The Lockheed AC-130 gunship is a heavily armed ground-attack aircraft variant of the C-130 Hercules transport plane. The basic airframe is manufactured by .brThe Lockheed AC-130 gunship is a heavily armed ground-attack aircraft variant of the C-130 Hercules transport plane. The basic airframe is manufactured by .brVideo of the AC-130 Spectre in action over Afghanistan. There is footage showing the firepower this aircraft has. Its amazing to watch. There is gun footage, then .brThe Lockheed AC-130 (in this video during training exercice) is an heavily armed aircraft ground-attack aircraft derived from the C-130 Hercules transport plane .