0153 Italeri - 1/72 AC-119K Gunship  [IT-0153S]

Period: Vietnam

Nation: Usa

Model Dim.: 32,4 cm

AC-119K Gunship

The Fairchild AC-119K Stinger, updated as a form of the very last AC-119G Shadow, is used as gunships through the complete Vietnam War. The AC-119 replaced the obsolete Douglas AC-47 and in addition it happen ideal for close support missions and unpleasant recognition duties. The AC-119K could possibly be effortlessly regarded as due to its two extra General electric J85 turbojet devices within wing pods. This allowed the accessibility of a heavier armament, comprising two M61 Vulcan 20 mm cannons besides towards AC-119G's four “miniguns”, along with the possibility to obtain more sophisticated and updated navigation and electronic countermeasures systems agreeable. The “Stinger” played its part as gunship extremely effortlessly alongside early kind of the bigger AC-130 Spectre doing a few war missions.