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The Oberon
The best known 177 variants were the A and B. There was a C variant designated for nuclear depth charge / mine use.
No.
A = 600lb multi-mode
B = 950lb for V-Force
C = 950lb lower yield for SACEUR and fitted to Jaguar amongst others.
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Vulcans in Camera - WE177.
The article on the following link states that the information is disputed. That is correct; the information is wrong in several respects.
The comment re-colour of the live weapon is correct in that the early weapons were white which was a better colour for internal carriage of ASW usage as the was better as reflecting thermal pulse. Later, for external carriage on tactical aircraft it was better for camouflage that they be painted green.