Fairchild AC119K Stinger Gunship

Reissue  with super decalsheet for 4 versions

The Fairchild AC-119K Stinger, updated version of the previous AC-119G Shadow, has been used as gunships during the Vietnam War. The AC-119 replaced the obsolete Douglas AC-47 and it was used for close support missions and offensive recognition duties. The AC-119K could be easily recognized thanks to its two additional General Electric J85 turbojet engines in under wing pods. This allowed the availability of a heavier armament, consisting of two M61 Vulcan 20 mm cannons in addition to the AC-119G's four "miniguns", and the possibility to have more modern and updated navigation and electronic countermeasures systems on board. The "Stinger" played its role as gunship very effectively alongside the early version of the bigger AC-130 Spectre carrying out several war missions.

The heavy transport-plane Fairchild C-119 served the US-Air Force as a basis for a conversion to a "flying gunship",. This special construction was especially used in Vietnam for night missions against Vietcong supply lines and troop concentrations. The version AC-119 K was especially effective against truck due to its two 20mm guns and four 7,62mm mini-guns. A further version, the AC-119 G, had lighter armament. Two additional jet engines were mounted to enable the plane to take off from short runways fully loaded with ammunition. With the entry into service of the more powerful AC-130H these aircraft were progressively handed over to the South Vietnamese air force which used them until the fall of the Saigon government.