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 '''''Kh-25MP'''''
-Is an anti-radiation missile, which can only be fired "mad dog" (firing without a lock) and therefore radar does not matter. The weapon selector must be set to the appropriate <code>S-24 RKT</code> position. The position of the IR-SAR switch does not matter.
+Is an anti-radiation missile, which can only be fired "mad dog" (firing without a lock) and therefore radar does not matter. It can be fired at anything on the ground (e.g. GCI, SAM) or in the air (e.g. AWACS) emitting radar - however due to a missing radar lock and fired "mad dog" they might hit friends instead of foes (attacks first thing it sees). Air targets are hard to hit due to low manoeuvrability and low g-load tolerance.
-The missile tends to angle up from the nose direction, so it should be aimed a bit lower than normally expected.
+The weapon selector must be set to the appropriate <code>S-24 RKT</code> position. The position of the IR-SAR switch does not matter.
+The missile tends to angle up from the nose direction, so it should be aimed a bit lower than normally expected (using the cross of the fixed net - not the pipper!).
 === Flares / Chaff ===