_GOTOBOTTOM
Rotary Wing
Discuss helicopters and other rotary wing aircraft from any era.
News
Live Resin: HH-60G External Gun Mounts
litespeed
Staff MemberNews Reporter
AEROSCALE
_VISITCOMMUNITY
England - North West, United Kingdom
Joined: October 15, 2009
KitMaker: 1,976 posts
AeroScale: 1,789 posts
Posted: Wednesday, December 06, 2017 - 06:02 AM UTC


Live-Resin brings us a great new set to update the Academy 1/35 MH-60G to one of the latest versions with external gun mounts.

Read the Full News Story

If you have comments or questions please post them here.

Thanks!
ubisuck
_VISITCOMMUNITY
Quebec, Canada
Joined: December 20, 2012
KitMaker: 461 posts
AeroScale: 85 posts
Posted: Wednesday, December 06, 2017 - 05:39 PM UTC
For those who may wonder, the gun is made by FN Herstal: https://fnamerica.com/products/weapon-systems/fn-m3m-gau-21/

3 min. clip: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=cGR5Rca3llU
HeavyArty
_VISITCOMMUNITY
Florida, United States
Joined: May 16, 2002
KitMaker: 17,694 posts
AeroScale: 1,728 posts
Posted: Wednesday, December 06, 2017 - 07:16 PM UTC
Another note, even though the GAU-18 .50 cal is shown above...



The GAU-2 (M134) 7.62mm minigun can also be used on the same mount.



Additionally, it is not unheard of (not common either) for an HH-60G to have a GAU-18 on one side and a GUA-2 on the other to give the crew more flexibility. Also, they usually travel in a 2 ship flight. One aircraft can be armed w/GAU-2s and the other armed with GAU-18s.

M240D 7.62mm MGs can also be mounted, but this is not very common.






ubisuck
_VISITCOMMUNITY
Quebec, Canada
Joined: December 20, 2012
KitMaker: 461 posts
AeroScale: 85 posts
Posted: Wednesday, December 06, 2017 - 08:47 PM UTC
Gino, in the first photo, the minigun has a box at the bottom, do you know what is it?
HeavyArty
_VISITCOMMUNITY
Florida, United States
Joined: May 16, 2002
KitMaker: 17,694 posts
AeroScale: 1,728 posts
Posted: Wednesday, December 06, 2017 - 08:54 PM UTC
That is a chaff/flare launcher as part of the countermeasure dispensing system. There are usually a couple on each side of the tailboom and two forward on the step sponsons.

ubisuck
_VISITCOMMUNITY
Quebec, Canada
Joined: December 20, 2012
KitMaker: 461 posts
AeroScale: 85 posts
Posted: Thursday, December 07, 2017 - 12:01 AM UTC
Thank you again Gino, for your knowledge, again
HeavyArty
_VISITCOMMUNITY
Florida, United States
Joined: May 16, 2002
KitMaker: 17,694 posts
AeroScale: 1,728 posts
Posted: Sunday, February 11, 2018 - 05:44 PM UTC
Looks like these are available. They look good. They are on sale too; special price $16.50 each set.


HeavyArty
_VISITCOMMUNITY
Florida, United States
Joined: May 16, 2002
KitMaker: 17,694 posts
AeroScale: 1,728 posts
Posted: Monday, February 12, 2018 - 05:38 PM UTC
I was sent a clarification from Live-Resin:

"In each one set - two mounts and two guns and two chutes for right and left side - complete to one helicopter. Not need two sets, one - is enough."

So each set has two complete mounts w/guns.
ubisuck
_VISITCOMMUNITY
Quebec, Canada
Joined: December 20, 2012
KitMaker: 461 posts
AeroScale: 85 posts
Posted: Monday, February 12, 2018 - 07:07 PM UTC

Quoted Text

I was sent a clarification from Live-Resin:

"In each one set - two mounts and two guns and two chutes for right and left side - complete to one helicopter. Not need two sets, one - is enough."

So each set has two complete mounts w/guns.



Good, because it was a little bit confusing.
HeavyArty
_VISITCOMMUNITY
Florida, United States
Joined: May 16, 2002
KitMaker: 17,694 posts
AeroScale: 1,728 posts
Posted: Thursday, March 08, 2018 - 09:24 PM UTC
I received my set in the mail a couple days ago. They look great. Very finely cast with no flash. The detail is amazing. They should look awesome once complete.
ubisuck
_VISITCOMMUNITY
Quebec, Canada
Joined: December 20, 2012
KitMaker: 461 posts
AeroScale: 85 posts
Posted: Thursday, March 15, 2018 - 12:48 AM UTC

Quoted Text

I received my set in the mail a couple days ago. They look great. Very finely cast with no flash. The detail is amazing. They should look awesome once complete.



Waiting for mine, plus a Kord
 _GOTOTOP