In the game AC-130: Operation Devastation, the player takes on the role of a gunner aboard the Lockheed AC-130 gunship - a heavy attack aircraft of the US Air Force. This device is designed to provide artillery support for ground forces and deliver precise, destructive strikes against enemy targets.In the AC-130: Heavenly Punishment, the user scans the environment, aims and fires the ship's guns through cameras with thermal vision and zoom. The flying battery, at the same time, moves along a predetermined route. The thermal imager allows you to clearly see enemy ground forces and distinguish them, regardless of the type of terrain and time of day.Calibers of weapons available for use:
- 25 mm - rapid-fire, light machine gun, designed to fire at infantry and small vehicles.
- 40 mm - cannon suitable for firing at medium and heavy vehicles.
- 105 mm - destructive weapon with a wide area of damage. Necessary to destroy buildings, structures and large concentrations of enemy units.
During missions, your gunship must also be protected from missiles launched at it, shooting them down in flight, or releasing ripples to distract the homing. Over the course of 12 missions, the user will blow up enemy bases, destroy convoys, cover and accompany allied troops. The campaign, in turn, is based on real historical wars, such as in Vietnam, Afghanistan and the Persian Gulf.