Talk:A-6 Intruder

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Some pictures of an Intruder.

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I think it should also be noted that this aircraft has NO defense once in the air other then flares and chaff. All of its weapons are used to hit ground targets.

Unless of course you configure it to fly sidewinder which Ive only seen done once.--NavyAO2(AW) 22:19, 8 June 2006 (UTC)

[edit] Minor Incorrectness of Statement

"In addition, the Intruder used AMTI (Airborne Moving Target Indicator) which allowed the plane to track a moving target (such as a tank or truck) and drop ordnance on him even though the target was moving."

The letter preceeding MTI designates the type of target the mode applies to, not the type of platform used. In this case, a plane looking at the ground would be using GMTI (see the JSTARS article). A plane looking at other planes would be using GMTI. I'm switching the letter to note this. 192.160.51.70 12:42, 30 June 2006 (UTC)

[edit] Refueling probe

I think some mention should be given in this article to the refueling probe, as it is a particularly striking and unique feature of this aircraft. However, I'm not sure to which section it should be added according to Wikipedia:WikiProject Aircraft. Anyone have a good idea? —Brim 19:50, 16 October 2006 (UTC)

[edit] Carrier Based Refueling platform

It bothers me that there is no mention of the S-3 Viking as the replacement for carrier based in flight refueling. The Navy did not switch directly from the KA-6 to the F/A-18E. Currently, the S-3B is serving as tanker for CAWs in the US Navy. However, as more of the F/A-18Es are being converted for tanker duty, the S-3B airframes are being retired. Please edit the article to reflect this. In addition, the A-6 article should be edited to reflect this as well.-Txredcoat 22:02, 1 January 2007 (UTC)

You seem to have the information available - please either edit the affected articles yourself or provide references so that others may do so. ericg ✈ 01:23, 2 January 2007 (UTC)

I edited the KA-6D section because I noticed the same problem. The S-3B has been used as a tanker, but it is too low and slow to support strike packages effectively and is pretty much limited to the overhead recovery tanker role. Phaid 20:36, 24 January 2007 (UTC)