Rudel_chw Posted March 13, 2019 Posted March 13, 2019 I did a search and read the pre-release manual, but couldnt find which is the precise Block version of the F-14B that we are getting? Thanks For work: iMac mid-2010 of 27" - Core i7 870 - 6 GB DDR3 1333 MHz - ATI HD5670 - SSD 256 GB - HDD 2 TB - macOS High Sierra For Gaming: 34" Monitor - Ryzen 3600 - 32 GB DDR4 2400 - nVidia RTX2080 - SSD 1.25 TB - HDD 10 TB - Win10 Pro - TM HOTAS Cougar Mobile: iPad Pro 12.9" of 256 GB
Dudikoff Posted March 13, 2019 Posted March 13, 2019 Good question. According to this list, it would have to be 120, 125 or 130. http://www.joebaugher.com/navy_fighters/f14_2.html Wasn't there an airframe serial number shown in the cockpit somewhere on the right side? You could look it up against this list. 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!
Gianky Posted March 13, 2019 Posted March 13, 2019 Wasn't there an airframe serial number shown in the cockpit somewhere on the right side? You could look it up against this list. Yes there was. It's Buno 159437, one of the two that shot down the MiG-23s in 1989, as Gypsy 202. You can see it in the Pilot's Cockpit Walkaround video, on the right instrument panel (timestamp is 5:54 more or less). I'm not sure, though, if it has any consequence on the model that is simulated in DCS, or if it's just an Easter egg.
Rudel_chw Posted March 13, 2019 Author Posted March 13, 2019 Yes there was. It's Buno 159437, one of the two that shot down the MiG-23s in 1989, as Gypsy 202. OK, so that would be a Block 80 .. maybe it was later updated to Block 135? For work: iMac mid-2010 of 27" - Core i7 870 - 6 GB DDR3 1333 MHz - ATI HD5670 - SSD 256 GB - HDD 2 TB - macOS High Sierra For Gaming: 34" Monitor - Ryzen 3600 - 32 GB DDR4 2400 - nVidia RTX2080 - SSD 1.25 TB - HDD 10 TB - Win10 Pro - TM HOTAS Cougar Mobile: iPad Pro 12.9" of 256 GB
Dudikoff Posted March 13, 2019 Posted March 13, 2019 (edited) From here I got the following numbers for F-14A -> F-14B upgrades 1 Block 115 23 Block 120 4 Block 125 9 Block 130 11 Block 140 That's 48 (which matches the number Wiki says states). New build F-14B's were Block 145, 150 and 155. Not sure which Block standard the upgrades were made to or what the differences were between them. For the 159437 it says this unfortunately: 159437 F-14A VF-32 AE203 07/1975 VF-142 AC202 04 Jan 1989: this a/c downed a Libyan MiG-23 AMARC 11.02.1992 So, I guess the shown BuNo is just an easter egg, rather than the actual airframe they used as reference. Edited March 13, 2019 by Dudikoff 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!
BlackLion213 Posted March 13, 2019 Posted March 13, 2019 It’s basically a Block 145 in terms of configuration. That prior BuNo was just a placeholder. :) -Nick
Dudikoff Posted March 13, 2019 Posted March 13, 2019 Bug opened!! While we're at it, were there any notable differences between Blocks 145, 150 and 155? 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!
Rudel_chw Posted March 13, 2019 Author Posted March 13, 2019 While we're at it, were there any notable differences between Blocks 145, 150 and 155? I dont know, just wanted the info for skipping those parts of NATOPS that are not applicable :) For work: iMac mid-2010 of 27" - Core i7 870 - 6 GB DDR3 1333 MHz - ATI HD5670 - SSD 256 GB - HDD 2 TB - macOS High Sierra For Gaming: 34" Monitor - Ryzen 3600 - 32 GB DDR4 2400 - nVidia RTX2080 - SSD 1.25 TB - HDD 10 TB - Win10 Pro - TM HOTAS Cougar Mobile: iPad Pro 12.9" of 256 GB
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