Armament Available supported armament and special-mission equipment featured in the design of the Lockheed AC-130J Ghostrider Ground-Attack / Close-Air Support (CAS) Special Mission Aircraft . STANDARD: 1 x 30mm ATK GAU-23/A automatic Gatling-style cannon. 1 x 105mm M102 field howitzer. ...
marks a shift in AFSOC’s gunship operations, as well. The Spooky IIs, which entered service in 1995, are the last of the Air Force’s old school AC-130 gunships with a five-barrel 25mmGAU-12/UGatling cannon, asingle-barrel 40mm Boforscannon, anda 105mm howitzeras their only ...