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What is this torpedo/bomb thing I saw today at a car cemetery/museum?
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What is this torpedo/bomb thing I saw today at a car cemetery/museum?
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Likely to recycle with the cars. Peolle think they will get rich off of this stuff so they hoard it, but transportation eats any profits pretty quick.
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Looks like a prop for the next Rambo series
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It’s just an old crapper tank, people.
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Could be a drop tank. Extra fuel tank hung on the outside of a plane, they burn the fuel in them first and drop them when they go into attack/dog fight.
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It’s a Fuel tank… blow up the picture and you can see the fuel attachments in front of the lugs… and yes fuel tanks have fins in case the jet needs to ajettison it.
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Like others have said, it’s a drop tank but to be more specific it’s a US 600 Gallon drop tank, commonly used on the F-16. The lugs and ports facing the camera would all be facing up and attached to the wing pylon.
The fins, while uncommon for older drop tanks, can be noted to have only 2 fins and missing the 3rd. Fins are more common among modern drop tanks due to the hazard of the tank being caught in the jets slipstream upon ejection. The 2 fins act like wings (with the lift pulling down) to avoid any collisions.
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This is 100% and external fuel tank. You can see the metal loops that the hooks grab, the fuel transfer valve and electrical cannon plug are seen forward of the second loop. I’ve installed similar ones on jets
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I don’t think it is a drop-tank like many people think it is. Most drop tanks didn’t have fins or anything of the sort. The weird part is the t-0830 on the side. I don’t see that anywhere as any kind of weapon. It was definitely strapped onto something, and not expected for a while. I am thinking maybe some sort of prototype bomb, maybe a drop tank, or just a extra payload for maneuverability testing or something…
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Some context, the Jeep beneath it is an old US Army Jeep. Don’t know if the ammo is American too, could be anything. I’d be interested in more information about this weapon. Thanks!
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It’s what .40 owners think they have
