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F-4 Phantom and the SUU-23 Gun Pod question
Posted: Tue Oct 20, 2009 10:00 am
by RAD 2112
I have read that the USAF had the SUU-23 Gun pod installed on their F-4s in Vietnam when they realized that their missiles were useless at close range.
Was the SUU-23 also used by the Marines or Navy?
Posted: Tue Oct 20, 2009 10:41 am
by ostketten
Was the SUU-23 also used by the Marines or Navy?
As far as I can tell no, except that apparently a few USMC Phantoms had the pods for strafing. The pods were a sort of stopgap solution I believe, and were subject to high drag that produced undesirable oscillations at high speeds, and were eventually replaced by the internal gun in the nose. I have an excellent resource on the Gun Nosed phantoms, Warbird Tech Series Volume 8. Hope this helps some.
Posted: Tue Oct 20, 2009 5:43 pm
by RAD 2112
Thanks!