Laval66 Posted February 13, 2019 Share Posted February 13, 2019 Is anyone able to identify the bomb loadout here? They resemble Mk 82s, but the snub nose with no fuse is throwing me for a loop Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
72modeler Posted February 13, 2019 Share Posted February 13, 2019 Could they possibly be aerial mines of some sort? The structures at the rear do not look like any fins fins or retard devices that I'm familiar with. That's as far as my thinking takes me- they sure are strange-looking, that's for sure. I'm betting @Tailspin Turtle might know, as he is the authority for all things that are naval aviation related. Mike 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
VG 33 Posted February 13, 2019 Share Posted February 13, 2019 That reminds me some Napalm loads. Patrick 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Corsairfoxfouruncle Posted February 13, 2019 Share Posted February 13, 2019 (edited) Hello @Laval66, @72modelerThey're Mk.77 napalm https://en.m.wikipedia.org/wiki/Mark_77_bomb Dennis BTW Laval66. Edited February 13, 2019 by Corsairfoxfouruncle 2 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
72modeler Posted February 13, 2019 Share Posted February 13, 2019 Wow- looked up Mk 77 napalm bombs and darned if you're not right, Dennis! That's a new one for me- I am impressed! I don't think I ever noticed them before, just the USAF ones that were a different nose shape. Mike 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Laval66 Posted February 13, 2019 Author Share Posted February 13, 2019 Wow, Dennis, cheers for the identification! 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Murph Posted February 13, 2019 Share Posted February 13, 2019 KMC and Attack Squadron have done those, but they're out of production AFAIK, and may still be available on ebay. Eduard's Brassin series still has them in production though. Regards, Murph 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Sabrejet Posted February 13, 2019 Share Posted February 13, 2019 Slightly off-topic but what is a loadout? I've seen the term a number of times recently and don't really understand what it means in this context. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Hook Posted February 13, 2019 Share Posted February 13, 2019 2 minutes ago, Sabrejet said: Slightly off-topic but what is a loadout? I've seen the term a number of times recently and don't really understand what it means in this context. Weapons load. Cheers, Andre 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Corsairfoxfouruncle Posted February 13, 2019 Share Posted February 13, 2019 1 minute ago, Sabrejet said: what is a loadout? Its a term denoting all the weapons carried on a specific airframe on a particular sortie/mission. Dennis 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
beppe Posted February 13, 2019 Share Posted February 13, 2019 Napalm canisters, the small stub you see, are the magnesium ingniter I Think Loadout is the weapon load but also the standard weapon configuration 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
72modeler Posted February 13, 2019 Share Posted February 13, 2019 27 minutes ago, Corsairfoxfouruncle said: Its a term denoting all the weapons carried on a specific airframe on a particular sortie/mission. Dennis Hee, hee! "I'll take weapon loadouts for five hundred, Alex." (Yes, I know- I'm one sick puppy...too many years of exposure to Floquil and Pactra paint, I fear!) Mike 2 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Sabrejet Posted February 13, 2019 Share Posted February 13, 2019 Thanks all: we just used the term 'load' in my day. Which now makes me wonder why we now use a longer word for the same thing. Hey ho Cheers anyway. 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Giorgio N Posted February 13, 2019 Share Posted February 13, 2019 58 minutes ago, 72modeler said: Hee, hee! "I'll take weapon loadouts for five hundred, Alex." (Yes, I know- I'm one sick puppy...too many years of exposure to Floquil and Pactra paint, I fear!) Mike The vision of Connery/Hammond making one of his jokes with the cathegory name sprung immediately to my mind reading this... 😁 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Laval66 Posted February 14, 2019 Author Share Posted February 14, 2019 12 hours ago, Murph said: KMC and Attack Squadron have done those, but they're out of production AFAIK, and may still be available on ebay. Eduard's Brassin series still has them in production though. Regards, Murph This is perfect. My mentor was with VA-176 (pictured), and I want to finally make a tribute. 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Murph Posted February 14, 2019 Share Posted February 14, 2019 9 hours ago, Laval66 said: This is perfect. My mentor was with VA-176 (pictured), and I want to finally make a tribute. BTW, those are 1/72 versions I listed; although, I would imagine they did them in 1/48 scale too. Regards, Murph Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Hook Posted February 16, 2019 Share Posted February 16, 2019 On 2/14/2019 at 4:17 AM, Laval66 said: This is perfect. My mentor was with VA-176 (pictured), and I want to finally make a tribute. VA-176 went through a number of different schemes during the years - I'm partial to the 1978 cruise semi-lo viz ones in Italeri's recent KA-6D boxing: https://www.italeri.com/en/prodotto/2674# Cheers, Andre 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Laval66 Posted February 18, 2019 Author Share Posted February 18, 2019 On 2/16/2019 at 4:38 AM, Hook said: VA-176 went through a number of different schemes during the years - I'm partial to the 1978 cruise semi-lo viz ones in Italeri's recent KA-6D boxing: https://www.italeri.com/en/prodotto/2674# Cheers, Andre He actually was one of those birds with a front-row seat to the Lebanon conflict - apparently sitting on-station over the Med and just seeing the AA, jets, and countermeasures creating a panorama of chaos and color. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Air Hockey Propellers Posted February 24, 2019 Share Posted February 24, 2019 On the topic of weapons' load on the A-6... and similar aircraft: Is it possible to put Mk. 82 snakeyes one in front of another on a MER? In other words, can I pack a MER with six of 'em? My 1/72 scale hasegawa weapon's pack says no for what, half a millimeter? But I beg to differ. (half a millimeter is around 3cm in real life in that scale and I've already pushed the rear bomb all the way back and the front bomb all the way ahead. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Hook Posted February 24, 2019 Share Posted February 24, 2019 3 hours ago, Air Hockey Propellers said: On the topic of weapons' load on the A-6... and similar aircraft: Is it possible to put Mk. 82 snakeyes one in front of another on a MER? In other words, can I pack a MER with six of 'em? Yes: https://upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/5/51/A-6A_VA-35_with_Snakeeye_bombs_c1967.jpg https://upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/3/3b/A-6A_VA-75_CVA-62_NAN6-67.jpg https://www.flickr.com/photos/skyhawkpc/8675385673 On the A-6, when a MER was carried on the inboard wing position AFAIK the inner forward position was generally left empty, to avoid fouling the main landing gear doors. HTH, Andre 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Air Hockey Propellers Posted February 25, 2019 Share Posted February 25, 2019 19 hours ago, Hook said: Yes: https://upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/5/51/A-6A_VA-35_with_Snakeeye_bombs_c1967.jpg https://upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/3/3b/A-6A_VA-75_CVA-62_NAN6-67.jpg https://www.flickr.com/photos/skyhawkpc/8675385673 On the A-6, when a MER was carried on the inboard wing position AFAIK the inner forward position was generally left empty, to avoid fouling the main landing gear doors. HTH, Andre Thank you very much for the reference photos. I did also notice shortly after my first post here that my Fujimi a-7D kit has Mk. 82 Snakeyes to be attached in MERs. Comparing the snakeyes from both kits, Hasegawa's are too long. No wonder, they'll never fit. This makes in the second non-technical limitation error from Hasegawa's (the first calling the Strike Eagle in Euro One camo F-15E instead of YF-15E. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Hook Posted February 25, 2019 Share Posted February 25, 2019 9 hours ago, Air Hockey Propellers said: This makes in the second non-technical limitation error from Hasegawa's (the first calling the Strike Eagle in Euro One camo F-15E instead of YF-15E. Actually, 70-291 has always been a F-15B. Cheers, Andre Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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