typhoon1 Posted November 13, 2012 Share Posted November 13, 2012 Hi There Wonder if someone could help i recall seeing a picture of Harrier GR-7or 9 on a detachment at RAF Kinloss and it was carrying a rocket pod on the underwing store ,it was not a crv-7 it was thinner.and the same type as carried by RAF Coltishall,s Jaguars. Woud anyone have a picture of a Harrier carrying one of these rocket pods and would a pair be carried or 1 rocket pod and 1 cbls underneath each wing be the normal mode. Kind Regards Craig Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Loki Posted November 13, 2012 Share Posted November 13, 2012 Is this similar picture what you mean re rocket pods? http://www.thesun.co.uk/sol/homepage/news/campaigns/our_boys/1644790/RAF-heroes-in-No1-Fighter-Squadron-return-home.html Two different sized rocket pods. One is definitely the CRV-7, has the Vinten RECCE pod on the centerline. Sorry this one doesn't have the CBLS though. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Dave Fleming Posted November 13, 2012 Share Posted November 13, 2012 The pods carried CVR7 rockets regardless. The 6 shot pod was originally a training round. GR7s carried both 6 shot and 19 shot pods in Afghanistan on the same mission (as shown) (The pods themselves are LAU-5002 and LAU-5003 respectively). GR9s carried 19 shots as a warload as each could be fired individually or in any number of salvos Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Loki Posted November 13, 2012 Share Posted November 13, 2012 Nice one Dave. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Harrierpilot Posted November 13, 2012 Share Posted November 13, 2012 The 6 shot pod was used as a "show of force" to tell the Taliban to "B****r" off and the 19 shot was used with the HE warheads when they didn't. In later ops two 19 shot pods were the normal load. 2 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Phil Posted November 14, 2012 Share Posted November 14, 2012 The pods carried CVR7 rockets regardless. The 6 shot pod was originally a training round. GR7s carried both 6 shot and 19 shot pods in Afghanistan on the same mission (as shown) (The pods themselves are LAU-5002 and LAU-5003 respectively). GR9s carried 19 shots as a warload as each could be fired individually or in any number of salvos Yes, what he said. Beat me to it. The CRV-7 is the nomenclature of the rocket motor itself, and has nothing to do with the pod. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
cardiff guy Posted November 14, 2012 Share Posted November 14, 2012 are those bombs of the 500lb variety i thought they had been done away with ??? regards Glenn..... Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Dave Fleming Posted November 15, 2012 Share Posted November 15, 2012 Yes, it's a '500lb' bomb (Or 312kg in current parlance). Less colateral damage than a 1000lber. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Julien Posted November 15, 2012 Share Posted November 15, 2012 6 Shot pod 19 Shot pod As was said originally designed for training but found a fighting role as well, stranger things have happened. As for the smaller bombs, they are getting smaller that 500lbs, see the new Smaller Diameter Bomb only 250Lbs, less collateral damage is the way forward for Afghanistan etc, with a further varient the Focused Lethality Weapon http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Small_Diameter_Bomb Julien Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Procopius Posted November 15, 2012 Share Posted November 15, 2012 Had the Harrier force not been decommissioned, plans were underway to enable them to fire a blistering salvo of Christmas crackers at any ne'er-do-wells. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
The Good Sergeant Posted November 16, 2012 Share Posted November 16, 2012 Okay, let's talk about these in 72nd scale. Hasegawa's Weapons Set 1 includes two LAU-3, 19 rocket, rocket launchers. Would that be suitable for the 19 shot pod Julien posted above? Is the 6 shot pod available in 1/72nd scale? I'm Googling like a crazy person and not finding anything. Steven Brown Scale Model Soup Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Dave Fleming Posted November 16, 2012 Share Posted November 16, 2012 (edited) The US 7 rocket pods (LAU-68) are the same external size, just have an extra rocket hole in the centre. Edited November 16, 2012 by Dave Fleming Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Phil Posted November 16, 2012 Share Posted November 16, 2012 I had an old 1/72 Italeri weapon set ages ago that had 6 (or 7 probably) shot launchers in it. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
The Good Sergeant Posted November 19, 2012 Share Posted November 19, 2012 Thanks, guys! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
NealParkes Posted April 5, 2017 Share Posted April 5, 2017 Hi guys, Just a little up on this subject so that i do not start a new thread. Does anyone know if the CVR7 could be carried on the outer pylons? And if so were they ever carried this way when if Afghanistan? Thanks. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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