How & Why Are Military Transport Antonovs Converted To Makeshift Bombers?

While the idea of using American C-130 Hercules as makeshift bombers may be strange, the same is not true of the Soviet Antonov transport counterparts. While Antonov aircraft were built as transports, some (such as the An-26 and An-32) also had a secondary bombing role in mind (not the large military transports like the An-124 Ruslan). This is not a role they perform well in, and they would be sitting ducks against modern air defenses, but they have been repeatedly used in this role in lower-scale conflicts against mostly insurgent groups.