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

Period: Vietnam

Country: United States Of America

Model Dim.: 32,4 cm

AC-119K Gunship

The Fairchild AC-119K Stinger, updated as a kind of ab muscles last AC-119G Shadow, can be used as gunships through the complete Vietnam War. The AC-119 replaced the obsolete Douglas AC-47 and it also happen perfect for close help missions and unpleasant recognition duties. The AC-119K may be effortlessly considered because of its two additional 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”, combined with the possibility to obtain additional advanced and updated navigation and electronic countermeasures systems agreeable. The “Stinger” played its part as gunship extremely efficiently alongside early type of greater AC-130 Spectre doing several war missions.