Call them what you will but the AC-130 gunships hammered the NVA trucks and armor on the Trail for a couple of years towards the end of the SE Asia Unpleasantness until the war dogs called them off.
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My numbers on Puffs firepower came from a military film from around 1970 when I was 17 years old. It’s possible the military might have exaggerated a little. On a different note I believe my draft number that year was 312 so no Vietnam for me. I had two older brothers who had already been there for the fun and games. One was a door gunner in a Huey. They took out the 30 caliber guns and installed 50 cal for [bleep] and giggles. Edk
C-130 Gunships were also called “Puff the Magic Dragon” as well as having the “Spooky” name. They replaced the AC-47’s.
LOL.
I am not saying in the past some has not mistakenly used the the term "Puff" for the AC-130 just like Slummster mistakenly refered to the AC-47 as "Spooky".
Just because a few get thing wrong does not mean the rest of us should not correct them so they too can be correct going forward.
Thanks to all for their attention in the matter of correctly refering to US Air Force Gunships.
Since we are being so correct, "referred" is properly spelt wid 2 of these, "R"
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Call them what you will but the AC-130 gunships hammered the NVA trucks and armor on the Trail for a couple of years towards the end of the SE Asia Unpleasantness until the war dogs called them off.
All while the POS Dimocommie, Walter Cronkite, chortled nightly the US could never stop the influx of the VC (and North Vietnamese) because of the Genius of the myriad of avenues of advancement afforded them by the Ho Chi MinhTrail.
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Ecc 10:2 The heart of the wise inclines to the right, but that of a fool to the left.
A Nation which leaves God behind is soon left behind.
"The Lord never asked anyone to be a tax collector, lowyer, or Redskins fan".
My numbers on Puffs firepower came from a military film from around 1970 when I was 17 years old. It’s possible the military might have exaggerated a little. On a different note I believe my draft number that year was 312 so no Vietnam for me. I had two older brothers who had already been there for the fun and games. One was a door gunner in a Huey. They took out the 30 caliber guns and installed 50 cal for [bleep] and giggles. Edk
JB is right about everything.
Putin has no chance against the quueerr Zelensky.
Ecc 10:2 The heart of the wise inclines to the right, but that of a fool to the left.
A Nation which leaves God behind is soon left behind.
"The Lord never asked anyone to be a tax collector, lowyer, or Redskins fan".
C-130 Gunships were also called “Puff the Magic Dragon” as well as having the “Spooky” name. They replaced the AC-47’s.
LOL.
I am not saying in the past some has not mistakenly used the the term "Puff" for the AC-130 just like Slummster mistakenly refered to the AC-47 as "Spooky".
Just because a few get thing wrong does not mean the rest of us should not correct them so they too can be correct going forward.
Thanks to all for their attention in the matter of correctly refering to US Air Force Gunships.
Either way, no team ever hated hearing one above running racetracks in support of a ground movement. They are one of the AF's best piece of kit..
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Couple of things. We have at least one guy on the 'Fire who flew in AC-47s. Flyboy Flem, I think. That "cover a football field" line came from a PR film and has no relation to real life. These are not area weapons. It would have much more accurate to say they can put 1,000 rounds of 30-cal into a truck in five seconds.
We still fly and use AC-130s. They're smoking (no reference to Puff) bad guys in the sandbox today.
Lastly, Cronkite was right about that. The Ho Chi Minh Trail wasn't like an interstate highway. It was more like your circulatory system, with ever- smaller branches of "arteries" fanning out everywhere from the "heart" in North Vietnam through Laos and Cambodia to destinations in the South. Trust me, I know. And we never stopped them. Hurt them a lot, slowed down the deliveries, but never ever stopped them.
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