A close up of the 40mm Bofors cannon, at left, and its 105mm howitzer, at right on an AC-130H Spectre gunship. The AC-130U has a similar configuration.,Clemens Vasters via Wikimedia The AC-130J is a very different beast, though it does have the same 105mm howitzer as th...
These are 4th Generation warriors that have followed earlier C-130 fixed-wing gunship conversion designs operated consistently for nearly forty years beginning with service in the Vietnam Conflict. Firepower on these platforms is such that vehicles, structures, and collections of troops can be engaged...