I-AC-130J Ghost Rider
Njengamanje i-US Air Force inezindiza ezingu-13 ezisebenzayo ze-AC-130J Block 20/20+, ezizoqala ukusebenza ngonyaka ozayo.
Maphakathi noMashi walo nyaka kulethe ulwazi olusha mayelana nokuthuthukiswa kwendiza ye-AC-130J Ghostrider esekela umlilo ka-Lockheed Martin, eyakha isizukulwane esisha sezimoto zaleli klasi ezisebenza nezindiza zokulwa zaseMelika. Izinguqulo zayo zokuqala zazingadumile kubasebenzisi. Ngenxa yalesi sizathu, kwaqala umsebenzi enguqulweni ye-Block 30, ikhophi yokuqala eyathunyelwa ngo-March ku-4th Special Operations Squadron emiswe e-Hurlbert Field eFlorida.
Imikhumbi yempi yokuqala esekelwe endizeni yokuthutha i-Lockheed C-130 Hercules yakhiwa ngo-1967, lapho amasosha ase-US ebambe iqhaza ekulweni eVietnam. Ngaleso sikhathi, i-18 C-130As yakhiwe kabusha ukuze ibe izinga lezindiza ezisekela umlilo, zahlelwa kabusha i-AC-130A, futhi zaqeda imisebenzi yazo ngo-1991. 1970E. Ukwenyuka komthwalo okhokhelwayo kwasetshenziswa ukuze kufakwe izikhali ezisindayo, okuhlanganisa i-M130 105mm howitzer. Sekukonke, izindiza eziyi-102 zakhiwe kabusha zaba kwehlukile kwe-AC-130E, futhi engxenyeni yesibili yama-11s zaguqulwa zaba okuhlukile kwe-AC-70N. Umehluko wawungenxa yokusetshenziswa kwezinjini ezinamandla kakhulu ze-T130-A-56 ezinamandla angu-15 kW / 3315 hp. Eminyakeni eyalandela, amandla emishini aphinde anda, kulokhu ngenxa yamathuba okufaka amafutha endizeni kusetshenziswa i-hard link, nemishini kagesi nayo yathuthukiswa. Ngokuhamba kwesikhathi, amakhompiyutha amasha okulawula umlilo, i-optical-electronic observation kanye nekhanda elihlosiwe, uhlelo lokuzulazula ngesathelayithi, izindlela ezintsha zokuxhumana, impi kagesi kanye nokuzivikela emikhunjini yempi. I-AC-4508H yabamba iqhaza elikhulu ekulweni ezingxenyeni ezihlukahlukene zomhlaba. Babhapathizwa phezu kweVietnam, futhi kamuva umzila wabo wokulwa wahlanganisa, phakathi kwezinye izinto, izimpi zasePersian Gulf nase-Iraq, izingxabano zaseBalkan, ukulwa eLiberia naseSomalia, futhi ekugcineni impi yase-Afghanistan. Ngesikhathi kuqhubeka inkonzo, kulahleke izimoto ezintathu, nokuhoxiswa kwezinsalela empini kwaqala ngo-130.
I-AC-130J Block 30 yokuqala ngemva kokudluliselwa kwe-US Air Force, imoto ilinde cishe unyaka wokuhlolwa kokusebenza, okufanele kubonise ukuthuthukiswa kwamakhono nokuthembeka uma kuqhathaniswa nezinguqulo ezindala.
