Royal Marine Reacts To The Unbelievable Power of The AC-130

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[@willracer1jz]

The AC-130 did get replaced, the Air Force Special Operations Command got the funding for new gunships. As you guessed it, the new gunships are the brand new AC-130J. They only have two guns now, the 30mm cannon and the 105mm Howitzer they added two hard points on the wings for missiles like the Hellfire and small diameter bombs. They also modified the cargo door in the back to launch rockets and smaller missiles from inside the airplane. They are currently testing an offensive Lazer on the new gunships, it should be operational in a couple of years.

[@mycroft16]

If they can get all these laser things operation it's gonna be pretty awesome. All the branches seem to be working on them in some form. And at some point the Navy is going to figure out the rail gun and that's going to be badass.

[@patient_6925]

​@@mycroft16 why waste time ona rail gun when they have lasers rha5 cam burn through anything

[@mycroft16]

@patient_6925 yes, they can burn a hole the diameter of the beam... but there are plenty of ways to stop them. Thin film and meta material coatings can easily block laser weapons. Thin film that reflects the wavelength of the laser, and add a doubled up layer to create destructive interference in the beam and you not only reflect above 95% of the light, but add an out of phase copy that cancels out most of the beam amplitude. If you use a meta material like graphene nano tube you can simply redirect the beam and absorb energy out of it as heat which just gets dissipated. Lasers are not the be all end all. Nor are rail guns. But a hypersonic slug of something dense is going to have enough kinetic energy to obliterate all but the most ridiculously over thick armor. Even explosive amd ablative armor aren't going to do much in the face of that kinetic energy. Lasers are great for taking out missiles and bombs. Rail gun rounds are great for hitting bunkers, buildings, and punching giant holes in ships.

[@ThaBeatConductor]

@@mycroft16 Our material sciences are no-where near good enough for a rail gun that actually makes sense. The biggest problem with rail guns is they destroy themselves during use. No sense in building an entire ship around a gun that's going to shoot itself to pieces.

[@patient_6925]

@@mycroft16 how many people have graphene in the quantities necessary to stop a laser. Doubt many if any. No different than all.the propaganda about hypersonic missiles. Uh huh who cares the us has air defense that moves at the speed of light, missiles aint shit

[@markybutts4070]

The commando dagger in the AFSOC emblem kinda explains why its members are called air commandos. Any place. Any time. Anywhere. 🤘🏽🇺🇸

[@jameswalker7320]

I watch this as an ac-130 flies above in the sky lol. I live in Clovis nm Cannon AFB here has them stationed here. There is a target range 20 miles west of here and on a clear quiet night you can hear the rounds raining hell on whatever they shooting lol. We built a tower in the plateau of said target range a few years back so I got a front row seat almost everyday working out there. Truly an impressive. At 4:30 mark is the sigel for the AfB here in Cannon. I actually put that decal up on the water tower. True story

[@harryv9397]

Why did they show the C17 when they gave the measurements of the AC130? The Lancaster had piston powered Rolls Royce engines, the AC130 has turbo props

[@crazymanatuca]

I noticed that as well and was going to ask the same question, but you had already done so.

[@jonadabtheunsightly]

Probably because that was the stock footage they could easily find, and most people won't notice or care about the difference. It's a cargo plane, and a lot of people aren't very detail-oriented.

[@Dead-Shot-Freak]

Love watching you stuff. My wife and I have been watching you since well before you and your fam did your school bus trip around the US, and she refuses to let me watch you without her. We love you good stuff

[@OriginalHuman]

I appreciate you both watching :)

[@53cards92]

“Spooky 3-2, use 105 shells. Bring the rain.” - Transformers(2007)

[@johnmijo]

I do miss seeing the C-130 and wish I could have taking an inside look at the AC-130. I worked on a C-130 Flight Simulator from 1984 ~ 1988 while stationed at McChord AFB in Tacoma. It was fun to test the simulator out after some maintenance was completed ;)

[@steeljawX]

