News

The AC-130 planes, often referred to as gunships ... including a 30 mm Mk44 Bushmaster cannon and a 105 mm M102 howitzer, whose removal is being evaluated by the AFSOC. In addition to artillery ...
Interesting Engineering on MSN14d
AC-130: The Flying Fortress That Rains Hell
The AC-130 gunship is a flying arsenal, built to dominate from above. Armed with a 105mm howitzer, 30mm autocannon, and precision-guided munitions, it delivers devastating firepower with pinpoint ...
The AC-130 is armed with a fearsome array of weaponry, including a 105 mm cannon and 25 or 40 mm gatling guns. The AC-130U employs a synthetic aperture strike radar for long-range and adverse ...
The Army proposed to mount a 105 mm artillery ... the howitzer-mounted helicopter likely factored into its successful development of later flying artillery systems, such as the famed AC-130 ...
The AC-130 is the world's biggest flying artillery gunship - nicknamed 'Hell in the Sky.' With three side-firing weapons, a 25mm Gatling gun, a 40mm Bofors cannon, and a 105mm howitzer ...