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unusual facts about gun pod



U.S. helicopter armament subsystems

There are at least ten authorized armament configurations, which involve a mix of a system specific gun pod mounting the M296 .50 caliber machine gun (left side only), the M260 7-shot 2.75in/70mm Lightweight Launcher (LWL), the M279 2-rail AGM-114 Hellfire launcher, or a 2-shot Air-to-Air Stinger (ATAS) launcher.

Zerstörergeschwader 76

/ ZG 76 were based around Prague, and operating a number of Bf 110G-2/R1 types with an under-slung BK 3,7 37 mm cannon in a conformal-mount ventral gun pod.


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Lockheed AH-56 Cheyenne

The D-255 Iroquois Warrior was envisioned as a purpose-built attack aircraft based on the UH-1B airframe and dynamic components, with a nose-mounted ball turret, a belly-mounted gun pod, and stub wings for mounting rockets or SS.10 anti-tank missiles.