Buttocknurdler: (What a name!
) What happened to your original photo? I was admiring the driver's dismount!
500Fan: You said you liked the 'offshore' 500 with cargo pod .. if you like the 500 with lot's of kit hanging off it .. then I assume you must be familiar with the ASW version:
Hughes 500M 6912 of the Taiwanese Navy (colour drawing)
And here's 6912 in 'the flesh' but, sadly, minus the torpedo:
Hughes 500M ASW 6912 of the Taiwanese Navy at Taoyuan, Taiwan on 14th August 2004 (Photo: Morgan Liu)
And finally .. one with the torpedo:
Could someone with a better awareness of military equipment have a go at explaining the short belly pod next to the torpedo and also indicate the function of the 'drogue' on the craft's starboard side?