A-10 LOADER Posted November 5, 2019 Share Posted November 5, 2019 I'm researching for my next build, a S-3B from OEF. Would the missile body be white or gray ? Thanks, Steve Quote Link to post Share on other sites
GW8345 Posted November 5, 2019 Share Posted November 5, 2019 7 minutes ago, A-10 LOADER said: I'm researching for my next build, a S-3B from OEF. Would the missile body be white or gray ? Thanks, Steve Grey There were white AGM-84D's but grey one's were carried in the war zone. Quote Link to post Share on other sites
Collin Posted November 5, 2019 Share Posted November 5, 2019 Which squadron are you doing? Most of my Buds flying in OEF were saddled with mission tanking. Some carried IR Maverick in the Gulf during OIF. Of course one crew shot a Laser Mav warshot. Harpoon was a rarity since it wasn’t as selective as a Maverick or SLAM-ER. Look forward to your build. As stated by Gerry: live warshot rounds are grey. Yellow and a brown stripe of course. Cheers Collin Quote Link to post Share on other sites
A-10 LOADER Posted November 5, 2019 Author Share Posted November 5, 2019 4 hours ago, Collin said: Which squadron are you doing? Most of my Buds flying in OEF were saddled with mission tanking. Some carried IR Maverick in the Gulf during OIF. Of course one crew shot a Laser Mav warshot. Harpoon was a rarity since it wasn’t as selective as a Maverick or SLAM-ER. Look forward to your build. As stated by Gerry: live warshot rounds are grey. Yellow and a brown stripe of course. Cheers Collin Thanks for the replies GW8345 and Collin. I'll be building S-3B, NH-700, VS-29, 160569. I read somewhere while researching yesterday that a typical "OEF" loadout was a refueling pod on the port wing, a Harpoon on the starboard wing and, 4 MK-82's (with conical fins) in the bomb bay. I'm thinking of also building, at the same time, a ES-3A from 1994 timeframe since they are pretty much the same build. Steve Quote Link to post Share on other sites
Collin Posted November 5, 2019 Share Posted November 5, 2019 Load it up!! If you had Big Wing USAF tankers supporting the AirWing, then CAGs made more allowances for S-3's to carry wing stores like Harpoon, Maverick, ROCKEYE/bombs, other than the drop tank. You will never get rid of the ARS pod on the port wing. Look forward to your build. Looking around, don't believe VS-29 had Mav+ birds by then, not that that would impact carriage of AGM-84D Harpoon. An alternate configuration would be FMU-140 fused MK-20 ROCKEYE on the right pylon. We carried this in the Gulf as well. M904 fused 2 or 4 x MK-82 slick in the BB were always carried, had no affect on any of our missions. Even tanker birds carried them. Cheers Collin Quote Link to post Share on other sites
A-10 LOADER Posted November 5, 2019 Author Share Posted November 5, 2019 Thanks for the info Collin. I really like the Rockeyes on the Viking but, since I just did them on my Intruder build, I want to do something different for the Viking. Steve Quote Link to post Share on other sites
A-10 LOADER Posted November 5, 2019 Author Share Posted November 5, 2019 (edited) Did VS-29's Vikings carry the SLAM-ER ( AGM-84E ) during the "OEF" time period of 2001-2002 ? Steve Edited November 5, 2019 by A-10 LOADER Quote Link to post Share on other sites
Collin Posted November 5, 2019 Share Posted November 5, 2019 (edited) Developmental and Operational testing was still ongoing into early 2002. Reaching back into my long dead brain cells, I believe VS-38 was one of the first fleet squadrons (VS-30 being the other) that got Maverick Plus (late 2002-ish???). Mav+ allows Laser/IR Maverick and carriage/release/guidance of SLAM-ER (w/AWW-13 guidance pod). Short answer is no. VS-29 would have just been limited to legacy weapons. Cheers Collin Edited November 5, 2019 by Collin Quote Link to post Share on other sites
A-10 LOADER Posted November 8, 2019 Author Share Posted November 8, 2019 Thanks for the help Collin, much appreciated. Steve Quote Link to post Share on other sites
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