UH-1C

Thanks a lot guys!

 

Gunsight on the left side was used for the grenade launcher and should be istalled on the models. Ammo chutes ran from the container in the back into the nose along the left side of the center console, there were no slots, etc for them. The Eduard instructions are correct.

Thanks guys for "slicks" explanations.

About the sights....

Here are some pics of Huey from those days (Vietnam) with both sights...

Besides Academy kit goes with both of them and Eduard gives some add-on's for them too.

I beleve the sight #2 was used for nose mounted granade louncher so it should stay... but the other one not sure. Manual says it was used for rockets and for miniguns when the aircraft was equiped with them. I am just curious what was the situation with slicks? Where they capable of been equiped with rocket pods/miniguns, and if so, where they equiped with #1 sights or not? On the other hand - if this extra armament was uninstalled - did they remove the sight too, or left it there "for the next time"?

 

Thanks

Andy

 

The gunsight you have displayed in picture #1 is mounted on all the modern UH-1N's flown by the Marines. It's basically a rocket-aiming retical, and is generally unused by the crews (they use a simple grease pencil mark on the windscreen instead). I don't know much about C models, Army birds, or gunsight #2, but just thought I'd throw in the fact that gunsight #1 is the one used on modern Marine -N models. I don't know how old it is, or if it was even used in Vietnam.

Just an extra note:  Nam 'Slicks' did have the side mounted hand opp M-60's

Funny...I never gave it much thought untill now....I always thought of just the D 'stretch' model as a 'slick' when set up for TROOP movements.

Looks like a cool project there Intruder!  Those Eduard kits are something huh? Make sure you post

some pics when or before your done!

Hi Andy,

In regards to your last question, 'Slick' refers to the transport version. So yes, it would not have any pylons/armament on the sides.

Cheers,