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Howdy everybody! TGIF, too!
I'm working on an A-10 for a friend of mine and was wondering something about the ordnance. During OIF, what would the proper colors of the AGM-65s have been? The instructions call out for white or the option of Olive Drab. In pictures on the 'net, I've seen them grey just as well.
My other question is this: What color is used inside the speed brakes? Red, white or airframe color? Not sure if this will matter or not but I'm building the 1/48 Revell A-10 in the all grey scheme with the "Let's Roll" artwork under the cockpit.
Thanks!
Eric
For OIF, the Mavericks would be OD or Light Ghost Gray. White missiles are old, and probably all fired up in training due to age among other reasons.
I cant say definitively on the color of the insides of the air brakes. But a SWAG says airframe color for tactical reasons.
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White or ghost grey for the ordanance, saw A BUNCH leave CV-61 during ODS, as for the inside of speed brakes ours in the Navy where red, IMHO red or white would make sense as if there were a maintenance issue a crew chief could easily identify if they were fully closed or open. Hope this helps.
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Thanks for the responses, guys! Was there a reason for the change in the missile color(s)? I can only assume it was for tactical reasons as Armornut mentioned but I was just curious.
Thanks again!
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That's not true! Why, after 10 or 11 layers, it starts to almost look good!
Looking at photos, the interior of the speed brakes were red when they were originally built. But when they went to the ghost gray scheme, they painted the interiors gray as well.
echolmberg Thanks for the responses, guys! Was there a reason for the change in the missile color(s)? I can only assume it was for tactical reasons as Armornut mentioned but I was just curious. Thanks again! Eric
As far as the missile colors went, in the late 70s there were numerous studies and experiments in aircraft camouflage for all of the US services. Then all the low visibility schemes started to appear. Pretty much anything that drew attention colorwise was toned down, including flight helmets. During the early 80s missiles began to be built in Light Ghost Gray instead of white as they had been in the previous three decades. Although certain missiles like the Air Force's IIR guided Mavericks were in OD.
I read that missiles returning to the depot to have work done on them were being repainted in light ghost gray by the mid 1980s and white missiles were becomming rare by ODS and were gone by OIF. Also black bombs were being repainted oilve drab at the same time. This made my day because I hate white paint.
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Bombs have been OD since 1942 or so, not black. Missiles have a shelf life, and after that time is up, they are used up in live fire exercises. Not to mention that earlier models are phased out and replaced. If they are sent back to a depot, certain ones can have areas swapped out such as seeker heads, rocket motors, or warheads. Many missiles are modular in construction. But not simply for repaint.
The A-10c's based here in Boise all have the inside of the speedbrakes painted airframe color.
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seasick This made my day because I hate white paint.
This made my day because I hate white paint.
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