Kang Posted December 18, 2021 Posted December 18, 2021 Perhaps in this world of missile spam nobody else cares much, but: It used to be that you could select single AIM-120s on the wing pylons of the Hornet and it would be mounted to the pylon directly. In the current version, though, in the same scenario you end up with a twin rack that is just half-loaded. This begs the question: is this realistic and intended? It seems to me the pylon itself should be sufficient.
Solution Swift. Posted December 18, 2021 Solution Posted December 18, 2021 The real hornet cant mount single LAU-127s directly to the pylon. The way it is now, where the LAU-127 mounts onto a LAU-115 and then onto the pylon, is correct. 1 476th Discord | 476th Website | Swift Youtube Ryzen 5800x, RTX 4070ti, 64GB, Quest 2
Kang Posted December 18, 2021 Author Posted December 18, 2021 Alright, fair enough. Just struck me as odd when I saw it. Guess the 'original' pylon is meant for AIM-7s only then (as far as missiles are concerned).
Swift. Posted December 18, 2021 Posted December 18, 2021 16 minutes ago, Kang said: Alright, fair enough. Just struck me as odd when I saw it. Guess the 'original' pylon is meant for AIM-7s only then (as far as missiles are concerned). Yeah AIM-7s can mount directly to the LAU-115. So where an AMRAAM needs to go Pylon>LAU-115>LAU-127>AIM-120. Sparrow can go Pylon>LAU-115>AIM-7 2 476th Discord | 476th Website | Swift Youtube Ryzen 5800x, RTX 4070ti, 64GB, Quest 2
Bunny Clark Posted December 23, 2021 Posted December 23, 2021 They "fixed" this on the Super Hornet, but apparently even the USN didn't think at first that there was any reason to carry a single AMRAAM on a wing station. The Swiss Legacy Hornets can mount single AMRAAMs to a pylon, but they use different pylons with much more limited A/G stores options. Oil In The Water Hornet Campaign. Bunny's: Form-Fillable Controller Layout PDFs | HOTAS Kneeboards | Checklist Kneeboards
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