| From: | davidb@****.imcprint.com (Graht) |
|---|---|
| Subject: | raining a hailstorm of lead |
| Date: | Wed, 14 May 2003 07:49:32 -0600 |
>----- Original Message -----
>From: "Robert Ennew" <robertennew@*****.com.au>
>To: "Shadowrun Discussion" <shadowrn@*****.dumpshock.com>
>Sent: Wednesday, May 14, 2003 3:51 AM
>Subject: Re: raining a hailstorm of lead
>
>
> >
> > Graht <davidb@****.imcprint.com> wrote:
> > Here's one of a Vietnam era C-47 Spooky. You get the
> > idea .
> >
> > http://www.golfcovietnam6570.com/PUFF/puff.jpg
> >
> > What the frag is It s'posed to be, I can see some red
> > streaming pattern, ground below in flames, & some
> > streamline jet or something (I'm colour blind, red
> > being one of the primary colours & shades I have some
> > trouble with, so can you help me out here please :)
>
>It's a time lapse photo, taken on the ground, of fire from an AC-130. The
>plane is orbiting the target is a roughly figure-8 pattern. The red
>streaming pattern is the tracers in the fire stream. I imagine that this
>photo was probably taken over a 15 to 30 scond period, or less, which shows
>the sheer volume of firepower that 'Puff' can bring to bear.(Puff The Magic
>Dragon was another, Viet-Nam era nickname for the AC-130)
Its an AC-47 in vietnam, and its actually orbiting the target in a circular
pattern (a tactic the AC-130 uses today).
http://web.knoxnews.com/web/kns/news/breaking/attack/graphics/art/1016_ac130spectre.gif
The bottom of the "tornado" looks funky because the gunner walked his fire
back and forth along a line instead of concentrating it in a single area.
Keep in mind that there is one tracer every five rounds. That means that
the number of rounds actually fired is six times what you can see in the
picture.
In Vietnam the US forces did not loose a single action that was supported
by an AC-47.
Anywho, if I were to use something like this in Shadowrun, it would either
be on the side of the Shadowrunners, or they would witness its firepower
from a distance, or they would be playing a game of cat and mouse and just
trying to get away. Cuz if they were successfully attacked there's no way
they could survive.
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To Life,
-Graht
ShadowRN Assistant Fearless Leader II
http://www.graht.com
