The EA-6B Prowler’s primary mission is to protect fleet surface
units and strike aircraft by jamming enemy radars and
communications. The Prowler has the ability to passively detect
enemy radars without making its own presence known. The Prowler
can carry up to five tactical jamming pods which allow it to
effectively degrade enemy radars. The Prowler also carries a High
Speed Anti-Radiation Missile (HARM), which provides the capability
to destroy enemy radars. It also has the capability to track
and destroy radar sites with the High Speed Anti Radiation Missile
(HARM).
The Prowler saw duty late in the
Vietnam war, in joint strikes on Libyan terrorist-related targets
in 1986, and proved their worth in Operation Desert Storm. It is
said among aviators that no one wanted to fly over hostile
territory without a Prowler along to provide the "electronic
shield".
The Prowler became
operational in 1971. It is a four-seat derivative of the
highly successful A-6 Intruder medium attack bomber. There have
since been numerous upgrades. The aircraft has a maximum
speed of .86 mach or 630 mph at sea level.
There are currently nineteen
Prowler squadrons in the military: four in the Marines and fifteen
in the Navy. There are four "Expeditionary" squadrons
manned by both Navy and Air Force personnel which deploy to
overseas bases as a replacement for the EF-111. The Marine
squadrons are stationed at Cherry Point, NC. The Navy has fourteen
squadrons based at NAS Whidbey Island, WA, and one permanently
deployed in Atsugi, Japan.
EA-6B Prowler - US Navy
Premier Series. Loaded with weapons. 1/48th scale.
13.35" wingspan x 15" long.
No. AGN1D-P1. Only $174.95
EA-6B Prowler - US
Marines
Premier Series. Loaded with weapons.
1/48th scale. 13.35"wingspan x 15" long.
No. AGN2D-P2. Only $174.95
EA-6B Prowler
Standard Series. 1/48th scale.
13.35" wingspan x 15" long.
No. AGN2D-ST. Only $139.95
