Idiots Guide to F-14A in War Thunder
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- Опубліковано 5 лип 2022
- Im Tired of no one covering all this, im mad and gonna lay it out so even the dumbest war thunder player can understand.
I didnt get too technical with explaining pulse doppler because end of the day it does not matter, shoot things head on, sideways bad
sorry for stuttering or brainfarts I made this at 2am and felt like yelling because im tired of watching CCs fail to cover a lot of this or explain it.
also excuse my allergies, flaring up - Ігри
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His voice temper tells me he got pissed at everyone not knowing how to use the f 14 lol
Mostly CCs and Gaijin putting this stuff out there and watching people we are supposed To trust for info and gameplay tips fail to have the most basic of understanding of the systems before they make a video on it. How many times did I see phly launch pheonixes in pulse doppler mode or out of range? Too damn many. Someone had to compile the info and this was a spur of the moment video I took bascially in one take I just cut out some loading screens and a random chunk where I went on a tangent not specific to the aircraft
@@Klaus_Klavieryes you're so right and God forbid you try to correct them accept tankenstein he open to new information. TEC put a video out on grinding the f-14 he did good in his own way but dismiised the radars on it say basically not to use TWS it serves no real purpose and couldn't understand why he would rip his wings. You should watch it "grind from unmodded to spaded"or something like that said to also fly low with it and his understanding of how radars works is not in line with what you have said.
the pure energy of aggression is amazing
you can realy hear he is sick of bad f-14 players
@@mexfu5142 true, I mean when the F-14 it’s pretty obviously a SUPER strong aircraft only outdone by the top tier Chinese jets, entire teams of them should not be losing as hard as they are. When the MLD came out it smacked everything else around without mercy and if you played Russia you were winning often. The same cannot be said for F-14 pilots, but it’s not them entirely to blame, it’s a lack of understanding of the systems in game and that I’ve figured out thanks to the only two real “Community Contributors” in my eyes, that being “Tim’s variety” and “Seeker Head” both of those guys are super informative and taught me a ton of shit from their videos but even they haven’t spoken or really touched on some of the finer bits of radar, Tim made an updated video about it super recently and it was REALLY good but it was missing a couple important things that I touched on here, it also doesn’t help the default radar setting conflict with TWS and make it look buggy when in reality it’s working as intended
i still rewind that video because that
Bout to comment the same
Yes so angry..so so angry 😡
Thank you for making this guide, somebody shared it with me and this was really well laid out. You did a great job laying out the TWS stuff, which is something I will admit I struggled with at times when learning to play this jet.
I came here because I kept losing locks with the sparrows and it was killing me. Is that around the same as you?
@@spikedthenuke7383 do you know wich controls you need to sleev the radar
how do u even find the sleev, slew or whatever?@@joeldanielsson1116
Alot of things:
1: this is the best tutorial ive ever seen for war thunder, straight to the point, telling you what to do at the start, no obnoxious or shitty intro, no pre tutorial commentary about their gfuel sponsorship
2: explaining stuff and referring back to stuff you said during gameplay
3: actually showing gameplay of said tutorial, instead of cutting off the tutorial in a test flight
thank you for this, ive seen so many crappy tutorials which i have to skip through to get to the point.
I do it for the good of the playerbase. I want to show people the way I WISH someone would have showed me. Sometimes it’s better to understand something in simple terms and how to make it work, rather than a long winded 30 minute lecture of the history of pulse doppler and the exact method it works, rather than how to use it effectively
@@Klaus_KlavierGaming i respect that dude, i recently got the f-14 and such, came looking for a tutorial and stumbled across yours, you helped me so much in just this one video, teaching me the different radars, the 5 stage afterburner, and how to play in an actual match, thanks alot dude
@@Klaus_KlavierGaming and yeah, we dont need to know the radars history, we want to know how to use the radar EFFECTIVELY, content creators think players care about the history of the tech when we just want to get to the point its unbelievable, thanks again and ill make sure to check out more of your content :))
Showing/discussing the gameplay which doesnt degenerate into "Watch my epene. I'm so good. Don't you wish you were as uber as me?" like the content creators who are partnered with Gaijin, and i hate all of those douche bags.
this should be mandatory viewing for every F-5C freemium or ground battles main who bum rushed the tomcat and now have 0 clue as to how to be a semi-useful top tier air RB player
That’s why I dumbed it down lol, digestible for even the biggest mouth breathers imaginable
You would actually be pretty decent at jets if you went from zero and used the f5c to grind to the f14. It's just that much of a grind lol
@@PSNGamer it’s exactly what I did, props are boring to me, jets are exciting. Usually WT players fall into two camps “WWII/Korean war tech only” or “Vietnam and newer tech only” I’m pretty much in the latter camp myself
I should also mention USA is my latest tree due to the tomcat.
