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4.10 POINT TARGET WEAPONS SYSTEM.
The point target weapons system (fig 4-7), commonly
called Hellfire, is the primary armament on the helicopter
for the destruction of tanks and other hard material tar-
gets. It provides the capability of firing missiles on the
ground and airborne, at speeds from hover to the maxi-
mum level flight speed. The Hellfire currently has the tri-
service type laser seeker. This gives the flight crew the ca-
pability of two types of launches: lock-on-before-launch
(LOBL) and lock-on-after-launch (LOAL). The type de-
pends only on when the laser designator is fired; before or
after launch of the missile. The LOAL type of launch can
specify three prelaunch programmed trajectories. The
missiles can be launched in two types of modes: normal,
sometimes referred to as rapid; and ripple. During normal
mode only the priority channel missiles can be fired. Dur-
ing ripple mode priority and alternate channel, missiles
are fired alternately.
The CPG has the capability to launch missiles in all
modes and types of engagements: RF ORIDE, NORM,
RIPL, MANL, LOAL, or LOBL. The pilot has the capability
to launch missiles in the following modes and types of en-
gagements: RF ORIDE, NORM, LOAL, or LOBL. If the
missile system is in any mode other than NORM, including
STBY, when the pilot “ACTIONS” missiles, the missile
system will automatically mode to NORM.
TYPICAL 4 PLACES
ARM
SAFE
M01-106
LOCKED
LAUNCHER
NUMBER
13
5
7
15
2
14
4
1
12
8
10
9
11
3
6
L4
FWD
L2
L1
L3
A/C
16
Figure 4-7.
Point Target (HELLFIRE) Preferred Missile Firing Order
