For that one other A-4 person earlier.... Here is the Slo Mo Fillum of A4G catapults with the new Stroppy Catcher c.1971
As can be seen in the linked movies, the A-4 (the F-4 also) used the old-school launch bridle on the cat, which puts the cat loads into the wing root area of the jet. Very efficient structurally. All modern USN jets use the launch bar integral to the nose gear, which puts the launch loads into the nose gear/nose structure of the jet. Much less efficent structurally with lotsa weight added to the jet. But the launch bar made launch operations much easier and more consistent. And the launch bridle went overboard with each shot, so the boat needed to store LOTS of them onboard. If the boat ever ran out of them, the boat could not launch its jets. So the launch bar made lots of sense, but it was not free. It came at a price.