Grumman A-6 Intruder
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A-6B
To provide Navy squadrons with a [Vous devez être inscrit et connecté pour voir ce lien] aircraft to attack enemy antiaircraft defense and [Vous devez être inscrit et connecté pour voir ce lien] systems, a mission dubbed "Iron Hand" in Navy parlance, 19 A-6As were converted to A-6B standard from 1967 to 1970.
To provide Navy squadrons with a [Vous devez être inscrit et connecté pour voir ce lien] aircraft to attack enemy antiaircraft defense and [Vous devez être inscrit et connecté pour voir ce lien] systems, a mission dubbed "Iron Hand" in Navy parlance, 19 A-6As were converted to A-6B standard from 1967 to 1970.
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The A-6B had many of its standard attack systems removed in favor of special equipment to detect and track enemy radar sites and to guide [Vous devez être inscrit et connecté pour voir ce lien] and [Vous devez être inscrit et connecté pour voir ce lien], with AN/APQ-103 radar replaced earlier AN/APQ-92 in A-6A and AN/APN-153 navigational radar replaced earlier AN/APN-122 in A-6A.
Five were lost in combat, and the rest were later converted to A-6E standard in the late 1970s.
Five were lost in combat, and the rest were later converted to A-6E standard in the late 1970s.
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A-6C
12 A-6As were converted in 1970 to A-6C standard for night attack missions against the [Vous devez être inscrit et connecté pour voir ce lien] in [Vous devez être inscrit et connecté pour voir ce lien].
They were fitted with a "Trails/Roads Interdiction Multi-sensor" (TRIM) pod in the fuselage for [Vous devez être inscrit et connecté pour voir ce lien] and low-light TV cameras, as well as a "Black Crow" engine ignition detection system.
Radars were also upgraded, with AN/APQ-112 replacing earlier AN/APQ-103 in A-6B, and AN/APN-186 navigational radar replacing earlier AN/APN-153 in earlier A-6B.
12 A-6As were converted in 1970 to A-6C standard for night attack missions against the [Vous devez être inscrit et connecté pour voir ce lien] in [Vous devez être inscrit et connecté pour voir ce lien].
They were fitted with a "Trails/Roads Interdiction Multi-sensor" (TRIM) pod in the fuselage for [Vous devez être inscrit et connecté pour voir ce lien] and low-light TV cameras, as well as a "Black Crow" engine ignition detection system.
Radars were also upgraded, with AN/APQ-112 replacing earlier AN/APQ-103 in A-6B, and AN/APN-186 navigational radar replacing earlier AN/APN-153 in earlier A-6B.
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KA-6D
In the early 1970s 78 A-6As and 12 A-6Es were converted for use as [Vous devez être inscrit et connecté pour voir ce lien] aircraft, providing [Vous devez être inscrit et connecté pour voir ce lien] support to other strike aircraft.
The DIANE system was removed and an internal refueling system was added, sometimes supplemented by a D-704
refueling pod on the centerline pylon.
The KA-6D theoretically could be used in the day/visual bombing role, but it apparently never was, with the standard load-out being four fuel tanks.
In the early 1970s 78 A-6As and 12 A-6Es were converted for use as [Vous devez être inscrit et connecté pour voir ce lien] aircraft, providing [Vous devez être inscrit et connecté pour voir ce lien] support to other strike aircraft.
The DIANE system was removed and an internal refueling system was added, sometimes supplemented by a D-704
refueling pod on the centerline pylon.
The KA-6D theoretically could be used in the day/visual bombing role, but it apparently never was, with the standard load-out being four fuel tanks.
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Re: Grumman A-6 Intruder
Because it was based on a tactical aircraft platform, the KA-6D provided a capability for mission tanking, the ability to keep up with strike packages and refuel them in the course of a mission.
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Re: Grumman A-6 Intruder
A few KA-6Ds went to sea with each Intruder squadron, and the retirement of the aircraft left a gap in USN and USMC refueling tanker capability.
The USN [Vous devez être inscrit et connecté pour voir ce lien] also has an aerial refueling capability, but its performance and fuel capacity effectively limit it to the role of recovery tanker.
The loss of mission tanking capability was only later remedied by the new [Vous devez être inscrit et connecté pour voir ce lien], which can act as a mission tanker.
The USN [Vous devez être inscrit et connecté pour voir ce lien] also has an aerial refueling capability, but its performance and fuel capacity effectively limit it to the role of recovery tanker.
The loss of mission tanking capability was only later remedied by the new [Vous devez être inscrit et connecté pour voir ce lien], which can act as a mission tanker.
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A-6E
The definitive attack version of the Intruder, introduced in 1970, with its first deployment, 9 December 1971, with vastly upgraded navigation and attack systems.
The earlier separate search and track (fire control) radars of the A-6A/B/C were replaced by a single Norden AN/APQ-148
multi-mode radar, and the onboard computers with a more sophisticated (and generally more reliable) IC based system, as opposed to the A-6A's DIANE discrete transistor-based technology.
A new AN/ASN-92 inertial navigation system was added, along with the CAINS (Carrier Aircraft Intertial Navigation System), for greater navigation accuracy.
The definitive attack version of the Intruder, introduced in 1970, with its first deployment, 9 December 1971, with vastly upgraded navigation and attack systems.
The earlier separate search and track (fire control) radars of the A-6A/B/C were replaced by a single Norden AN/APQ-148
multi-mode radar, and the onboard computers with a more sophisticated (and generally more reliable) IC based system, as opposed to the A-6A's DIANE discrete transistor-based technology.
A new AN/ASN-92 inertial navigation system was added, along with the CAINS (Carrier Aircraft Intertial Navigation System), for greater navigation accuracy.
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