/k/ - Weapons

>>564000

>Prior to the deployment of the AC-130J, another aircraft called CN-235 was spotted in the area for weeks. It is a special forces intelligence gathering plane, and it ran an aerial stakeout of the same airport.

>This thread is to guess what it was about. My money is on terrorists smuggling in WMDs.

First to call for a CIAnigger False Flag.

>My money is on terrorists smuggling in WMDs.

That's an odd way of spelling mossad cass.

>>564057

Getting a plane that size off the ground isn't cheap, they were probably transporting it and took the opportunity for the pilots and gunners to practice sighting targets.

>>564000

>flying it over the city

I will usually have prototypes of aircraft flying around but they almost always are over the water, I find it odd that they would be going over the city, and the airport nonetheless. It seems really suspicious along with the fact that it wasn't reported to air traffic control makes it seem like they are either retarded for not saying that they are interrupting air traffic or they were trying to cause an accident.

>>564012

Probably rehearsing for an unpcoming (((hostage crisis))) or something. Imagine if a platoon of ""hezbollah"" reenacted the 2008 Mumbai massacre in some airport. Popular support for boots on the ground against evil babyeater Assad and his Iranian friends would be through the roof.

>>564057

>Air force is actually still in the process of upgrading/building all c-130 variants into the c-130j reengine and avionics suite

Wasn't the J model supposed to make extensive use of composites in its airframe too?

>>564086

The presence over the airport and the previous presence of surveillance aircraft suggests some kind of secret operation.

It follows:

1. CIA finds out sandniggers are smuggling in Stingers, Iglas, or something else.

2. CIA sends CN-235 to a couple of airports where the smuggling is suspected to take place.

3. Finds out if was Seattle International.

4. Sends in a ground team backed up by a AC-130 just in case.

5. Ground team succeeds in securing the shipment, AC-130 is called away without having to fire.

It's very standard op.

>>564142

>4. Sends in a ground team backed up by a AC-130 just in case.

I won't lie. It would be fun to see a Spooky in hot crossfire action within an American urban area.

It would be just like my Israeli action movies.

There's no fucking way that AC-130 would ever be to provide air support inside US territory, even for massive false flag terrorist attack

>>564181

I think you accidentally a word there strelok

>>564104

Not much i can find on composites on the c-130j other than the new propellers being all-composite. Major upgrades are the new engines, new props, and new avionics, which reduces crew from 5 to 3 on a normal c-130j, and a new computerized cargo bed which rolls equipment and cargo in and out very quickly, which was apparently standard on cargo c-130s and became standard on all for quick role changes. Apparently it takes one day to strip a kc-130j down to a c-130j. The higher payload means the kc-130j can also carry some light missiles or guided bombs on wing pylons on most of its existing refueling missions

Or it's just a test of a AC-130 variant. Why would they carry out clandestine operations in broad daylight, while also drawing so much attention through having air traffic be abruptly rerouted around you by ATC? And why would they sortie a single AC-130 and nothing else against whatever?

>>564279

Why would they cause a major disruption to air travel by testing over a busy airport without any prior notice to flight control? Military has plenty of air space set aside for testing and training. Why circle Seattle?

>>564310

Why did you just ask the same question I just did? I literally asked the same question. If they were trying to do some clandestine shit in broad daylight drawing attention this way is not the way to go unless it's some sort of diversion or false flag.

>>564311

Right. I interpreted your question less as "this is suspicious" and more as "it's so blatant there's no reason to be suspicious." Glad we're on the same page.