The C-130 platform isn't going to be replaced anytime soon because the US Military hasn't developed anything quite as versatile and rugged as it. You'd think using a bigger cargo plane would make sense, but the C-17 Globemaster III and C-5 Galaxy both move too fast with their multiple jet engines to stay in a pylon turn as long as the AC-130 can. The C-5 and C-17 both demand paved runways, where the C-130 can go anywhere there's a clear flat straight line. But to also point out how rugged it is, there's really only one aircraft being sent into hurricanes while still being manned. That's the WC-130, now upgraded to the WC-130J Weatherbird. And I'm not saying like flying around the outer part of a hurricane getting bits of data. I mean they flight straight through the thing into the eye and back out collecting data the whole way through. The C-130 platform can do that, they haven't tried that with any other cargo platforms. To also add to that, there's only been 1 loss of a WC-130 back in the 1970's. Since then, we've never had a WC-130 go down from a mission. There's just a very deep niche the C-130 has carved that the US Military can't cut their dependence on yet. That's for a slower cargo airplane that's able to function off of any kind of runway and also loiter if needed and take the brunt force of the recoil of several 105 mm howitzer shots from inside. That just hasn't been something the US Military has sent an ad out for or have been in the market for in.....well about 50 years or so.

[@freddygray8058]

I really like and respect this guy. My grandson, too, has joint American and British citizenship.

[@AncestorEmpireGaming]

The Flying Fortress that has both the High Ground and Unlimited Power in an all in one package.

[@gregoryclemenson7033]

You should take a look, if you haven't already at the "Boneyard" here in Tucson AZ. quite a large collection of damn near every air platform stored here. And an A10 Warthog base. But the boneyard is pretty impressive collection of tax dollars.

[@15Med3]

USAF still occasionally pulls aircraft outta storage there and reactivates them.... but its mostly a parts depot and saves the US Gov millions upon millions in parts yearly

[@voiceofreason23]

love your videos. FOX Business did a report at Lockheed Martin's Georgia production plant this morning and said that they are making up to 36 brand new C-130J's this calendar year. they didn't say if any were going to be variants, but as of this morning, the US Military is definitely still using the C-130.

[@neilvandepol2903]

Rolls Royce Merlin V12 powered many British and US planes as well as British tsnks. This engine was made under license by Allison for the P-51 Mustang. Which propelled the Mustang to be even greater. The RR Merlin was a very significant factor in the allied victory of WW2.

[@walterabernathy5663]

When the C-130 first came out They had a team of pilots flying them at air shows They modified the engines so they can fly them upside down. At some airshow flying upside down will tail almost touching the runway less than the height of a man. To me the most spectacular was when four of them come in together at about 400 mph on a collision course, then just before they hit go vertical. If you can find a video of it they were called the flying horseman.

[@15Med3]

you can still loop the C-130....2018 Farnborough Airshow kzbin.info/www/bejne/fae5nXtmmr18jJosi=pxLLzCPEfOyVZxr5

[@6BlackRaven]

Hurlburt Field Air Force Special Operations Command used to be known as home of the Air Commandos. I was stationed there and used to work on C-130 platform all models.

[@meaders2002]

The WWII, Roll-Royce, Merlin, 12-cylinder engine equipped the Spitfire, Lancaster, Mosquito & other models to include P-51 Mustang. One or more versions of that engine were built under license by Packard Motor Company in the US. 50,000 US engines were manufactured by the end of the war.

[@user-po3ev7is5w]

Rolls Royce engines were on the Lancaster, Spitfires, Mustangs, Mosquito, Hurricane, Beaufighter II, Defiant II, Handley Page Halifax. They are also supplying the 8 new jet engines on the USAF B-52 bombers

[@josephvandyck5469]

More RR Merlin engines were produced in Detroit MI during WW2. Additionally, the US engines were built to tighter tolerances than the original RR engine sent to the US with the tons of schematics and drawing from RR.

[@user-po3ev7is5w]

Yes, I know. @@josephvandyck5469

[@RobertL.JonesJr-hz8vl]

The first gunship was the AC-47 Skytrain in WW2 equipped with 4x .50cal M-2 Brownings firing from the left side of the aircraft.

[@mattnsac]

They call it the Spooky and sometimes the Spectre cause youll be a ghost if they make your acquaintance

[@lord_vader87]

I remember hearing guys talk about this in a battle on a documentary show on History Channel and they watched as the rounds walked in closer to where they were until they reached the point where they wanted them to be hitting and even the guys on the ground thought that was just crazy but it kept the enemy at Bay plus I also have heard that Justice plane flying over without firing a round has kept the enemy at Bay as well because I know the fire power it can rain down

[@ThePerfectTragicHero]

I've always seen the AC-130 as the battleship of the sky.

[@user-fh5re1ot7e]

The pilot had a square on his window that he kept his position in his tight port yawning the aircraft in his turn to keep the weapons on target during veitnum.

