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Re:Dark spot under cockpit of A-10s by mncolinlee on Thursday March 06, 2014 @06:23PM (#7357254)
Forgive my ignorance. I thought the AC-130 was starting to fill more of the A-10 roles given a lack of enemy fighter aircraft in recent conflicts and the desire to carry more armaments.
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Re:Dark spot under cockpit of A-10s by infinotize on Thursday March 06, 2014 @10:42PM (#7358408)
Quoting my own comment from another subtree below. AC-130s circle low and slow, and cannot maneuver quickly, which makes them very very good SAM targets.

After an AC-130 was shot down in Iraq, they only fly at night.

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