My unlocked vehicles were basically the Mig-21MF (that was Germanys top tier at the time, Russia didn’t have the BIS yet), next I went for F-4EJ cuz someone told me it was better than American F-4E, then I got the F-5E several months after it came out, I jumped back into Germany for the F-4F, Then I went for the MLD, and most recently back to USA for F-14, and if you ask how the hell I did all that in about 1k hours it’s all premium time and premium vehicle spam.
You gotta throw money at snail to keep your sanity, anyone who doesn’t spend money has a stronger will than me that’s all I can say
@@Klaus_Klavier Do you possibly know how to lower the zoom in feature for aircraft. When ever I zoom in I feel as tho it zooms in too much to the point where leading shots in zoom is hard. Especially in jets RB matches.
@@AbyssViber1028 I actually haven’t ever tried to lower the zoom amount before, I normally don’t use zoom at all. I even forget it’s there most of the time TK be honest
Angry PSAs - this is the power of Gaijin. They can milk the rage out of people like no game developer on earth.
I dont know about that. Massive (devs of Tom Clancy's Division 1 and 2) are REALLY good at making people angry. I heard they lost 65% of their playerbase at one point.
Great guide, I felt like I had to raise my hand for questions 😂
If you got any questions let me know I can elaborate more if you want, I dumbed stuff down specifically for the average war thunder player and what they need to know. I can explain a lot more in depth or whatever on anything
@@Klaus_Klavier will do brother, subscribed.. Great info, and easy to understand teaching style. Had no clue about the afterburner levels and neither did my buddies🤘
@@Klaus_Klavier also, sent a lot of randoms whining in pubs and friends over to this video!
@@willfarrell6083 good to hear man. Glad you got something out of it. That’s what I was hoping for. I’m not trying to be like TEC and make a 20 minute video talking about the history of pulse doppler radar I just want people to know when a bad time to launch their missile is and when a good time to launch their missile is and why the radar can’t see things sometimes. That was my main goal but the afterburner thing is a huge thing too, most afterburning jets have a two stage afterburner actually, the viggen and draken have 3 iirc then F-14 has (supposedly) 5
Can you show us all your key binds?
The moment you mentioned the fuel consumption when explaining the afterburners, I immediately thought of Final Countdown.
Tomcat Pilot: We've got two thirsty Tomcats, whaddya got?
Refueling pilot: I got the hard stuff!
dude, this format could seriously take off, this was no bullshit, no sign up, no cc advice for the idiots who wanna get better but dunno where to start. as a student, i demand more lessons
Well I’m honestly tickled so many people really like it. I probably will make this into series
@@Klaus_KlavierGaming it’s got a niche within the war thunder community man
Most inportantly: NO begs for likes and subscribes, which earned him a like and sub. ;)
2500 hours in war thunder and I'm just now realizing radar has a TWS mode in this game
Tomcat and Viggen are only ones with TWS currently, Viggen got it when Tomcat was added
“thanks for coming to my ted talk” omg i love this guys energy you just got a sub lol
The aggression is amazing lmao its like a mean coach that you hate but the point is that you are actually learning something
I absolutely despise players that spam AIM-54s at the beginning of the match. The AIM-54s don’t bulldog until about 9miles so it’s just a waste of a missile since you’ll just lose lock anyways.
you and me both, I dont advise more than 2 of them
When the update first came out for me as a viggen player it was fucking terrifying watching like 4 missiles being launched towards my direction until i noticed that noone of the aim54s even hit amything
@@fishyfish6050 psychological warfare
The best tutorial ever made related to Warthunder
This is the exact video I’ve been trying to look for. Thank god there’s someone who understands what people like me are looking for….I searched “radar for dummies war thunder”
That slice on the MiG’s wing was smooth asf.
