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                        F/A-18D USMC

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                        seasick
                        • Member since
                          June 2004
                        • From: 29° 58' N 95° 21' W
                        F/A-18D USMC
                        Posted by seasick on Saturday, October 31, 2015 3:37 PM

                        I'm building a model of a USMC F/A-18D. I want to arm it for a night time interdiction mission, in the 2003 timeframe. I have the night time navigation and FLIR pods, but what would be a moe typical loadout:

                        1. 330 gallon tank on the centerline, and 4 horizontal ejectors with 2 Mk83 bombs each on the wing hard points.

                        2. 330 gallon tank on the centerline and 4 MER with a total of 24 Mk82 bombs.

                         

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                        CallSignOWL
                        • Member since
                          January 2010
                        • From: Nebraska, USA
                        Posted by CallSignOWL on Saturday, October 31, 2015 5:45 PM

                        I have a night attack -D in the stash too. The best I can say from looking at pics, is that the pair of bombs on the hard points is more commonly seen...

                         

                        There are also some interesting, non-sysmetical loadouts too!

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                        Now that I'm here, where am I??

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                        EdGrune
                        • Member since
                          August 2005
                        • From: Mansfield, TX
                        Posted by EdGrune on Saturday, October 31, 2015 6:05 PM

                        MERs are not part of the normally authorized loadout on USN/USMC Hornets

                        You probably want a Litening FLIR pod on station 4.  2xGBU-12 or GBU-16 dual-loaded on BRU-33 racks on 2,3,7 & 8. A fuel tank at 5.   Optional Sparrow or AMRAAM at 6  

                        This symetrical configuration limits the  field of view of the FLIR. A unique 'ugly duckling' load may be to leave 5 empty and replace the bombs on 7 with the tank.   This opens the FOV to the right

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                        seasick
                        • Member since
                          June 2004
                        • From: 29° 58' N 95° 21' W
                        Posted by seasick on Saturday, October 31, 2015 7:22 PM

                        Thanks. I was wondering about the MER, I have some documentation but wasn't sure how good it was. Its in the trash now.

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