[@user-kt9fi6im7o]

spooky is in the air .." i feel much safer now. " grunt in veit. and every close quarter ground support " long hang time ....

[@oskytel3780]

In regards to Rolls-Royce, the Merlin engine was used by the Lancaster, Spitfire, Halifax, Hurricane, Battle, Defiant, Whitley, Mosquito, Hornet, York, Lincoln and North American Mustang. The Merlin made the Mustang what it was.

[@BornRandy62]

during a secret squirrel mission in central america we did flight following and navigational assistance to a series of aircraft. One of which was a AC130 airframe.. One night the aircraft was on station doing its mission when a host country AC47 flew under them and commenced a firing run in full view of the AC130 instrumentation. They said their firing was effective.

[@walterabernathy5663]

I got to ride in one a long time ago. After they got everything lined up which took about an hour or more they could hit a car door from a mile out with the 40 mm. Don't know how well they did with the 105 another person had was watching the screen then.

[@dakotachristensen3397]

It’s like the USS Texas with wings

[@manw3bttcks]

The low clearance is probably to help the gear resist shear (hitting a hole at takeoff ripping the gear off)

[@josephvandyck5469]

The video is suspect, as the metric measurements shown were of a C 17 Globemaster. The USAF is replacing the older C130 airframes with new airframes purpose built. Additionally, as mentioned in another comment, Big USAF is testing Griffin missiles ejected and launched via the ramp. The USMC mounted Griffin missiles during deployments to Iraq/Afghanistan. The reason for the Commando Dagger in the badge is that when USAF Spec Ops started, they were called Air Commandos.

[@harleydanforth5986]

the first spooky that was the inspiration for the ac130 had a crew member named willy who always had a knife on him just in case.... i could be wrong but that culd be why there is a dagger on the emblem

[@ekvictory007]

you could probably get it across the pond as a historical item or as a collectible item. being ex-military, you can probably find a friend with some more friends that can make favors happen.

[@UFOs_and_Extraterrestrials]

I was project lead at Lockheed Martin. Obviously, I can't speak on much, due to NDA's. But, if u do some research and look up Lockheed Skunk Works, which has documented knowledge out on the web and yt. Then, you would be mindblowned as to what they produce. Back engineered craft not from this world , craft that negate gravity and physics, also other worldy technology that can suspend things weighing 10's of tons , is all believed to be there.

[@D00rGunner]

I was a gunner on the AC-130U. It was fun.

[@randyscj429]

Hello, JFYI: The first use in Viet Nam was called "Puff The Magic Dragon"... Be safe and take care, "God Bless", sincerely, Randy. 😇🙏👊 P.S.: From their operating height, we were told the guns could put 1 round per 1 square meter on the ground wherever they are shooting at! The newer guns/targeting systems may have improved on that accuracy point..

[@Hoigwai]

Can't say how long it will be in service but since the latest refresh was in 2022 it is likely that it will be going nowhere. Being able to loiter over a target, provide uninterrupted support for hours, and rain hell in seconds when asked is why it keeps getting upgrades when needed.

[@SaltyPirate71]

Like the A10, F22, B2, B1, it isn't obsolete. Defense contractors pay generals illegal fees and give them post retirement board seats and consulting packages for their lobbying congress to waste more money on something new.

[@itshunni8346]

Missile is the catch all term for an object propelled by mechanical force so bullets are also technically missiles so you're still right.

[@GhostyG19]

Broooo you keep talking UAPs/ UFOs!!! Loving the content! Keep up the good work brotha..working with marine recruiters for the last few months..going Army tho!!

[@MrOgreman]

The Army Air Force worked extensively with the Royal Air Force during WW2. It wouldn't surprise me, if there was a bit of give and take with the English(Is it British?). I'm fairly confident both Air Forces flew some OG SpecOps on some missions. And I could be completely wrong. 😂

[@darlaharrelson6487]

Really good video and I love your commentary on this video. ❤

[@beesnestna9544]

Aerial gunships are nothing new in the US Military. The AC-47 "Spooky" and the Fairchild AC-119G/K gunships were used to great effect in Vietnam and the Vietnamese Army/Vietcong were terrified of them, and that was over 50 years ago. The AC-47 was armed with three 7.62mm miniguns while the AC-119 combined miniguns with a 20mm rapid fire cannon. They had a devastating effect on the battlefields.😉

[@NottiOne]

Spent a lot of time on an AC 130, going from place to place.

