Originally Posted by Foxbat
Originally Posted by OrangeOkie
Nothing sent chills up my back more than the sound of an E-6B on final and the engine see-sawing up and down the decible scale as the pilot jockied the throttle. Only the B-52 carried a larger payload of bombs than the E-6B. Glad to see the Corps is keeping the EA6B. That electronic warfare capability is essential on today's modern battle field.


That's not true. The B-1B and B-2 carry a lot more. The F-111 did as well, up until it's retirement.

The EA-6b also never, or perhaps I should say almost never, carried it's full payload capability, since it generally had ECM pods using some of those hardpoints.


As for the A6A's bomb payload (ie. 36 500 pounders), my reference point was pre-B1B era (1986.) The F-111 is around 60% of the A6's bomb payload.

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