Single-player bombing in F-14B

[VR Flight Guy in PJ Pants]

I am happily dogfighting in the Turkey and I am happy. But I cannot help but wonder how this plane does the other things, naming moving mud.

 

So how does it do, as a person who flies entirely solo, in the ground attack department?

 

I don’t want to stir things up, so please be polite.  Thank you in advanced.

[draconus]

1 minute ago, VFGiPJP said:

So how does it do, as a person who flies entirely solo, in the ground attack department?

http://www.heatblur.se/F-14Manual/weapons.html#air-to-ground-weapon-delivery

 

What you wanna know?

Self-lasing GBUs only with Jester-LANTIRN mod currently (for MP/SP) or jumping between the seats in SP but the Jester is gonna learn it very soon.

[Jayhawk1971]

Also, both air-to-ground stock training missions would be a good start. After that, there certainly are a ton of YouTube videos showing/ explaining this.

Edited October 11, 2021 by Jayhawk1971

[Lurker]

I used the F14 mostly in the Air to Air department. But the few times I've tried it it is surprisingly accurate and easy to use with "dumb" bombing. If I remember correctly Jabbers made some really great videos on the subject back in the day, check out his channel. https://www.youtube.com/c/Jabbers

[Roosterfeet]

2 hours ago, draconus said:

Self-lasing GBUs only with Jester-LANTIRN mod currently (for MP/SP) or jumping between the seats in SP but the Jester is gonna learn it very soon.

Speaking of the impending Jester upgrade... Can anyone clue us in on how this is going to work? I'm really curious to know how ground target acquisition is implemented with Jester.

[Super Grover]

The shortest description would be:

You tell Jester to move the sensor to an approximate location of the targets using existing waypoints, map markers or your head/view, and then you ask him to search for targets of a given type. You can also switch between different targets he finds with the pod. The rest is more or less automatic.

[VR Flight Guy in PJ Pants]

Thanks for everyone contributing the answers.

 

I wish to try A2G and I heard something not-so-good about it. But after reading all your helpful advice, I think I am giving it a go (and make a mission or two)

[draconus]

10 minutes ago, VFGiPJP said:

I wish to try A2G and I heard something not-so-good about it.

What? It's a blast - literally!

[Katsu]

22 minutes ago, Super Grover said:

The shortest description would be:

You tell Jester to move the sensor to an approximate location of the targets using existing waypoints, map markers or your head/view, and then you ask him to search for targets of a given type. You can also switch between different targets he finds with the pod. The rest is more or less automatic.

It's coming with this week update? 

[Knock-Knock]

Its my F-111. I throw more free-fall bombs around than I do missiles, and I hit what I aim at with Mk-82, 83, 84 and 20's (wish it could fit more Rockeyes though). Plus, 14x Mk-82's under the belly, whats not to like.

[VR Flight Guy in PJ Pants]

It breaks the record of A-4E! Yes, what not to love?!

[VR Flight Guy in PJ Pants]

Update: I bring out my XBox controller as the controller for LANTIRN, I cannot afford another stick and the regular mapping almost uses up my T16K...

[Uxi]

Dumb bombs is easy. Tell Jester to set the fuse and ripple, go to A/G and line em up. 

[Caldero]

Hi

If you don't go AG from time to time you miss much of the fun

You can even use lantirn in SP, no need any mod, just set Jester inactive, I usually do it without any issue but you have to be super fast switching between RIO and pilot and you need a good hotas setup

Regards

[bonesvf103]

1 hour ago, Caldero said:

Hi

If you don't go AG from time to time you miss much of the fun

You can even use lantirn in SP, no need any mod, just set Jester inactive, I usually do it without any issue but you have to be super fast switching between RIO and pilot and you need a good hotas setup

Regards

 

I do the same but I don't set Jester to inactive.  Haven't had a problem that way but maybe I should set him inactive.  Anyway, it's a dance switching from fron to back seat back and forth but fun.  I just wish LANTIRN could search a buddy lase.

 

Iron dumb is, I agree, more accurate than I thought.  I'm not a fan however with the CCIP pipper being on the BFL like it is because when it gets on target, it seems to always be right where it says "ORD" and I can't see it as well.

 

CCRP--I haven't had good results for accuracy, at least not as much as CCIP (Really I should be saying computerr pilot, computer target).  It's hard to see the upper and lower bomb cues.

 

BUT...I still have fun with it!

 

v6,

boNes

[Jayhawk1971]

vor 21 Stunden schrieb Katsu:

It's coming with this week update? 

 

Apparently not this week.... 

 

[Callsign JoNay]

6 hours ago, bonesvf103 said:

 

Anyway, it's a dance switching from front to back seat back and forth but fun.

 

I'm not a fan however with the CCIP pipper being on the BFL like it is because when it gets on target, it seems to always be right where it says "ORD" and I can't see it as well.

 

It was fun before they broke Iceman with the autopilot changes. I really hope Iceman fixes are coming soon. It's very difficult to practice backseat stuff currently.

 

Have you tried HUD declutter? I can't remember if it hides "ORD" but I recently started using it to get rid of some of the clutter of symbology at the top of the HUD when strafing.

[Raven (Elysian Angel)]

On 10/11/2021 at 6:20 PM, Super Grover said:

The shortest description would be:

You tell Jester to move the sensor to an approximate location of the targets using existing waypoints, map markers or your head/view, and then you ask him to search for targets of a given type. You can also switch between different targets he finds with the pod. The rest is more or less automatic.

Brilliant, thank you! Can't wait to try it out! 

[bonesvf103]

 

 

v6,

boNes

[VR Flight Guy in PJ Pants]

Just when I bought an X-56 stick with broken axis for solo LANTIRN... Great work HB, for outdoing yourself all the time. Keep it up!