jeffcsr Posted January 17, 2017 Share Posted January 17, 2017 In building a Desert Storm era AC-130H I cannot find the following info. The loading ramp has a box structure that is a chaff/ flare? launcher. How is this deployed, is the ramp open during combat? Are the wing mounted chaff/flare launchers carried in combination with the ramp mounted launcher? I'm modeling this one 'in flight' TIA Quote Link to post Share on other sites
Hajo L. Posted January 17, 2017 Share Posted January 17, 2017 I´m suspecting you´re talking of this box, seen here? I have no idea, but would go with the standard design for the more modern "U"-version (didn´t knew they still flew the "H" in Desert Storm) and therefor close up the ramp. HAJO Quote Link to post Share on other sites
jeffcsr Posted January 17, 2017 Author Share Posted January 17, 2017 yes, that's the box . Thanks for the reply Quote Link to post Share on other sites
thatguy96 Posted January 19, 2017 Share Posted January 19, 2017 Pretty sure they had replaced the old ramp-mounted launcher with the AN/ALE-47s in the fuselage by Desert Storm, though I'm sure someone will correct me if I'm wrong. And the AC-130Hs flew their last combat missions over Afghanistan in 2013. Quote Link to post Share on other sites
jeffcsr Posted January 20, 2017 Author Share Posted January 20, 2017 Thanks for the info. I looked some more and found the ramp mounted unit (LAU-74) was like what the AC-119 carried in Vietnam. Then I read that between Grenada and Panama they were replaced with the wing mounted dispensers (SUU-25 C/A). So I guess a Desert Storm AC-130H would not have both the wing mounted dispensers and the AN/ALE-47s. Quote Link to post Share on other sites
Sarathi S. Posted January 21, 2017 Share Posted January 21, 2017 AC-130U didn't come about until after 1991. Quote Link to post Share on other sites
thatguy96 Posted January 21, 2017 Share Posted January 21, 2017 Yup, AC-130U entered service in 1995. Quote Link to post Share on other sites
Hajo L. Posted January 21, 2017 Share Posted January 21, 2017 Thank you guys, I stand corrected! HAJO Quote Link to post Share on other sites
thatguy96 Posted January 21, 2017 Share Posted January 21, 2017 To be fair, the last of the H models looked very different by the end of their service. 20mm guns removed, new sensors and defensive gear and lots of other mods. Quote Link to post Share on other sites
Hajo L. Posted January 22, 2017 Share Posted January 22, 2017 Well, since I love these birds I should have known! ;) HAJO Quote Link to post Share on other sites
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