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 AC-130 first appeared later in the conflict and was an adaptation of the C-130 Hercules, a hefty military cargo aircraft ... to get the best use of its guns. For this reason, it would ...