User Guide
TADS/MMS Target Acquisition Mode
Longbow, Kiowa
In this mode, your CP/G (Co-Pilot/Gunner) provides you with a target list. The
TADS/CPG list can prioritize targets — taking into account distance, angle,
weapon constraints, threat perception, etc. — and distinguishes between friendly
and enemy targets. The list does not “remember” targets — once a target is out of
Line Of Sight (LOS), Field Of View (FOV) or range, it is removed from the list.
With TADS as the active mode, you can employ laser targeting. See Laser
Operation, p. 5.22, for details.
FCR Target Acquisition Mode
Longbow
The Fire Control Radar in the dome on top of the chopper’s mast provides you
with a list of targets. This list is not sorted, and
there is no visual distinction
between friendly and enemy forces on the TSD
. Targets remain on the list even if
they leave LOS or FOV — they are removed from the list only if they go out of
range while the FCR is tracking them. The sweep rate of the FCR dome
determines how quickly new targets are detected and added to the list – see
Radar MFD (p. 2.29) for details.
5: COMBAT
5.11
Priority Fire Zones (PFZs)
Longbow, Kiowa, Black Hawk
You can give your wingman and backup lists of targets to attack by creating a PFZ
and handing them off. (See Giving Your Wingman Targets, p. 5.24, and Calling
on Backup, p. 5.26.) Creating and handing off PFZs is an important tactical skill.
In the Longbow Apache this is a sub-mode of the FCR
that allows you to select and fire on multiple targets.
You can create a PFZ in any of the three helicopter
types. The Longbow with radar, however, is the only
one that allows you to fire multiple targets at once.
Creating a PFZ. Position the mouse cursor over the
TSD. Right-click-and-drag a box around the group of
targets that you want to include in the zone.
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Right-click-and-drag to create PFZ
sL
Add targets to your PFZ
A PFZ list includes only the targets that are in the PFZ box
when the box is created
— any targets which subsequently appear in the PFZ box on the TSD will not auto-
matically be added to the PFZ target list. The list can also contain a maximum of 16
targets. To manually add targets to a PFZ, hold down s and left-click on the
targets on the TSD to be added.
A PFZ target list can include friendly and enemy
targets, and no distinction is made between them.
Priority Fire Zone