text: Appendix A
  using onboard acquisition and tracking sensor capability, including under obscured, day and night conditions.
  The radars can also “stare” at a specific track while continuing to scan. M-SHORAD is integrated with
  Forward Area Air Defense C2 and is interoperable with the Sentinel radar. The maneuver C2 system allows
  M-SHORAD to integrate into maneuver forces.
  AVENGER
  A-3. The Avenger weapon system (figure A-2 on page A-3) is a mobile lightweight, day or night, limited
  adverse weather fire unit employed to counter enemy reconnaissance, surveillance, and target acquisition
  efforts and low-level fixed and rotary-wing threats. The fire unit consists of two turret-mounted standard
  vehicle mounted launchers, carrying Stinger infrared homing, fire-and-forget missiles; a M3P .50 caliber
  machinegun; and a sensor package. The Avenger turret provides the gunner with unobstructed fields of view
  rotating through 360 degrees in azimuth. The fire unit is mounted on a high mobility multipurpose wheeled
  vehicle.
  A-4. The Avenger sensor package aids in the acquisition and identification of air tracks. The package
  includes an optical sight, forward-looking infrared radar, laser range finder, identification friend or foe, and
  a fire control computer. The optical sight is a driven reticle heads-up display which allows the gunner to
  manually acquire targets through the turret canopy and to aim the missiles. The forward-looking infrared
  radar provides enhanced acquisition capability in various environments: night, smoke, rain, background
  clutter, and haze. The laser range finder is used to determine if the target is within the normal performance
  range of the missile. The identification friend or foe aids the gunner in the identification of targets; it
  distinguishes aircraft as positive friend, possible friend, or unknown.
  A-5. The Avenger mounts eight Stinger missiles, four in each launcher. Should the Avenger system or turret
  malfunction, the missile can be converted to a man-portable configuration by removing it from one of the
  Avenger missile pods. A grip stock and battery coolant unit is attached to the launch tube, and the Stinger
  becomes a ready-weapon. See paragraphs A-7 and A-8 for discussion of man-portable Stinger.
  A-6. Avenger links to the Forward Area Air Defense C2 for air battle management, early warning and
  cueing, and aids for track identification. The Avenger system is air transportable by cargo helicopters (CH-
  47 and CH-53) and C-130, C-17, and C-5 aircraft. For more information on Avenger, see ATP 3-01.64.