The military released footage of the AC-130J (aka Ghost Rider), the state-of-the-art US gun ship, participating in the ROK-US joint special operations training ‘Teak Knife’, which will be held until early this month, conducting live-fire training over the Korean Peninsula. did.
This is the first time the AC-13OJ has been deployed on the Korean Peninsula, capable of spraying thousands of shells per minute on ground targets and performing precision strikes. Kim Seung-gyeom, Chairman of the Joint Chiefs of Staff (Army Captain), visited the training site and emphasized, “We must have the ability to strike the enemy’s core facilities without any error.”
It is very unusual for the military to disclose the teak knife training to eliminate North Korean leaders in case of emergency, and even reveal the fact that the military’s top commander was observed. It is interpreted that a warning letter was issued to the North Korean command, which threatened provocations targeting the ROK-U.S. Freedom Shield (FS) joint exercise starting in the middle of this month.
In a press release on the 2nd, the Joint Chiefs of Staff said, “South Korea and the U.S. have been conducting teak knife training since early February, and this week, special warfare personnel conduct aircraft firepower guidance training to precisely strike targets in the enemy area with powerful firepower. ”he said. “In this exercise, the AC-130J, a U.S. air strike asset deployed to the Korean Peninsula in case of emergency, was deployed to the Korean Peninsula for the first time and participated,” he said.
In the training video released by the Joint Chiefs of Staff, AC-130J fired laser-guided bombs (AGM-176, AGM-114), air-to-ground guided missiles (GBU-39), 30mm cannon, 105mm howitzer, etc. It contains the appearance of pouring. Every time missiles, machine cannons, and howitzers hit a target, huge flames and gun smoke raged at the Jikdo shooting range. A military official said, “When ROK and US special forces agents infiltrate the enemy camp and request firepower guidance for key targets such as the command center, the AC-130J immediately strikes.”
The AC-130 is an aerial bombing weapon modified from the C-130 transport aircraft. It is called the ‘Battleship of the Sky’ and the ‘Angel of Death’ as it is equipped with powerful firepower that pours shells at the target like rain from the sky regardless of day or night. The AC-13OJ, which was first deployed to the Korean Peninsula, is the most up-to-date model among the AC-130 aircraft, and has advanced navigation equipment, precision strike and covert infiltration capabilities. The former AC-130J, which was deployed for the first time to the Korean Peninsula to participate in the exercise, is said to have flown from a US military base in Japan.
Chairman Kim visited the base where the AC-130J was deployed and told the ROK and US special forces soldiers, “The ability to end the situation with victory by inflicting fatal damage to the enemy no matter what mission is assigned at any time and against the ever-increasing threat of North Korea’s provocation. The Joint Chiefs of Staff said that he emphasized that he should always be prepared.
Yoon Sang-ho, military reporter [email protected]
Source: Donga
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