DCS: AH-64D Laser Warning System
In this DCS: AH-64D video, we’ll discuss the laser warning system and how it warns the crew of threats that are lasing the aircraft.
It can detect laser threats from 360 degrees around aircraft, just like the Radar Warning Receiver. When a laser strikes the laser warning sensors, the laser is categorized as either a rangefinder, a designator, or as beam-riding guidance.
The laser warning system is integrated with the RWR as the combined “RLWR”, or “Radar/Laser Warning System”, and laser threats are displayed as “snowflake” symbols along with the radar symbols on either the TSD page or on the ASE page. When a laser threat is displayed, audio alerts will also warn the crew of the laser threat type and direction, just like the RWR.
• Rangefinders show as a snowflake with a box around it
• Designators show as a snowflake with a box around it and a dashed line to the ownship
• Beam-riders display the same as Designators but with a flashing box
Since the RLWR is limited to just 7 symbols of the highest priority threats, the laser threats will be prioritized along with the radar threats so that the most critical threats are displayed to the crew. This means that if a tank is lasing the aircraft with just a rangefinder while several radar threats are locked on to the ownship or launching missiles at it, the rangefinder may not be displayed if the number of higher priority threats is 7 or more.
A few more points before we see this in action:
• Rangefinders are considered Acquisition-level threats
• Designators are considered Track-level threats
• Beam-riders are considered Launch-level threats
This is how they are prioritized along with the radar threat counterparts.
We also understand that many of you are looking forward to the Fire Control Radar, or FCR, for the AH-64D. This is being done in parallel by our radar team, and they are making great progress. In fact, I’m sure most of you have noticed the previews. While it is not planned for the 2.9 update, it will not be long after it. We will first release it with Ground Target Mode, or GTM, and this will allow you to detect, track, and engage units. It will also tie into datalink capabilities of sending and receiving Priority Fire Zones and No Fire Zones between Primary members.
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