These heavily armed aircraft incorporate side-firing weapons integrated with sophisticated ... All gunships evolved from the first operational gunship, the AC-47 The AC-130 gunship has a combat ...

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 ...

Unlike most combat aircraft, the AC-130's weapons systems are side-mounted ... considering removing these from future versions of the gunship as future campaigns may not need them.

The primary mission of the AC-130W Stinger II is armed overwatch. While similar to the AC-130's missions ... Commander declared the need to grow the gunship fleet. The commander's intent was ...

The AC-130J Ghostrider gunship is the newest version ... to carry cargo and troops, the AC-130, the attack variant, is retrofitted with a precision-weapons package and is able to aid in missions ...

Feeney explains why each item is integral for each flight. The AC-130J is retrofitted with a precision-weapons package and is able to aid in missions like close air support, air interdiction ...