Beirut Posted January 1, 2024 Posted January 1, 2024 Keeping in mind that I know very little, so please be gentle... Why can't/doesn't the Hornet carry the CBU-97 or guided 105 version? Inter-sibling rivalry? Not hugged enough as a child? And why only one Maverick on a pylon and not three like the Viper? Why can a Viper can carry 3xMK82 on a pylon and the Hornet only 2x. I thought the Hornet was supposed to be the better ground pounder. Some of the planes, but all of the maps!
Trigati Posted January 1, 2024 Posted January 1, 2024 I'm going to foolishly guess an answer to your question...for the fun of it...but maybe the Hornet cannot doesn't carry the tripe Mavs on a station as they couldn't get it to work for a Carrier (controlled crash) landing and didn't want to RnD new pylons/mounting hardware etc..... As I said, just a guess, but the Navy's mission requirements are very different from the air force so that would explain difference in capabilities and loadouts.
SteelPig Posted January 1, 2024 Posted January 1, 2024 As a Navy Jet, all ordnance and other equipment (like targeting pods) you wanna put under a Hornet needs to pass the "Carrier Check". That's for example the reason why the Navy doesn't use the LITENING Pod. It's not approved for carrier operations. After that there is the question: "Do we need it?" Would this weapon fit into our mission set? Do we have other weapons already with similiar capabilitys? Would it close a gap of abilitys? And at the end of all this: What would the integration cost?
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