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  8-34. The OPFOR will continue to modify the employment of its aviation
  units as the modernization continues. On the lowest level, for example, gun-
  ship units are employed almost exclusively during daytime, while modernized
  attack helicopter battalions can be effectively employed at night.
  DIRECT AIR SUPPORT
  8-35. Aviation continues to improve nighttime and poor-weather air recon-
  naissance and ordnance delivery in support of ground maneuver formations.
  With the heavy emphasis on night combat, the OPFOR recognizes limitations
  in its ability to maintain continuity of air support at night and in poor weather.
  8-36. The OPFOR is making efforts to correct these shortcomings. The all-
  weather fighters and bombers are capable assets to support ground forces
  even for night missions. They have the range and payload to attack deep targets.
  Many modern fixed-wing aircraft and combat helicopters have electronic and in-
  frared instruments that enable pilots to conduct sorties at night and in poor
  weather at low altitudes. The pilots can search for, detect, and destroy targets.
  COUNTERAIR
  8-37. The Air Force has the most lethal air intercept aircraft in the region.
  However, it would be challenged by air forces of a first-class power and would
  modify its operations when required. The deployment of a wide array of
  mobile and semi-mobile ground air defense systems has freed some aircraft
  from air defense missions for ground support roles. (See Chapter 9 for more
  details on air defense support.)
  RECONNAISSANCE
  8-38. Aerial reconnaissance includes visual observation, imagery, and signals
  reconnaissance. Imagery reconnaissance encompasses all types of optical
  cameras utilizing conventional fixed-frame and strip photography, infrared
  photography, and television systems; it also includes side-looking airborne
  radar (SLAR) and synthetic-aperture radar (SAR) capabilities. Airborne
  signals reconnaissance includes communications and noncommunications
  emitter intercept and direction finding.
  ELECTRONIC WARFARE
  8-39. The OPFOR continues to improve its capabilities to conduct EW, in-
  cluding sophisticated jamming equipment. It might deploy equipment on its
  aircraft to—
  • Jam multiple enemy radars.
  • Jam only when the target radar reaches a certain intensity.
  • Select the correct jamming signal for the specific target radar.
  8-40. The OPFOR can jam the enemy air defense network’s major surveillance
  and acquisition radars. It also uses advanced deception jamming techniques.
  All these capabilities allow OPFOR aviation to provide increased support that
  combines accuracy in ordnance delivery, greater flexibility in employment,
  increased survivability, and increased responsiveness to combined arms
  commanders.