Thanks for that. The pictures of the rockets on the Hunter (my fav fighter of all times) made my day.

Have seen this arrangement of rockets on many fighters in the 1960s, but never close ups of how it all worked. The interlocking of the fins and the sliding holder is incredibly simple and clever at the same time.

The picture of the C182 made me laugh, I dont think Cessna had that in mind.
This post would be well received in the “Historic” section of the forum too!

Dear Member,

I have seen a photo of the Irish Army AF C182 fitted with a MATRA pod under each wing with each pod hold 18 of those tiny 37mm SNEB rockets for internal security.

I also have the brochures that Thomas-Brant(sp?) sent me on their air to ground weapons, like the 68mm rocket and the BAT-100 the first dedicated anti-runway weapon used in combat (ie and no folks the stories about the Israelis dribbler bomb in 1967 was disinformation). Will post those in time. Hopefully Key Publishing is archiving these postings as they promised, so after I and others are gone, those with just interest and researching can find the info. Like people can find stuff from way back on FLIGHT magazines.

Jack E. Hammond

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