eraucubsfan Posted January 21, 2015 Share Posted January 21, 2015 Hi Guys- Does anyone know where to find a diagram or picture of the loads a USAF Skyraider could carry. I have a ZM kit and Tamiya Kit i'd like to arm up. Both kits come with guides, but might want to change it up a bit. Thanks, Brent Quote Link to post Share on other sites
Drifterdon Posted January 21, 2015 Share Posted January 21, 2015 (edited) Brent, It really would depend on what mission they were flying as to what kind of a load they had. SAR would have minigun(s), centerline tank, WP bomb, cluster bomb dispenser and maybe napalm. CAS could be napalm, cluster bombs, gp bombs, etc. Night interdiction on the trail would be about the same as CAS mission. Main thing to figure out is what mission did you want to depict. Hope this helps.. Don Richard Drury's book, "My Secret War" has quite a few pics showing various loads on some of the missions he flew. Trail busting in Laos early in his tour to SAR missions later on. Very very good read and really informative on what the Spad drivers went through during the war. Highly recommended if you can get your hands on a copy. dpw Edited January 21, 2015 by Drifterdon Quote Link to post Share on other sites
Finn Posted January 21, 2015 Share Posted January 21, 2015 Here is a listing of what the A-1J could carry: http://www.alternatewars.com/SAC/A-1H_and_J_Skyraider_SAC_-_1_July_1967.pdf Jari Quote Link to post Share on other sites
Finn Posted January 21, 2015 Share Posted January 21, 2015 Plenty of pics here: http://skyraider.org/skyassn/imcol.htm scroll down to the USAF listing. Jari Quote Link to post Share on other sites
eraucubsfan Posted January 22, 2015 Author Share Posted January 22, 2015 Thanks for the help Don and Jari. I'm thinking both will be SAR mission birds. Quote Link to post Share on other sites
Drifterdon Posted January 22, 2015 Share Posted January 22, 2015 (edited) Brent, Top photo in this link shows a typical SAR loadout for the Sandy birds. I have the Tamiya 1/48 kit that I plan to load up with this ord. Hope it helps. Don http://skyraider.org...nder/bender.htm Another great website that shows ordinance carried by the Spad. http://a-1combatjournal.com/weapons.html Edited January 22, 2015 by Drifterdon Quote Link to post Share on other sites
eraucubsfan Posted January 22, 2015 Author Share Posted January 22, 2015 Awesome Don, I want to add napalm to mine, just seems fitting for a Skyraider Quote Link to post Share on other sites
Drifterdon Posted January 22, 2015 Share Posted January 22, 2015 Sounds cool Brent. These suckers carried everything including the kitchen sink and a toilet! Best of luck on your build. Make sure to include lots of oil stains and exhaust residue. They were filthy. The Skyraider is one of my all time favorite aircraft. Don Quote Link to post Share on other sites
eraucubsfan Posted January 22, 2015 Author Share Posted January 22, 2015 Thanks Don, its one of my favorites too. I love weathering them. Quote Link to post Share on other sites
Finn Posted January 23, 2015 Share Posted January 23, 2015 Here is a nice mix: http://1.bp.blogspot.com/-yfZK6_T9mbA/UWscoGhXnVI/AAAAAAAABTY/hN5oQ0CjVH8/s1600/LAU-3.png Jari Quote Link to post Share on other sites
eraucubsfan Posted January 23, 2015 Author Share Posted January 23, 2015 That's awesome Finn Quote Link to post Share on other sites
Rex Posted January 23, 2015 Share Posted January 23, 2015 very cool shot That dispenser full of fire bomblets is worth the price of admission all by itself (that is what the Light Red stripe means) the mixed load of rockets in that one pod is also cool to see Quote Link to post Share on other sites
ikar Posted January 24, 2015 Share Posted January 24, 2015 Here's something. It's kind of hard to see details though. Sorry I couldn't find the others. Quote Link to post Share on other sites
CrowTRobot Posted January 24, 2015 Share Posted January 24, 2015 If you end up going with a Sandy loadout try to find a 150gal resin fuel tank for the starboard stub. The Tamiya kit provides a 300gal tank for this station, but 150gal tanks were more commonly used there. Two Mikes made a 150gal tank for the A-4, but the same tank was used on the A-1. I used it on this build: Quote Link to post Share on other sites
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