SilentGun Posted March 18, 2015 Posted March 18, 2015 What is this? a life sized toy of the F-14A?:D Link to my Imgur screenshots and motto http://imgur.com/a/Gt7dF One day in DCS... Vipers will fly along side Tomcats... Bugs with Superbugs, Tiffy's with Tornado's, Fulcrums with Flankers and Mirage with Rafales... :)The Future of DCS is a bright one:)
SPEKTRE76 Posted March 18, 2015 Posted March 18, 2015 Please open an other thread for this stupid price discussion :doh: Exactly! [sIGPIC][/sIGPIC] NEED DESIGN PROJECTS FOR YOUR CAMPAIGNS? PM ME.
BlackLion213 Posted March 18, 2015 Posted March 18, 2015 Already thinking about which squadron preference to use when flying your Alpha or Bravo??? I know, me too... For Alpha perhaps... VF-114 VF-33 For the Bravo (or A+)... VF-103 (1991) VF-11 VF-32 VF-142 I really dig the low-vis stuff. Perhaps you all have other preferences? Lets see them. One of each please! I am also a HUGE low-viz fan, I think most Tomcat fans are. It's how the Tomcat looked for nearly all of it's career. No airplane has ever looked so good in grey! One thing for sure - we need a nice low-viz Aardvark paint from the Tomcat heyday of the mid-80s...and maybe one for the Black Lions in the mid-80s ;) . So many great Tomcat schemes, I love grey Tomcats and hopefully we'll have lots of different F-14A and F-14A+/B schemes (maybe a repaint kit to appease our esoteric interests...). -Nick
Esac_mirmidon Posted March 18, 2015 Posted March 18, 2015 VF-103 without doubt. " You must think in russian.." [sIGPIC][/sIGPIC] Windows 7 Home Premium-Intel 2500K OC 4.6-SSD Samsung EVO 860- MSI GTX 1080 - 16G RAM - 1920x1080 27´ Hotas Rhino X-55-MFG Crosswind Rudder Pedals -Track IR 4
SkullnBones Posted March 18, 2015 Posted March 18, 2015 I like them all but VF-1 is my favorite. VF-84 is a close second.
captain_dalan Posted March 18, 2015 Posted March 18, 2015 I like them all but VF-1 is my favorite. VF-84 is a close second. VF-1 for me as well, especially the high visibility ones. VF-134 and VF-84 vie for 2nd place. Both of them in their late 70's to mid 80's paint jobs :) Modules: FC3, Mirage 2000C, Harrier AV-8B NA, F-5, AJS-37 Viggen, F-14B, F-14A, Combined Arms, F/A-18C, F-16C, MiG-19P, F-86, MiG-15, FW-190A, Spitfire Mk IX, UH-1 Huey, Su-25, P-51PD, Caucasus map, Nevada map, Persian Gulf map, Marianas map, Syria Map, Super Carrier, Sinai map, Mosquito, P-51, AH-64 Apache, F4U Corsair, WWII Assets Pack
King_Hrothgar Posted March 18, 2015 Posted March 18, 2015 This one The only F-14's to see significant combat! Excuse me while I run into this bunker over here.
MBot Posted March 18, 2015 Posted March 18, 2015 I am a high-viz guy. I think the black anti-glare outline around the canopy make the Tomcat look absolutely fantastic.
Fake Posted March 18, 2015 Posted March 18, 2015 (edited) I love "3-6024" from TFB-8. This tomcat is well known to "Mig-25 Killer". Edited March 18, 2015 by Fake [sIGPIC][/sIGPIC]
Greekbull Posted March 18, 2015 Posted March 18, 2015 This one The only F-14's to see significant air to air combat! Excuse me while I run into this bunker over here. There fixed it for you;) And that's usually the case with most US fighters. Nobody wants to come up and challenge them so short of some opening day kills every engagement in the last 20+ years has been limited. Then the opposing Air Force is obliterated on the ground... AMD Ryzen 9 7950X3D | ASUS Crosshair Hero X670E | 64GB G Skill Trident Z DDR5 6000 | Nvidia RTX 4090 FE| Samsung EVO Plus 6 TB M.2 PCIe SSDs | TM Hornet Stick/WinWing Hornet Throttle and MIP | VPForce Rhino FFB Base | TM TPR Rudder Pedals W/Damper | Varjo Aero/Pimax Crystal | NeoEngress NACES Seat VFA-25 Fist of the Fleet Carrier Strike Group One(CSG-1) Discord
Fake Posted March 18, 2015 Posted March 18, 2015 There fixed it for you;) And that's usually the case with most US fighters. Nobody wants to come up and challenge them so short of some opening day kills every engagement in the last 20+ years has been limited. Then the opposing Air Force is obliterated on the ground...what do you mean? [sIGPIC][/sIGPIC]
Greekbull Posted March 19, 2015 Posted March 19, 2015 what do you mean? I simply mean the Navy F-14s saw plenty of combat. In fact they likely flew more combat missions than Iranian F-14s over Iraq and Afghanistan up until their retirement in 2006. They didn't see a whole lot of A to A combat because as I stated no one has willing to go toe to toe with any US forces....it wasn't a insult or slight to Iranian pilots just stating facts... AMD Ryzen 9 7950X3D | ASUS Crosshair Hero X670E | 64GB G Skill Trident Z DDR5 6000 | Nvidia RTX 4090 FE| Samsung EVO Plus 6 TB M.2 PCIe SSDs | TM Hornet Stick/WinWing Hornet Throttle and MIP | VPForce Rhino FFB Base | TM TPR Rudder Pedals W/Damper | Varjo Aero/Pimax Crystal | NeoEngress NACES Seat VFA-25 Fist of the Fleet Carrier Strike Group One(CSG-1) Discord
