Nimrod - how many crew?
OK, the RAF website says of the MR2:
"two pilots and a flight engineer, two weapon systems officers (WSO) (tactical and routine), and a WSO who is the sensor and communications coordinator. He is, in turn, supported by a team of two ‘wet’ weapon systems operators (WSOps) and four ‘dry’ WSOps. The ‘wet’ team supervise the aircraft’s acoustic processors, which monitor active and passive sonobuoys, whilst the ‘dry’ team manage a range of radar and non-acoustic sensors, all of which are essential to delivering Nimrod’s full capability."
and says of the R1:
"The Nimrod R1 is operated by a four-man flight deck crew of two pilots, a flight engineer and a weapon systems officer, and an electronic reconnaissance crew of 24 reconnaissance- equipment operators commanded by a mission supervisor." (Though we believe this 'counts' one of the two ad hoc positions).
and of the MRA4:
"The MRA4 operating crew will consist of two pilots and eight mission crew members operating new state-of-the-art radar, Electronic Support Measures (ESM), electro-optic, acoustic and Magnetic Anomoly Detection (MAD) sensor systems."
Eight? Thought it was seven - Radar (+ MAD) and ESM (+ DASS) facing forward at the front, than three facing starboard on the Tac rail (Comms forward, then TACCO 1 and TACCO 2) and finally two acoustics aft, with an optional role fit work station in front of the dinette on the port side. What am I missing?
But crucially, how many for the MR1, though? And how did their job functions differ from those described for the MR2?
And how many would there have been for the AEW3, where would they have sat, and what would their functions have been?