Grumman A-6a Intruder fuel tanks with Mk84s

This is an ErikGen design. We are an approved printer for EriKGen designs. His exquisite STLs can be purchased and self printed here: EriKGen Designs.
 
Note: Do not expect the fuel probe to survive shipping at 1-300 or 1-285 scale. I do ship extra replacements with each print so look for them in the bubble wrap bag.
 
The Grumman A-6A Intruder was primarily used by the U.S. Navy and U.S. Marine Corps as an all-weather, carrier-based medium attack aircraft from 1963 to 1997. It was extensively used during the Vietnam War for deep-strike missions, and subsequently in the Persian Gulf War (Operation Desert Storm), over Lebanon (1983), and Bosnia (1994). 
 
Key Deployment Areas and Operations:
Vietnam War: The A-6A was crucial for low-altitude, night, and poor-weather missions against North Vietnam, often called "miniature B-52s" by opponents.
Carrier Operations: Deployed on U.S. Navy aircraft carriers in the Pacific and Mediterranean.
Persian Gulf War (1991): Used for precision strikes.
Operation Southern Watch: Patrolled the no-fly zone in Iraq.
Lebanon (1983): Supported multinational forces.
Bosnia (1994): Conducted combat actions over Bosnia. 
 
The A-6A was designed specifically to fill a need for a long-range, all-weather interdiction aircraft to replace the piston-engine Douglas A-1 Skyraider.