is enormous.

[@n3zyd]

C-130 rolling down the strip Airborne daddy on a one way trip Mission uncertain, destination unknown We don’t know if we’re ever coming home Stand up, hook up, shuffle to the door Jump right out and count to four. I've Jumped out of a few. first flight in 1954. The C-130 was one of Kelly Johnson's designs along with P-38, U2, F-104, A12, SR-71 ending his career with a hand in designing F-117 stealth fighter The AC-130 gunship version was developed from the Spooky C-47 (DC-3) project in Vietnam. many of the 40mm Bofors guns were requested from WW2 museum ships

[@ViolentKisses87]

The Airforce ordered 37 AC130J Unit Cost: $165 million each

[@Stepperg1]

I've figured it out. All the ammo and cables are actually the original Alien from the movie. What?? Look at it again! Sheesh. Yup, a thing of beauty. Hate to see Spooky retired, she really did her job.

[@americansmark]

You want to know where to begin? Microsoft Flight Simulator 2020 and a realistic control yoke with pedals. I taught myself to fly using Flight Sim X: Steam Edition and I know a couple Navy pilots who did the same. You can't fly the C130 (yet), but you can fly similar civilian cargo craft from Boeing, Airbus, Lockheed, etc. I regularly hop in the game to fly a 747-8l VC25B variant that will replace the current fleet used as Air Force One (747-200/VC25A).

[@Elevatedzebra96]

😂😂😂 “negative ghost rider, the pattern is full” is a quote from Top Gun, probably where the name came from..

[@katharrell3737]

That bird is seriously badass!! Slight recoil on that big ass gun 😃 Kabir, I swear your reactions complete with sound effects are everything. ❤

[@LarryHatch]

They pivot or circle 360 degrees around a specific point of conflict, widening the circle some time and making it narrowing when called for. You put that many munitions on a single, small plot of land and everything will be blown to hades. The rain of fire comes from all 360 degrees so it's very hard to pin point the plane and fire at it. If you think the A10 Warthog is mighty, this thing carries a whole cargo plane worth of ammo. Often they stack them with one plane taking over for another when it's empty, giving the AC130 hours of sustained pressure on the enemy. The Iraqis could not bare it and surrendered en masse.

[@lextek.]

The 30mm. Gattling gun you like so much is affectionately known as "The Crowd Pleaser" depending on what end of it you're on that is LOL.

[@ripvanwinkle2002]

the RBC is 25 MM the chain gun is 30mm

[@whitewolf6730]

As I recall a Green Beret friend of mine that was in Viet Nam. He said they called it “Puff the magic dragon”, and for a very interesting movie vignette, the movie “The Green Beret”, there was a scene where the VC overran a position. They called in “puff”, strike, and the carnage was spectacular! For some reason, I was also thinking of some version based on the AC-119, “Flying boxcar” which had a hellacious down firing machine gun too.

[@mule1995]

Bringing the rain.

[@greggwilliamson]

The standard C-130 cost $14,000,000 per plane according to Boeing. The 105mm Howitzer weighs 5000 pounds (2300kg) and has a range of 7 miles (11,300m).

[@jamesmusisca7547]

lockheed ask the people flying these what kind of gun would you like they replied everything you got then double that

[@brianfranklinlee8490]

This thing in Vietnam used to light up the Ho Chi Minh trail.. Back then it was Nicknamed SPOOKY. Because if you were to look up and see the tracer fire and hear it it was definitely Spooky. 🌞🐊🌴

[@guerrillaentrepreneur5999]

Just like The Hog (Brrrrttttttttttttttttttt) when you most need CAS and you hear that sound of the AC130 raining down all of of those gifts on, in and through the enemy it's just a sweet sound.

[@spuds416]

I was assigned to the 416th Fighter Squadron "The Ghostriders" equipped with the F117 during Desert Shield/Storm

[@michaelschemlab]

The USAF is planning on procuring 37 AC-130Js

[@michaelschemlab]

They actually cost a bit less than you think. They’re $165 million per unit.

