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You can do Mk 82's without TP with Mk 15's or with conical (regular) fins, both would be accurate for the markings you are doing.

For those who want to do an Topgun A-4 (or any other A-4) with a instrument (TIS/ACMI) pod loaded, you will need the ADU-299 to mount the LAU-7 (missile launcher) and for the AV-8B with AIM-120, you need the ADU-830. 😉 Also, the ADU-299 was used on the A-6, A-7, OV-10, S-3, P-3, A-4, to carry AIM-9/ACMI Pods on the wing stations.

For Non-Thermally Protected (NTP) Mk 82 with Mk 15 Snakeye fins, they were authorized for the F-4B during the Vietnam war so I know they were carried (maybe not in theater but at least in training before the squadron deployed). NTP Bombs were used right up to the end of the Vietnam War (73) since they were still being introduced to the fleet. You would see a mix of TP and NTP bombs starting in 72 and NTP's were removed from carrier operations at the end of the war. Remember, Snakeye's don't have to release with the fins opening, there are "Pilot Option" fins, which means the pilot

Concur

To answer your question; Yes, all maintenance and service markings would be painted regardless to whether the aircraft is a "hi-vis" or "lo-vis" scheme. GW

The pod is a TCTS Pod, the bombs are BDU-59 LGTR's on a BRU-42 ITER, the Sidewinder is a CATM9X. To make a TCTS Pod, take a TACTS Pod and add the 4 probes. Note: the LGTR's on ITER's is not an authorized fleet load, it was only authorized for the movie.

Awesome, headed over to order several items now.👍👍

Quick question, do you combine shipping for multiple items ordered? Eyeing the 1/72 scale mines for a few builds.

Just a quick note, with four weapons rails installed you can not load a Sparrow (AIM-7) on the aft Sparrow station (station 4), the rails cover the area where the Sparrow's wings/fins would be. With two GBU-24's loaded you can't load anything else on the belly (besides the empty rails on stations 4R/6R).

Whoops, didn't see that in your first post. 👍

If I may; recommend you get the Quickboost TA-7C drag chute housing correction set since Hobby Boss messed up and didn't include it in the kit. https://spruebrothers.com/qbt72216-1-72-quickboost-tc-7c-corsair-ii-drag-chute-housing-hbs-kit-72216/

As stated in the thread linked, the decals are slightly thick but laid down with no issues and reacted well to Micro-Sol. I would recommend you have a good coat of future so the decals will have a nice smooth surface. I've used three of the 1/72 scale VFC-111 sheets so far and haven't had an issue with them, they are a little hard to get down on a curved surface but with enough Micro-Sol they will conform to the surface.

Ok, time to ordnance geek out for a bit; Conical Fin Assembly (CFA) is the proper term for non-retarding/pilot option GP Bomb fins that are used on Mk 80's series bomb bodies. The term was used to help differentiate the fins from the old box fins used on the M60 Series GP Bombs back in the late 50's when the Mk 80 Series Bomb Bodies were being introduced in service. Back when the M60 Series and Mk 80 Series bomb bodies were in service at the same time (before Snakeyes came around) there was two types of fins, Box Fins and Conical Fins. It was possible to put a conical fin on a M60

Taken an educated guess (I read a lot of about CVW-16 and once stayed in a Holiday Express), I believe the load out would have been Outboard stations - 1 x Mk 82 Conical Inboard Stations - 2 Mk 82 Conical on TER (the inboard shoulder stations would be empty). Centerline - 400 gl drop tank (AERO 1E) Again, this is an educated guess. Page 55 talks about what ordnance was used in 67; https://apps.dtic.mil/sti/pdfs/ADA451820.pdf

The Coral Sea had 4 point tie down points ("+")in 1980 and the Ranger had five point tie down points ("*") in 1980. Ranger 67-68 cruise book https://www.navysite.de/cruisebooks/cv61-68/105.htm Coral Sea 79-80 cruise book https://www.navysite.de/cruisebooks/cv43-80/183.htm

While you can load a Phoenix on the wing without the Weapons Rails on the forward stations being installed the one big problem is...........it won't work. For the F-14A and B, you need the Weapons Rails on the forward stations in order to get both power and coolant out to the wing stations, period. Now, one thing Rocky did get wrong is that on the F-14A and B, you still needed the Weapons Rails on the forward stations even with the AIM-54C, the AIM-54C was not the dry missile, it was the AIM-54C+ that was the dry missile and it was only authorized on the F-14D. Also, th

The F-104 used the M61 gun system which was a (basically) a closed loop system, the spent casings did not eject from the aircraft, instead they were returned to the ammunition drum. Here is a link that explains the M61 gun system, no matter what aircraft it was in it operated the same, the only different was the size of the ammunition drum (how many rounds it could hold) and how the "ammunition handling system" was laid out. https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/M61_Vulcan If you search for "F-104 M61 gun system" you might be able to find a pic on how the system was

The A-6E TRAM was authorized to carry and employ ADM-141A/B TALD as follows; A) Station 1/2/4/5 MER/BRU-41 IMER shoulder stations (for composite wing aircraft, aft outboard shoulder stations shall remain empty)(FOR BRU 41 IMER, FORWARD SHOULDER STATIONS SHALL BE EMPTY) or B) Stations 1/2/4/5 IMER centerline stations or C) Stations 1/5 IMER outboard stations and Stations 2/4 IMER centerline stations For load "A", the followi

There’s also a few pics of the “MAU-63/A” used for flares, looks like a Douglas MBR bomb rack to me. Douglas MBR bomb rack aHR0cHM6Ly93d3cuc2t5aGF3ay5vcmcvc2l0ZXMvZGVmYXVsdC9maWxlcy9pbWFnZXMtZ2VuZXJhbC9zbmFrZXllLmpwZw~~ (639×480) (menlosecurity.com)

Thanks for posting that manual, that answers the OP's questions I believe. Page 5-6 and 5-6A shows what weapon/stores were authorized for carriage and release from the bomb bay (page 5-9 thru 5-11 are for wing stations), please note the restrictions listed on page 5-5. For what rack was used for flares on the wings, the manual lists it as the MAU-63/A. Now, what exactly is the MAU-63/A..........good question, I couldn't find any information online for the MAU-63/A.

Doing an educated guess here but it looks like the rack on the wing is a MBR (Multiple Bomb Rack) and not a MER. You can find a few pics of an MBR here; As for what was carried on the bomb bay, I *think* they didn't carry anything on the bomb bay except for an extra fuel cell.

Same color as the tail cone interior, in fact, the whole engine bay was same color as the tail cone.

To confirm, it is a LAU-3 Rocket Pod (19 shot) with RADHAZ barrier, RADHAZ barriers are required on board USN ships. As for fairings, the are installed after loading the pod on the aircraft and are usually used when RADHAZ barriers are installed. On ship, barreies are mandatory, fairi gs are optional.