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Thats all there is to it. You have the Tomcat. Install the beta patch, go into your module manager (ingame) and install the F14. Thats it.

Looks like it's a good launch. Don't want to jinx it, but both the beta patch and the module itself are downloading max speed for me.

Yeah, just go into the game, fire up your module manager and install the Tomcat :)

Downloading as Im writing this :)

Yep, I get it. The thing is, even being so much older and less automated in many ways the Tomcat is a much simpler airframe to get to grips and fly with. Being part of a two man crew is definitely the main reason why this is, but the design itself is somehow simple and efficient. Now fighting in it (especially in Air-to-Air) is probably a whole different matter, but I would definitely put it in the "easy to learn, hard to master" category.

Im exactly the opposite. I love the older systems and logic. Especially since it's still SO capable even using the older systems and logic. There is a charm to it that can't really be found in modern jets. It's one of the main reasons why I enjoy flying the warbirds, there is a satisfaction in shooting down an enemy or successfuly completing a mission (and landing) there that simply can't be matched. Well, that's my opinion anyway.

Just a small correction to this. You don't need to hard lock a target for a Phoenix launch, hooking targets in TWS mode is enough to do so.

Common mods, where are you? This needs to be stickied, it's the most comprehensive tutorial video list yet.

The module will become available with the patch that will be released today. You will have to run the autoupdater again after the patch is released and then install the module from the in-game module manager.

I will definitely be referring back to these today, probably more than once. :)

Ahhh, an aerodynamics FM thread questioning the veracity of DCS flight models based on nothing more than WWII pilot accounts and reports, by a person who doesn't even have the most rudimentary knowledge of the physics involved, most of which actually conforms to the modeling in DCS when the context is taken into consideration (as philstyle points out). How refreshingly novel. ;)

Mods sticky please! (Also maybe, clean up the other stickied threads, I think there are probably too many at this point)

OB initially. Stable version at some point in the future.

Ahhh, didn't think of that. Thanks Hezter.

F5, F5, F5, F5,.....sorry, Mig28, Mig28, Mig28..... (not working today, could you guess??)

What will come first. Patch notes, or the patch itself??

We already heard from him. He said the AWG9 worked fine in a tail chase, co-speed scenario. I think we would need to ask a Tomcat RIO for actual first-hand experience (after all Victory just drove the thing ;)), but my guess is that a good RIO could work past the limitations in that case, either by changing geometries or switching to another mode of the radar.

I expect the complete reason is not for public knowledge. They are a russian company owned by someone who is not Russian. (Stephen Grey) They also have several former military and intelligence specialists of various nationalities working for them. (Wags himself is a former CIA analyst) I believe that due to the current political situation in Russia they are just being careful and don't want to go even near that can of worms. NO company in the world wants to undergo close government scrutiny, even if they have nothing to hide this makes operating in a business sense quite difficult. I also expect publishing a module and developing it itself are quite different under Russian law, which is why they are willing to publish 3rd party software of this kind and not willing to develop it.

There is this thing called muscle memory. Works quite well in other modules. I expect it will carry over nicely to the Tomcat ;)

Are we there yet Daddy?

Good stuff!

That is not exactly true. The Amraam is the successor to the AIM7. It is a medium range missile just like the AIM7, and was never meant as a replacement of the Phoenix.

Sorry but that is pure speculation, and it's inferring a lot from Wag's statement, which we can only take at face value.

He "literally" said its a "NO GO" for them. Not unless they open up major offices outside of Russia. He also stated that this restriction doesn't carry over to 3rd party developers, who DO have offices outside of Russia and who HAVE access to materials and didn't have to ask for permission to develop said modules. How this all works out legally, I have no idea, but the main takeaway from this is that Eagle Dynamics will not be producing Redfor aircraft in the forseeable future.

Doctrine change. It's not about the launch platform, it's about the weapon itself. The AIM54 was retired with the Tomcat, and it was never meant to be replaced by another long range missile. There were even talks of retiring the missile before the airframe itself, and upgrading existing Tomcats to carry the AMRAAM. The AIM54 was always a very expensive, heavy weapon and the AMRAAM's range was judged to be good enough. (Remember that most missiles in DCS severly underperform compared to their RL counterparts).