P-1 MPA/ASW Aircraft News, Pics Thread

[FORBIN]

P-1

In total, the P-1 has 16 hardpoints, two on each wing, two on each wing root and eight in its weapons bays. As far as the weapons “menu” that the P-1 can use, it is similar to the P-8. These include AGM-84 Harpoon anti-ship missiles, AGM-65 Maverick air-to-surface missiles, Japan’s

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ASM-1C anti-ship missile, as well as various bombs, mines, torpedoes and depth charges.

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30 tubes for sonobuoys and 70 stored.

 

[Jeff Head]

With the very real potential for export sales for this aircraft...and with its exceptional capabilities, I decided that the P-1 should have its own news, pics, videos thread.

Forbin, your exceptional post about them in the Japanese Military News Thread made it a very easy thing to do.

They are really very, very good aircraft.

 

[SamuraiBlue]

How about these.

The last one to me really shows how MPA should be operated.

 

[Jeff Head]

I really like this pic of the P-1...awesome:



I also like this pic of the P-8A and P-1 sides by side...it really illustrates the differences between the two: