Stickler Posted March 10, 2023 Posted March 10, 2023 (edited) 1. According to NWP 3-22.5-F-14A/B/D, VOL. III, IC10, p. E-4/E-5, the following conditions need to be met in the F-14A/B before any of stations 3, 4, 5, or 6 can receive an air-to-ground release pulse: A. Landing Gear Handle UP B. ACMP: Master Arm: ON C. Stick: Wpn Select: OFF (GUN if mixed) D. PDCP: MODE: A/G E. ACP: WPN TYPE: Store type F. ACP: DLVY OPTNS: QTY: 1 or more G. ACP: STA SEL: 1 or more loaded stations: SEL H. ACP: FUZE: MECH and/or ELEC not SAFE In the game, I have noticed the following deviations from this logic: Bombs can be released with the gear handle down Bombs will release even though both MECH and ELEC fuses are set to SAFE Bombs will release without any store type selected (wheel set to OFF) Bombs cannot be released if WPN select is set to GUN with "Mixed" selected in the back seat Bombs can be released if QTY set to 00 2. According to both NWP 3-22.5-F-14A/B/D and the flight manual, ITERs and ITER-loaded stores cannot be jettisoned. In the game, depending on the WPNS/MER TER selector, both ITERs and ITER-loaded stores can be jettisoned. 3. In the game, fuel tanks can only be jettisoned with WPNS selected, not with MER TER. I have found no indication in the above manuals that an MXU-611 cannot be jettisoned, however I have not found any information that it CAN be, either. Therefore, not sure if this is a bug. 4. The "jettison" sound sometimes occurs even if no stores are actually jettisoned. To reproduce, load stations 3 to 6, select MER/TER, perform a selective jettison of all stores, then repeat. I assume the "clunk" sound is meant to simulate the haptic feedback the pilot receives when a heavy store leaves the jet (as opposed to the jettison cartridges firing which could not be heard from within the cockpit), so when no store actually leaves the jet the "clunk" should not be heard. Even if the sound is intended to simulate the sound of the jettison cartridges they could certainly not be heard twice since they are one-shot. Edited March 12, 2023 by Stickler
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