66 Tell me a bit more about the weapons layout. (United States Air Force Gunships in the Vietnam)
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This article is from the Vietnam FAQ, by Brian Ross, John R. Tegtmeier, Edwin E. Moise, Frank Vaughan, John Tegtmeier with numerous contributions by others.
66 Tell me a bit more about the weapons layout. (United States Air Force Gunships in the Vietnam)
All the A's had two 40MM bofors (actually a "pair" if you follow that
type of weapon). When they put in the 40MM's just forward of the left
aft bailout door, they had to come real close to the left wheel well,
which forever eliminated the use of JATO bottles. We used to speculate
as to the amount of ammo we could carry if we could use JATO bottles
in addition to the 8,000 feet of paved runway we had at Ubon.
When we put in the 105MM, we took out the aft 40mm and did something
with the left bailout door. My memory is shaky here, but I think the
Side Looking Radar was mounted there, and we had to have it relocated.
Or maybe there was nothing there and we put in the SLR. Darn brain
cells are a bit fried on occasion.
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