Uploaded September 2020 | Updated September 2026, 1 week ago
U.S. Air Force aerial gunners operate a 30mm ATK GAU-23/A autocannon and 105mm M102 howitzer onboard an AC-130W Stinger II Gunship during air training operations.
The AC-130W Stinger II primary missions are close air support and air interdiction. The aircraft is a highly modified C-130H featuring improved navigation, threat detection, countermeasures, and communication suites. All AC-130W aircraft are modified with a precision strike package to perform the gunship mission.
Credits: U.S. Air Force video by Staff Sgt. James Merriman, U.S. Army video by Spc. Khalil Jenkins
Thumbnail Credit: U.S. Air Force photo by Senior Airman Duncan C. Bevan
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U.S. Air Force aerial gunners operate a 30mm ATK GAU-23/A autocannon and 105mm M102 howitzer onboard an AC-130W Stinger II Gunship during air training operations.
The AC-130W Stinger II primary missions are close air support and air interdiction. The aircraft is a highly modified C-130H featuring improved navigation, threat detection, countermeasures, and communication suites. All AC-130W aircraft are modified with a precision strike package to perform the gunship mission.
Credits: U.S. Air Force video by Staff Sgt. James Merriman, U.S. Army video by Spc. Khalil Jenkins
Thumbnail Credit: U.S. Air Force photo by Senior Airman Duncan C. Bevan
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![Light & Fast 105mm Artillery in Action • Intense Live Fire Exercises [Compilation]](https://i.ytimg.com/vi/hAc1CnKqSyo/mqdefault.jpg "Light & Fast 105mm Artillery in Action • Intense Live Fire Exercises [Compilation]
Video compilation of artillerymen during conducting live fire training exercises with the GIAT LG1, M102 and M119A3 105mm howitzers.
With a well-trained crew, a 105 mm-Howitzer can launch around ten shells per minute, in a distance of up to 15 kilometers.
Lightweight artillery can be easily airlifted by helicopter, or dropped by parachute, it is easier to change azimuth of fire and does not need a recoil pit.
Credits: Video by OR-8 Florian Fregen, OR-7 Michael OBrien, Verboven Stijn; U.S. Marine Corps video by Staff Sgt. Donald Holbert, Lance Cpl. Tanner D. Lambert; U.S Army National Guard video by Spc. Stephen M. Wright; U.S. Army video by Gertrud Zach | United States Department of Defense
Thumbnail Credit: U.S. Marine Corps photo by Staff Sgt. Donald Holbert
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