With the overperforming Aim54 from early days HB feed the myth about it and that's how it works IRL. Deterrence forces opponents to give up. It's only the presence of Tomcats and the myth about it that affects opponents intentions.
But "behind the scenes" DCS players have recognized that there is no magical TWS+Phoenix capability for successful surprise attacks from 50+ miles away against fighter sized targets. That is known IRL as well and thatswhy it was reasonable to replace expensive Tomcats by chaeper AMRAAM capable Hornets.
Nevertheless I love the F-14. ;-)
If you choose "choose specific target" you can also force Chester to STT lock data link targets (if Chester is able to align the the AWG-9 to that targets).
Im englischsprachigen Forum wurde das auch bemängelt. Als Antwort wurde auf das nächste/neuste Update verwiesen mit der Bitte zu verifizieren, ob der Fehler weiterhin existiert.