DCS World - F-14 Tomcat - Front Seat - Weapons - Zuni Rockets with Jester 

Because it is :)

Great that there are so many math lovers wanting to be RIO :D

@@L3v3LLIP Math lovers? Thing is, the idea of weapon system management as well as tweaking radars and selecting targets sounds and would be so fun! But don't get me wrong, flying the f14 as the front pilot is also an amazing experience. So both are excellent in their own ways. But yes, if someone does not have a proper hotas but does have trackir, this job would be perfect :)

@@averageaviationgeek9318 This was not meant negative. Just a little jab. RIO is going to be cool as hell, and the cockpits view is just so much cooler. Cant wait until Wednesday :)

@@L3v3LLIP don't worry, I did not take it as a negative statement. Just wanted to clearify ;)

Not really, in the F-18 it takes about as long to set up rockets. ;)

@@Galf506 yeah but with f18 you need to know what buttons to press and what modes to set up or whatever. With jester you just tell him in English and he just does it. No buttons to worry about. I'm a filthy casual

@@Galf506 true, but the f-18 doesn't have a RIO who can crack jokes :p

@@christopherbazaka1564 Exactly

Ill probably have to do 2 player stuff for the awg-9 tutorial im hoping to get out by the 12th, but maybe someone else will have something too, not sure.

Trigger for forward firing, weapons release for things that fall off the plane

Gotta love using ccrp with rockets in the a 10 to rain down hellfire from many miles away.

Maybe with a RIO, not sure with Jester

You can designate a ground target or IP (for offset bombing) using the TCS, but as far as I can tell, you can only adjust the vertical aim with the TCS, and horizontal aiming must still be done with the aircraft. Normally, target designation is done visually with the HUD, and the TCS just happens to be slaved to the HUD datum mark or target designator in that circumstance.

Setup what?

mskiUSMC yes

Ag mode on hud, master arm on, jester select zunis... this was more a demonstration of the weapons and options you can use with Jester. It goes along with the manual, infact it is embedded in the manual. That way when you actually read the manual to learn how to configure your plane for air to grand attacks, when you get to the chapter about zunis you can watch this video to accommodate what you’ve read. Sorry it did t work out that way for you

Ok, I am sorry if I was a bit salty before. It was not a great experience for me to watch the video three times just to find out that you did not take a few seconds to mention anything about the aircraft setup. If I had time time to read the whole manual, then I would not have to watch tutorials about the basics any more. I hope you will consider this as constructive criticism. Have a nice day.

Np I’ll keep it in mind for next time

Eventually, prob not before release tho

@@Jabbers Roger that, i spent 20 years flying AH64's excited for this module.....

Yup weapon jettison the stations

@@Jabbers shit... I must have broken something or it was bugged AF cause it did nothing haha. Also trying to Dogfight with those on its IMPOSIBLE xD. Thanks for the tip! And Cheers from Argentina 🇦🇷 big fan of the channel 😁👍🏻

Try acm jettison from the pilot pit next time

RIO can do that, but not sure with Jester, havent explorer that yet, or its not currently implemented.

@@Jabbers isn't jettisoning done on the ACM panel in the driver's office? I know conformal fuel tanks and A-A stores could be jettisoned this way. In fact, it is sometimes a good idea, that during ACM you have some of the stations selected and ready to drop, just in case you are too heavy for whatever you are fighting against.

ACM Jettison should do it.

Master arm on?

You get use to him pretty quick

Sim :)

Typically bomb

13th

I could i guess, its very specific to my ultrawide setup, why not just set it up yourself? Maybe ill make a video on how to do it, only takes like 5 minutes

@@Jabbers I have made one but I cannot get my head movements right. Something seems off every way I try it and after watching your videos, it looks like yours is perfect.

what is your setup? TrackIR with the track hat or pro clip?

@@Jabbers I use the pro clip

Is your camera offset on your monitor to the side the clip is on, or is it centered on the monitor?

I think its a bug in DCS, i did notice that

@@Jabbers --- oh... i was expecting you to say the sounds are different if firing from the fuselage or from the wing station ---- we'll see what heatblur says - maybe its accurate (anyone who knows... feel free to chime in)

I thought it was different because of the station as well. I feel the ZUNIs on the fuselage give you that almost “hollow hum” from the vibrations (maybe?) coming right up the airframe into the cockpit where as the wing stations are far enough out that they don’t have the same effect. Guess we’ll wait and see if it’s a bug or accuracy

It's definately the glove stations. Sidewinder shots sound like that as well.

Oh damn I hadn’t even thought about that

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March 13th

I suppose you could lol

You could try it by shooting early... but I guess the "CCIP" is just limited to 4000' slant range and will be off past that.

QuiGon thank you! I have never ever seen them used ever in real life when they were flying them, nor are there any pictures other then the test flight. I will not be using this feature.

They probably went withe the “if its was possible its in. Let mission makers deal with historical realism”. The Tomcat was designed to replace the Phantom even as an air to ground platform. As such it was configured to carry the Zunis even if operationally the need to use them never materialized and pilots were never really trained to do so in an extensive fashion.

@@TURKEYpilot101 Me neither, as it's just wrong to employ Zunis from a Tomcat. I will still have to deal with them in multiplayer though :(

@@Alvi410 The Tomcat was not at all designed to replace the F-4 in the A-G-role. That's just wrong. The A-6, A-7 and F/A-18 were intended for that. The F-14 was intended by the Navy for A-A only and was only later employed in the A-G-role when the threat of soviet air disappeared.

QuiGon Designed and Employed are two different things. Why do you think it took nothing to configure the F-14 for ground attack? Read the story of the project or a Natops manual. It was designed for air to ground but as you correctly said the navy had enoug A-6s and A-7s to do the job allowing the F-14s to be used only in an air-to-air role. Go read about marine aviators trained on F-14s in the early days when the Air-To-Ground capability was still on the table and the Marine Corps was going to get F-14s to replace the F-4s

how so?

IF the aircraft was capable to carry them and fire them, it's realistic. Period.

Johan G.Bruère-Dawson I agree totally. Just because they never did carry them doesn’t mean that they can’t carry them.

It's also unrealistic to shoot Phoenixs at stuff then.

And while we're at it, gunning down ground targets... :)