Flycat Posted March 19, 2015 Posted March 19, 2015 The war after Persian Gulf war is totally different with before ones. (and it's a war between an strong adult and weakness child). USAmry have more superiority on information technology, Air force don't need to fight with enemy on sky, they destroy them on the ground with bomber and missiles. Without Iranian pilot's hardworking, the tomcat would only have 5 victories, before it retired. So I'm really thankful Grumman and Iranian guys to let us have such more story to read. And in the history, don't forget MiG Series on Vietnam, that's real toe to toe fight with US. The result wasn't bad for Vietnam guys. However it passed too long time. Fortunately, they don't have nuts to start another war like Vietnam or Korean war nowadays. That's enough. HOPE WORLD PEACE. :cry:
lunaticfringe Posted March 19, 2015 Posted March 19, 2015 Greek is quite correct: based on the beating that Iranian Tomcats gave the Iraqi air force, they refused to meet on any terms whatsoever with the United States Navy. When confronted, they ran. In one instance, they almost got lucky, having run from Tomcats (that USAF controllers then refused to grant permission to engage, trying to buy a shot for Saudi F-15s), and almost picked off members of a coalition strike package because that was their first instinct.
MiG21bisFishbedL Posted March 19, 2015 Posted March 19, 2015 I love the VF-2 lo-vis from Iraqi Freedom (2003). ヽ༼ຈل͜ຈ༽ﾉ 1 Reformers hate him! This one weird trick found by a bush pilot will make gunfighter obsessed old farts angry at your multi-role carrier deck line up!
Greekbull Posted March 19, 2015 Posted March 19, 2015 The war after Persian Gulf war is totally different with before ones. (and it's a war between an strong adult and weakness child). USAmry have more superiority on information technology, Air force don't need to fight with enemy on sky, they destroy them on the ground with bomber and missiles. Without Iranian pilot's hardworking, the tomcat would only have 5 victories, before it retired. So I'm really thankful Grumman and Iranian guys to let us have such more story to read. And in the history, don't forget MiG Series on Vietnam, that's real toe to toe fight with US. The result wasn't bad for Vietnam guys. However it passed too long time. Fortunately, they don't have nuts to start another war like Vietnam or Korean war nowadays. That's enough. HOPE WORLD PEACE. :cry: Yeah no slight or insult. I was just correcting the fact that Iran had the most Air to Air combat but the US pilots certainly had years and years of experience flying actual combat missions in two wars with the F-14. And yes due to a technological and equipment superiority the Iraqi Air Force refused to take to the air and challenge the US. AMD Ryzen 9 7950X3D | ASUS Crosshair Hero X670E | 64GB G Skill Trident Z DDR5 6000 | Nvidia RTX 4090 FE| Samsung EVO Plus 6 TB M.2 PCIe SSDs | TM Hornet Stick/WinWing Hornet Throttle and MIP | VPForce Rhino FFB Base | TM TPR Rudder Pedals W/Damper | Varjo Aero/Pimax Crystal | NeoEngress NACES Seat VFA-25 Fist of the Fleet Carrier Strike Group One(CSG-1) Discord
Fake Posted March 19, 2015 Posted March 19, 2015 I simply mean the Navy F-14s saw plenty of combat. In fact they likely flew more combat missions than Iranian F-14s over Iraq and Afghanistan up until their retirement in 2006. They didn't see a whole lot of A to A combat because as I stated no one has willing to go toe to toe with any US forces....it wasn't a insult or slight to Iranian pilots just stating facts...Iranian pilots had the best operation ever. "The attack to H-3" operation.fly over 1000 Km without radio communications (to be silent),refueling in hostile skies,killing 85% of the targets on the ground and returning to base without any victims of allies .this operation built by Iranian F-4 Pilots... IRIAF F-14 pilot's killed 3 Migs (Mig-23) with one AIM-54A... They engaged with 4 mirages (Mirage f1) and killed one of them (3 others ran away). in the other word one IRIAF F-14 engaged with 4 mirages,killed one of them and the other mirages ran away(It was plan from Iraqis to kill the F-14) Our country was under the pressure of USA so we couldn't buy the parts of F-4s,F-5s,C-130s,F-14's,etc (as we cant buy now). while Iraq was supporting by Nato and Arabs (before Persian gulf war). Hope you find out what I mean... [sIGPIC][/sIGPIC]
pyromaniac4002 Posted March 19, 2015 Posted March 19, 2015 IRIAF F-14 pilot's killed 3 Migs (Mig-23) with one AIM-54A... Seems legit. 1
madcat911 Posted March 19, 2015 Posted March 19, 2015 I love the VF-2 lo-vis from Iraqi Freedom (2003). That's a D model though. Not part of this release but I do hope LNS does release a D some time in the future.
