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Manual range in the SEP


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Go to the F1 view from the gunner's seat.

Look to your right at the panel/interface thingy.

Press the button under "Sensors".

Press the button under "Range".

Use the keypad at the bottom of the panel to type the range in, press the enter button on the keypad.

Valid ranges are in the range of 200 to 5000. Inputting a range less than 200 or greater than 5000 will cause the input line to display "????" and the fire control computer will reject your input. You must then try again.

Oh, and it is not necessary to leave the range screen in order to resume the use of the LRF, at least at this time.

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Go to the F1 view from the gunner's seat.

Look to your right at the panel/interface thingy.

Press the button under "Sensors".

Press the button under "Range".

Use the keypad at the bottom of the panel to type the range in, press the enter button on the keypad.

Valid ranges are in the range of 200 to 5000. Inputting a range less than 200 or greater than 5000 will cause the input line to display "????" and the fire control computer will reject your input. You must then try again.

Oh, and it is not necessary to leave the range screen in order to resume the use of the LRF, at least at this time.

Sensors! Gotcha! Thanks!

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Something for now until the Wiki for the SEP is updated

FCS modes: FCS modes are located on the Commander's Display Unit.

2 Scan Modes-

Manual- you must have the palms pressed to move the sight. this is done

by pressing "p". you also have to select manual scan mode.

Auto- CITV will scan automatically. you can select the scanning zones by selecting

"VEH sys", " CITV set up", "sector limits" and follow instruction on the

commander's tactical display. You can select the speed of the scan by selecting

"VEH sys","CITV set up", "scan rate adjust" and follow instruction on the

commander's tactical display. you can also take control of the sight by pressing

the "p" key.

Designate- to designate you need to be in manual or auto scan mode. to perform

designate you will have to have the "p" key pressed and then hit the "o". The fcs

will then go to CITV Glos until you release the "p" key then the fcs puts you

back in manual scan mode.

CITV GLOS- the gun is slaved to the CITV sight. gun will follow the CITV when you

press the "p" key. If your palms are not pressed then the CITV still follows the

gun. this mode you should fire using the CITV screen "f3" not the GPSE "f2".

GPS GLOS- the gun is slaved to the GPS sight. gun will follow the GPS when you

press the "p" key. the CITV will also follow the gun in this mode. this mode you

should fire using the GPSE sight "f2" not the CITV screen "f3".

BATTLESIGHT-located on the CDU you have to press the push button once to put the fcs

in battlesight mode. you would then use the add or drop push button to adjust the range.

when your are complete with the battlesight. you will have to press the pushbutton again

to exit the mode.

white hot and black hot can also be selected on the CDU.

C3-on the CDU is the map view that is displayed on the tactical display.

VEH SYS-where the menu options are and grid coornates.

F1-view of commander's station inside of tank.

F2-view of commander's gunner primary sight extension. same

sight picture as the gunner.

F3-commander's CITV display screen close up.

alt F3-commander's 50cal sight.

F4-commander's periscope view.

F5-map view

F6-gunner's station

F7-commander's station

F8-exterior view

F9-driver's station

Gunner's station:

using the GCDP menu

2 functions to use are battlesight or range.

BATTLESIGHT-

on the GCDP you have to select "adjust" and then the "battlesight". you use the keypad on the GCDP

to enter the new battlesight range. the GCDP will have instructions on the screen.

RANGE-

on the GCDP you have to select "sensor" and then the "range". you use the keypad on the GCDP to enter

the new range.

NOTE: you should press enter on the keypad after you have entered your new number.

There is alot more to learn but this is a basic just for now

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The stadia push function turns on the commanders CITV stadiametric rangefinder, which is only visible at 13x zoom and greater. Use the up and down controls to set the range, and when you use the designate control it'll automatically enter that range into the FCS.

HEhe ok give me a few minutes to read up on all this as you just threw me for a loop there.:luxhello: most likely I will have some question more.;)

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That, or if there's smoke blocking the laser would be my guess. Might also be useful with targets that have a laser detector, like the T-90A. The gunner's auxiliary sight also has a stadiametric rangefinder, but it's just an optical telescope with not much magnification.

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Interesting,maybe one day I will get to try that out live.:luxhello:While I have you here can you answer one more question regarding the M1 family. When a leopard tank loads new rounds the turret rotates and I swear that happened also in the M1's but its not.Probably just imagining that.;)

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Does the TC use this function if the lase computer gets damaged to give estimated ranges to new targets he is ready to send to the gunner?

The CITV does not have its own LRF (hey, a proof the CR2 is superior to the M1 :o), so if the TC would want to have a range estimate to something he's looking at he'd have to turn the whole turret (pulling the gunner off target, being conspicuous, possibly showing the weakly armored turret side to the front etc), so I guess the next best thing was to add these stadia lines to the sight..

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The CITV does not have its own LRF (hey, a proof the CR2 is superior to the M1 :o), so if the TC would want to have a range estimate to something he's looking at he'd have to turn the whole turret (pulling the gunner off target, being conspicuous, possibly showing the weakly armored turret side to the front etc), so I guess the next best thing was to add these stadia lines to the sight..

But, if you want to quickly take a range on a target equipped with a laser warning system without letting it know you're ranging it....

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The CITV does not have its own LRF (hey, a proof the CR2 is superior to the M1 :o), so if the TC would want to have a range estimate to something he's looking at he'd have to turn the whole turret (pulling the gunner off target, being conspicuous, possibly showing the weakly armored turret side to the front etc), so I guess the next best thing was to add these stadia lines to the sight..

Accurate range then yes the turret would have to move,but a estimate range then no. The stadia reticle is used for determining an estimate range to a enemy target. The stadia reticle is displayed when the NFOV is selected using the FOV button on the CCHA, the

CITV is in SEARCH mode, and the range/stadia reticle switch is pressed. The stadia reticle can be used to determine the approximate range to tank-height targets when the LRF is inoperable, or the TC wishes to avoid traversing the turret to align the LRF. Range is determined by matching the apparent height of the target with the stadia reticle, which can be made smaller or larger by moving the range/stadia reticle switch.The range/stadia reticle switch will only operate the stadia reticle when the CITV is in a non-GUN LOS state or in SEARCH mode. The stadia reticle will only appear when in NFOV.There are 11 different reticle sizes that provide ranges from 500 meters to 3,630 meters.Moving the range/stadia reticle switch backward will increase the size of the stadia reticle.Moving the range/stadia reticle switch forward will decrease the size of the stadia reticle.The stadia reticle will disappear from view after 10 seconds if the range/stadia reticle switch is not used. The last range input will remain displayed. The stadia reticle is most accurate when used with tank-height targets. Ranges to targets that are of different heights will be inaccurate. When the stadia reticle is used, the range will be input into the fire control system once the DESIGNATE button is pushed. To determine the range to a full-height target, move the range/stadia reticle switch forward or backward until the bottom index line rests on the bottom of the target and the top index line rests on the top of the target. The approximate range is displayed on the CITV display. To determine the range to a hull-down target, move the range/stadia reticle switch forward or backward until the bottom center index line rests on the bottom of the target and the top center index line rests on the top of the target. The approximate range is displayed on the CITV display.

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