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

Period: Vietnam

Country: Usa

Model Dim.: 32,4 cm

AC-119K Gunship

The Fairchild AC-119K Stinger, updated form of the last AC-119G Shadow, has been utilized as gunships throughout the Vietnam War. The AC-119 replaced the obsolete Douglas AC-47 plus it had been useful for close support missions and unpleasant recognition duties. The AC-119K might be easily recognized as a result of its two additional General Electrical J85 turbojet engines in under wing pods. This allowed the accessibility of a heavier armament, comprising two M61 Vulcan 20 mm cannons besides to your AC-119G's four “miniguns”, as well as the possibility to possess more contemporary and updated navigation and electronic countermeasures systems on board. The “Stinger” played its role as gunship extremely effectively alongside early version of the bigger AC-130 Spectre performing a few war missions.