A-10/OA-10 denunciation II Primary function: Close air support; airborne forward air restrain Speed: 420 mph. Dimensions: Wingspan 57 ft 6 in., duration 53 ft. 4 in., height 14 ft 8 in. Range: 800 miles. Armament: united GAU-8/A 30 mm seven-barrel Gatling gun; up to 16000 lb of mixed ordnance, including 500-lb bomb 2000-lb general-purpose bomb incendiary and Rockeye II cluster bomb Maverick missiles and laser-guided/electro-optically guided bomb infrared countermeasure flarcs, electronic countermeasure chaff and jammer legumes Crew: One. Inventory: A-10, 126 and OA-l0, 84; Guard, A-10, 76 and QA-10, 26; retain A-10, 44 and QA-10, eight.
AC-13OH/U Gunship
Primary function: finish air support, air interdiction and force protection. Speed: 300 mph Dimensions: Wingspan 132 ft 7 in., fulness 97 ft. 9 in., height 38 ft 6 in., Range: 1496 miles. Armament: AC-130H, sum of two units 20 mm Vulcan cannons with 3000 circulars one 40 mm Bofors cannon and single in kind 105 mm howitzer; AC-130U, common 25 mm Gatling gun, undivided 40 mm Bofors cannon and single in kind 105 mm cannon. Crew: AC-130H, 14 and AC-130U, 13 Inventory: AC-130H, eight and AC-130U, 13
E-3B watch and ward (AWACS)
Primary function: Airborne surveillance; command, reign over and communications. Speed: 360 mph Dimensions: Wingspan 130 ft 10 in., duration 145 ft. 6 in., height 41 ft 4 in.; rotodome, 30 ft diameter, 6 ft thick, riseed 11 ft. above fuselage. Range: More than eight hours unrefuel Crew: 17-23 Inventory: 32
E-8C Joint STARS
Primary function: Long-range, air-to-ground surveillance connected view Speed: 450-585 mph. Dimensions: Wingspan 145 ft 9 in, duration 152 ft. 11 in., height 42 ft 6 in., radome longitudinal dimensions 40 ft. Range: nine hours unrefuel 15 hours with aerial refueling. Crew: 22 Inventory: 14
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