Despite me not even having the tomcat the afterburning stage has helped me as i never knew that there were more than 2 on most aircraft
And some of the stuff in the video has now helped me to counter enemy tomcats as a viggen player
i've had too many games of people complaining about how they got the tomcat and it sucks, so they're going back to their F-5 and such, and i'm glad someone's finally explained how to use the tomcat so i don't need to hear it. personally i've been avoiding top tier because of these things, but at least now i won't need to listen to people being stupid while i grind the chinese tech tree.
I don’t blame you. I hate facing other F-14s, when I get the rare unmixed battle I feel SO much more powerful and free because I can use my high altitude weapons and look down advantages to much greater effect.
how does he slew the radar on the tws like that? because idk what control to look under to find that
@@ramonlujan2377 it’s right in the first bit of the video. I didn’t explain what the settings did I just told you to “trust me” but the setting you want to have off is the “cyclical Air radar targets” the one I show right in the beginning of the video. Then there are a couple of keybinds you’ll have to set. It’s an axis set of keys (I used numpad) you can also use arrow keys but you need to set the axis for “horizontal radar” and “vertical radar” if you type either of those into the keybind search feature like you seen me use it’s going to be the only results. If you have any questions feel free to ask
I have been struggling with the F14 and this really laid it out. thank you for keeping it simple and right to what you need to know. im finally playing it like it should be played and getting kills. thanks!
This guy is literally a drill sergeant and it's glorious.
I like how this gives tips for using other jets too with basics about radar use. I'm glad I found this it's really helpful
Holy fucking shit I have been looking for a month trying to find a good tomcat video and I have finally found it thank you for actually showing and giving the best tips I’ve heard. Wow man. Easy subscription
He sounds like my dad trying to teach me math, I’m loving the aggressive approach with this video. It’s probably the best WT tutorial I’ve seen in a while.
I think this is what a dad feeling like teaching his kids math probably FEELS like lmao
I love how mad he is
Actually makes me feel stupid
SIR, YES SIR! NOW STOP SCREAMING, SIR!
😂
Taught me a few new things about the tomcat! Thanks mate! You earned a new sub!
Thx man i thought it was weird that most people say don't fight long-range and only hug the ground like you don't have long-range radar missiles.
Dude literally cut the wings of the Mig just to show a point, savage
Normally you can turn off the ground clutter filter meaning you could pick up notching targets with the awg-9, problem is over land you are gonna get all the ground clutter, over sea this technique is golden
It's not that the radar doesn't see notching, it sees your aircraft, but as your speed is relative to the speed at which the ground is closing on the radar resulting in the computer filtering it out automatically
@@midnightanimal708 right but I’m putting it in simple terms :) it’s not so much how it actually works, it’s just what the average person needs to know so they aren’t like “WHY NO LOCK THIS THING SUCK”
Great way to explain it. I was lost till I found this video! We explained stuff the same way in the Army.
“Keep the Booger Hook off the Bang switch until you are ready to bring the hate”
Are you a relative to Nick Herr by any chance? Just curious
And this tutorial made me play my F4S better. Thanks. ❤
The Military like manner of explaining is nostalgic as fuck, love it.
gaijin will have to start releasing user manuals with every new feature they add lol
Man uses B-scope radar. Based.
I'd argue the manual target selection is a tad too clunky for actual usage, and the meta of small maps and fast furballs means it's difficult to use the manual target selection to its fullest (great for EC maps though). Plus, all of this is why the Tomcat had a WSO operating the whole system anyways.
It'd be nice if the auto cycle and manual selection mode was switchable in flight.
I'm still a bit skeptical about the multi-stage afterburner's actual existence, the scroll wheel causing weird things to happen with the throttle is a known thing (in arcade, scroll wheel will allow you to push non-WEP aircraft through every percentage point from 100% to 105%). I feel like multi-stage throttle would warrant an announcement from Gaijin and some sort of UI update (even given their reputation for crappy feature inplementations).
Was hoping for an insight on the functional difference between the PD and PDV modes (yes, I know one is speed-based, the other probably does other radar filtering), but oh well.
