User Guide

MULTI-FUNCTION DISPLAYS (MFDS)
There are two multi-function display screens in the cockpit. They can both display any of several
useful types of information, including air-to-air radar, communication interface, air-to-ground
radar, damage display, target view, gun camera, and weapon hardpoint display. If you activate an
MFD by mistake, q will cancel the display.
Weapons Display
The Weapons display comes up on the MFD
when you select a weapon (W). The selected
weapon will be boxed on the display. The
number under each hardpoint indicates the
number of weapons left in that position. As
weapons are used (or as hardpoints are blown
off the plane), they vanish from the MFD.
Exception: Rocket pods remain on the MFD
unless they are jettisoned.
Damage Display
The Damage display gives you an overhead
view of your F-16. Destroyed systems are
red. Always use this display to check your
landing gear for damage before attempting
to land. If you can’t land, point your bird
somewhere safe and eject. The fuel
remaining in the plane’s tanks (measured
in kilograms) is displayed in the upper right
corner of the MFD.
Gun Camera View
The Gun Camera View MFD (8) shows a view of
your currently selected target. It will display a close-
up view if you are within 15,000 feet (2 or 3 nm) of the
target. It is the only camera view you can use and still
read your HUD. The gun camera is particularly useful
during combat when used in conjunction with a HUD
Weapons display, such as the DGFT mode. It is also
very useful in close air support over a contested
battlefield where enemy units are intermingled with
your own.
Communication Screen
The Communication Screen MFD serve as the means of radio communication between you and the
other characters in Strike Commander. To open the communication interface, hit C. The MFD
displays a list of possible channels. One channel gets you the Wildcat base (or strike base), another
calls your wingman, and so on. Use the number keys (0-9) shown next to the channel you want to
make the call.
After you select a channel, the MFD will change to list the messages you can send on that channel.
Select the message you want to send using the number key corresponding to the number to the left
of the desired message. (Note that throttle control is not accessible while the Communication Screen
is active, because the number keys are used for both.)
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Type of weapon
at this hardpoint
20 mm Cannon
rounds remaining
Mode
Weapons remaining
at this hardpoint
Chaff remaining
Flares remaining
Fuel remaining
Landing Gear
Engine
Rudder
Elevators
Radar
Cockpit
Gun
Flaps
Ailerons
Currently
Selected Target
Cross Hairs