F-14A/B

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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 because 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 manoeuvrable 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 volleybal movie from the 80's. It's 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 analagous 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 computarized flight of the F/A-18C and the F-15.

Weapons List

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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.