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[Harold]

Do Aires have plans for releasing napalm-cannisters and other ordnance?

Not that I know of. It has happened before when I get something about finished, they come out with it as well.
Sometimes it is just poop..(F-86 'pit) but most of the time nice. (not always accurate, but castings are super)

[Bruce]

are the CBU-24s the type used on the -105 in the time frame of 1967

[thierry laurent]

are the CBU-24s the type used on the -105 in the time frame of 1967

If you refer to SUU-30A/B, no. The clusters were the same but had a pointed nose. BTW, don't ask me why but if my memory's right, (not so good) similar SUU-30C/B were included in the Trumpeter A-10 kit! I choose the SUU-30B/B and H/B variants with the blunt nose as they were commonly used from the very end of the Sixties up to Desert Storm era. They either had horizontal or vertical winglets on fins. BTW, I've pictures of the B/B on F-105 in SEA. They were quite common on Korat Corsairs and were also a classical weapon on IAF Kurnass. So the scope of use was wider. CBU-24, CBU-52 and CBU-58 commonly used such containers.

Last, take care with the nose options. I put four ones: nose with or without cap, with fuse and with protected fuse. However, I used detailed pictures of a late CBU-58 fuse type as I never succeeded in finding good detailed pictures of the initial CBU fuses (they were different and some seem to be quite similar to the ones used on Mk80s series iron bombs). Accordingly, for an early bird (Vietnam/Kippur era), I would not use the bare fuse option.

HTH

[Bruce]

are you saying the ones out of the A-10 kit can be use3d for CBU-24s with nose job done on them or just as is? any pictures?

Bruce

[thierry laurent]

I mean that the general shape of the ones in the A-10 looks like the pointy one of the CBUs used during the sixties but the shapes and dimensions are not fully correct and a ton of details are either missing or erroneous...!

So, if you want something looking like initial CBU-24, you may use them on the Trumpeter MER. However, if you want accurate CBUs, forget it!

[Eli Raphael]

Thierry/Harold,I'm now confused. What's a SUU-30A/B? A CBU-24? Aren't they the same thing? Please enlight me/us?

[thierry laurent]

Ok,

SUU-30 is the CBU container. There were different variants: essentially with a pointy/blunt nose and horizontal/vertical winglets on fins. This explains the different designations (A/B, C/B, B/H or H/B).

Such containers were filled with different types of bomblets and used different types of fuses. This is why you've different CBU names (24, 52, 58 and so on) corresponding to the specific combinations and intended to different tactical uses.

HTH

[Eli Raphael]

Ok,

SUU-30 is the CBU container. There were different variants: essentially with a pointy/blunt nose and horizontal/vertical winglets on fins. This explains the different designations (A/B, C/B, B/H or H/B).

Such containers were filled with different types of bomblets and used different types of fuses. This is why you've different CBU names (24, 52, 58 and so on) corresponding to the specific combinations and intended to different tactical uses.

HTH

Thanks!

[Bruce]

got it. the weapons in the A-10 kit "look like" the SUU-30/B (pointy nose version) but need a "T" top added to the fins. Is that how you see it? The ones that the CAD drawing is of are the "dolphin" nose variety. right?

[thierry laurent]

got it. the weapons in the A-10 kit "look like" the SUU-30/B (pointy nose version) but need a "T" top added to the fins. Is that how you see it? The ones that the CAD drawing is of are the "dolphin" nose variety. right?

Indeed, you got it!

[Bruce]

I just found this great page that explains it all;

http://www.designati...asetds/u-s.html