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Tuesday, August 3, 2010

The 'Angel of Death' - Special Forces' latest weapon is biggest flying howitzer in the world | Mail Online

The 'Angel of Death' - Special Forces' latest weapon is biggest flying howitzer in the world | Mail Online: "This is the ‘Angel of Death’, the world’s biggest flying artillery gun – and the latest weapon being used by British and US Special Forces to defeat Taliban insurgents in Afghanistan.

Our exclusive picture shows the AC-130 Hercules aircraft unleashing its awesome firepower on the enemy 2,000ft below.

From a distance the plane – nicknamed the ‘Angel of Death’ because of the shape that its anti-missile flares take when they are fired – looks like a normal troop carrier.

But the aircraft, which is rarely deployed in daylight, carries a powerful Howitzer 105mm field gun which can ‘vaporise’ targets at a range of 1,200 yards."

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