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Originally Posted by Barnes
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Perfect, except the pic of the Nimrod has it deploying a torpedo, during the Falklands war they actually mounted Sidewinder missiles on wing hardpoints for defense against Argentinian aircraft:
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The Nimrod could also be fitted with two detachable pylons mounted underneath the wings to be used with missiles such as the Martel;[35] two specialised pylons were later added to enable the equipping of Sidewinder missiles, used for self-defence purposes from hostile aircraft.
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https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Hawker..._and_equipment