Forum: F-16 Armament & Stores

Hello all,
This is my first post after finding this great website. I am building a 1/48 scale F-16C but I want to make it unique to everything else I see.

My question is this: Is it realistic to have one AGM-88, one GBU-xx (or two on the same hard point), two A-120's and 2 Aim9's, and two drop tanks on the same plane? I have searched countless photos with no luck and don't see anything anywhere else that might show that this is realistic.

Anybody know? Thanks!

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Hello,

Welcome to the forum!!

Regarding Your model it is not a "real" load-out to have different weapons on the same pylon. If You choose to load AGM-88 HARMs they are operationally carried on Sta. 3/7 with AIM-120 AMRAAMs primarily on Sta. 1/9 with an additional example on Sta. 2 or 8. Otherwise AIM-9 Sidewinders are carried Sta. 2/8.

With the GBU-series of bombs You have a bit more variation to choose from. You can load GBU-12s in a "slant two" configuration on Sta. 3 or 7 and a GBU-31 JDAM on the opposite station - 3 or 7.

I could go on and on - if You have a specific tail number You want to build let me know and I might be able to present You with some pictures for Your load-out.

Greetings,

Henrik.

Thanks Henrik!

I appreciate the info. I didnt mean the same pylon for an AGM-88 and GBU. Sorry if that was confusing. I meant one on sta. 3 and the other (possibly 2) gbu-12's on station 7 or vice versa.

I dont have the serial number with me since I am at work, well pretending to work anyway! Wink

When I get home tonight, I will try to remember to reply on the serial number. I did just finish a CO Air National Guard F-16C block 32 and couldnt find photos other than them carrying A-120's so I added JDAMS on sta. 3 and 7 on that and it looks pretty good!

Kevin

Yes its a realistic loadout. Check out the Spang birds sporting the HTS on the other side with the Sniper pods. Post pics when your done!

During Allied Force we did fly with a AGM 88 on 3 and a AGM 65 on 7......can't tell you why or I'd have to kill you. But yes we did!

that would be a cool looking load out. Did you ever fly with AGM88 & bombs or just a combo of bombs or a combo of AGM's?

Purplehaze wrote:

During Allied Force we did fly with a AGM 88 on 3 and a AGM 65 on 7......can't tell you why or I'd have to kill you. But yes we did!

The AGM-65s were used as "poor man´s" target pods Wink

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Kevin, The "CO" ANG use Block-30 F-16s with the "Big Inlet" and do not fly with HARMs.

Greetings,

Henrik.

never mixed bombs and AGM's......but it could be done.

Hello Kevin,

Although not a Viper from the "CO" ANG this Montana example shows how You can equip Your model - "slant two" mounted GBU-12s and GBU-31 as well as AMRAAMs on the wingtips. The target pod is an AN/AAQ-28 Litening II.

Greetings,

Henrik.

Henrik,

You are so wrong. Our squadron was the 23rd flying block 50's from Spang........If you think carrying the AGM-65's and AGM-88's and a HTS POD was a poor man's version you are very incorrect. This is why I dislike all you non mil types telling us what is going on. I have been with this site a long time and am starting to see a error in my judgment.

There are things we can say and can not. Accept what we say and take it as it is. But don't say what it is not.

Purple

Purplehaze wrote:

Henrik,

You are so wrong.......
Purple

Hey Purple,

Sorry for the mix-up!! I can only tell what I was once told!!

I know that the AGM-65/HARM/HTS combo is not in any way a "poor man´s" version of something - it was actually "Code One" that once quoted a 389th FS pilot regarding the use of AGM-65s as "poor man´s"/alternative FLIR/laser spot tracker during OIF in 2003 as the Block-50/52s did mostly use the HTS system then ( the SC ANG used some TGPs - I know).

So - civil or not - when a Air Force related magazine quotes things like this what are You supposed to believe...........

Greetings,

Henrik.

Henrik,

Okay, Ill go with that. Tactic's will dictate what can happen no matter what block you have. We did what we needed to tame Slobodan at the time. I spent the last 10 years of my career with sead/dead.....all block 50's. If you have a question I can answer, ask, if I can't, I'll tell you. Sometimes the best solution is the easiest....IE a MK 82 on target......

I'll PM you as I have some stickers you may want. I was in charge of the 23rd's deployment to Karup in 98 for Cooperative Jaguar in 98 and some good stories as well.

Purple

Thanks buddy - PM inbound!!

Good times back in the 1990s. I saw Your unit up here a couple of times last time in 2001 at Aalborg with some Oregon ANG F-15s.

The Polish - huh, do not get me started Wink

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Greetings,

Henrik.

Purplehaze wrote:

never mixed bombs and AGM's......but it could be done.

Never say never Purple....
Official AF Picture of one of my buds during OIF.

"Henrik
Sorry for the mix-up!! I can only tell what I was once told!!"

You were told right, we used them in the Reserves for that very reason, until we got our first lightning pods.

ACMI....I just meant our unit had never mixed them. There are some very strange mixes out there we need be.

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