AC-130H Spectre
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The Lockheed AC-130 gunship is used by the United States Air Force in Call of Duty 4: Modern Warfare. The AC-130 is powered by four turboprops and has an armament ranging from 20 mm Gatling guns to 105 mm howitzers. It has a standard crew of twelve or thirteen Airmen, including five officers (two pilots, a navigator, an electronic warfare officer and a fire control officer) and enlisted personnel (flight engineer, electronics operators and aerial gunners).
The US Air Force uses the AC-130 gunships for close air support, air interdiction, and force protection. Close air support roles include supporting ground troops, escorting convoys, and flying urban operations. Air interdiction missions are conducted against planned targets and targets of opportunity. Force protection missions include defending air bases and other facilities. Stationed at Hurlburt Field in Northwest Florida, the gunship squadrons are part of the Air Force Special Operations Command (AFSOC), a component of United States Special Operations Command (SOCOM).
[edit] Call of Duty 4: Modern Warfare
On the DS, it is in the level "Spectre". On the PC and consoles, the AC-130 only appears in the mission Death From Above and Hunted. The gunship is armed with a 105mm cannon, with a very wide blast radius and must reload after each shot. It has the widest angle view, making it good for spotting targets. The 40mm autocannon creates small explosions and is fully automatic. The 25mm gatling gun is a rapid-fire weapon with the highest zoom and least splash damage, making it very useful when friendlies and enemies are close to each other. The in-game plane is actually a AC-130U Spooky, since the Spectre does not feature the 25mm gatling gun.
[edit] Call of Duty: Modern Warfare 2
The AC-130 will be returning in Call of Duty: Modern Warfare 2 as an unlockable, optional killstreak perk. It can be used after 11 kills and lasts fourty seconds, but leaves the player vulnerable as he controls the weapons remotely with a laptop computer. The only weapon available to the gunner is the 105mm cannon, which must reload after each shot. If the player is killed while in control of the AC-130, he can finish his run before respawning. All targets appear in black-and-white as they did in Call of Duty 4: Modern Warfare, though with the addition of red squares showing their position (though this may be avoided with the perk Cold-Blooded). Enemy helicopters can also be shot down from above. The AC-130 can be shot down by a locked missile fired from an AT4, though it requires two missiles as the AC-130 will deploy flares to throw off the first one (teamwork is also needed to take it down, as a player can only carry one AT4 missile at a time).
In Spec Ops, the AC-130 is in the level Overwatch. The second player controls the AC-130 and can see targets marked by the player on the ground. All three weapons are available to the AC-130.
[edit] Modern Warfare: Mobilized
The AC-130 will be used in a campaign level in Modern Warfare: Mobilized. It is not known if it will be available in multi-player.
| Vehicles of Call of Duty 4 | ||
| USMC/SAS | M1 Abrams · AH-1W Super Cobra · CH-46 Sea Knight· UH-60 Black Hawk · AV-8 Harrier· AC-130H Spectre· | |
| Ultranationalists/OpFor | T-72 · Mi-24 · Mi-28 · BMP-2· Mi-8· BM-21· MiG-29· | |
| Loyalists | Mi-28· Mi-8· | |
| Vehicles of Call of Duty: Modern Warfare 2 | ||
| TF 141/Rangers | AH-64 Apache · MQ-1 Predator · CH-46 Sea Knight· UH-60 Black Hawk · AC-130H Spectre· Humvee · Stryker · M2A2 Bradley · Zodiac · MH-53 Pave Low · Little Bird · AV-8 Harrier · M60A1 AVLB · F-15 Eagle · B-2 Spirit · Wet Sub | |
| Ultranationalists/OpFor | T-72 · Mi-24 · Mi-28 · MiG-29 · BTR-80 · BMP-2 · Mi-8 · Snowmobile | |
| Militia | Technical | |
| Unknown | Motorcycle | |
| Perks of Call of Duty: Modern Warfare 2 | ||
| Tier 1 Perks | Marathon · Sleight of Hand · Scavenger · Bling · One Man Army | |
| Tier 2 Perks | Stopping Power · Lightweight · Hardline · Cold-Blooded · Danger Close | |
| Tier 3 Perks | Commando · Ninja · SitRep · Steady Aim · Scrambler · Last Stand | |
| Kill Streak Perks | 3: UAV Recon · 4: Care Package · 4: Counter-UAV · 5: Sentry Gun · 5: Predator Missile · 6: Precision Airstrike · 7: Harrier Strike · 7: Attack Helicopter · 8: Emergency Airdrop · 9: Pave Low · 9: Stealth Bomber · 11: AC-130 · 11: Chopper Gunner · 15: EMP · 25: Tactical Nuke | |
| Death Streak Perks | Copycat · Painkiller · Martyrdom · Final Stand | |