[@nahleiamartinez7010]

Plus, you get a lot bang for the buck with them, so well worth that price.

[@michaelschemlab]

@@nahleiamartinez7010 pun intended

[@kirixen]

It's literally FLYING ARTILLERY

[@scottcalder8742]

I love CAS! Look back for more A-10 stuff 👍🏻💪🏻

[@theblackbear211]

Just saw a price tag of $165 Million for an AC-130J.

[@777OpHiUcHuS]

The “hog” is still my favorite.

[@davidthieman8020]

Kabir, Thanks you for your reaction to the US Military's New AC130J Ghostrider Gunship. Like you did say, I would mess with its never. It does look that trough.

[@jamesigorreilly979]

Imagine that first gun and it has a seven mile range

[@ripvanwinkle2002]

imagine now that they lie about its range and it can easily be extended by flying higher to over double that.. but.. thats just a "rumor"

[@kentgarrett701]

I love both 130 and A10. Makes ground troops feel a bit better !!!!🌹🌹🇺🇸🇺🇸🇺🇸🇺🇸🇺🇸👍🇺🇸🇺🇸👍P.S. I was a ground troop ! In tanks would hate to be the other tank

[@samuelharvey3496]

According to a USAF fact sheet the price for an AC-130J is $165 million per plane.

[@gregorywright2798]

The AC 130 J is a medium Duty Cargo Plane. It can take off on Unprepared air fields and can do Short Tack off and Landings with there new Engines and Multi Bladed Props that can Reverse Pitch to short stop and Reverse the Planes Direction on the Ground. Also the new Turbine Engines are 30% More Powerful the the Previous 4 Bladed lower Hp Engines. The Older C130 are being Updated with these New Engine, Blade Combination. This will take about 10 Years.

[@theblackbear211]

The speed of delivery has more to do with budget considerations than the time required to manufacture.

[@bremnersghost948]

The RAF should have a Squadron of these

[@ripvanwinkle2002]

the Uk DOES fly the C-130 it would be easy for the UK to make its own version if it wanted to.

[@bremnersghost948]

@@ripvanwinkle2002 Sadly we have recently retired the Hercules :(

[@ripvanwinkle2002]

@@bremnersghost948 so there is a bunch somewhere with no mission... seems like a good opportunity LOL or did you lot scrap them?

[@bremnersghost948]

@@ripvanwinkle2002 knowing HMG they have probably been sold on already

[@jamesmusisca7547]

leave it to america to go over the top with gun ships make it big then make it huge then double that

[@ripvanwinkle2002]

the USA... its not gun fancy... ITS GUN CULTURE... forget that at your own peril rest of the world LOL

[@winstonsmith8441]

The plane costs about $75M to $80M, then the cannons, gatling guns, aiming and fire control systems, etc. are installed at an added cost of $$$M.

[@spuds416]

The basic C 130 Cargo plane has been around fo 60 years

[@everypitchcounts4875]

You should look into the B21 raider, X44 manta, Defiant x stealth helicopter, Convair kingfish, RAH-66 comanche stealth helo, the Martin p6m seamaster, the Horten HO 229, the F20

[@colincurley9751]

So are they only having the 30mm and 105mm or still have the 40mm and 25mm Vulcan cause the guy said contradicting stuff but I only saw two guns

[@ripvanwinkle2002]

the new one only has the 30mm chain gun from the Apache helicopter and the 105mm howitzer less guns = less weight= more ammo= more loiter time.. the 40mm is too old to maintain anymore ( its a pre ww2 gun) and the 25mm while impressive, is ammo inefficient compared to the 30mm the OLDER one had the 25mm RBC and the 40mm as well as the 105 hope this helps

[@CollaredDom]

Thanks for your reactions, as always. And you nailed it. It's a deterrent. A lot of people are like, "But why do we need it?" 'Cause it's a deterrent. Psychological. Like they said in the video, even if it never fires a shot, it has a huge impact just being there. It's like having huge guys be bouncers at clubs. Maybe they can handle themselves, maybe they can't. But a smart person doesn't antagonize them needlessly.

