Italeri 1310 - 1/72 AC-130H Spectre  [IT-1310S]

Period: Vietnam

Country: Usa

Model Dim.: 41,3 cm

AC-130H SPECTRE

The Lockheed AC-130 Spectre is an armed tactical support version of the C-130 Hercules. The AC-130 initially replaced AC-47 and AC-119 in supporting part during the war in Vietnam. USAF utilized the AC-130 for close help, area interdiction and force security. Close air support roles include supporting ground troops, escorting convoys, and flying metropolitan operations. Air interdiction missions are carried out against planned objectives and targets of opportunity, whereas force protection missions consist of protecting atmosphere bases as well as other facilities. The AC-130 Gunship arrived in Southern Vietnam on 21 September 1967 and began combat operations that exact same year. Following the conflict in Vietnam, the U.S. Air Force designed a brand new array of these aircrafts basing in the C-130 H variation, loaded with far more powerful engines, with four-blade propellers and upgraded variations of the navigation and evening eyesight. The AC-130H called “Spectre” had been utilized in all the conflicts relating to the U.S. Force of this final decade and, after further improvements, these are typically still found in the conflict in Afghanistan.