Neon67 Posted December 14, 2017 Share Posted December 14, 2017 Hi guys I am not sure about what I read about this war, what kind of AA armement had the harrier at that time? Only Aim-9 ? thanks :smartass: Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Ocelotunit Posted December 14, 2017 Share Posted December 14, 2017 Aim-9L I think and gun pods. Sent from my SM-G955F using Tapatalk Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
bell_rj Posted December 14, 2017 Share Posted December 14, 2017 You are correct. The L replaced the G variant. I don't recall from Sharkey's book if the gun pod was ever used air-to-air against fighters. PC specs: Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Kula66 Posted December 14, 2017 Share Posted December 14, 2017 (edited) Although twin 30mm guns rather than the 25mm on the AV-8B. Edit: I think he shot down a Pucara and C-130 with guns Edited December 14, 2017 by Kula66 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
al531246 Posted December 14, 2017 Share Posted December 14, 2017 I believe the standard loadout on the Sea Harrier FRS1 in the Falklands War was ; 2x AIM-9L 2x wing mounted external tanks Gun pod The Harrier GR.3's usually mixed it up a bit depending on their mission but I believe they still always carried external tanks on the inner pylons. Intel i5-8600k | EVGA RTX 3070 | Windows 10 | 32GB RAM @3600 MHz | 500 GB Samsung 850 SSD Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
ESAc_matador Posted December 14, 2017 Share Posted December 14, 2017 You are correct. The L replaced the G variant. I don't recall from Sharkey's book if the gun pod was ever used air-to-air against fighters. Indeed Sharkey shot down a C130 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
NeilWillis Posted December 14, 2017 Share Posted December 14, 2017 Indeed Sharkey shot down a C130 The remark was about fighters. Last time I checked, the C130 wasn't a fighter, but am happy for you to correct me on that! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
WR269 Posted December 14, 2017 Share Posted December 14, 2017 The remark was about fighters. Last time I checked, the C130 wasn't a fighter, but am happy for you to correct me on that!Sharkey had 2 cannon kills but other SH2 pilots also scored cannon kills. If you want to check on C130s, you may as well check on the Falklands.war yourself and not wait for answers here. People are only trying to help. Sent from my SM-G935F using Tapatalk Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Galwran Posted December 14, 2017 Share Posted December 14, 2017 Sharkey also had the Blue Fox radar at his disposal. https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Ferranti_Blue_Fox Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
whiteladder Posted December 14, 2017 Share Posted December 14, 2017 There were at least 2 Skyhawks brought down with 30mm cannon fire, as well as numerous Helicopter destroyed on the ground. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
ESAc_matador Posted December 14, 2017 Share Posted December 14, 2017 Ok, i didn't realize about just "fighters" Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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