. ▁In ▁a ▁direct ▁attack , ▁the ▁pilot ▁selects ▁a ▁target ▁before ▁launch , ▁lo cks ▁the ▁weapon ▁guidance ▁system ▁onto ▁it ▁and ▁launch es ▁the ▁weapon . ▁The ▁weapon ▁automatically ▁gu ides ▁itself ▁to ▁the ▁target , ▁en abling ▁the ▁pilot ▁to ▁leave ▁the ▁area . ▁In ▁an ▁indirect ▁attack , ▁the ▁weapon ▁is ▁gu ided ▁by ▁remote ▁control ▁after ▁launch . ▁The ▁pilot ▁releases ▁the ▁weapon ▁and , ▁via ▁remote ▁control , ▁searches ▁for ▁the ▁target . ▁Once ▁the ▁target ▁is ▁acquired , ▁the ▁weapon ▁can ▁be ▁locked ▁to ▁the ▁target ▁or ▁manually ▁gu ided ▁via ▁the ▁Hugh es ▁A ircraft ▁AN / AX Q - 1 4 ▁data - link ▁system . ▁ ▁This ▁highly ▁man eu ver able ▁weapon ▁has ▁an ▁optimal , ▁low - to - medium ▁alt itude ▁delivery ▁cap ability ▁with ▁pin point ▁accuracy . ▁It ▁also ▁has ▁a ▁st ando ff ▁cap ability . ▁During ▁Des ert ▁Storm , ▁all ▁ 7 1 ▁G BU - 1 5 ▁mod ular ▁gli de ▁bomb s ▁used ▁were ▁dropped ▁from ▁F - 1 1 1 F ▁aircraft . ▁Most ▁not ably , ▁E GB U - 1 5 s ▁were ▁the ▁m un itions ▁used ▁for ▁destroy ing ▁the ▁oil ▁manif olds ▁on ▁the ▁storage ▁t anks ▁to ▁stop ▁oil ▁from ▁sp illing ▁into ▁the ▁Pers ian ▁G ulf ▁. ▁These ▁E GB U - 1 5 s ▁se aled ▁fl aming ▁oil ▁pipeline ▁manif olds ▁sab ot aged ▁by ▁S add am ▁Hus sein ' s