Spaz - the 408 engine made the A-4M a quite remarkable machine. The P-6/P-8 engines we had in our TA-4's were quite pathetic in comparison. The RED FLAG I did with the A-4M - 6xMk82's centreline - double bubble fuel on the inboards which gave us 1:30 low level at fighting speeds - an AIM-9L outboard on one wing, and a SHRIKE ARM on the other outboard. Internal ECM plus ARBS etc. Ingress at 540 kts, and egress faster once the bombs had gone. Not bad for an old and obsolescent little jet!! In 1979/80!! I loved it!! Even as a CRAB!!