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 ...

All gunships evolved from the first operational gunship, the AC-47 The AC-130 gunship has a combat history dating to Vietnam. Gunships destroyed more than 10,000 trucks and were credited with many ...

Read more: Weapons That Are Too Dangerous For War The AC-130 was first converted from a cargo heavyweight to a powerhouse of a gunship by North American Rockwell in 1987. Its origins took a toll ...