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Old 17th Jan 2011, 00:39
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F-84B/C: Armament consisted of six 0.50-inch M-3 machine guns, four in the fuselage and two in the wing roots, supplemented by retractable launchers for eight 5-inch rockets mounted underneath the wings outboard of the landing gear.

The F-84E was the version that equipped most of the six USAF wings using Thunderjets when the Korean War began. In addition to the 6xM-3s, Offensive load included two 1000-pound bombs, or two 1200-lb 11.75-inch "Tiny Tim" rockets carried on the inboard underwing pylons. For short ranges, an array of 32 five-inch rockets could be carried underneath the wings. Two 230-gallon tanks could be carried at the wingtips, bringing the total fuel capacity to 912 gallons and giving a range of 1485 miles. In addition, the fuel system was modified to allow a 230-US gallon tank to be carried under each inner wing shackle.

Few F-84Gs served in Korea. Bomb load was improved to 4,000 lbs.
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