F-4F Centreline Station Gunpod

Every Luftwaffe Phantom II in the game lacks the ability to carry a centreline SUU-23 Vulcan gunpod, despite seemingly having an identical centreline pylon with the regular US F-4E which could carry it (and does in-game). It doesn’t seem to be a weight restriction since that station can carry heavier loads, is this something like an electrical/hydraulic power draw restriction?

I’ve tried looking for a Luftwaffe manual but it seems they cost money to access…



I’ve been wearing a gunpod on the starboard outboard station just for the extra gun time & ammunition, but the offset is somewhat annoying and I’m wondering if I could just carry a centreline one. A symmetrical load weighs it down quite a bit and has significant drag in the trans-sonic zone.

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why would you bring a gunpod if you have an internal gun?

like I mentioned, I find myself running out of ammunition quite a lot with “just” 640 rounds at 6000rpm so I take more

especially since unlike the other phantoms (with sparrow), the gun is the only front-aspect weapon available on the F-4F (late, non-ICE)

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This is from the manual, only two guns is accurate

could I get a copy of this manual?

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