mig21gato Posted August 25, 2019 Share Posted August 25, 2019 Hello Gentlemen, I have two Questions about this pod (fixed on right wing) designation? is available in 1/72? ( Included in some F-16 kit or hasegawa's weapons set) Thank You. cheers. Quote Link to post Share on other sites
Tomcat Trebor Posted August 25, 2019 Share Posted August 25, 2019 It Is the Sniper pod https://en.m.wikipedia.org/wiki/Sniper_Advanced_Targeting_Pod and Eduard does one https://www.eduard.com/by-brand-manufacturer/eduard-stredisko-16-brassiny/sniper-atp-1-72.html?lang=1 Regards Robert Quote Link to post Share on other sites
gb_madcat_sl Posted August 25, 2019 Share Posted August 25, 2019 Looks like an Elta 8222 jammer pod. Available here: https://air-graphics.co.uk/shop?keywords=F-111&olsPage=products%2Fac-055-elta-8222-ecm-pod Mark Quote Link to post Share on other sites
habu2 Posted August 25, 2019 Share Posted August 25, 2019 6 hours ago, gb_madcat_sl said: Looks like an Elta 8222 jammer pod. Agree. Aggressor roles usually involve ECM not targeting, I see no value in carrying a Sniper in that role. Quote Link to post Share on other sites
Mstor Posted August 25, 2019 Share Posted August 25, 2019 7 hours ago, gb_madcat_sl said: Looks like an Elta 8222 jammer pod. Available here: https://air-graphics.co.uk/shop?keywords=F-111&olsPage=products%2Fac-055-elta-8222-ecm-pod Mark Mark, couldn't get your link to work. I Googled the site and got there by removing changing the "https" to "http" in the address. Couldn't find the Elta 8222. Scalemates lists it as part AIR.AC-055 but when you look for it on the Air-Graphics site it shows that number to be BLU-177 Durnadal Rockets for future release. The only other Elta 8222 I found in 1/72 is the Wolfpack one, which is hard to find. I did find one on Amazon: https://www.amazon.com/Wolfpack-ELTA-Jamming-Resin-WP72068/dp/B017COW8V0 Its sold by Lots of Models who are a very good vendor. Quote Link to post Share on other sites
Quixote74 Posted August 25, 2019 Share Posted August 25, 2019 16 minutes ago, Mstor said: Mark, couldn't get your link to work. I Googled the site and got there by removing changing the "https" to "http" in the address. Couldn't find the Elta 8222. Scalemates lists it as part AIR.AC-055 but when you look for it on the Air-Graphics site it shows that number to be BLU-177 Durnadal Rockets for future release. The only other Elta 8222 I found in 1/72 is the Wolfpack one, which is hard to find. I did find one on Amazon: https://www.amazon.com/Wolfpack-ELTA-Jamming-Resin-WP72068/dp/B017COW8V0 Its sold by Lots of Models who are a very good vendor. Mark's Air Graphics link worked fine for me "as is," but it may take a moment or two for the page to load properly. AC-055 does seem to be the correct product number, the Durandal set is AC-185. Though it's not currently available anywhere that I know of, a 1/72 Elta 8222 was also done by Paragon (in fact I believe they did them in all three major scales). https://www.scalemates.com/kits/paragon-designs-72070-elta-ecm-pod-8222-mount--997461 Quote Link to post Share on other sites
Mstor Posted August 25, 2019 Share Posted August 25, 2019 1 hour ago, Quixote74 said: Mark's Air Graphics link worked fine for me "as is," but it may take a moment or two for the page to load properly. AC-055 does seem to be the correct product number, the Durandal set is AC-185. That's weird. I get a secure connection failure in both Firefox and Chrome. If I change https to http or use the company link provided by Scalemate (which uses http) then I can get to the site, and the pages load just fine. But, there is no Elta-8222 and the product list doesn't go as far as AC-185, AC-144 being the last set displayed. I think there is a problem with the sites SSL certificate and by using the non-encrypted http address I may be getting to an old version of the site. Not sure why you are not getting a SSL error. Anyone else having the same problem? Here's the error Chrome throws up: This site can’t provide a secure connection air-graphics.co.uk sent an invalid response. Try running Windows Network Diagnostics. ERR_SSL_PROTOCOL_ERROR Quote Link to post Share on other sites
airmechaja Posted August 26, 2019 Share Posted August 26, 2019 Same here: can't provide a secure connection. Quote Link to post Share on other sites
Camus272 Posted August 28, 2019 Share Posted August 28, 2019 On 8/25/2019 at 9:13 AM, habu2 said: Agree. Aggressor roles usually involve ECM not targeting, I see no value in carrying a Sniper in that role. While the photo above is most definitely not a Sniper, the 18th in Alaska uses Sniper pods, and the 64th used Litening for one Red Flag. Just as F-15Cs now carry them for air intercepts, it is useful in identification. I was talking to the 64th a few weeks ago and they said they could really use them to go against 5th generation opponents, and it may be possible now that they are getting block 42 jets . Quote Link to post Share on other sites
achterkirch Posted August 28, 2019 Share Posted August 28, 2019 8 hours ago, Camus272 said: While the photo above is most definitely not a Sniper, the 18th in Alaska uses Sniper pods, and the 64th used Litening for one Red Flag. Just as F-15Cs now carry them for air intercepts, it is useful in identification. I was talking to the 64th a few weeks ago and they said they could really use them to go against 5th generation opponents, and it may be possible now that they are getting block 42 jets . They are getting block 42’s again? That’s cool Quote Link to post Share on other sites
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