turkeydriver

OP Thank you for posting this....

That was the Thief of Baghdad F-14B correct?

His description is 100% accurate. The spins and stalls are way blown out of proportion. The airframe is more advanced than the Hornet- just a huge RCS target. In the 1970s they didn't know you could spin the tomcat- they thought it was unspinnable and flew the jets at +9/-4g. Then the fleet really used it and things started happening. Its not a doomsday widow maker that armchair commandoes believe.

If you watched the livestream- you saw AIM-54 launches on F-5s...these were taken in TWS.

They have had real F-14 pilots use it during development

ROVER is F-14D specific, so no for this module. Not sure about FTI.

Miramar was just a base though..... you flew ACM off the coast of San Diego- did TARPs practice on San Clemente 90 miles off the coast, or fought ACM missions near El Centro or up at Fallon. You didn't do ACM over Miramar......so it would have to be a HUGE map to get what you actually do out of it. Like the southern half of California out to sea for 150 miles and then east to the Arizona border(grab Yuma while you're at it), then north to Vegas to connect with the NTTR. Fallon would have to be an NTTR add-on.

Don't make cockpit view judgments based on someone else's video. Wait until you have used it yourself to recommend change.

Facts please? Its ok to have opinion but you have zero facts- there is no document stating that the MiG-23(even MLD non export) is superior in anything other than running and zoom climb. Its Russian tactics were to stay low and attack straight up in the Western fighters RWR blind spot- take a quick shot and run. That was the Country of origin's tactic. It cannot out maneuver anything built after the F-4. BYW I love the MiG-23 and want it in DCS. Your opinion is ok, just let us know it has nothing to do with reality before you talk.

I'm surprised the leaders of all first world countries haven't gotten the preview copy as well as Mark Zuckerburg…..for shame......

Its EA so stuff will change.....no rocket pods on the belly ever(or any direct fire weapons). Stations 1 and 8 only for the pods...….and only from airfields.

Does this make you sad?

The video sounds great. Lots of doppler effect and some directly overhead.

This was a one time thing when using CADs that were too weak for the job. The AIM-7E-4 was made specifically for the F-14 and used until replaced by the AIM-7F and AIM-7M.

Just need the A/B RWR and ECM blisters.

Thanks Cobra for clearing that up regarding what capabilities you’ve modeled. So crews- spread your aircraft way out in elevation and altitude- if you do it far enough out and have the gas you can close on an enemy flight from from different headings..... use the one jet that is co- altitude and head on with the bandits as your radar jet and use link4 to send the data to your remaining jets that are radar standby with TCS. As lon as there is gas and weapons a Tomcat flight will control the air

It is a possibility but I haven't seen a single confirmation of the capability

Belay my last- TCS does not slew weapons or provide cues. Gotta slave the radar and use the radar for all cues

shut down your engine?

This is an ability we can use. Go radar standby and intercept until a good weapons shot with the radar. Bad idea in multiplay as the TCS is gonna make you look at the entire sky through a soda straw and you'll be focused on one guy. You'll need a very good radar SA from a wingman or E-2

I don't think it can provide exact range on its own but it can provide rate and range info. However if the crew knows that the range is inside the pK of the weapon it can be fired no problem if the weapon can guide. Think of a Jamming target where you lock a strong strobe and use TCS to refine the lock. I'm very interested in using this capability at range- If the TCS can lock a pixel that's jamming and there is enough of a return on the radar- you may be able to accurately lock and shoot beyond your radar's quoted burn through range against that type of jammer. Still not the best shot, but much better than a HOJ pure pursuit course.

The pK for a WVR AIM-54 may exceed that of a WVR AMRAAM...in that scenario only......just what I've heard and obviously haven't seen charts on.

Based on filtered photos taken during specific lighting conditions that make the AB plume stand out. I agree the plume could use a bit of lengthening but comparing the plume of one model to another based on what looks neato doesn't really have credibility. I would like an F-14 that spouts 40-50ft afterburner plumes when above 500kts but that's just based on what pretty pictures I've seen. Not based on what the human eye was seen taking the photo. We haven't seen the HB tomcat demo at speed at dusk or dawn- they may look more dramatic...…and the burner plume we all really want is the TF-30 bright yellow or white. The F-110 is cool and looks great at night, but doesn't hold a candle to the TF-30. It hasn't even been shown yet.

The AIM-54 isn't Mach 5 for the entire intercept. It touches that for a bit as peak velocity and starts slowing down. Don't expect you shots to intercept the Target at more than 1.5 Mach if the shot had any legs on it. If you fire that big moose below 20,000, atmospheric drag is gonna really start to do a number with that fat 3ft cross section.

AIM-9 should be able to be targeted via TCS, AIM-7 HOJ could get an initial bearing, AIM-54 Active shots should all be able to take azimuth inputs and have their seekers aimed by the TCS. How does this not happen?