Asw Chinook

[Tornado]

Over at secretproject.co.uk I've posted this question (where I'm known as Hood).

Capt Eric Brown in his autobiography mentions that the choice of the replacement of the Fairey Gannet aboard the CVA-01 was between the Seaking and Chinook.

Does anyone have any info or pictures of the ASW variant of the Chinook?

Any idea what electronics it might of carried?

Did the USN ever consider using the Chinook in this role?


Of course this possibility opens a whole new wave of what-ifs and profiles...  

[GTX]

Of course this possibility opens a whole new wave of what-ifs and profiles...

I was already thinking that as soon as I saw your post over there.  Maybe a RAN one in these colours:



or even these:



Regards,

Greg

[Maverick]

Hi all,

At the end of the day the Chook was fitted for water landings IIRC, so ASW would be a possibility.  Think CH-46 in Swedish or JMSDF service..

Definitely be able to sling some stores around tho, like a dozen torps etc etc etc.  Maybe the Italeri MH-47E would b a starting point with the radar & sponsons etc.??

Mav

[kitnut617]

IIRC, somewhere in one of the last couple of Combat Aircraft issues, it said that the Chinook has been selected as the next CSAR platform for the USAF.  I think the next logical step would be a dedicated SAR

Robert

[nev]

There is a picture in WAPJ of a model SAR Chinook offered to Canada back in the day in the full yellow/red scheme  

As for ASW...I guess you could get quite a "mission comparpment" in the Chinooks fuselage, 6 or 8 operators easily, plus fuel cells, dunking sonar, maybe even a torpedo bay?

[Howard of Effingham]

aw!  

an excellent idea.

fit as nev as suggested i guess? an idea that i have been mulling over for over
a year. thanks for posting about the idea as you did. thinks. SH-47's in say
the falklands in 1982. ouch!

trevor

[Son of Damian]

Think CH-46 in Swedish

Weren't these used to attack that (Russian) submarine contact in there coastal water in 1986ish?  

[nev]

sounds familiar - IIRC they forced it to the surface.  The Soviet captain didn't look best pleased - Siberia for you comrade!

[Martin H]

Think CH-46 in Swedish

Weren't these used to attack that (Russian) submarine contact in there coastal water in 1986ish?

yep the very same cept they have the KV 107 version.

[Howard of Effingham]

erm my SH-46 will be in full USN markings [for a SH-3 unit on USS independence]
from 1976 with several asw torp's.

gotta use microscale sheet 72-414 iirc SOMEHOW!  

trevor

[Son of Damian]

IIRC they forced it to the surface. The Soviet captain didn't look best pleased - Siberia for you comrade!

Wasn't this a seperate incident that took place several months or a year before?