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Lockheed AC-130 Spectre
Specifications

Type: Fixed-wing gunship
Manufacturer: Lockheed/Boeing
Maiden flight:
  AC-130A: 1966
  AC-130U: 1990
   Service Delivery:
  AC-130A: 1968
  AC-130U: 1995
Number built: 43
Crew: 13
– Officers: 5 (pilot, copilot, navigator, fire control officer, electronic warfare officer)
– Enlisted: 8 (flight engineer, TV operator, infrared detection set operator, loadmaster, four
                  aerial gunners)
Specifications:
Powerplant:
 Model: Allison T56-A-15
 Type: Turboprop
 Number: Four
 Horsepower: 4,910 shp
Dimensions:
 Length: 97 ft 9 in (29.8 m)
 Wingspan: 132 ft 7 in (40.4 m)
 Height: 38 ft 6 in (11.7 m)
 Wing area: 1745.5 ft² (162.2 m²)
 Max takeoff weight:
  – 155,000 lb (69,750 kg)

Performance
 Maximum speed: 260 knots (300 mph, 480 km/h)
 Range: 2,200 nm (2,530 mi, 4,070 km)
 Service ceiling 30,000 ft (9,100 m)

   Armament:
AC-130A Project Gunship II
  4× 7.62 mm GAU-2/A miniguns
  4× 20 mm M61 Vulcan cannon

AC-130A Surprise Package, Pave Pronto, AC-130E Pave Spectre
  4× 7.62 mm GAU-2/A miniguns
  2× 20 mm M61 Vulcan cannon
  2× 40 mm L/60 Bofors cannon

AC-130E Pave Aegis and
AC-130H Pave Spectre II
  2× 20 mm M61 Vulcan cannon
  1× 40 mm L60 Bofors cannon
  1× 105 mm (4.13 in) M102 howitzer

AC-130U "Spooky" Gunship
  1× 25 mm GAU-12/U Equalizer gatling gun
  1× 40 mm L60 Bofors cannon
  1× 105 mm M102 howitzer

or
  2× 30 mm Bushmaster II cannon
  1× 105 mm M102 howitzer
Sources:
Wikipedia
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