[VOA]

Inexpert aviation fan question here:
What’s the pod hung on the mid-line of the F-4D?
Is it one of those cannon pods?

Just curious.

[paddles]

20mm gun pod.

[gundog]

20mm cannon. Centerline pod would also take a fuel tank, or probably a chaff and flare dispenser or anything else mission-necessary. Outboard pylons appear to be fuel. Can also carry luggage compartments for getting pilot's golf clubs to Homestead, or other Florida base with nice weather and golf courses.

F-4E incorporated the cannon in the nose. Made it harder to shoot the nose-gear off.