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=== BAE Systems (Loral) AN/ALE-47(V) TACDS (Threat Adaptive Countermeasures Dispenser System) ===
=== BAE Systems (Loral) AN/ALE-47(V) TACDS (Threat Adaptive Countermeasures Dispenser System) ===
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The BAE Systems (Loral) AN/ALE-47(V) TACDS is the most common CCP on F-16s, it have total of 6 chaff/flare programs, programs 1-4 selected on the CCP PRGM Rotary switch, programs 5 activated via the cockpit slap switch and manual, program 6 is also a manual program activated via CMS left.
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| rowspan="2" | 2-Way switch
| rowspan="2" | 2-Way switch
| ON
| ON
| Active flare jettison
| Active flare jettison and jettison all flare until empty
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| OFF
| OFF
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| 1
| 1
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| Select CMDS to use programs 1
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| 2
| 2
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| Select CMDS to use programs 2
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| 3
| 3
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| Select CMDS to use programs 3
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| 4
| 4
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| Select CMDS to use programs 4
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| rowspan="6" | MODE
| rowspan="6" | MODE
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| STBY
| STBY
| STBY Mode inhibit the chaff/flare and release to allow pilot to making changes to any CMDS programs in the UFC.
| STBY Mode inhibit the chaff/flare and release to allow pilot to making changes to any CMDS programs in the UFC
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| MAN
| MAN
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| AUTO
| AUTO
| AUTO Mode allowing CMDS continuously with CMS down until it is explicitly cancelled with a CMS right.
| AUTO Mode allowing CMDS continuously with CMS down until it is explicitly cancelled with a CMS right
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| BYP
| BYP

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