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...great pic...my thought exactly on the wash job. Not to long ago I did a job as a Colombian Army advisor, worked/ advised on UH1's, Hawks, Russian MI's at FOL's....we washed every other day so we could see the bullet holes and battle damage that we missed on post flights....sharing a few pics seen by few, .....and a test for those interested : notice the weapons pylon on the Colombian Air Force models, what is very interesting and unusual?....( besides the .50's mounted with APIT rounds- the FARC did not have any armor)....hint: see my hat...and those white packages are not coffee. It was a very interesting job that I took when the company I was working for offered five year furloughs during bankruptcy proceedings.
You forgot the sidewinders! Maybe the empty racks held some sort of sea mine/torpedo. CAS/AA/ASW. Every "opportunity" covered. More like an Eagle Scout.
Am guessing the blackish pod next to missiles is ELINT or targeting.
Not to derail the post, but the Colombian Air Force mounted Gau 19's , .50 cal on their Hawks. The A10 30mm Gau is unmatched, but the .50 Gau has it's place, made of titanium to offset the weight of the 4,000 round ammo cans....I was surprised to see how the Colombians armed their Hawks, unknown to the US at the time....missiles are missiles, bullets are bullets.
Here's some photos I took at Farnborough , probably some time in the 80's . Love the A10 but would be unable to name any of the weapons displayed alongside [apart from the GAU as it has a label !] I hope our American friends anjoy the pics .
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