Missiles on Marine Corps KC-130 loading ramp
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I was looking at the photograph below, which according to the caption shows "aviation ordnance technician for Marine Aerial Refueler Transport Squadron 252, straps a rack that can contain up to 10 Griffin missiles onto the loading ramp of a KC-130J. The missile rack is part of the newly developed weapons Harvest HAWK, turning a transport aircraft into an attack and air support platform.".
Two questions :
1. Are these Griffin missiles now in operation?
2. Does anyone have a picture of the one of these missiles actually being fired from the ramp of a C-130?
thanks!
JimQ
New user - came here through the Facebook page https://www.facebook.com/c130.net
I was looking at the photograph below, which according to the caption shows "aviation ordnance technician for Marine Aerial Refueler Transport Squadron 252, straps a rack that can contain up to 10 Griffin missiles onto the loading ramp of a KC-130J. The missile rack is part of the newly developed weapons Harvest HAWK, turning a transport aircraft into an attack and air support platform.".
Two questions :
1. Are these Griffin missiles now in operation?
2. Does anyone have a picture of the one of these missiles actually being fired from the ramp of a C-130?
thanks!
JimQ
Hi Jim
Welcome! BTW, that page on facebook is run by us.
That's an interesting set up. I too wondered about seeing footage of this deployed/tested.
Also check out this: http://www.codeonemagazine.com/news_item.html?item_id=614
Welcome! BTW, that page on facebook is run by us.
That's an interesting set up. I too wondered about seeing footage of this deployed/tested.
Also check out this: http://www.codeonemagazine.com/news_item.html?item_id=614
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Jim another follow-up is this, also from Code One Magazine.
http://www.codeonemagazine.com/article.html?item_id=112
http://www.codeonemagazine.com/article.html?item_id=112
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Thanks for those links guys!
Looking at those photos, I'm just wondering how those missiles get fired. I can see forward-firing missiles, I can see sidewards-shooting guns on an AC-130 - but how do you aim and fire backwards-firing missiles? Or do the missiles just drop out, then spin forward before firing?
JimQ
Looking at those photos, I'm just wondering how those missiles get fired. I can see forward-firing missiles, I can see sidewards-shooting guns on an AC-130 - but how do you aim and fire backwards-firing missiles? Or do the missiles just drop out, then spin forward before firing?
JimQ
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jq wrote:Thanks for those links guys!
Looking at those photos, I'm just wondering how those missiles get fired. I can see forward-firing missiles, I can see sidewards-shooting guns on an AC-130 - but how do you aim and fire backwards-firing missiles? Or do the missiles just drop out, then spin forward before firing?
The Griffin missile integrated on the Marine Corps' C-130 Harvest Hawk is the "Griffin A" version (AGM-176A). While the Griffin B (BGM-176B) is a forward-firing missile, the "A" is an aft-eject missile.
Here you can see it in action:
or here on LiveLeaks: http://www.liveleak.com/view?i=65d_1406864397
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Neat. So the missile is ejected backwards, and fired when it clears the aircraft. Thanks for posting!
While further reading up on the subject, I came across this image of a Marine Corps KC-130 with Griffin (and Hellfire) killmarks! Thought I'd share. I bet this tanker has more killmarks than the fighters it refuels
JimQ
While further reading up on the subject, I came across this image of a Marine Corps KC-130 with Griffin (and Hellfire) killmarks! Thought I'd share. I bet this tanker has more killmarks than the fighters it refuels
JimQ
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