Old Smokey

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  Matzos

• Oct 21, 2005

Pure Power.....................

 

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  Bombardier

• Oct 21, 2005

Indeed!, a very powerful aircraft, not to mention a good looking and very efficient one.

 

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  Drone_pilot

• Oct 21, 2005

anyone have an idea, as to what the object, jutting out from under the right wing is.

 

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  Bombardier

• Oct 21, 2005

Looks like a mother of a Cannon, theres one under the other wing too.

 

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  Drone_pilot

• Oct 21, 2005

Thats what i thought a cannon.

 

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  Bombardier

• Oct 21, 2005

I say a cannon because I believe that the Phantom was not originally designed with internal cannons. Just a thought.

 

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  lazyweasel

• Oct 22, 2005

I think it is just a missile rail. I have put an image of this aircraft, taken a few seconds before Liam's picture, on my website for you to see for yourselves. Excuse the quality - it was pi**ing down. I have over-lightened the image to make the underside more visible.

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  Drone_pilot

• Oct 22, 2005

a head on shot saves the day, i concure a missile rail. see boss i said a missile rail, "ducks and runs"

 

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  Bombardier

• Oct 22, 2005

Droney.........you traitor army;

 

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  Matzos

• Oct 22, 2005

The F-4E was fitted with the M61A1 Vulcan cannon, which was a six-barrel 20mm gun capable offiring 6,600 rounds per minute. The six rotating barrels,firing one at a time, permit a high rate of fire while at thesame time reducing the problem of barrel wear and heat generation.The gun can be driven electrically, hydraulically, or by a ram-air turbine.

The RAF versions had the cannon mounted in a pod under the aircraft