AC-130

Airborne weapons platform

The AC-130 is a heavily armed American military aircraft, a gunship variant of the C-130 Hercules transport plane.

It provides close air support for ground troops, using side-mounted cannons and guns to deliver sustained fire on targets.

The AC-130 typically operates at night, circling above a battlefield: The AC-130 lit up the enemy positions.

aircraft

gunship

Armed support aircraft

cargo · transport · airframe · cockpit · propeller · wingspan · tail · crew · pilot · loadmaster

combat

gunship

Armed support aircraft

engagement · suppression · interdiction · battlefield · airstrike · firepower · loiter · orbit · coordinates · targeting

armament

howitzer

Short-barreled artillery piece

autocannon · rounds · ammunition · tracer · ordnance · turret · sensor · infrared · targeting · precision

gaming

killstreak

Sequential eliminations without death

loadout · overpowered · nerf · thermal · support · controller · respawn · gameplay · online · lobby

Categories
Opposites
aircraft role/mission

AC-130F-22 Raptor

US air dominance aircraft

F-15 Eagle · fighter jet · cargo aircraft · transport plane · interceptor

firepower/armament

AC-130medevac helicopter

Aircraft for evacuating wounded

glider · cargo plane · Cessna

speed/maneuverability

AC-130SR-71 Blackbird

Supersonic surveillance aircraft

supersonic jet · Concorde · fighter aircraft · MiG-29 · fast mover

Family

AC

Familiarity
Top 500,000
Profile
Mostly American · Timeless · Concrete · Negative · Rated PG