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The Grumman A-6E/TRAM Intruder is an American two-seater carrier-borne all-weather strike and attack aircraft, first flown in 1960 as the Grumman A2F-1 that entered service with the US Navy in 1963 as the Grumman A-6A. The Grumman A-6E is powered by two Pratt and Whitney J52-P-408 turbojets providing a top speed of 1037 kmh and a range of 1627 km fully laden. It carries up to 18,000 lbs of disposable stores on five hard points, one under the fuselage and two under each wing. Ordnance carried is typically three B57 10/20 kiloton free-fall nuclear bombs; three B61 100/500 kiloton free-fall nuclear bombs; six AGM-84 Harpoon missiles; six AGM-65 Maverick missiles; four AGM-45 Shrike missiles; four AGM-62 Walleye EO-guided glide bombs; four GBU-10 Paveway II 1000 lb laser-guided bombs; fifteen Mk 83 1000 lb free fall bombs; fifteen Mk 82 500 lb free fall bombs; fifteen Rockeye Mk 20 cluster bombs; four drop tanks or combinations.
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The Guided Weapon Mark I Mod-O (Walleye) is an American television-guided glide bomb first produced in 1966. The Walleye is fitted with a 500 kg conventional warhead and is fitted with a television camera which is focused through remote control by the pilot of the launch aircraft, after which the bomb targets itself by comparing the real-time image from its own television camera with an image of the target.
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LSW is an abbreviation for Large Scale Walleye
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