Harrier gun pod question

[rickshaw]

The original 30mm Aden gun pods carried on Harriers.  Where is the ammunition stored?  Is it all in the pod or is it carried in the fuselage?

[grayman]

The original 30mm Aden gun pods carried on Harriers.  Where is the ammunition stored?  Is it all in the pod or is it carried in the fuselage?

I believe it was all in the pod (to the rear of the canon).



AV-8B was different:


HTH. 

[PR19_Kit]

As Grayman says it was all in carried the pod. There's no room in the fuselage above the pod, it's stuffed full of engine.... 

[DarrenP]

wasn't there an ECM system fitted into the Aden Pod in lieu of the gun I remember seeing some stuff about its use in the falklands. But have heard nothing more about it.

[PR19_Kit]

wasn't there an ECM system fitted into the Aden Pod in lieu of the gun I remember seeing some stuff about its use in the falklands. But have heard nothing more about it.

That was the 'Blue Eric' fit I think, or some other such humorous title. 

AFAIK it was only fitted to one pod, leaving the other one with its Aden, and maybe only on the GR3s rather than the SHARs as well.

[Captain Canada]

Nice pictures of the gun layouts. I really need to take a trip back to Harrierville and get cracking on those kits !