Editing Grumman EA-6B Prowler (section)

==Design==
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Designed for [[Carrier-based aircraft|carrier-based]] and advanced base operations, the EA-6B was a fully integrated [[electronic warfare]] system combining long-range, all-weather capabilities with advanced [[electronic countermeasures]].<ref name=US_Navy_fact_file/> A forward equipment bay and pod-shaped fairing on the vertical fin housed the additional avionics equipment.<ref name = "Hansen 9">Hansen 2006, p. 9.</ref> It was the primary electronic warfare aircraft for the U.S Navy and U.S. Marine Corps. The EA-6B's primary mission was to support ground-attack strikes by disrupting enemy [[Electromagnetic radiation|electromagnetic]] activity.<ref name = "sweetman 78">Sweetman 2002, pp. 7-8.</ref>  As a secondary mission it could also gather tactical [[ELINT|electronic intelligence]] within a combat zone, and another secondary mission was attacking enemy radar sites with anti-radiation missiles.

The Prowler was operated by a crew of four, a pilot and three [[Naval Flight Officer|Electronic Countermeasures Officers]] (known as ECMOs).<ref name="CRS 2001 EA-6B report"/><ref name = "Hansen 8"/> The two ECMOs in the rear cockpit operated the Prowler's primary jamming equipment, while the ECMO in the front right seat handled navigation, communications, and defensive electronic countermeasures.{{sfn|Bolkcom|2001|pp=4-5}} Powered by two non-[[Afterburner|afterburning]] [[Pratt & Whitney J52|Pratt & Whitney J52-P-408A]] [[turbojet]] engines, it was capable of speeds of over {{convert|500|knots|mph km/h}}, with a range of over {{convert|1000|nmi|mi km|abbr=off}}.{{sfn|Bolkcom|2001|p=6}}<ref name="1971 Standard Aircraft Characteristics Form">{{cite web |title=Standard Aircraft Characteristics: EA-6B Grumman |website=Navy.mil |url=https://www.history.navy.mil/content/history/nhhc/research/histories/naval-aviation-history/naval-aircraft/current-aircraft-inventory/ea-6b-prowler.html |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20230327002521/https://www.history.navy.mil/content/history/nhhc/research/histories/naval-aviation-history/naval-aircraft/current-aircraft-inventory/ea-6b-prowler.html |archive-date=27 March 2023 |url-status=live}}</ref><ref name = "Hansen 1011">Hansen 2006, pp. 10-11.</ref>

Design particulars included the refueling probe being asymmetrical, appearing bent to the right to improve pilot visibility over that of the A-6 Intruder.<ref name = "Hansen 245">Hansen 2006, pp. 24-25.</ref> It contained an antenna near its root. The canopy had a shading of gold to protect the crew against the radio emissions that the electronic warfare equipment produces.<ref name = "Hansen 189">Hansen 2006, pp. 18-19.</ref>