A-10s and AC-130s in Libya

A-10

AC-130

The U.S. sent in the big boys last weekend.  The howitzer equipped AC-130 is essentially a C-130 Hercules transport plane that is converted into a tank.  Here is a piece about how they have been overworked and are falling apart.

Here's a test of the A-10's Gatling gun.  Holy schnikes!

I know.  It's contradictory, even hypocritical, for a peacenik like me to be fascinated with combat aircraft.