Spectre
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Spectre is the nickname of a heavily armed variant of the Lockheed AC-130 gunship used by the U.S. Air Force for close air support, air interdiction, and force protection.
Observed surface forms (1)
| Surface form | Occurrences |
|---|---|
| Lockheed AC-130 Spectre | 0 |
Statements (42)
| Predicate | Object |
|---|---|
| instanceOf |
aircraft variant
ⓘ
ground-attack aircraft ⓘ gunship ⓘ |
| aircraftType | fixed-wing ⓘ |
| airframe | C-130 Hercules derivative ⓘ |
| armament |
autocannons
ⓘ
heavy machine guns ⓘ howitzer ⓘ side-firing cannons ⓘ |
| basedOn | Lockheed C-130 Hercules NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| category |
U.S. military aircraft
ⓘ
gunships of the United States ⓘ |
| combatRole |
armed overwatch
ⓘ
support of ground troops ⓘ |
| countryOfOrigin | United States of America ⓘ |
| crewType | large multi-person crew ⓘ |
| deploymentEnvironment | theater-level combat operations ⓘ |
| designedFor |
night operations
ⓘ
precision fire support ⓘ |
| feature |
heavily armed
ⓘ
side-firing weapons configuration ⓘ |
| hasAvionics |
fire-control systems
ⓘ
night vision systems ⓘ sensors for target acquisition ⓘ |
| hasNickname | Spectre NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| manufacturer | Lockheed NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| missionProfile | loitering over target area ⓘ |
| operator | United States Air Force ⓘ |
| partOf | Lockheed AC-130 family NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| powerplant | turboprop engines ⓘ |
| primaryUser | United States Air Force Special Operations units NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| role | close air support gunship ⓘ |
| tactics |
orbiting fire support
ⓘ
precision engagement of ground targets ⓘ |
| usedByBranch | United States Air Force Special Operations Command NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| usedFor |
air interdiction
ⓘ
close air support ⓘ force protection ⓘ |
| usedIn |
Gulf War
NERFINISHED
ⓘ
Operation Enduring Freedom NERFINISHED ⓘ Operation Iraqi Freedom NERFINISHED ⓘ Vietnam War NERFINISHED ⓘ |
Referenced by (1)
Full triples — surface form annotated when it differs from this entity's canonical label.