Salty Buckets Posted June 28, 2022 Posted June 28, 2022 Source: It has become evident to me that the F-14B and even possibly the F-14A Late that are currently in game have some inconsistencies with some "documentation" I've run into. (Now, before I continue any further, I know how much Heatblur has on their plate currently, and this is not meant to be a plea to Heatblur to add/remove these controls in the cockpit to make it more realistic, it is simply a means to bring some light of what (I assume) our B in real life looked like inside the cockpit and see if myself or even others on confused on what type of B is in game). It appears by the video and picture I've sent that the ECM OFF/ORIDE switch has been completely removed (which I assume is due to that being used for the AN/ALR-45 RWR) and the addition of an Oxygen gauge. This F-14B does not have a PTID in it, so I ask, is our F-14B in game an earlier version than the one displayed in this video or is there another reason? Also, a bit of a side note for those who are more knowledgeable, when was the Oxygen gauge added into the F-14s? Thanks!
DSplayer Posted June 28, 2022 Posted June 28, 2022 (edited) IIRC the oxygen gauge is going to be added and was moved to that position when the ALR-67 was added and some stuff was moved around in the front instrument panel. From what I've heard, it's a low priority item so it hasn't been put back into the cockpit yet after they initially modeled an F-14A with an ALR-45/50. For the ECM Off/Override switch for the HSD, since the F-14s were a hodge podge of different stuff, some F-14Bs had that switch still installed even when they had the ALR-67. Here's an F-14B (U) with the ECM Override switch still installed (From Uncovering The Grumman F-14 Tomcat): Spoiler EDIT: I just remembered that with the B Upgrade that you could display the RWR onto the HSD with the new databus. So I think the hodge podge answer should suffice. Here's a super old GIF that Heatblur made when they initially made this page when they were trying to model the ALR-45 that shows what that B Upgrade did for that ECM page on the HSD: Spoiler Edited June 28, 2022 by DSplayer 1 Discord: @dsplayer Setup: i7-8700k, GTX 1080 Ti, 32GB 3066Mhz, Saitek/Logitech X56 HOTAS, TrackIR + TrackClipPro Resources I've Made: F-4E RWR PRF Sound Player | DCS DTC Web Editor Mods I've Made: F-14 Factory Clean Cockpit Mod | Modern F-14 Weapons Mod | Iranian F-14 Weapons Pack | F-14B Nozzle Percentage Mod + Label Fix | AIM-23 Hawk Mod for F-14
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