Things that go boom

The centerline tank is a 480 gallon. The Hasegawa weapons kits are nice. The USN prefers the Mk83 bomb and its JDAM and Paveway versions to the Mk84.

Thanks for all the great information.  The kit is Revell, I picked it up at Michaels with a 40% off coupon.  It comes with the centerline tank, two AIM-9s, the FLIR pod, and two AMRAAMs.  I looked at some of Revell's other instruction sheets as I felt like I was spinning my wheels on Google and saw a load out with a the above loads with a pair of Mk-83s and a pair of GBU-31 JDAMs (from the Revell of Germany boxing).  I'm glad there are a lot of options, but sometimes it can be a bit overwhelming.  I'm not particular about the kind of mission it would be kitted out for, mostly just looking to build a bird that's going to wreak some havoc.

Nice thing with the F/A-18E Super Hornet (aka Rhino, aka Super Bug) is that there are a wide range of munitions that it is checked out for. Which manufacturer for your 1/48 kit?

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Stations 1 to 11

1 and 11 are the wing tip stations and should have either AIM-9X or AIM-9M.

2 and 10 are usually armed with a single AIM-120B/C on each, or a single Mk82 bomb each

Station 6 on the center is usually occupied by a 480 gallon drop tank.                                   

If you have the Hasegawa kit it should come with a pair of horizontal ejectors. These are used for free fall weapons. You can put a pair of Mk82 bombs on each one or a pair of Mk83. 

Guided munitions are a single round per hardpoint. A single GBU-16 on 3, 4, 8,and 9 will work fine. AGM-65 is a single round on the same stations. 

Station 7 has become the home of the AN/ASQ-228 ATFLIR. Its a must for targeting many weapons and is used for night navigation. Station 5 is usually empty.  You will see many pictures of the Super-Hornet with an asymetric loadout of drop tanks. The 480 gallon drop tank on station 8 is omitted for some missions because it mask the view of the ASQ-228. If the mission objective requiires a lot of paveways you'll see the station 8 empty.

If you have an air 2 air mission in mind I can look that up. I researched this topic after I got snubbed by a ribbot counter at a show.