[@mikecalderon5251]

Lmao!! That's exactly what I pictured! Nicoles Cage! 🤣

[@hardtackbeans9790]

The newest would be about $150M a copy. 7:28 I'm sure Lockheed is shocked you would say 30. With the unified instrumentation it is probably about 30. Duplicated on both sides. But many gauges have many functions. In any one flight regime, you are only watching a few of those & glancing at the others sometimes. It isn't as hard as it sounds. On the old 'steam punk' instrument panels there were many more (maybe 100 - 120). Many of those are still on the flight engineer's panel.

[@Telrathian]

I see what you did there! at 14:30. All the guns are mounted to the left side of the plane!

[@jamesmusisca7547]

did you say it's raining steel

[@Fuzz32]

They should’ve named it the Star Destroyer, with all the ordinance it has.

[@ripvanwinkle2002]

except they arent cringe...

[@Titus-as-the-Roman]

Since the introduction of the C-17 there's a bunch of C-130's in reserve that's already been paid for, so you're talking about the cost of the armament upgrades which is a lot less than a new weapons platform.

[@iKvetch558]

These are new build aircraft of the C-130J "Super Hercules" series, not surplus C-130. ✌🖖

[@Titus-as-the-Roman]

@@iKvetch558 Thanks for the info, I thought C-130 production stopped long ago.

[@iKvetch558]

@@Titus-as-the-Roman It had...but the Super Hercules models started production in 1996 that continues to this day. AFAIK

[@willracer1jz]

@@Titus-as-the-Roman the C-130 product line has been running since 1956, only stopping to update tooling for new model upgrades as needed for short time. I believe there's orders contracts for C-130Js until 2028 for now.

[@douglascampbell9809]

@@Titus-as-the-Roman C-130s are one of the most exported Lockheed aircraft. They have more than 40 variants of the Hercules, including civilian versions marketed as the Lockheed L-100, operate in more than 60 nations. It's the longest continuously produced military aircraft at over 60 years.

[@MZ-bl6wg]

Integration of the Direct Energy Weapon (Laser) is changing Naval warfare forever and will change things on ground from ground and air Forever! 3:44 u see that on the ground you best be jumping in cold water and laying like dead and not moving till it’s gone lol

[@ripvanwinkle2002]

DEWs can be defeated by a mirror, just sayin..

[@waldoespinoza3084]

on Aurora

[@phobiaone306]

You should check out some of the Infrared Videos of the C-130 in action. I don't know if you'll want to do a video on it as they tend to show people dying (sort of...the explosions tend to mask what is actually going on).

[@kingjames1308]

Still sucks the gattlin is gone. Thats what made it looks so nasty at night with that insane muzzle flash

[@ripvanwinkle2002]

ammo in efficient the 30mm is a better platform for less ammo for more range the AC is there to destroy not entertain

[@halhortonsworld5870]

It sounds like you're in the market for a new C-130 gunship of your own. hahaha

[@jamesmusisca7547]

probably 1 a year not sure

[@Barbara_Schulz]

When an AC130 takes off and you have to be in the area, you have to stop all conversations because no one can hear you.

[@ExUSSailor]

The estimated current unit cost is $165 million.

[@ExUSSailor]

That could go up considerably depending on equipped systems. For instance, the planned implementation of high energy laser weapons.

[@JerseyMikeP]

Way off on Production Numbers, as of 03/2022, 500 have already been built. the price by the way is just over $82 million dollars each. As for the dials, there are so many because you have 4 engines so there has to be 4 of every dial.

[@hughsonj]

The Taliban is now in control of Afghanistan and they have a lot of old Afghan National Army weapons. "Never been fired, and only dropped once." as they used to say.

[@george217]

37 of them are supposed to cost $2.4 billion.

[@Ed70Nova427]

Thanks for doing this reaction. It's great seeing this stuff and really amazing to watch.

