The name kept eluding me .... first saw this fire capability when the movie "The Green Berets" (based on a true story in Nam) was released. The AC-47 was the forerunner - and the movie actually used C-130's in it's filming.
SPOOKY is it's name - and spooky is what they feel.
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Cddlo-jzAI4
And yes, there WAS an AC-130 ON STATION during the attack. The targets were being lazed - and they do NOT laze targets unless their is ordinance ready and able to be put on the target. (Obvious reason - lasers expose your position.)


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