imagine the AC130J/U in the game, it would either be an absolute menace or garbage
It will be garbage in 99% of the situations, in both air and ground RB.
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It would be so fun to fly, but would straight up just be garbage.
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agreed but imagine slapping someone from 5km in the sky with a 105mm
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Shudders at the thought of an AC130 AI aircraft with the aim of the SIDAM 25s AI
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Would be cool to get in-game but would be awful to play. It would also get a few options for some stand-off capability with AGM-114’s, AGM-176, GBU-39/53/69.
Would love to see it though, especially if it opens the door to some armed transport aircraft like the MC-130J with the palletized JDAM/JASSM and MOAB or the KC-130J Harvest Hawk with up to 20 AGM-176. Hell could even get a C-17 with the Rapid Dragon system that’s being developed to turn cargo aircraft into makeshift bombers/cruise missile slingers.
Why would it be bad to play? If it’s put on a normal combat rating, then climbing to a height and using a 105mm cannon to shoot at tankers on rooftops sounds pretty good
I simply have superior taste fr
I got frieren all the way down here nestled between some utter garbage
Where on earth would that even go in terms of battle rating
Complete gameplay and gamemode overhaul would be needed for that. Not that it’s needed anyway already…
Mostly due to the threat of SPAA. It’s meant to operate in friendly controlled airspace and if the enemy team has some SPAA that use their eyes you would be a very big target.
Although you could use the AGM’s to take out said SPAA first but the second one spawns when you’re flying above the battle area you’re as good as dead. It is fitted with LDIRCM and various jamming equipment but anything with a gun would make quick work if you’re close enough.
You do realize AC-130 used on battlefields where enemy didn’t have any proper SAM systems right?
Any high tier SPAA will destroy this thing in ground rb.
Honestly not sure, earlier variants with just the guns could be somewhere around 8.0 but the J variant with it’s armament could be around 10.3.
It would be more of a novelty addition for collectors like the F-117 and the WW1 tanks are.
Although it could work in Air Sim so long as you’re team isn’t being steamrolled. You could easily wipe out the AI ground battles.
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And AFAIK it’s doctrine is to only fly at night to reduce the risk of getting locked on by MANPADs as it has to fly rather low, is slow and not very maneuverable.
Is this an updated image or just an original?
It’s massive and not manouvrable. Even a roland can easily shoot it down.
its updated
you can see it in the reflections and the clouds
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The original spawncamp map.
Literally just aura farming and nothing else