Phantome Posted November 11, 2017 Share Posted November 11, 2017 Ok, got another Gulf War question Some F-15Cs during the Gulf War carried AMRAAMs and as I understand it, usually just two in the inner rail of the wing pylon. This would presumably mean that this rail had the LAU-128 pylon rather than the older style. However, would the outer rail which had AIM-9s also used the LAU-128 or would have kept the older type? I presume at some point in the 90s all the rails were switched to LAU-128s but given that the AMRAAM has hastily deployed to the Gulf War, whether just the necessary launchers were switched too. Thanks! P.S. I could not find any F-15 Gulf War pic carrying AMRAAMs hence the question... Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
exdraken Posted November 11, 2017 Share Posted November 11, 2017 As fsf as I remember the Amraam was not used in DS. Just later on. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Phantome Posted November 11, 2017 Author Share Posted November 11, 2017 They weren't used, that's certain, but it is my understanding that they were deployed... which means at some point they must have been fitted on an F-15 even if by that point in the conflict they had nothing to shoot down https://books.google.co.uk/books?id=DqaZBwAAQBAJ&pg=PT68&lpg=PT68&dq=amraams+fired+gulf+war&source=bl&ots=KsI4uWX_Q4&sig=pw13WYWG3xalMnIj_vleGL08P9Y&hl=en&sa=X&ved=0ahUKEwjB9ti8rbfXAhWQ2KQKHT1fBqIQ6AEITDAF#v=onepage&q=amraams fired gulf war&f=false Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Murph Posted November 15, 2017 Share Posted November 15, 2017 Eglin F-15Cs carried AMRAAMS for the last couple weeks of the war, but they did not have an opportunity to employ them. The standard load was 2 x AIM-120A (inboard wing stations), 4 x AIM-7M, and 2 x AIM-9M (outboard wing stations) along with three external tanks. Since stocks were building up they still used the old rails for the AIM-9s and the new rails (LAU-128) for the AMRAAMs. Pic below of an Eglin Eagle carrying that load. Regards, Murph 3 2 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Phantome Posted November 17, 2017 Author Share Posted November 17, 2017 On 11/15/2017 at 8:47 PM, Murph said: Eglin F-15Cs carried AMRAAMS for the last couple weeks of the war, but they did not have an opportunity to employ them. The standard load was 2 x AIM-120A (inboard wing stations), 4 x AIM-7M, and 2 x AIM-9M (outboard wing stations) along with three external tanks. Since stocks were building up they still used the old rails for the AIM-9s and the new rails (LAU-128) for the AMRAAMs. Pic below of an Eglin Eagle carrying that load. Regards, Murph Excellent, just as I had thought! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Murph Posted November 17, 2017 Share Posted November 17, 2017 BTW, the external tank under the right wing is a "nestable" war reserve tank. Notice the blunt aft end. Regards, Murph Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Finn Posted November 18, 2017 Share Posted November 18, 2017 Here is a larger image of the above pic: https://catalog.archives.gov/id/6472581 you can zoom in on it. Also note the chaff/flare dispensers between the c/l tank and forward Sparrows. Jari Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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