Originally Posted by
bobward
As an avid model builder I wonder if someone in the Prunosphere might be able to help me with a small query.
It's well known that, during the Cold War, Jaguars and Tornadoes would have held Zulu alert with tactical nuclear weapons.
Despite some digging I haven't been able to find out how the jets would have been configured, although some semi-educated guess work
has come up with the following assumptions on my part.
Jaguar;
Weapon on the centreline pylon;
Fuel tanks on both inner pylons
Outboard pylons ?
I've assumed that the Jags would not have had the over-wing AIM 9 racks, or rear fuselage chaff / flare dispensers as they were Gulf War 1 mods.
Tornado:
Weapon under the fuselage: was this on the port, starboard or centre pylon:
Would a fuel tank have been carried under the fuselage?
Inner pylons: smaller fuel tanks, with AIM 9's on the stub pylons?
Outer pylons: Boz and Sky Shadow.
Can anyone out there add or correct these assumptions. Obviously I don't want to compromise OPSEC here, just trying to make sure what I model is as accurate as possible.
Thanks in advance.
B
Tornado GR1 in the Strike role:
1 x WE177 on LH Shoulder Pylon (under fuselage) - centre position with SWHDERU
3rd Drop Tank 1500-Litre on RH Shoulder Pylon
AIM-9L on stub pylons
2 x Drop Tank 1500-Litre underwing
BOZ + Skyshadow
