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Severely

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Now USN is acknowledging rough dimensions, weight and range. If you buddy a few Rhinos and a Wedgetail in combination with some Ghost Bats the enemy should be in for a bit of a surprise. Only thing is their weight and size. Full loaded you would only have the centreline tank. I wish the USN had gone ahead with the conformal. Would also be keen to know if we are getting the centreline tank with IRST21. It appears to be bogged down with regard to development and also eats into fuel reserves.
 
John Fedup

John Fedup

The Bunker Group
Severely said:
Now USN is acknowledging rough dimensions, weight and range. If you buddy a few Rhinos and a Wedgetail in combination with some Ghost Bats the enemy should be in for a bit of a surprise. Only thing is their weight and size. Full loaded you would only have the centreline tank. I wish the USN had gone ahead with the conformal. Would also be keen to know if we are getting the centreline tank with IRST21. It appears to be bogged down with regard to development and also eats into fuel reserves.
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I guess the USN and Boeing did not want to continue developing conformal tanks that could only be used for land based SHs. Development ended when it was determined the conformal tanks placed too much stress on the SH airframe during carrier operation.
 
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ADMk2

Just a bloke
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Severely said:
Now USN is acknowledging rough dimensions, weight and range. If you buddy a few Rhinos and a Wedgetail in combination with some Ghost Bats the enemy should be in for a bit of a surprise. Only thing is their weight and size. Full loaded you would only have the centreline tank. I wish the USN had gone ahead with the conformal. Would also be keen to know if we are getting the centreline tank with IRST21. It appears to be bogged down with regard to development and also eats into fuel reserves.
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RAAF has ordered 12x IRST systems mounted in centreline tanks, for it’s Super Hornet fleet.
 
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