I actually have the answer for you. It’s the same mode actually but information is presented differently. PDV just SHOWS you the dead zone with the thick line across the bottom and it ignores distance but rather faster targets appear higher and farther away from the blind zone and targets slower and closer to the blind speed/zone are just above it. It ignores distances…if that makes any sense
regular PD does show velocity it shows distance and velocity is shown on the HUD, not in radar screen…at least not clearly. The velocity can be guesstimated by the line that shows you the trajectory of the aircraft. The longer the line the faster it’s moving. However PDV is simply a more in depth mode for looking at what’s the fastest target
I agree it’s harder once the furball develops but at that point I’m in in 9km ACM mode anyways as it’s even more reliable than the cyclic lock. Without this RIO ability TWS is nearly unusable
THANK YOU SO MUCH!!! This has made the stock grind SO much easier!!!
Thanks for the tip about the radar settings. Helps with my lag since I’m on console.
I had been struggling to play the F14 and use AIM7's well for so long. I watched this video and got 3 kills first game after, tried several other guides before this too. By far the best guide I've come across.
I wish everything in the world was explained like this
I feel like warthunder has come to a point where there is way toomuch keybinds, For me the biggest hurdle for flying the F14 was putting actual keybinds down...
Try DCS then. You'll see how not true that actually is.
I have keys that do multiple things yeah it’s nutty
@@rwduece122 Atleast in dcs you can interact with the cockpit to reduce the amount of BS you have to bind... kinda...
Welcome to modern aircraft. They're complicated "weapons systems", they're a long way from the simple "fly and gun" days, and a lot of this shit isn't automated IRL.
Also the f14 has ridiculous energy retention if you manually extend the wings anywhere below 1000km/h
It’s a blessing and a curse, it often times causes me to lose the one circle because it actually overshoots and they lose more energy in the turn and they get inside my turn radius and kill me.
@@Klaus_Klavier You shouldn't be going one circle in the F-14 anyways. Two circle is where the Tomcat really shines.
@@Monarch683 it only turns into a two circle AFTER the one circle and if they clap your cheeks in the first circle you never make it to the second one, see what I’m saying?
@@Klaus_Klavier No it doesn't? It all depends on which direction you and your enemy turn. Adjust accordingly to try to go two circle when you enter the merge.
Thanks so much for this guide lol. Absolutely zero nonsense. Just got this plane and was totally lost before watching this!
Bros got that Weatherman in the middle of a tornado type vibe. Great vid.
😂 that’s how it feels to always play top tier like I do
Loved this video, the style of it was perfect
Probably the best how to video I've ever seen you should make a series of this type of stuff
I was pretty sure this video would fall flat but a lot of people seem really like this style. I’m thinking I may try to do a series on it. It originally was a one off just because how complex the F-14 systems are compared to anything else but if people really like the style I don’t want to disappoint lol
@@Klaus_KlavierGaming yeah I mean you seem to know so much how things work like I never knew the 54's way of tracking you are also really good at explaining things clearly
I am four, I am stupid. After this guide. I may be 5 but certainly not the bottom of the team anymore.
best way to explain anything fr
tells to play it as "old day phantoms", "high alt interceptor", then proceed to dive right for the first enemy
but guide was good bro thanks
Lmao you got me there but plans changed quickly when the fight developed and I had to adapt and that’s the name of the game isn’t it?
@@Klaus_KlavierGaming totally understand XD
If you close the wings, you don't have to rely to much on afterburners to accelerate.
Thank you so much for this, helped me understand a lot of shit I never knew existed.
Thank u bro i fr thought u had wway more subs cus of the good quality
just got the thing didnt have a clue how it worked, now have a clue how it works, ty
This is the third time I'm watching this video and I don't even have f14 and I don't want to play f14. It's just that I love how he talks and explains things and I love the title of the video hahahahhaahaha
This was really good turtorial, entertaining as well!
You should continue making tutrorials for these things. This is the best tutorial I have ever seen.
