Good morning HB,
I had the privilege of finally testing out the new update for the tomcat today and oh boy what a beast it has been. I almost exclusively play online pvp and tonight I was no different facing off against Jeffs and hornets. Using the aim54C i scored 14 air to air kills and netted only one death which was a trade against a different tomcat during an accidental merge. 11 of these kills were against player fighters and i maintained a strict regime of firing at around 40 miles then notching to the gimball limit and keeping them above me to avoid their notch. I've noticed with the target size set to small the phonic would consistently go active at 8 TTI and the flashing indication allowed me to go STT on the bad guy for a follow up shot should the first missile miss (about a 25 percent chance). On a couple occasions the target successfully notched me and in dead reckoning mode the missile went active and found it's target for a kill. Finally, while searching for a huey with the help of a gci i locked a lone bradley in the middle of the UAE desert in pstt (confirmed through tcs).
Unfortunately the server i played on does not allow for tacview files to see anything but your own aircraft which is a shame because this morning felt special. Overall I'd say this update was a great thing for the tomcat, I've been able to super cruise at 300 msl, outrun sd-10's with ease, and shoot unavoidable phoenixes to defend my friendly warthogs from bad guys. A very nice feature is the consistently updating TTI that changes with the actual time the missile takes to get to the target. I find watching the TTI pause allows for me to know when a bandit has turned cold and plan accordingly.
Sorry for the word jumble, i made an account just to make this post. Even if these new features are unrealistic/broken i had a ton of fun using them while they're here and i appreciate the steps heatblur has made to bring our aircraft closer what it could be.
Yours truly,
Dan