Umgwaqo oya ku-AC-130J
Engxenyeni yesibili yama-80s, abaseMelika baqala ukushintsha imikhumbi yempi emidala bafaka emisha. Okokuqala i-AC-130A yahoxiswa, kwase kuba i-AC-130U. Lezi yizimoto ezakhiwe kabusha zisuka ezimotweni zokuthutha ze-S-130N, futhi ukulethwa kwazo kwaqala ngo-1990. Uma kuqhathaniswa ne-AC-130N, izisetshenziswa zabo zikagesi zithuthukisiwe. Izikhala ezimbili zokubuka zengeziwe futhi izikhali zobumba zafakwa ezindaweni ezibalulekile esakhiweni. Njengengxenye yamandla okuzivikela akhuphukayo, indiza ngayinye ithole inani elikhulayo leziqhumane eziqondiwe ezibonakalayo ze-AN / ALE-47 (ezinama-dipoles angama-300 ukuphazamisa iziteshi ze-radar kanye nama-flare angama-180 ukukhubaza amakhanda e-infrared homing missile), asebenzisana ne-AN directional. isistimu ye-infrared jamming / AAQ-24 DIRCM (I-Directional Infrared Countermeasure) kanye namadivayisi axwayisa ngemicibisholo elwa nendiza AN / AAR-44 (kamuva AN / AAR-47). Ngaphezu kwalokho, i-AN / ALQ-172 kanye ne-AN / ALQ-196 izinhlelo zempi ye-elekthronikhi zafakwa ukudala ukuphazamiseka kanye nenhloko yokugada ye-AN / AAQ-117. Izikhali ezijwayelekile zihlanganisa i-25mm General Dynamics GAU-12/U Equalizer propulsion cannon (ethatha indawo ye-20mm M61 Vulcan ipheya ekhishwe ku-AC-130H), inganono engu-40mm Bofors L/60, kanye nenganono engu-105mm M102. kanjani. Ukulawulwa komlilo kuhlinzekwe yikhanda le-optoelectronic le-AN / AAQ-117 kanye nesiteshi se-radar se-AN / APQ-180. Indiza yaqala ukusebenza engxenyeni yokuqala yawo-90, umsebenzi wabo wokulwa waqala ngokusekelwa amabutho omhlaba e-Balkan, wabe esebamba iqhaza empini e-Iraq nase-Afghanistan.
Ukulwa e-Afghanistan nase-Iraq kakade ekhulwini lama-130 kwaholela ekwakhiweni kolunye uhlobo lomugqa wesiteleka se-Hercules. Lesi sidingo sabangelwa, ngakolunye uhlangothi, inqubekelaphambili yobuchwepheshe, futhi ngakolunye uhlangothi, ukuguga okusheshayo kwezinguquko zakudala phakathi nezingxabano, kanye nezidingo zokusebenza. Ngenxa yalokho, i-USMC kanye ne-USAF bathenge amaphakheji okusekela umlilo we-KC-130J Hercules (uhlelo lwe-Harvest Hawk) kanye ne-MC-130W Dragon Spear (uhlelo lwe-Precision Strike Package) - kamuva laqamba kabusha i-AC-30W Stinger II. Bobabili benza ukuthi bakwazi ukuhlomisa kabusha izimoto zokuthutha ezisetshenziselwa ukusekela amandla angaphansi komhlaba ngemicibisholo ejikijelwayo esuka emoyeni iye emhlabathini kanye nama-23 mm GAU-44 / A cannons (inguqulo yomoya yeyunithi ye-Mk105 Bushmaster II propulsion unit) kanye 102 mm M130 howwitzers (ye-AC- 130W). Ngesikhathi esifanayo, isipiliyoni sokusebenza sabonakala sithela kakhulu kangangokuthi saba yisisekelo sokwakhiwa nokuthuthukiswa kwamaqhawe alesi sihloko, i.e. izinguqulo ezilandelayo ze-AC-XNUMXJ Ghostrider.
Nadlatuje AC-130J Ghost Rider
Uhlelo lwe-AC-130J Ghostrider luwumphumela wezidingo zokusebenza kanye noshintsho olwenzekayo ezindizeni zase-US. Kwakudingeka imishini emisha esikhundleni sezindiza ezigugile i-AC-130N kanye ne-AC-130U, kanye nokugcina amandla e-KS-130J kanye ne-AC-130W. Kusukela ekuqaleni, ukuncishiswa kwezindleko (futhi kuphezulu kakhulu, okufika ku-$120 million ngokwesibonelo, ngokusho kwedatha ka-2013) kwacatshangwa ngenxa yokusetshenziswa kwenguqulo ye-MC-130J Commando II njengomshini oyisisekelo. Ngenxa yalokho, indiza yayinomklamo oqiniswe yifekthri we-airframe futhi ngokushesha yathola ezinye izinto zokusebenza ezengeziwe (okuhlanganisa nokubona nge-optical-electronic observation kanye namakhanda okuqondisa). I-prototype yanikezwa umkhiqizi futhi yakhiwa kabusha e-Eglin Air Force Base eFlorida. Ezinye izimoto zishintshwa embonini yase-Lockheed Martin's Crestview zisesimweni esifanayo. Kuthathe unyaka ukuphothula i-prototype ye-AC-130J, futhi esimweni sokufakwa kwe-serial, lesi sikhathi kufanele sikhawulelwe ezinyangeni eziyisishiyagalolunye.
