Laid the foundations for modern SEAD missions!
Tasked with SEAD missions, the Wild Weasel was the first to enter airspace to destroy their radar and SAM. To cover all the SWS F-4 series, this latest addition is a detailed reproduction of the F-4C Wild Weasel; from its exterior shape, cockpit interior, antennae, to the onboard armament. To enhance the capability for SEAD, various modifications and additions were incorporated into the F-4C.
The original F-4 was deployed all over the world and evolved uniquely in each country. As a specialized mission aircraft, the F-4C Wild Weasel performed many of the most dangerous missions during the Vietnam War. Adding this must-have model is to complete your SWS collection!
What is the "Wild Weasel"? A special aircraft whose main mission is to suppress enemy air defense networks.
The Wild Weasel IV is a successor to the F-105G, a modified F-4C designed specifically for SEAD (Suppression of Enemy Air Defense) missions. Its main mission is to use various sensors such as the AN/APR-25, -26 and ER-142 to locate enemy SAM (surface-to-air missile) site tracking/guidance radars or radar waves emitted from radar sites and their location, and then attack them with anti-radar missiles such as the AGM-45.It is nicknamed "Wild Weasel" because it resembles a weasel crawling on the ground in search of prey.
The F-4C Wild Weasel IV, which built the foundation for modern SEAD missions, has been thoroughly reproduced down to its exact exterior shape and even the fine details, such as the added special antenna. You can enjoy comparing each type as you assemble it.
Enjoy the early days of the F-4 Wild Weasel by taking on the ultimate mission!
Includes 3 types of decals
- F-4C-24-MC Wild Weasel Ⅳ, Sr.no. 64-0840, 388th TFW/67th TFS, RTAFB Korat, Thailand, November 1972
- F-4C-16-MC Wild Weasel Ⅳ, Sr.no. 63-7423, 388th TFW/67th TFS, RTAFB Korat, Thailand, November 1972
- F-4C-16-MC Wild Weasel Ⅳ, Sr.no. 64-7467, 52nd TFW/81st TFS, Spangdahlem AB, Germany, July 1975
- 1.2. are F-4C Wild Weasel IVs deployed to 18TFW/67TFS "Fighting Cocks" at Kadena Air Base, Okinawa from October 1969. 67TFS was dispatched to Korat Air Base, Thailand in October 1972 and participated in Operation Linebacker II. Although the deployment to the Indochina Peninsula was only for three months, 67TFS was temporarily placed under the command of 388TFW and was given the code letter ZG. Each aircraft of 67TFW had a large personal mark painted on the nose.
- 3. F-4C Wild Weasel IV of 52TFW/81TFS, Spangdahlem AFB, West Germany, in 1973. 81TFS was equipped with 12 F-4C Wild Weasel IVs that had been withdrawn from Indochina. 81TFS was responsible for SEAD missions in NATO.
Changes from the F-4C *Antennas vary depending on the individual aircraft.
- Dedicated components with KB18 strike camera, AN/ALR-53 or ER-142 receiver, tape recorder, etc. on Sparrow Sta.4
- AN/ALQ-87ECM pod on Sta.6
- Anti-radar missile AGM-45 Shrike on Sta.2/8
- Four AN/ALR-53 homing antennae in wedge-shaped fairing
- AN/ALR-53 Stub/Omni antenna and AN/APR-26 blade antenna
- AN/ALR-46 Forward antenna on the fairing underside of radome (for the 3rd design, see below)
- AN/ALR-46 aft antenna on the drag chute cover of the tail (for the 3rd design, see below)
- AN/ALR-53 DF antenna on the side of the intake
- Dedicated Aft instrument panel
- Three types of decals included!
1st and 2nd designs are the F4C Wild Weasel assigned to 18 TFW/67 TFS “Fighting Cocks” at Kadena AB, Okinawa from Oct. 1969. 67TFS was deployed to Korat RTAFB, Thailand in Oct. 1972 to participated in Operation Linebacker II. The deployment to the Indochina Peninsula was only for three months and 67 TFS was temporarily placed under the command of 388 TFW and coded ZG. 3rd design is the F-4C Wild Weasel IV of 52 TFW/81 TFS, Spangdahlem AB, former West Germany in 1973. 81 TFS had twelve F-4C Wild Weasel IVs that had been transferred from the Indochina Peninsula. 81 TFS was serving NATO’s SEAD missions.
