AFIK the 101-wonder's MG13 was essentially the same as the 102's MG10
with the addition of guidance comps to launch the AIR2 Genie unguided
nuke. Never heard of one carrying radar Falcons - Pk of which was such
that the minimum number to be launched was 3, although I did kill a
Firebee drone with a singleton. BTW our 104As couldn't handle an F8 -
until we got the Dash 19 engine and then it was a different story. With
that added thrust we could take an F4 or a 106 by working the vertical.
As for the F4, I had flown the T6 (SNJ to y'all) in training so the
F4's quirks were like old home week in recalibrating my yaw-sensing
butt, to where I was using a tad of adverse aileron to increase the
roll rate in high AOA, plus asymmetrical thrust in zero-AOA vertical
reverses. Now, if that bird had just had a canopy like the Sabre or T33
.. . . but I guess you weren't supposed to look out when flying
interceptors. Engineers must listen to pilots!
Walt BJ
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