Cannon does not fire on F14 Tomcat

[commo81]

I accidentally posted elsewhere but I am having an issue firing the cannon on the F14. Everything was fine approx. 2 weeks ago, but now, and it seems limited to campaigns, when I get into a dogfight and try to fire my cannon, nothing happens. When I purchased the supercarrier I found that I had to manually set my ammo counter so that's not the issue. If I do free flight or missions, the cannon works when I depress the trigger. This seems limited to any campaign whether it be the ones that come with the f14 or the "fear the bones" campaign I purchased. I've checked my bindings and well that's not the issue considering it works elsewhere and is limited to campaign only. Is there a known issue since last patch with this?

[razo+r]

Is your Tomcat in that campaign even loaded with cannon ammo?

Edited March 12, 2023 by razo+r

[commo81]

51 minutes ago, razo+r said:

Is your Tomcat in that campaign even loaded with cannon ammo?

 

Yes, I checked in mission planner it says that ammo is set to 100% HEI ammo. I did check that.

[Flappie]

Please attach a short track showing the cannon issue.

[Tholozor]

Ensure engine bleed air is set to BOTH?

[commo81]

14 hours ago, Flappie said:

Please attach a short track showing the cannon issue.

How do I do that?

14 hours ago, Tholozor said:

Ensure engine bleed air is set to BOTH?

I will check the next time I get on it. That COULD be the issue but why would this happen in campaign modes only and not missions or free flight?

[razo+r]

7 minutes ago, commo81 said:

How do I do that?

Go to the mission editor for example, place down an aircraft and set it up like in the campaign and showcase the issue. After that, end flight and in the debriefing screen press "save track" or similar and save it somewhere, where you can easily find it and then upload it here.

[draconus]

On 3/13/2023 at 11:28 AM, commo81 said:

That COULD be the issue but why would this happen in campaign modes only and not missions or free flight?

Because these quick missions have already set air source to BOTH ENG while in campaign you do the cold start procedures and fail to follow them properly.

https://www.heatblur.se/F-14Manual/procedures.html#engine-start

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18. Cycle AIR SOURCE switch to L ENG, R ENG, then set it to BOTH ENG. Verify cockpit airflow at all positions.

https://www.heatblur.se/F-14Manual/cockpit.html#air-conditioning-control-panel

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OFF - Closes all air sources but the ram air door. In this mode the ram air door can not supply pressurization or air conditioning. Inhibits gun firing.

[Dannyvandelft]

If it's a cold start, set air to both, set gun elevation (53) and turn the ammo counter knob.

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[commo81]

 

On 3/12/2023 at 4:00 PM, Tholozor said:

Ensure engine bleed air is set to BOTH?

It was the air to Both engine setting. IDK why 2 weeks ago it was fine then suddenly it decided to shut off in the campaigns. Everything was working fine up until 2 weeks ago so IDK if there was a patch and something changed but yes I have to make sure the air source is selected now. Odd. That's the only thing that has changed. I mean...I knew about manually setting ammo counter but everything else was fine then it just stopped firing. Gremlins or OE? IDK. Thank you for the assistance!

Edited March 16, 2023 by commo81

[IronMike]

9 hours ago, commo81 said:

 

It was the air to Both engine setting. IDK why 2 weeks ago it was fine then suddenly it decided to shut off in the campaigns. Everything was working fine up until 2 weeks ago so IDK if there was a patch and something changed but yes I have to make sure the air source is selected now. Odd. That's the only thing that has changed. I mean...I knew about manually setting ammo counter but everything else was fine then it just stopped firing. Gremlins or OE? IDK. Thank you for the assistance!

 

If you mean on cold start, it had always had to be selected.