I probably will in the future. Been busy with work and I am getting married soon so my life has gotten a lot busier since I made these tutorials
I didn't even know about the afterburner
I love the energy and passion 😆
Thank you so much for this interesting guide! Finally I found this one, that help me to understand what I was doing wrong in my tomcat :D
Thank you for teaching me how to use the f14 before I unlock it today. I don’t want to be a useless F14 like half the players.. :)
I still have a bit before I get the tomcat and I am stuck grinding in a a-10( I bought it at first for trolling my friend in Custom battles) and I am trying to be a better player in jets
Now if only the Magic 2s and Mirages would f off so I can actually use the advice in this video effectively
Yeah this was before them, they are scary to deal with for sure.
I’ve only had 2 games where I’ve been able to use the F-14s speed and dive rate effectively, 1 one before and 1 was after I watched this video. Every other god damn time, I got screwed because the Mirage 2000s just beat me to high Alt or flank the entire map, but I get told it’s a “skill issue” and not the Mirages and Magics being OP as balls
There are so many content creators telling people that TWS doesn’t have IFF 😂 thanks for the tips!
Man i need that thumbnail for my meme folder
haha thanks for the guide man! I'm having a huge amount of trouble with the cannon as it's angled in a very weird way xD this made me feel more like an idiot, but at least I learned something!
It’s okay, if you played a lot of the F-104 you’d have a better time with the gun and I didn’t play a lot of F-104 only a little bit of it so the side chin cannon is very weird
@@Klaus_Klavier Yeah the cannon is mounted kinda weird but we better get used to it because that's how it's gonna be from here on out for the majority of aircraft.
@@zackbobby5550 makes me wish I played the 104 more
im a top tier italian player so im used to the f104. i am researching the f4j so almost at tomcat and this video was pretty helpful cheers mate!
He sounds like a mad yet sophisticated Ben Shapiro
I enjoyed this ted talk
Dude: I’m explain like you’re stupid.
Me: THANK YOU!
When I get the tomcat In a week, screw phoenixes, I’m takin 2 9H’s and 6 sparrows baby
Never knew about the slew on TWS I've avoided using it because it was messy untill now, thankyou
What's the key bind for being able to move your slew?
Also just plain old useful for good radar at the start
i dont yet have the phoenix but like even in the first match after watching this video it helped me so mutch to actually see where the enemy is and then lock for getting a sparrow kill for him
oh and i unlocked the phoenix missiles in that match
Me, who plays Props and early jets only: hMMmM iNtresTINg!
I dont even have the tom cat but im hard grinding it so far working with the F6F Hellcat but learning higher tier aircraft is helpful to see what im doing wrong
Thanks so much Klaus, this helped me a lot, I’ve had jets for a while but just kinda switch radar on, got a lock and hoped for the best. The only question I have is, I switch to TWS, but it says “TWS HDN”. I press my radar lock button but doesn’t work.
Many changes have happened since this video, TWS HDN is “track while scan; head on” which is fancy way of saying it’s best for head on targets this distinction was made for the Yak-141 and Mig-29 who have a separate TWS mode that is a little better against notching targets but worse against head on targets which is now called “TWS”
As for the lock button it’s not the same as it used to be, in my other video on my channel you’ll see more of my key setups you have to manually slew the radar on the radar screen over the blip you want to attack, then click lock when it’s over the radar return you want
Ima sub and like cuz this was funny, helpful and a little interesting
I’ve got a 2.4 KD in the f14a and I’m almost ace crew with about 500 kills. Pretty spot on, personally I don’t carry Phoenix’s I usually bait 7F’s, pick off peeps in furballs, and force 1v1’s when I can. The 14A is pretty solid but if you want to have a great time in it learn what it’s strengths and weaknesses are. Also keep in mind you have a massive heat signature so if you find a PL-5, Magic 2, or even a r60 / 60m coming turn off afterburner throttle down to 95%, maneuver / flare but you have to at least be going Mach so you won’t bleed too much speed. Don’t rely on chaff unless I want to break a lock early on before the SARH missile fires. I see a lot of guys cry about chaff being useless when they get hit by a SARH. 7F, R24r, I think E2 / sky flash ignore chaff. Also master going cold and do not roll and pull on your elevator when ur wings are swept back above 75% you will rip same as similar to the phantoms / US jets
This^
You have tips to how to defeat spaded tom cat in ejkai?
