[Stratodog]

Sabres COULD also carry the HVAR 5" Rockets on the "Zero Length" rails (little stubs) and on paper could carry 8 on each wing..4 rails with 2 on each.

I've never seen aphoto of them or read an account of them used in combat.

I'm not sure about 8 rockets, but they could definitely carry 2. One on each wing. The 4th Fighter Interceptor Wing used this capability in January 1951 at Taegu South Korea. Here's a picture of an F-86 A-5 of the 4th FIW armed as such. I scanned this photo from a book I have on the 4th FIW. Perhaps they could carry more rockets if the hardpoints were available but if they where ever installed on the A-5 the 4th FIW did not have them in January of '51.





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