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Typically you will see the SLAM/pod combo on the aircraft.....but you could load it up and “drop” without a pod on the same aircraft if you desire.   So loading up a legacy bug with 2 x ER’s feasible (although that drag count will be pretty high). 

 

Drop Vs Fire:  SLAM (Harpoon family actually) doesn’t shoot like HARM, Maverick, or other missiles. It “drops” from the parent rack. 

 

We we had some test situations where we carried and dropped, and another aircraft was terminal control (meaning we were just a mule and the other aircraft had the pods).  Fleet has that option as well. 

 

Murph posted a classic VX photo. Two pods to increase probability that one will work (-13 pods could be temperamental). 

 

Cheers

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13 hours ago, Collin said:

Typically you will see the SLAM/pod combo on the aircraft.....but you could load it up and “drop” without a pod on the same aircraft if you desire.   So loading up a legacy bug with 2 x ER’s feasible (although that drag count will be pretty high). 

 

Drop Vs Fire:  SLAM (Harpoon family actually) doesn’t shoot like HARM, Maverick, or other missiles. It “drops” from the parent rack. 

 

We we had some test situations where we carried and dropped, and another aircraft was terminal control (meaning we were just a mule and the other aircraft had the pods).  Fleet has that option as well. 

 

Murph posted a classic VX photo. Two pods to increase probability that one will work (-13 pods could be temperamental). 

 

Cheers

Collin

 

 

 

 

Thanks Collin! Appreciate the info. If I can’t score an AN/AAW-13 in 1:48 I’ll switch the loadout. 

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