Does anybody have the cost per unit (roughly) of them?  Or if there is still a sufficient production and assembly line going (in the US)?

 

Not a fan of them personally. The Americans have use for them but we don't.

 

 

Would you mind elaborating there?

You have boots on the ground don't you?  Why not support them with a gunship?

 

 

The ADF doesn't support them with anything now anyway.

 

CAS and RAAF don't go together in the same sentence.

 

 

 

Why???

 

That is what the USAF is for.

 

 

"The AC-130H is produced at a cost of US$132.4 million, and the AC-130U is produced at a cost of US$190 million (fiscal 2001... constant dollars). Currently there are eight AC-130H and thirteen AC-130U aircraft in active duty service. [3]... The AC-130 gunship series is expensive to maintain due to the wide variety of equipment installed"

 

So they are pretty damn expensive to purchase and maintain...im sure we could cope without them... :)

The last that I knew, the USAF wasn't flying over Timor very much, You mean that steady stream of Tracer's would not be a benefit there once inawhile?

When was the last time in Timor the ADF was required to pour thousands of rounds into the jungle?

 

ADF + AC-130 = waste of time and money.

 

Why do you think the Army has helo gunships?

 

Quite adequate for our needs.