diegohoff Posted March 8, 2012 Share Posted March 8, 2012 Hi to all. I want to load my bare metal 1/72 F-100 Super Sabre with Mk.84 bombs. I have the old Italeri weapons set, but the bombs depicted in the kit seems to be..."rare" at least. The Italeri box can be seen here: http://www.oldmodelkits.com/index.php?detail=7621&page=1 , the bomb is the one in the middle of the Walleye and the HARM. The questions are 2: 1-Did you have or see any pictures of bare metal F-100 with Mk.84 bombs? 2-The Mk.84 in the Italeri kit are a "real" reproduction of a Mk.84? Thank you very much Quote Link to post Share on other sites
Andre Posted March 8, 2012 Share Posted March 8, 2012 1-Did you have or see any pictures of bare metal F-100 with Mk.84 bombs? I've never seen one - Mk 82's, both slick or Snakeye, seem to be the most common Mk 80s series bombs on the F-100. When larger bombs are carried, they are generally M117's. 2-The Mk.84 in the Italeri kit are a "real" reproduction of a Mk.84? Yes, but of a later variant with a ballute tail. The F-100 predates these bombs. HTH, Andre Quote Link to post Share on other sites
mrvark Posted March 8, 2012 Share Posted March 8, 2012 The F-100 was authorized to carry 1,000-lb Mk 83s (back before the USAF gave all their Mk 83s to the USN) but never the 2,000-lb Mk 84. Quote Link to post Share on other sites
Finn Posted March 8, 2012 Share Posted March 8, 2012 As mentioned above, the Mk-84 didn't seem to be part of the Hun's load normal, however since the nukes (MK-28 Mk-43) the F-100 carried were 2,000lbs, theoretically you could carry a Mk-84 on the belly, in theory. On the CF-104 the ballistics for the Mk-84 were in the arm't system even though we didn't have them. Jari Quote Link to post Share on other sites
diegohoff Posted March 9, 2012 Author Share Posted March 9, 2012 Thanks to all for the answers. So I think I must start looking on another part. I have another two questions, then. 1-I want to load my Hun with the heaviest load, wich could it be? 2-Wich planes can carry the Italeri Mk.84 2000lbs.? Thanks again Quote Link to post Share on other sites
mrvark Posted March 9, 2012 Share Posted March 9, 2012 1-I want to load my Hun with the heaviest load, wich could it be? 2-Wich planes can carry the Italeri Mk.84 2000lbs.? 1-If you're talking Vietnam-era; how about mid-board 275-gal fuel tanks, outboard M117s and pairs of TER-mounted M117s (on the the side TER stations)? Or SUU-30 dispensers could be substituted for the M117s. Or Mk 82s with all three TER stations loaded... 2-USAF only: F-111, F-15E & F-16 for sure. It was designed for low-altitude, high-speed releases, so probably not A-10 or B-52; perhaps B-1B, but I can't confirm that. I've seen them on F-111s, and there are published photos of them on F-16s during Desert Storm. Quote Link to post Share on other sites
Netz Posted March 10, 2012 Share Posted March 10, 2012 (edited) I think instead of Heavy you should go Aggressive, I don't see too many F-100's loaded heavy, most times they will carry 1 bomb per pylon, but if your working from the weapon set you linked to I would go with the 500 HD bombs (miss labeled as GP) on the out board pylon, and the 4 smaller 250lb HD bombs on the inboard pylon mounted as Jim recommended on the side location of a TER. 2nd would be a Bull Pup on the inboard (if you have one)and LAU-68 rocket pod. Curt Edited March 10, 2012 by Netz Quote Link to post Share on other sites
Finn Posted March 10, 2012 Share Posted March 10, 2012 Some pics here: http://forum.keypublishing.com/showthread.php?t=58156 of F-100s with various loads. Jari Quote Link to post Share on other sites
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