More idiots in the Journo corps ... from this article
US extends airstrike role in Libya - World news - Mideast/N. Africa - msnbc.com
The U.S. is shifting the combat role to Britain, France and other NATO allies, but American air power is still in demand. Air Force AC-130 gunships and A-10 Thunderbolts and Marine Corps AV-8B Harriers will continue to attack Gadhafi's troops and other sites through Monday evening. These aircraft are among the most precise in the American arsenal.
What in the hell is this idiot talking about? That was a sentence of filler that demonstrated the journo's, and his editor's, utter ignorance.
The plane's aren't precise, the weapons' guidance systems are.
FWIW, the most "precise" airborne weapon on a jet is a GPS guided bomb. CEP is incredibly small Next most precise airborne weapon, IMO, is an IR guided missile or bomb, lased either from ground or air lasing capacity.
As to AC-130 ... no comment. Good platform, I do not believe it ought to be discussed in public.