The Lockheed AC-130 gunship's a heavily-armed ground-attack aircraft. The basic airframe's manufactured by Lockheed, and Boeing's responsible for the conversion into a gunship and for aircraft support. It's a variant of the C-130 Hercules transport plane. The AC-130A Gunship II superseded the AC-47 Gunship I in Vietnam. The gunship's sole user's the United States Air Force, which uses AC-130H Spectre and AC-130U Spooky variants. The AC-130's powered by four turboprops and has an armament rangi… (More on Ac-130)