MH-6 Question

gburch · Post by **gburch** » Tue Aug 04, 2009 5:41 am

I've tried and found no answer to this question: What are the weapon pods that come with the MH6 that has two large circular openings in the front and two cylindrical "vents" in the back? I can't find anything online that lists or depicts such a weapon in the real world.

Grilledcheese · Post by **Grilledcheese** » Tue Aug 04, 2009 6:51 am

Those are twin TOW missile tubes. That particular configuration is most commonly seen on the for-export Defender series of MD500 helicopter intended for sales to other countries.

I think...

Jeffrey

gburch · Post by **gburch** » Tue Aug 04, 2009 7:06 am

Grilledcheese wrote:Those are twin TOW missile tubes. That particular configuration is most commonly seen on the for-export Defender series of MD500 helicopter intended for sales to other countries.

I think...

Jeffrey

Thanks! With that clue, I finally found a (visual) reference:

http://www.fas.org/programs/ssp/man/usw ... ef500.html

(line drawing toward the end of the page)

So far, that' the only image I've been able to find. Strange that BBI would make such an unusual weapon system for their bird ...