Yes, I have read the same in several books… those who said that all was for security reasons, because the RN rockets have better ressitance to the electronic pulse…
Apart from the problems with the missiles, there are other stores that could be carried that are absent from this chart. It’s not like Hasegawa to omit stores options from a chart just because the item isn’t supplied with the kit. For example, the FRS.1 could carry the BL.755 cluster bomb. It could also carry rocket pods, although the ‘standard’ Matra 18/19 x 68 mm pods might be a no-no, despite being listed in various references. The Royal Navy had a different 2-inch (50.8) mm rocket pod, and it has been suggested that the Matra 68 mm pods were not used by any Harriers during the Falklands War, because there were safety concerns about storing them in the highly magnetic environment which existed on board the carriers. The FRS.1 could also carry the same centreline reconnaissance pod used on the Harrier GR.3, and let’s not forget the double Sidewinder installation which was cleared in a hurry during the Falklands War, but not actually used in the conflict.
From:
http://www.fortunecity.com/meltingpot/portland/971/Reviews/60s/sea-harrier.htm
Those are Matra 68 mm
And one from the GR-3 shoot down over the Falklands with 50.8 (2″) rocket:
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AV-8B Harrier II+ over the L-51 Galicia
http://www.truveo.com/Harrier-en-Buque-de-Asalto/id/139466037
And some funny… Sea Harrier landed in a spanish cargo ship…
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