30.10.2009, 20:25
"When the AC-47 was introduced in 1965 there were no preceding designs to gauge how successful the concept would be. The USAF found itself in a precarious situation when requests for additional gunships began to come in. It simply did not have enough miniguns to fit additional aircraft after the first two conversions. The next four aircraft were equipped with ten .30 caliber AN/M2 machine guns.
It was quickly discovered, however, that these weapons, using ammunition stocks from WWII and Korea, jammed easily, produced large amounts of gases from firing, and, even in ten-gun groups, could only provide the density of fire of a single minigun. All four of these aircraft were retrofitted to the standard armament configuration when additional miniguns arrived."
In my opinion, this plane could easily fly in this sim and it shouldn't be that hard to make; it would also be quite fun to fly and shoot. Now, its time I sat back and waited for someone to scream at me for requesting a 'nam 67 plane. :roll:
It was quickly discovered, however, that these weapons, using ammunition stocks from WWII and Korea, jammed easily, produced large amounts of gases from firing, and, even in ten-gun groups, could only provide the density of fire of a single minigun. All four of these aircraft were retrofitted to the standard armament configuration when additional miniguns arrived."
In my opinion, this plane could easily fly in this sim and it shouldn't be that hard to make; it would also be quite fun to fly and shoot. Now, its time I sat back and waited for someone to scream at me for requesting a 'nam 67 plane. :roll: