Republic of Taiwan
] About Starfighters, wasn’t there also something with the
] Canadian or Japanese planes (can’t remember) where the
] gun wasn’t fitted, and the moth covered by a metal plate?
WRT the JASDF, the F-104J had the Vulcan.
The F-104DJ was a trainer, and had no Vulcan.
Both were interceptors optimised for air-to-air, and their computers couldn’t air-to-mud mode.
IDK about the Canadians. OTOH, the Taiwanese flew various types of F-104 until 1998; some had the Vulcan, some hadn’t.
] The first use in combat was probably with the F104s with
] the Pakistan AF.
During the low-intensity regional conflict between China and Taiwan until the 1960s, the Taiwanese could’ve first used the Vulcan in combat, before the Pakistanis.
After all, when the Taiwanese F-86 day fighters couldn’t protect Taiwan from potential night raids by Chinese Il-28 Beagle, the Yanks immediately disassembled and delivered USAF F-104 to Taiwan, and reassembled at Tao Yuan AB.
Although the ROCAF F-104 shot down some Chinese MiG, these were advertised as the world’s first GAR-8 (later AIM-9) kills. IDK whether the Taiwanese damaged or shot down any bandit with the Vulcan? 8(
] Obviously this is a very versatile cannon, as we’ve all proved.
BTW, again WRT the JASDF, M61A1 cannons dismounted from retired JASDF F-104 are recycled / reused as the VADS (Vulcan Air Defense System) for point-defense at JASDF air bases.
http://encyclopedia.masdf.com/pukiwiki?VADS
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