Watch a AC-130 Gunship Devastate Targets on the Ground with Its Howitzer
The 105mm howitzer is by far the largest gun on any combat aircraft today.
By Kyle Mizokami
Jan 16, 2019
The largest gun attached to any warplane in the world belongs to the new AC-130W Stinger II flying gunship. Its M102 howitzer can fire 105mm high-explosive shells at targets on the ground at a rate of up to ten rounds per minute. Here it is in action:
The video starts with aircrews loading 105mm howitzer shells into the aircraft for a training mission. The M102 is an older Army light field howitzer, designed to provide indirect fire support for troops on the ground. On the ground, the M102 has been replaced by the M119A2 howitzer, which is lighter and has a longer range.
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