[ARC5] [cca] AN/APR-9B and AN/APA-70C question

[Francesco Ledda]

The Shrike was discussed on the tactical manual that was classified!


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> On Apr 10, 2026, at 13:35, zakariya.abu via groups.io <zakariya.abu=yandex.com at groups.io> wrote:
> 
> Hi Brooke,
> 
> Thank you for your reply.
> 
> The AGM-45 cross-needle ADI is a novelty to me.
> 
> While I thought that there must have been some sort of DF indicator eg. on the F-105 SEAD variants in Nam, I did not suspect it could have been integrated with an ADI.
> 
> Enclosed please find the pages from the F-105D flight manual, which depict the ARU-2B/A ADI with the said needles. The manual is from ca. 1969/1970, and it was silent on the details on Shrike aiming and launching. However, it can be safely assumed that the Shrike targeting mode using the ADI was simply added later.
> 
> 73,
> 
> Jan SP5XZG
> 
> 
> W dniu 10.04.2026 o 19:11, Brooke pisze:
>> Hi Jan:
>> Don't have an answer but related info.
>> 1.  Do  you know which attitude indicator has independent needles that were used for aiming the AGM-45 Shrike missile?
>> https://prc68.com/I/RWR.shtml#AGM45
>> https://prc68.com/I/ChinaLakePatents.html#Ref_14
>> 2. There's a pallet of APR-9 related boxes on eBay:
>> https://www.ebay.com/itm/188114300490?
> <F-105D man 1.jpg>
> <F-105D man 2.jpg>
> <F-105D man ARU-2BA jpg.jpg>
> <F-105D man bank steering.jpg>
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