Negative Ghostrider, the 105 may not be around

[chopper2004]

Looks AFSOC is potentially looking to rid the AC-130J Ghostrider fleet of its 105 gun, as they looking for more longer range stand off capability, its kind of iconic.

https://www.thedrive.com/the-war-zone/ac-130j-ghostriders-could-lose-their-big-105mm-guns

Last time I saw a Ghostriders departing from the Hall (my pic) this year and last year

https://scontent-lhr6-2.xx.fbcdn.net/v/t39.30808-6/279452090_10160452671756490_556736220896055621_n.jpg?_nc_cat =105&ccb=1-7&_nc_sid=5f2048&_nc_ohc=3AOwkkQzIAEAX8qhXL4&_nc_ht=scontent-lhr6-2.xx&oh=00_AfCou6OEUSs09hrQ8UvRUsJfrwD_N0jVBrUAJnf9Sh1j5Q&oe=6550BC25
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https://scontent-lhr8-1.xx.fbcdn.net/v/t39.30808-6/351459863_516498803907871_3185642961658630911_n.jpg?stp=cp6_ dst-jpg&_nc_cat=107&ccb=1-7&_nc_sid=5f2048&_nc_ohc=-8gKywMllqUAX8SFwqr&_nc_ht=scontent-lhr8-1.xx&oh=00_AfDc4SyQ5lH_9eTIU8lcfTQ3sOfpi5G2LQhKKTAoNvyOYw&oe=654FCFEA

[bobward]

A lot of weight to carry around, for perhaps a limited gain. With AAA systems getting even more lethal, I for one, wouldn't want to be racetracking around a bunch of the opposition, would you?
After they lost one AC 130 in GW 1, I would have thought they'd have done this a while ago.

[dead_pan]

A lot of weight to carry around, for perhaps a limited gain. With AAA systems getting even more lethal, I for one, wouldn't want to be racetracking around a bunch of the opposition, would you?
After they lost one AC 130 in GW 1, I would have thought they'd have done this a while ago.

So what about the gatling guns? Same problem, shirley?

[Lonewolf_50]

A lot of weight to carry around, for perhaps a limited gain. With AAA systems getting even more lethal, I for one, wouldn't want to be racetracking around a bunch of the opposition, would you?
After they lost one AC 130 in GW 1, I would have thought they'd have done this a while ago.
It is possible that the people who operate it are aware of a few things that you are not.
I'll try to be careful in how I say this:
A decade and more after GW 1 we had good success with that platform supporting a variety of ground ops. (No, I wasn't flying them).
This was despite the fact that various AAA systems, and MANPADS, had improved since GW 1.
I'll offer a variation on Mark Twain's observation:
"The reports of the AC-130's demise is greatly exaggerated.".
They fit a particular mission set beautifully.