Operation Spooky

[calm_terror 0]

Well over at the lost brothers I did a little sideshow project.

this little aircraft called a AC-130U "Spooky"

AC-130 opening fire.

The After Math...

now should I try to finish this or just let it die?

[Charon-VW:BB- 0]

I hope your question is a rethorical one

FINISH IT

That's my answere

Would be nice to have this spooky ingame for good vietnam missions etc.

Greets,

Charon

[sgtkill 0]

hell no dont let it die

[calm_terror 0]

actual they did nto use the spooky in nam they used the spectre

this one i modeled up is the AC-130U Spooky with 105mm, 25mm, and 40mm.. I could maybe do the nam era AC-130A

with the 2 20mm, 40mm and 105mm..

but that is only a maybe..

[Charon-VW:BB- 0]

Ok even if they didn't used this version its better to have this model in your nam missions than having no AC-130 model ;)

Or did someone already made the Spectre (not only a pre beta or something like that)

Greets,

Charon

edit: they used this version of the c-47 in nam

link

[sgtkill 0]

yeah that would be cool

[redliner47 0]

they used the AC-47 Spooky in nam, the AC-130 Spectre was later

[calm_terror 0]

actual the AC-130 was in Nam start in June 1967..

[Bergmania 0]

The 4 kinds of gunships used in Nam

http://airwarvietnam.com/gunship.htm

[FerretFangs 0]

You know, this just makes my day, I mean really.:O

I've been asking for a '-130 gunship for YEARS now, and thought it would never happen due to the limitations of the game engine, and that experienced modders said it just couldn't be done. And yet, here it is? And you have to ask whether or not you should finish it? Are you sick??? You HAVE to finish it! It's so important to modern special operations, that it's ludicrous to NOT have it as an option.

How did you get it to work? Is the model accurate, and representative of the real plane? Can you model other SPECOPS -130's such as the MC-130H, HC-130N, EC-130J, etc?

You should know, my brother is an active duty member of the USAF SOCOM, and a hydraulics specialist, and crew chief on various SOCOM -130 varients. He'd be an excellent source of information, when he's not overseas doing spooky stuff with tough characters, to bad guys in sandy places.

Anyway, please keep us informed.  

[Gollum1 0]

So how does this work in OFP, in practice?

[NZXSHADOWS 0]

try a search on OFPEC for spooky and you can try out alittle something.But it is great for someone to be doing a 130 gunship.

[FerretFangs 0]

try a search on OFPEC for spooky and you can try out alittle something.But it is great for someone to be doing a 130 gunship.

I tried that, and got a silly camera script. Are you referring to the plane?

[calm_terror 0]

it actual works in OFP..

it is still under limits IE you can't fly it for a mission..

the model is rough.

it uses scripts to simulate the firing of the weapons.

it is based off that ACH-47 but uses a AC-130 Model that flys at realistic alts and the shots actual come from the plane and it orbits the area.. my hope is that all the scripts will be in the main pboand jsut a simple code pbe placed ont he player for him to either use map click targeting or laser. and do more then just one mission.. etc.. the model needs tweaking since right now it is jsut a c-130 with the guns sticking out the sides. tho alot better then my first verision.. and maybe i will try to get this to be usable in CoC's UA.. but snce it does nto really have weapons.. but who knows.. but it does work and looks very impressive to see it target and fire on the groudn troops and armour..

[NZXSHADOWS 0]

I have an old C-130 model somewhere that I start back long ago.If I can find it ill pm you.

[FerretFangs 0]

Awesome! Keep up the hard work. And don't be afraid to ask other mod teams for help and assitance. Perhaps Footmunch, and MCAR might provide usefull insights in finishing the addon.

And don't forget to ask me for any technical information, regarding the actual aircraft. I've spent my life studiying military equipment/tactics/history, have much real life experience, and as I said, my brother actually works on these planes.

[NZXSHADOWS 0]

Found an old shoot of it,If your wondering what it looks like.

[FerretFangs 0]

Neat. Looks untextured? And I'd like to see the other side, where the guns are.

Thanks!

[calm_terror 0]

i will post an image of the AC-130 later tonight

it is based on Hawk's C-130 since his had the best flight model for a gunship. wierd but it was the only one that would work right. others would jsut circle and circle and never fire or turn right. very very weird cuz I tried the Lost brothers' C-130 but it jsut did not fly correctly for a gunship..

[Pappy Boyington 0]

i have the latest version of grendels spooky script that extraction and i were gonna use. . . but if your already started i have no problem with someone else takin over the AC project. contact me via messenger or some such thing and ill send you the updated scripts

PS:

AC-47 is Spooky armed with twin miniguns in 7.62 ammo

AC-130 is Spooky II armed with 7.62 mini guns, 20mm, 40mm, and 105mm cannons

[FerretFangs 0]

AC-130U is armed with one 25mm Gatling, one 40mm Bofors, and one 105mm M101. It was proposed to carry eight Hellfires, but this has been cancelled.

MC-130 also carries/drops the BLU-82B Commando Vault, aka "Daisy Cutter". It's also the delivery platform for the GBU-43/B MOAB, aka "Mother Of All Bombs".

I bring this up in the event you might model this weapon too. Makes more sense than a nuclear weapon in OFP.

[NZXSHADOWS 0]

I think we should all come togeither and create a very Hard Ass AC-130.

[FerretFangs 0]

I think that's an excellent suggestion. I wish I could do something else other than provide technical knowledge, and beta testing.

But it is what it is, you know? I'm a daddy of an two year old, and I don't have any modeling experience.

[monty67t 0]

You can download a video of the MOAB test HERE. It is pretty interesting.

Monty

[calm_terror 0]

Ok as promised..

AC-130U Pilots posing before a mission over Nogova

AC-130U in Transit

AC-130 being Escorted by F-15's

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