F-14A/B

From DCS World Wiki - Hoggitworld.com
Revision as of 04:23, 5 July 2019 by Sirius (talk | contribs)

The Grumann F-14A/B Tomcat is a two-seat, twin-engine supersonic variable wing-sweep fighter aircraft. The F-14 was the first US fighter jet with twin tails and was the largest & heaviest US fighter to ever fly from an aircraft carrier. The reason that the F-14 was so incredibly large and heavy was that it carried the large AWG-9 radar and accompanying AIM-54 Phoenix (air-to-air) missiles: this very capable combination allowed the F-14 to make shots of up to 200 nautical miles at the bad guys. Also, being big means you can carry a lot of fuel!

Of course, the practical range of the AWG-9 is rather more limited, especially if you are shooting at more maneuverable fighter-sized targets, but even at these closer ranges, the AIM-54 Phoenix is still a capable missile that should not be underestimated. The F-14 is also capable of carrying an array of air-to-ground weapons, such as dumb bombs in both high and low drag forms, air-to-ground Zuni rockets and even laser-guided bombs, which can be self-designated using the LANTIRN targeting pod on the F-14.

Most people will recognize and adore the F-14 because of its stardom presence in that one weird volleyball movie from the '80s. Its on-screen presence in movies will make the F-14 to appear docile and easy to fly, but due to lack of a fly-by-wire the F-14 can be a real handful: it being a pilot's aircraft however makes it fun to fly and learn. The analogous nature of the F-14 (comparable to the F-5E II Tigershark) will give you a good knowledge of the airplane over time but requires a bit of a different mindset that the computerized flight of the F/A-18C and the F-15.

Weapons List


Implemented

Partially or fully implemented weapons of the F14/A/B Tomcat:

  • M61 Vulcan Six-Barreled Gatling Gun
  • AIM-7 Sparrow
  • AIM-9 Sidewinder
  • AIM-54 Phoenix
  • Mk-81, 82, 83, and 84
  • GBU-10, 12, 16, and 24
  • MK-20 Rockeye
  • Zuni Rockets
  • BDU-33 Practice Bombs
  • ADM-141 TALD
  • LUU-2 Parachute Flare
  • Smokewinder
  • LANTIRN Pod
  • FPU-1 Fuel Tank

Changing Countermeasures Load

When rearming, you mustn't change the flare/chaff selection from the default DCS rearm window - if you change it, the system may not work properly.

Instead, you should use your ICS radio menu and:

  1. Select "F8. Ground Crew"
  2. "F6. Select AN/ALE-39 Loadout"
  3. Choose the option you need.
  4. The radio menu will close. Open it again.
  5. Select "F8. Ground Crew"
  6. Select "F1. Rearm & Refuel". Choose your weapons, fuel, and paint scheme if you want. Don't change flares and chaff. Click OK.
  7. Your selected AN/ALE-39 loadout will be ready when the rearming is finished.

F14 CMS loadout1.jpg

F14 CMS loadout2.jpg