[@edbrown3209]

I know the British SaS had a few of them. Seen them deploy out of them back in 1990

[@Arathorn3408]

I got a tour of one of Lockheed martin's research locations and.... Let's just say I wouldn't be surprised if they had alien technology in there

[@demwillams8898]

Its also basically toxically deadly inside from the weaponry firing. Everyone inside should be in full respirators

[@richardwirt3193]

The Rollsroice engine Merlin Gas fueld piston engine powered the Britt Spitfire and under licence produced in the USA for the P-51 Mustang

[@siraskalon3793]

Thing that goes through my mind is if we are going to replace the AC-130 entirely, what will replace it? The AC-130 line is legendary and a group of absolute beasts.

[@rholl285]

You really should watch a video of the c130 taking off using jato rockets in less than a football field fully loaded at 70 tonnes!

[@i-on-u]

Rolls-Royce Merlin engines was on P-51 Mustangs during WWII

[@WLOUIS1024]

I love the cool name is it goes by “Specter “

[@nissan300ztt]

I thought you lived in America. Well if you ever wanna move to the US im sure you will love it. I have many British born friends who live here in PA and they love it so much more than England

[@stevechilders2624]

It’s a great platform for whatever you wanna do with it

[@talltexan4710]

The Angel of Death!

[@Isaacsbased]

You should react to a video on the eurofighter, you guys have a winner there too

[@frankjhonson2345]

If the AC comes looking for ya😮😮😮 your in DEEP DEEP POOP 😅😅

[@LaggyMcDougal]

modern warfaire 2 original game mission death from above that was fun

[@kylrean3891]

So why (I know, it's typical of these vids) when showing the dimensions 6:28 is it showing an RAAF C-17?

[@Leescreativeart]

I’m excited for a future where we have pelicans from halo. Or the flying troop transport from aliens the movie.

[@BigDave423]

Between the AC-130 and the A-10 I don't know which one will be retired first. But as a former infantryman, and especially an anti-tank gunner, I know I'll shed a tear the day it's gone. Though considering how long the B-52 has been around, and will be for the foreseeable future, I'm holding out hope that the two aforementioned planes will be saving boots on the ground for a long time to come.

[@72tadrian65]

Has anyone else here ever had a rain of hot spent cartridges fall down on you? That is a unique experience.

[@davidmoore8741]

My buddy was a ranger and was in Afghanistan and told me how they were supporting a seal team and the jtac guy called in a ac130 that was circling in support, he said it looked like a fucking laser in the sky and then the next thing he knew brass was raining down on their head from the gua, he said he was glad he had his helmet on cause those were big ass shells bouncing off his head lol. He said he thought someone shot him in the head at first until he seen the casings laying all around him. He said he was pretty sure he got a concussion from it but they were in a gunfight so it didn't matter. He ended up offing himself a few years ago. He did like 12 tours. He left highschool early and joined right after 911. I tried to as well but they military wouldn't take me cause I had a glass eye even tho I was top 100 state sporting clays shooter for multiple years growing up. Even with 1 eye. We used to go shooting and he would get so mad at me cause I'd let him have the draw and then I'd shoot the clay after him. With a cig in my mouth lol. all my friends won't go shooting with me anymore cause I dominate them all and they get so mad cause I ruin the fun of it they tell me. Last summer I worked at the gun range and invented a new way to shoot 5 stand. U both shoot at the same clays and who ever shoots it first gets the point. Most points wins. U blow threw a lot more ammo tho. But it's fun as hell

[@72tadrian65]

@@davidmoore8741 I was very well covered at the time, so I had to worry about my face and neck. I’m not articulate like you so thank you for that!

[@72tadrian65]

@@davidmoore8741 I had a helmet at the time, but I could definitely see how things could cause concussions.

