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AC-130 Gunship's Laser Weapon Cancelled, 105mm Howitzer May Be Removed
The U.S. Air Force has scrapped plans to flight test an AC-130J Ghostrider gunship armed with a laser directed energy weapon after years of delays. The Airborne High Energy Laser program for the ...
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Air Weapons: 30mm AC-130 In The Air
From higher altitudes (up to 20,000 feet), the AC-130 fire control system and night vision sensors ... each armed with two 30mm cannon (and a 105mm howitzer), rather than a 40mm and a 25mm cannon (and ...
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Deadly AC-130 Gunship in Action Firing All Its Cannons
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 ...