Originally Posted by
FLZOOMIE
Hello all,
I'm a former AC-130 pilot and the author of "Gunships Unleashed" which you discussed previously in this blog. I just joined the website so please be patient as I figure out the ROE's, technology, etc here. Anyway, AC-130's can and have operated in the daytime but the potential reward must warrant the potential risk. It is in no way black and white, as with most things, and I am unaware as to present ops and couldn't discuss here even if I was. A great article was written following the first major battle in Fallujah which specifically discussed the issue.
Hopefully I've attached it here. I'll try again if not and you can probably find it by googling "AC-130 daytime ops". Anyway, it's a controversial topic. If you've read my article, you'll see that I did not feel gunships were being used as effectively as possible in the time that they were operating. So, my goal was to help fix that before even considering the daytime ops question. In closing, I know there were some differing opinions as to my article so please send your thoughts my way.