[@davidmoore8741]

@@72tadrian65 yea when they r falling from 20,000 ft lol. He did say they were not hot. He snuggled a desert eagle piece by piece in Costco peanut butter jars lol. We were getting all fucked up on the lake one night drinking till 10am he pulled it out of his boot and started popping off rounds in the middle of the lake skipping them off the water. Lake Orion,mi at the sand bar. I shot it 1 time and was like this is a terrible idea lmao. I pointed it straight down into the water at a 60degree angle. He did say that they asked him after he sent like 8 jars of it back home. Why r u sending peanut butter back to the States lol. He was like ya it was spoiled so I had my mom take it back and send new ones. Dude was wild ASF. He was crazy b4 he went in but he came back even nuttier lol. I know he did like 12 tours between Iraq and Afghanistan maybe a few more than that. Dude was a epic fun haver. Told me about how they used to jack Taliban hash stashes in potatoe sacks and they would fill up their spare tires full up and bring it back to their fobs and just get blitzed. Sent me peanut butter jar for all of our buddies one summer. We had a huge party on the lake at the sand bar and had half the lake take titty pics on the boats from our home town and sent them to him and his guys. Prolly 2000 pics. I wish I could find the pic he sent me. They had all the pics on their vehicles. He was fun dude

[@72tadrian65]

I really think that thing was much closer than 20,000 feet. Felt like that thing was right on top of me.

[@marktisdale7935]

6:23 Why the heck is he giving the dimensions of a C-17 in a video about the AC-130?

[@adamsleight1772]

You should check out the US, rapid dragon

[@MH5XXXX]

It showed the C-17(which i helped build) she does not have weapons on it. the C-130 does.

[@user-kq5ke5yb6k]

The Pratt & Whitney engine on the F-35B is pretty darned impressive.

[@andresilvasophisma]

There are videos of them in Afghanistan, in case you want to see the real power.

[@jasonsmith-ld7zp]

Mate your absolutely hilarious without realising it love watching your stuff

[@billchmelik5697]

Hurricane hunters usaf still flying wc130's

[@mariejustme]

Hercules! 🇺🇸👏🏼🔥Hercules! 🇺🇸👏🏼🔥Hercules! 🇺🇸👏🏼🔥😂

[@MH5XXXX]

The USAF is taking the 105mm HOWITZER OFF the plane. DOD is ordering the change.

[@grimmlight4541]

Why?! what a stupid idea.

[@jonathanpfeffer3716]

Completely untrue. AFSOC proposed doing that, and they aren’t currently planning on doing it because they have no idea what they would do to replace it, and because it would cause some structural issues.

[@usafschue]

I love me some spokies, best friend to tacp and Intel! OEF was made easier thanks to them.

[@timgaming1239]

React to the Northrop YF-23 Black Widow ll

[@greenuranium2052]

6:30 causally showing the wrong plane lol

[@roper959]

YOU CAN"T BRING YOUR KNIFE INTO THE COUNTRY? Sorry for your loss (of freedom). TFB

[@brucewellman]

The c130 was to be replace 45 years ago and wasn't but the air force keep trying to do so will they fail again to replace it.

[@RaNgErs_Rep]

"Enemy AC-130 above!"

[@chrismason6857]

As an ex raf imagery intelligence analyst, I used to love watching these things go to work. It’s insane.

[@jkoll42]

You should check out "AC-130 Gunship Mission" even if you don't react (it's age restricted - not sure how that affects your channel - it's all thermal images but you could probably just blur out the two spots where some *black dots* fly through the air) but it's an older video w/radio audio of a fire mission on a terrorist camp. Also "AC130 against talibans" which has a bunch of 20mm rotary cannon action. Both are pretty high up night vision so there isn't gore and it shows how absolutely devastating the 130 gunships are

[@P-J-W-777]

Just imagine what the C-17 would be like if they converted one or more into an AC aircraft like the AC-130.

[@mrkrabs4854]

When’s the next gears of war video?

[@stischer47]

I would say that the AC-130 isn't a flying tank...it's a flying mini-battleship (or destroyer due to its size). The AC-130J even more so.

[@user-xq4kn5wh4v]

waffle on my brother from another mother

[@ankurghosh2842]

Hello sir . I am a very big fan of you and your content . Your expertise of military and your reaction is very genuine. But my request to you is asking of a reaction video on the weapons of the main adveries of USA such as China and Russia. Cause as much I know they also have a hold on to very powerful and modern weapons.

[@trifosu1386]

If you also want to see a cool and badass plane, look at a video about the Russian Tu-160 Blackjack. The biggest Russian plane and if I remember it is also the biggest Military plane and holds serval records under the belt

[@garrettsmelosky5008]

Would it be weird, as an American, if I started saying a cheeky peek?

[@shayneomeara3374]

First 😎😊

[@sirsmeal3192]

You ought to do these videos sober.

[@SurprisedAnteater-mx3km]

You stop the video way to much to talk

[@dimasn4784]

So unbelievable 😒😒😒😊