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cannon that fires 12-inch flak canister rockets. These
are used to attack enemy fighters approaching from
the rear quarter.
Through its interface with the AN/ALQ-153 aft firecontrol
radar, the AN/APQ-166 tracks both rocket
and enemy fighter and transmits steering signals to
the rockets. When the distance between the fighter
and the rocket decreases to less that 200 yards, the
fire-control computer detonates the rocket.
Maximum range is two miles.
1) Select the LAUNCH button in the AFT MINES
panel to launch and air mine.
The EB-52 carries a maximum of 30 air mine rockets.
The number remaining is listed in the AFT MINES
control panel.
JETTISON CONTROL Panel
Should the aircraft be damaged yet still manage to
return to home base, it is extremely unwise to
continue carrying any left-over ordnance during
landing approach and touchdown. At a safe distance
from the airbase, excess ordnance should be
jettisoned.
1) Select the JETTISON button twice with a onesecond
interval to deactivate and jettison all
ordnance.
EXTERNAL CAMERA
The external camera station displays a view of the
EB-52 in the upper 3/4 of the display. The EB-52 is
always in the center of the camera's view, except
when the "Nose" or "Target" view buttons are
selected.
In addition to the multi-station instruments, the
External Camera station has the following controls:
4-Way switch
Select the 4-way switch to the external camera in
360_ arcs around the aircraft both horizontally and
vertically.
ZOOM IN/ZOOM OUT
Select the ZOOM IN/ZOOM OUT buttons to move
the camera closer to or farther away from the aircraft.
REMOTE view button
Select the REMOTE button to allow the camera to
move with complete freedom in observing the
aircraft.
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