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4 mar 2015 · In addition to side-firing 20-mm Vulcan cannons and 40 mm Bofors guns, the massive four-engine converted transport plane boasts a M102 105mm howitzer – the largest weapon ever mounted on a combat aircraft. The single-shot field gun is manually loaded by the crew.
The Lockheed AC-130 gunship is a heavily armed, long-endurance, ground-attack variant of the C-130 Hercules transport, fixed-wing aircraft. It carries a wide array of ground-attack weapons that are integrated with sensors, navigation, and fire-control systems. Unlike other modern military fixed-wing aircraft, the AC-130 relies on visual targeting.
Armed with 4 X 20mm cannon (700 rpm each) and 4 X .50 caliber machine guns (850 rpm each), the Black Widow could pour enormous amounts of hot lead into an enemy plane bold enough to fly in its territory.
List of the largest cannon by caliber. Early 15th-century Flemish giant cannon Dulle Griet at Ghent (caliber of 660 mm) This list contains all types of cannon through the ages listed in decreasing caliber size.
15 sie 2020 · The Molins gun replaced the Mosquito’s normal primary armament of four 20-mm cannon but two or four .303 machine guns were retained in the nose to sight the large gun (the aircraft retained the ability to carry bombs or rockets on its underwing hardpoints).
16 sty 2019 · In addition to the onboard howitzer, the AC-130W Stinger II gunships also pack a 30mm GAU-23/A autocannon, the bigger brother to the 25mm cannon on the Army’s Bradley infantry fighting...
9 lip 2024 · Besides the 105-millimeter howitzer, the AC-130J carries a 30-millimeter cannon and can launch precision-guided missiles and bombs from pylons on its wings.
