French Super Sabres armement?

[slick cowboy]

I've been flying the French F-100D again off late and I was wondering if the French didn't use french-made bombs and matra rocket pods to arm their Huns.

I did some browsing on the net, but couldn't find anything... I assume the French would have started using French weapons after they left NATO, no??

[Peugeot205]

I'm  totally sure that when they were recieved they used American weapons. However , at France, we have been always very protectionist at defense issues so I assume that they also used weapons similar to that ones of the Vantour, Mystére and Mirage III. Just speculating.

 

 

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=9qWGNBD6GDg

[+Cliff7600]

From this book

 

F-100D/F Super Sabre en service dans l'armée de l'air

by Jean-Pierre Calka et Eric Moreau

 

the only french loads carried are practice targets.

 

All is US

 

Bombs

 

1000 lbs :

M-65A-1

 

750 lbs :

M-117 (T-54)

M-38E1 (T-28) cluster bomb

M-129 (58E3 leaflet bomb)

MC-1 (chimical)

 

500 lbs :

M-64

 

250 lbs :

M-57

 

100 lbs :

M-30

 

25 lbs :

M-76 (practice bomb)

 

Napalm :

M116A2 750 lbs

BLU-1

 

Nuke :

Mk28 EX mod0  or mod1

Mk28 RE mod1

M-21 (practice bomb)

Mk-7 (practice bomb)

DUB 19 (practice bomb)

DUB 20 (practice bomb)

 

Rocket pods

 

MA-3

LAU-3/4 (Aero 7D)

LAU-32

LAU-32A

LAU-10/A

 

ECM

 

AN/ALQ-31

 

Chaff dispenser

 

AN/ALE-2

 

IRM

 

GAR-8 (AIM-9B)

 

Target

 

TDU-10/B

Soulé

 

Drop tanks (US types)

 

200, 275, 335, 450 US Gal

 

...in November 1970, 8 french air force F-100s performed an "airstrike" over french navy base at Hyères,

dropping toilet paper loaded in the airbrakes ; )

Edited December 11, 2013 by Cliff7600

[slick cowboy]

okido thanks

that's clear then!

[mertio23]

 

...in November 1970, 8 french air force F-100s performed an "airstrike" over french navy base at Hyères,

dropping toilet paper loaded in the airbrakes ; )

 

Now I really was not aware that this happened, but it actually does sound rather amusing... I have a rather awesome mental image right now, and it's GLORIOUS!

[Toryu]

Seems like ventral airbrakes do quite invite these kinds of actions - a USN F-8 also toilet-papered a soviet Trawler that was maneuvering into a carrier!

 

@Cliff:

Thanks for mentioning the book (I didn't know Eric Moreau had already written other books besides his magnificent three-piece work on AdlA Mirage IIIs!)  - my credit card s already glowing! 

[+Cliff7600]

Same action, AD-4N Skyraiders this time

still over a french base