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This article is from the Vietnam FAQ, by Brian Ross, John R. Tegtmeier, Edwin E. Moise, Frank Vaughan, John Tegtmeier with numerous contributions by others.

79 What kind of fire control system did you have? (United States Air Force Gunships in the Vietnam)

We used a modern fire control system adapted from the A7 Corsair.

"The AC-119K used a somewhat less sophisticated but
generally effective fire control system; the FLIR (infrared
system) was identical to that on the AC-130, but we had only
a hand-operated "starlight scope" instead of the low light
level TV on the Spectre." [RH]

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