[@RedFox04190]

Ah there’s no more Brrrrrt gun. If you can replace the mini gun with more rounds for the Bofors I can’t complain.

[@ripvanwinkle2002]

bofors is gone ,too old no spare parts, no new ammo. the 30mm is the one from the Apache. its more efficient and more range than the 25mm RBC

[@j0k3rday]

its a shame they removed the Gatling gun from the Ac's i think that was a big deterrent seeing the tracers flying down range or hearing it in your area will put the fear of god in you.

[@Fergus_0703]

It’s probably due to reduce collateral damage.

[@jeffmachem2702]

Recoil, ammo expenditure, accuracy and munitions variety were all considerations when replacing the 25mm gatling. The 30mm chaingun can put 5 shots within 2 feet of each other depending on distance and operator ability

[@stephenriddell8376]

I thought a Laser weapon has been installed on the 130J

[@ripvanwinkle2002]

laser guidance for the griffin missile system if im not mistaken

[@toomasargel8503]

04:41 75,5 M USD.

[@jackcunningham5605]

Could you do a video showing how you do your reaction vids? Specifically how you record because I've been struggling

[@kabirconsiders]

email me

[@SaguaroBlossom]

The US is definitely better than other countries at naming areat naming aircraft. Ghostrider, Nighthawk, Phantom, Blackbird, Warthog, etc. And helicopters are native tribes... Chinook, Apache, Blackhawk, etc. Much more memorable than the generic number/letter designation everyone else does. We have those too, but number/letter designations just aren't as meaningful to most people. If you saw you did some work on a Warthog, people know what you mean much more than a MIG-35.

[@mtsenskmtsensk5113]

Azgirl, Well other countries DO use nicknames for their aeroplanes too, look at Russia for example :- The Su-27 was 'Zhuravlik' (Crane) Su-25 was 'Grach' (Rook) Tu-160 is 'Biyeliy Lebed' (White Swan) Tu-22 (Blinder) was the Russian word for Awl (as in the leather punch, 'cos it looked like one) Su-25 was sometimes called the Russian word for Comb 'greben' (because of the many pylons on each wing, it looked like a comb in plan view). An-2 was 'Anushka' An-124 is Ruslan (Russian giant) An-225 is Mriya (Dream) The MiG-29 was sometimes called Strish (Swallow). MiG-21 - Хот-дог A-50 - Печенье MiG 15 - Гей MiG-17 - Левински Моника

[@SaguaroBlossom]

@@mtsenskmtsensk5113 those are more unofficial names tho. And I'd still rather go to war in a Nighthawk or Ghostrider than a White swan or awl.

[@zachmatthews1249]

The h is $132.4 million the U is $190 million so wildly guess how much you think the J is LOL

[@jamesmusisca7547]

are enemies run away and then die tired

[@michaelschemlab]

2:50 yes

[@douglascampbell9809]

Unit Cost: $165 million.

[@glassontherocks]

Did Biden leave any of these gunships to our enemy? Let's go Brandon!!!

[@ripvanwinkle2002]

no

[@Dannyedelman4231]

Please react to the spruce goose largest wooden plane in existence and in a museum

[@gregcissell345]

You know they only tell us a very very little about what our U.S. Arsenal is capable of really doing .

[@Valhalrik]

Dirt Cheap. compare to f-35

[@chrismcbride4839]

Can you react to Shia lebouf getting trolled by 4chan?

[@kabirconsiders]

I'll put it on my list!

[@ripvanwinkle2002]

no

[@ripvanwinkle2002]

@@kabirconsiders please dont waste time on petty celebrity drama

[@mitchellkovacs1584]

That long thing as you said is call the ammo belt to be specific

[@ripvanwinkle2002]

its not. its the feed system the ammunition rides in, and not always in a "belt"

[@thomasohanlon1060]

the AC is not really that bi compared to other cargo aircraft.

[@ripvanwinkle2002]

its MASSIVE compared to any other combat air craft except the bomber class like b52 b1 and b2