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Authentic Rocket Pods and Gun Pods for 1/48 Scale Aircraft

MPM Hobbies delivers museum-quality rocket pod and gun pod replicas for 1/48 scale military aviation modeling, featuring four essential ordnance systems that represent the evolution of air-to-ground unguided weapons from WWII through modern conflicts. The British RP-3 (Rocket Projectile 3 inch) represents one of the most effective air-to-ground weapons of WWII, featuring a 60-pound warhead on a 3-inch diameter rocket motor that could penetrate tank armor or destroy hardened targets. Deployed extensively by RAF Hawker Typhoons, Hawker Tempests, and de Havilland Mosquitos during the Normandy invasion and subsequent European campaigns, the RP-3 proved devastatingly effective against German armor, locomotives, and fortified positions. Each rocket measured 55 inches in length and could be fitted with either a 25-pound solid armor-piercing head or a 60-pound semi-armor-piercing high-explosive warhead. MPM Hobbies captures the distinctive characteristics of this weapon including the cylindrical rocket motor body, cruciform tail fin assembly with proper fin spacing and chord dimensions, warhead section with correct ogive shape, and suspension lug for rail-type rocket launchers mounted under aircraft wings. This set includes 4 rockets, providing sufficient ordnance for realistic weapons loads on WWII ground attack aircraft.

Modern Rocket Launcher Systems

The LAU-10/A rocket launcher represents the standard 5-inch Zuni rocket pod used extensively from the Vietnam War through present day on tactical aircraft, attack helicopters, and close air support platforms. This launcher features four tubes arranged in a square configuration, each capable of carrying a single 5-inch Zuni folding-fin aircraft rocket with high-explosive warhead. The LAU-10/A saw widespread service on F-4 Phantom, A-4 Skyhawk, A-7 Corsair II, F-8 Crusader, and numerous other strike aircraft during Vietnam, providing devastating firepower against ground targets including bunkers, vehicles, and troop concentrations. The launcher remains in service today on modern platforms including AH-1 Cobra attack helicopters and various fixed-wing close air support aircraft. MPM Hobbies captures the distinctive square tube arrangement, detailed rocket tube interiors showing the rail guides for rocket fins, accurate suspension lug configuration for aircraft pylon mounting, electrical connector housings for rocket ignition circuits, and authentic surface details including access panels and stenciled markings. This set includes 2 launchers, allowing modelers to create asymmetric or symmetric weapons loads on strike aircraft.

Gun Pod Systems for Supplemental Firepower

Gun pods provided tactical aircraft with supplemental firepower beyond their internal armament, allowing fighters and attack aircraft to carry additional cannons or machine guns for ground attack and close air support missions. The SUU-11/A minigun pod houses a single GAU-2B/A 7.62mm minigun, a six-barrel Gatling-type weapon capable of firing up to 6,000 rounds per minute. This pod saw extensive service during Vietnam on F-4 Phantom, A-37 Dragonfly, and UH-1 Huey helicopters, providing devastating suppressive fire against ground targets. The SUU-11/A features a streamlined aerodynamic housing containing the minigun, ammunition storage for 1,500 rounds, drive motor and feed system, and ejection chute for spent casings. MPM Hobbies captures the characteristic cylindrical pod shape, detailed gun barrel assembly visible through the forward opening, accurate suspension lug placement for centerline or wing pylon mounting, ammunition feed chute configuration, and surface details including access panels and cooling vents. The SPPU-22 gun pod represents Soviet/Russian gun pod technology, featuring twin 23mm GSh-23L autocannons in a streamlined pod carried by MiG-21, MiG-23, Su-17, and other tactical aircraft. This pod provided significant firepower enhancement for aircraft with limited internal armament, delivering 3,000 rounds per minute combined rate of fire. MPM Hobbies replicates the distinctive twin-barrel configuration, detailed gun muzzles and blast deflectors, ammunition drum housing, suspension lug arrangement, and authentic Soviet-style surface markings and stenciling.

Precision 3D-Printed Resin Construction

Every rocket pod and gun pod in this collection is manufactured by MPM Hobbies using advanced 3D-printing technology that captures microscopic details impossible with traditional injection molding. The British RP-3 rockets feature individually detailed rocket motor bodies with accurate nozzle configurations, precisely scaled warhead sections with correct ogive profiles, detailed cruciform tail fin assemblies with proper fin thickness and spacing, suspension lug placements matching historical references, and surface textures replicating the sheet metal construction of the original weapons. The LAU-10/A launcher showcases four individual rocket tubes with detailed interiors, accurate tube spacing and alignment, precisely rendered suspension lugs and mounting hardware, electrical connector housings positioned according to technical drawings, and crisp panel lines and access hatches. The SUU-11/A minigun pod features the characteristic cylindrical housing with correct diameter and length proportions, detailed minigun barrel assembly visible through the forward opening, accurate ammunition feed system components, precisely placed suspension lugs for aircraft mounting, and authentic surface details including cooling vents and access panels. The SPPU-22 gun pod displays twin 23mm gun barrels with correct bore diameter and spacing, detailed blast deflectors and muzzle devices, accurate ammunition drum housing configuration, Soviet-style suspension lug arrangement, and authentic surface markings. Multi-piece sets provide exceptional value, allowing modelers to create fully armed ground attack aircraft or build multiple models from a single purchase.

Complete Your Ground Attack Aircraft Armament

Pair these rocket pods and gun pods with complementary MPM Hobbies ordnance to create authentic ground attack and close air support loadouts. Explore 1/48 MPM Bombs for general purpose and precision-guided munitions, 1/48 MPM Missiles for air-to-air and air-to-ground guided weapons, 1/48 MPM Clusters and Dispensers for area-effect munitions, 1/48 Fixed Weapons for machine guns and cannons, and 1/48 MPM Racks, Launchers and Pylons for authentic weapons carriage configurations. Whether building a WWII Hawker Typhoon loaded with eight RP-3 rockets under the wings for tank-busting missions during the Normandy campaign, a Vietnam-era F-4 Phantom carrying LAU-10/A rocket launchers and SUU-11/A minigun pods for close air support over the A Shau Valley, a Soviet MiG-21 equipped with SPPU-22 gun pods for ground attack missions in the Middle East, or a modern attack helicopter with LAU-10/A launchers for fire support operations, MPM Hobbies provides the authentic rocket pods and gun pods that transform your aircraft model into a combat-ready ground attack platform. Visit MPM Hobbies on Scalemates for complete product specifications and historical references.