Fake Posted March 19, 2015 Posted March 19, 2015 Seems legit.It's unbelievable but it happened.It accepted by Iranian and Iraqis. Asadollah Adelli and his rio Muhammad Masbugh Killed 3 Mig-23s That were in a close formation over "khark" island with one AIM-54A. by the way Jalil Zandi is the best F-14 pilot in the world with 11 kills in Iran-Iraq war. 1 [sIGPIC][/sIGPIC]
dumgrunt Posted March 19, 2015 Posted March 19, 2015 I think alot of people underrate what exactly the IRAF achieved in the Iraq-Iran war. Not only had they just suffered a massive purge (the majority of their experience base was literally taken out the back and shot) they were using their F-14s unsupported from the OEM source, and fighting against a foe that was enjoyed significant support from BOTH the Eastern and Western superpowers. If half even the shit what is said to have occurred is true, then they really did achieve something astounding. most significantly is the "record" of the IRAF success with the phoenix. since the f-14 and the Aim54 were complementary. the USN only fired it once in anger, and it failed the fire. The USN might have flown more sorties, but dont take away from what the IRAF did in a high intensity conventional state on state conflict, in what was a fair fight... not overrunning a defunct (iraq) or non existent (Afghanistan) government in a matter of weeks, then leaving the ground forces to mop up the resistance and start a long COIN war. [sIGPIC][/sIGPIC]
captain_dalan Posted March 19, 2015 Posted March 19, 2015 Yeah good point. I guess I'm just gonna have to make it myself :) I do hope they make a D one day too, but it will probably be a mud mover, so i'm not that hot about it. A's and B's are more to my liking, i prefer to fly escort and AS :) 1 Modules: FC3, Mirage 2000C, Harrier AV-8B NA, F-5, AJS-37 Viggen, F-14B, F-14A, Combined Arms, F/A-18C, F-16C, MiG-19P, F-86, MiG-15, FW-190A, Spitfire Mk IX, UH-1 Huey, Su-25, P-51PD, Caucasus map, Nevada map, Persian Gulf map, Marianas map, Syria Map, Super Carrier, Sinai map, Mosquito, P-51, AH-64 Apache, F4U Corsair, WWII Assets Pack
Dudikoff Posted March 19, 2015 Posted March 19, 2015 (edited) Not only had they just suffered a massive purge (the majority of their experience base was literally taken out the back and shot) they were using their F-14s unsupported from the OEM source, and fighting against a foe that was enjoyed significant support from BOTH the Eastern and Western superpowers. Iraq was getting covert Western support mostly later on when there was a chance of a Iraq's total defeat and (apart from the French which sold them Mirage F1 planes from the start) it didn't involve fighter airplanes. Iran was also trading U.S. hostages for some spare parts and missiles during the war (though, it was for SAM and anti tank missiles) and IIRC before the war the U.S. also built maintenance facilities for the Iranian Air Force (plus probably some aviation tech industry know-how transfer before the revolution which allowed Iran to keep those planes flying afterwards). My point is that you could therefore also make the case for Iraqi Air Force doing pretty well with mostly inferior Soviet equipment (plus French F1's, granted) against the opponent groomed by the U.S. to be the strongest Air Force in the region (apart from perhaps Israel) as to be a key factor of stability and to deter potential Soviet invasion in the region. Thus, they were provided with top U.S. gear (F-14's, F-4's, I-HAWK SAM's, etc.) and very competent U.S. trained pilots ;) Edited March 19, 2015 by Dudikoff 1 i386DX40@42 MHz w/i387 CP, 4 MB RAM (8*512 kB), Trident 8900C 1 MB w/16-bit RAMDAC ISA, Quantum 340 MB UDMA33, SB 16, DOS 6.22 w/QEMM + Win3.11CE, Quickshot 1btn 2axis, Numpad as hat. 2 FPH on a good day, 1 FPH avg. DISCLAIMER: My posts are still absolutely useless. Just finding excuses not to learn the F-14 (HB's Swansong?). Annoyed by my posts? Please consider donating. Once the target sum is reached, I'll be off to somewhere nice I promise not to post from. I'd buy that for a dollar!
madcat911 Posted March 19, 2015 Posted March 19, 2015 If they do an Iranian Tomcat, I wonder if they can simulate the air-toair version of the I-Hawk SAM.
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