The AC-47 Spooky gunship, converted from the WWII-era C-47 Skytrain, first entered combat in Vietnam on December 15, 1964, orbiting targets at night with three side-firing 7.62mm miniguns that could unleash up to 18,000 rounds per minute total while dropping flares for illumination. It defended Special Forces outposts and hamlets by circling in a pylon turn to rain continuous fire, saving bases like Tranh Yend on its first big night mission in December 1964 with 4,500 rounds and never losing a s
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The AC-47 Spooky gunship, converted from the WWII-era C-47 Skytrain, first entered combat in Vietnam on December 15, 1964, orbiting targets at night with three side-firing 7.62mm
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