F-4G Wild Weasel Airplane Model

The US Air Force F-4G "Advanced Wild Weasel," was the last Phantom version still in the active Air Force inventory, until it was replaced by the F-16CJ/DJ by seeking out and suppressing or destroying enemy radar-directed anti-aircraft artillery batteries and surface-to-air missile sites. F-4G's were E models modified with sophisticated electronic warfare equipment in place of the internally mounted 20mm gun. The F-4G could carry more weapons than previous Wild Weasel aircraft and a greater variety of missiles as well as conventional bombs. The primary weapon of the F-4G, however, was the AGM-88 HARM (high speed anti-radiation missile). Other munitions included cluster bombs, and AGM-65 Maverick and air-to-air missiles. The F-4G "Advanced Wild Weasel," which inherited most of the features of the F-4E, was capable of passing real-time target information to the aircraft's missiles prior to launch. Working in hunter-killer teams of two aircraft, such as F-4G and F-16C, the F-4G hunter co