Couple of noobish questions.

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Sead are very useful. They carry homing missiles that guide on enemy radar. The program will turn the radar they are targeting ( maybe ALL radars? I don't know for sure) off. I'm not sure if if is just for that turn, part of a turn or while the SEAD plane is making it's pass. I try to co-ordinate my SEAD passes with other air strikes or helio movement. Most of the time I don't see any flying telephone poles heading my way, but sometimes I do. I think it has something to do with the EW rating, but I don't really know.
Two things about SEAD. buy it BEFORE any other air strikes. Remember the program runs right down the list so if you have air strikes that were selected before the SEAD and they are in on the same turn, they will go first, which sorta negates having the SEAD planes.:hissy:
I will target an AD unit if I can, since most SEAD strikes carry either anti armor weapons or anti-personal weapons to drop on the AD while it's defenseless. As far as the ARM (A_nti R_adiation M_issile) goes, it doesn't need a target hex to work. Set your flight path ( not sure why that matters since this all takes place WAAAY off map) and pick a likly spot. The program takes care of the rest.
The manual that came with your CD has a detailed explanation that is better then I'm typing here.
When your enemy has SEAD, ALWAYS buy a radar unit. The game handles airstrikes by looking at the slot 1 and if that slot is empty, making a rally check to see if the aircraft stays for another turn or goes back to base (RTB).
If you have SEAD strikes and your opponent has no Radar units, the SEAD strike will not have to take that moral check to see if it RTB, since it never fires that slot 1 weapon. That means unlimited recon passes by an airplane with very good EW ratings. Good to do, but not good to have done to.:happy: