AvgeekJoe Posted July 2, 2022 Share Posted July 2, 2022 OK, I got a few flying new guy/FNG questions on the mighty Tomcat. If they're annoying, sorry in advance. For the record I only have 6 hours, 51 minutes with a few air-to-air kills in the Tomcat versus 127 hours, 50 minutes in the A-10C Tank Killer II; 12 hours, 53 minutes in the Su-25 and 4 hours, 9 minutes in the MiG-29S. So I'm not too up to speed on operating radars. That said, I have found sometimes while in a dogfight that I literally point the Tomcat at an A-4 I'm training against and the radar won't lock up right away to help improve my (very mediocre) air gunnery. Is there some kind of dogfight radar mode in the Tomcat? Or something I should tell my RIO? Thanks in advance. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
razo+r Posted July 2, 2022 Share Posted July 2, 2022 (edited) Use the VSL/PAL modes when you find yourself in close combat. Edited July 2, 2022 by razo+r 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
TLTeo Posted July 2, 2022 Share Posted July 2, 2022 There are four radar modes for close combat - VSL hi/low, PAL, PLM: http://www.heatblur.se/F-14Manual/general.html#transitional-modes 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
AvgeekJoe Posted July 2, 2022 Author Share Posted July 2, 2022 Thanks @razo+rand @TLTeo, good advice! 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
AvgeekJoe Posted July 3, 2022 Author Share Posted July 3, 2022 Finally got the radar to operate properly in a dogfight last night thanks to you. Now to figure out how to be more accurate with the gun... Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
The_Tau Posted July 4, 2022 Share Posted July 4, 2022 10 hours ago, AvgeekJoe said: Finally got the radar to operate properly in a dogfight last night thanks to you. Now to figure out how to be more accurate with the gun... Yeah the gun reticle with radar lock is not exactly accurate, Not sure if intended by HB. I have to position my crosshair on the nose or even slightly ahead of nose of the bandit for accurate shots. But even then shots can go to the left or right of bandit. Sometimes I have to walk the tracers on target a bit WWII style. 1 Tau's Youtube channel Twitch channel https://www.twitch.tv/the0tau Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
RustBelt Posted July 7, 2022 Share Posted July 7, 2022 Are you coordinated when you shoot? Bullets do crazy things when they come out of the barrel and hit sideways airflow. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
The_Tau Posted July 7, 2022 Share Posted July 7, 2022 4 hours ago, RustBelt said: Are you coordinated when you shoot? Bullets do crazy things when they come out of the barrel and hit sideways airflow. Huh maybe that, but I am using rudders to aim on target ;). Gonna need more training then. Thx 1 Tau's Youtube channel Twitch channel https://www.twitch.tv/the0tau Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
RustBelt Posted July 7, 2022 Share Posted July 7, 2022 Using rudder to point the nose means you are definitely not coordinated. 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
WarthogOsl Posted July 8, 2022 Share Posted July 8, 2022 On 7/4/2022 at 2:23 AM, The_Tau said: Yeah the gun reticle with radar lock is not exactly accurate, Not sure if intended by HB. I have to position my crosshair on the nose or even slightly ahead of nose of the bandit for accurate shots. But even then shots can go to the left or right of bandit. Sometimes I have to walk the tracers on target a bit WWII style. I feel like there are some aircraft (perhaps just AI) where the gunsight just doesn't work. I have a practice mission where I fight a Viggen, for example, and when I've got him locked up, the pipper will often simply never appear. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
near_blind Posted July 8, 2022 Share Posted July 8, 2022 4 hours ago, WarthogOsl said: I feel like there are some aircraft (perhaps just AI) where the gunsight just doesn't work. I have a practice mission where I fight a Viggen, for example, and when I've got him locked up, the pipper will often simply never appear. Check what the Viggen is doing. Last time I tried to dogfight an AI one it was doing something like an infinite sustained 8G turn. The deflection was such that the lead required to hit it had pulled the gunsight out of the area of the HUD. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
WarthogOsl Posted July 8, 2022 Share Posted July 8, 2022 2 minutes ago, near_blind said: Check what the Viggen is doing. Last time I tried to dogfight an AI one it was doing something like an infinite sustained 8G turn. The deflection was such that the lead required to hit it had pulled the gunsight out of the area of the HUD. Yeah, that could very well be it. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
stuart666 Posted July 9, 2022 Share Posted July 9, 2022 On 7/4/2022 at 12:06 AM, AvgeekJoe said: Finally got the radar to operate properly in a dogfight last night thanks to you. Now to figure out how to be more accurate with the gun... First off, put it in ACM mode. It doubles the fire rate of the gun. Secondly, I find putting on declutter display really helps. There is a lot in the hud that is a distraction from the only bit that really matters, the gun cross. If you declutter, I find generally im more accurate in shooting. 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
AvgeekJoe Posted July 9, 2022 Author Share Posted July 9, 2022 Yeah, declutter might help! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
IronMike Posted July 11, 2022 Share Posted July 11, 2022 On 7/4/2022 at 12:06 AM, AvgeekJoe said: Now to figure out how to be more accurate with the gun... 1 Heatblur Simulations Please feel free to contact me anytime, either via PM here, on the forums, or via email through the contact form on our homepage. http://www.heatblur.com/ https://www.facebook.com/heatblur/ Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Ala12Rv-Tundra Posted July 13, 2022 Share Posted July 13, 2022 Kidnapping this thread; I usually hot start, and gun elev is set to 58 mils. When cold start, it´s set to 0 mils. In case I forget to change this, how does this affect? 1 i5 8400 | 32 Gb RAM | RTX 2080Ti | Virpil Mongoose T-50 base w/ Warthog & Hornet sticks | Warthog throttle | Cougar throttle USB | DIY Collective | Virpil desk mount | VKB T-Rudder Mk IV | Oculus Rift S | Buddy-Fox A-10 UFC | 3x TM MFDs | 2x bass shakers pedal plate| SIMple SIMpit chair | WinWing TakeOff panel | PointCTRL v2 | Andre JetSeat | Winwing Hornet UFC | Winwing Viper ICP FC3 - Warthog - F-5E - Harrier - NTTR - Hornet - Tomcat - Huey - Viper - C-101 - PG - Hip - SuperCarrier - Syria - Warthog II - Hind - South Atlantic - Sinai - Strike Eagle Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
draconus Posted July 13, 2022 Share Posted July 13, 2022 1 hour ago, Ala12Rv-Tundra said: Kidnapping this thread; I usually hot start, and gun elev is set to 58 mils. When cold start, it´s set to 0 mils. In case I forget to change this, how does this affect? It's 53, not 58. This affects Manual Air-to-Air Sight only. Quote The manual piper is adjustable to enable selection of desired lead. The GUN ELEV panel on the pilot right vertical panel sets the lead, normally this should be set to 53 milliradians to place the manual pipper on the gun sight line. http://www.heatblur.se/F-14Manual/weapons.html#m-61-vulcan-six-barreled-gatling-cannon 1 Win10 i7-10700KF 32GB RTX3060 Rift S T16000M TWCS TFRP FC3 F-14A/B F-15E CA SC NTTR PG Syria Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Ala12Rv-Tundra Posted July 13, 2022 Share Posted July 13, 2022 56 minutes ago, draconus said: It's 53, not 58. This affects Manual Air-to-Air Sight only. http://www.heatblur.se/F-14Manual/weapons.html#m-61-vulcan-six-barreled-gatling-cannon Awesome, thank you!! you seem to know your stuff i5 8400 | 32 Gb RAM | RTX 2080Ti | Virpil Mongoose T-50 base w/ Warthog & Hornet sticks | Warthog throttle | Cougar throttle USB | DIY Collective | Virpil desk mount | VKB T-Rudder Mk IV | Oculus Rift S | Buddy-Fox A-10 UFC | 3x TM MFDs | 2x bass shakers pedal plate| SIMple SIMpit chair | WinWing TakeOff panel | PointCTRL v2 | Andre JetSeat | Winwing Hornet UFC | Winwing Viper ICP FC3 - Warthog - F-5E - Harrier - NTTR - Hornet - Tomcat - Huey - Viper - C-101 - PG - Hip - SuperCarrier - Syria - Warthog II - Hind - South Atlantic - Sinai - Strike Eagle Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
AvgeekJoe Posted July 13, 2022 Author Share Posted July 13, 2022 Thanks @Ala12Rv-Tundra for joining! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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