AC-130 105 mm howitzer Gunship Cannons & Gatling Gun in action

AC-130105 mm-howitzer-Gunship-Cannons-Gatling-Gun

AC-130 105 mm howitzer Gunship Cannons & Gatling Gun in action. Here is a video of AC-130 105 mm howitzer Gunship Cannons & Gatling Gun in action

 

The Lockheed AC-130 gunship is a heavily armed, long-endurance ground-attack variant of the C-130 Hercules

Ac-130 Variants

  • AC-130A Spectre
  • AC-130E Spectre
  • AC-130H Spectre
  • AC-130U Spooky
  • AC-130J Ghostrider
  • AC-130W Stinger II

 

Readmore: Deadliest Aircraft in the US Air Force: The AC-130 Spectre Gunship

Armament Of AC-130

  • 20 mm M61 Vulcan cannon
  • 25 mm GAU-12/U Equalizer 5-barreled Gatling cannon
  • 30 mm ATK GAU-23/A autocannon
  • 40 mm  L/60 Bofors cannon
  • 105 mm  M102 howitzer
  • Gunslinger weapons system with launch tube for AGM-176 Griffin missiles
  • GBU-44/B Viper Strike munitions (10 round magazines)
  • Wing mounted, AGM-114 Hellfire missiles

Readmore: Here’s Why the C-130 Is Such a Badass Plane

Facts About the AC-130 Gunship

  • AC-130 costs between $130 to $190 million
  • Soon Ac-130 is Getting Laser Guns and Drones (AC-130 will be equipped with laser canon and air-launched drones).
  • More Than a Dozen Crew is required to operate AC-130
  • AC-130 is  Developed During the Vietnam War

 
.

 

Check Also

Four Spanish Eurofighter Jets to Fly Around The World in 50 Days

Four Spanish Eurofighter Jets to Fly Around The World in 50 Days

Three Eurofighter Typhoons with the Spanish Air Force escort a U.S. Marine Corps KC-130J Hercules …

Leave a Reply

Your email address will not be published. Required fields are marked *