Unknown missile under RN Phantom II wings

[Antonio]

I'd like to know the identity of that missile under these Royal Navy Phantom II

Many Thanks

 

[starviking]

That strake along the side of the missile reminds me of the AJ.168 Martel, but the main fins are wrong.

Starviking

 

[Just call me Ray]

I'm thinking it's just meant to be a generic missile for the illustration

 

[pathology_doc]

It's Red Dean... after ten rounds with Weight Watchers!

(Sorry, couldn't resist.)

 

[Thorvic]

Possibly the AS-33/34 the missile developed from the AS-30 that was earmarked for TSR2. The design was sold off to West Germany to become the basis of the Kormorran whilst Aerospatiale revamped the design for both the AS-37 Martel and AS-39 Exocet.

I would guess the artist was supposed to do Martel and used the AS-34 design as its basis.

 

[Rickshaw]

Was Martel ever cleared for the Phantom?

 

[uk 75]

There is mention in a book on the Buccaneer that the MARTEL kit in the cockpit had originally been intended for the Phantom and the F111.

The Japanese firm Tamiya did a 1:100 scale Phantom in RN colours in kitform complete with MARTEL missiles. The artist may have copied his picture from the Tamiya catalogue or boxart.

UK 75

 

[Sentinel Chicken]

Was Martel ever cleared for the Phantom?

There was a proposal to make the RN's Phantoms Martel-capable, but the RN saw this as a duplication of the Buccaneer's role.

 

[TsrJoe]

AJ.168 Martel on F.4M Phantom ... https://postimg.cc/bs0H9FG1

 

[SeaslugMk2]

Perhaps it was Red Top.

There was a proposal to fit Red Top to the Phantom to give it a longer range IR missile than Sidewinder for use in ECM environments; it was not proceeded with due to the high cost of Red Top; £18,000 as opposed to approximately £6,000 for a Sparrow 6(b) and £3,900 for a Sidewinder.
Red Top's performance was assessed as similar to Sparrow in a non-ECM environment.

Source: DEFE 69/489.

SRJ.

 

[QuantumLeclerc]

AJ.168 Martel on F.4M Phantom ... https://postimg.cc/bs0H9FG1

Sorry to revive dead threads but do you know where you got this from? I want to do more reading on if this was ever tested or if it was only a proposal.