11-17-2010, 03:57 PM
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Originally Posted by jharding58
The image labeled a 12-D at the BOCN is indeed a 12-C. The clipping on the main fins is also shown on the example from the USAF Armaments Museum at Eglin. Both were labeled as 12-C Bullpup B
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Thank you for clearing that up. Since the AGM-12D (depicted in the Estes kit) is the normal "skinnier" Bullpup, I wasn't sure if the one pictured on the BOCN site might have had a "suffix" on its designation (like 'AGM-12D Bullpup B' or something similar) to designate it as one of the wider variants. The clipped-tip rear wings on some of the -12C rounds may have been made that way for ground clearance or to clear the fins of other missiles or bombs (or rocket launcher pods) hung on adjacent hardpoint pylons on aircraft. |