@@soto1649 learn to crank first of all. I could make a tutorial on it but there are a ton already. In a nutshell flip the aircraft to one side once you see the missile coming at you then using A and D keys flip the opposite direction you were just Turning and turn the other direction now, if you time it right and do it right the missile will lead one direction and not have the ability to pull that hard back to lead you in the reverse direction. Lot of people are really good at it. I’m not great at it and only works sometimes for me. But cranking will help prevent getting sparrowed and usually you can keep the lock while cranking so if he doesn’t do it you’ll kill him and his missile will miss. Now currently you have zero chance in a dogfight. That’s just a sad truth. However the EJ Kai is one of the fastest phantoms top end wise and you can beat the F-14 if you keep your energy you should be able to keep hauling ass in the direction you were traveling and if he turns he will lose too much speed to catch you and you have to disengage at that point. His top speed isn’t quite as good as a phantom and his power to weight is certainly worse so he will struggle to catch up. If he tops out on speed or climbs a bit he might begin to catch you but he’s more sluggish than you are so your best bet is get separation and NEVER engage in close range dogfight, your only hope to to learn to crank and pray he’s the typical war thunder player
Not sure what the settings are suppose to do but I went from being able to lock and swap targets to being unable too.
You sound like a natural army instructor. I like your video
I just unlocked the Tomcat and want to learn how to spam Phoenix
Tbh I haven't played in a long while so I did need the radar settings
Dude best tutorial I've seen yet thank you alot man
Great video, but maybe I’m three. Have mouse wheel set to throttle, but it goes into stage 1 and no higher. Have played with settings under throttle axis, but no joy. Will you help me out, please?
Stage 1 afterburner (which I’ve heard called “Half-terburner”) doesn’t look different throttle wise the only way you can tell it’s on is by the sound change and fuel consumption and notably only being able to get JUST ABOVE mach 1 (usually mach 1.05 is max speed on halfterburner)
Fantastic fucking guide holy shit. This is better then some of tims varieties guides. Never knew that about tws or the headings below a lock. If i may ask what keybunds do you normally use for radar slew?
I use my keypad
I can't get the green lock that you're talking about - at least not in TWS-mode. Only in ACM mode. What do I do wrong?
The casual air-to-air melee kill on the mig :D
Within the first 12 seconds he earned my sub
So basically when it comes to actually flying in a match just fly high, notch, shoot missiles and then clean up what’s left?
correct
Could you do a complete flying guide, I trust your voice.
I demand you tell me what decals you used to make the jolly Rodger tail look so perfect
I actually have a video on my channel that shows how I did it. But one of the decals I used I guess is rare or something so I got lucky?
finally some good tuturial of war thunder
Amazing Presentation
Actually Understands The Game
Incredible Work
Thanks
It's almost like we already have throttles that go up to 110%. I don't understand why the throttle isn't delaminated from 0%-105%
Thanks for the video. How do you get the BST mode to show up? I only can switch between ACM and ACM PD?
At the time of the video, you used to have to scroll through it, now it’s a separate keybind I believe it’s the “IRST/Radar Mode” button
10 seconds In and you got my sub. Well done sir
How do you sleuth the radar in TWS mode like at 3:30? The video didn’t show how to bind that
idk what I'm doing wrong but I can't seem to get radar locks in any mode, and whenever I do its always an ally. Tried SRC PD, PDV, TRS, ACQ, ACM...all nothing except allies
WT models PD improperly. western PD radar is automatically adjusted to ground speed of 0 (to filter out the GROUND clutter), not relative speed to the aircraft.
Can u go over keybinds? I don't like my lock target being binded to my flaps
This is great honestly, it's embarrassing to watch youtubers fly at tree top level with mach 2 capable aircraft and then try to lecture others about how to fly correctly. #bring back flying.
How do i move the indicator on the rectangular mode? This wasnt explained in video
How do you move that selector thing in the radar? at 11:17? Im very much so confused
Solid guide. I have to differ with you on not wanting cyclic switching. I like being able to button-mash to cycle targets vs having to look at a radar screen while maneuvering.
Well, my Justification is that it’s Simply how you play the F-14.
The F-14 is a vehicle mostly dependent on its radar, sure it CAN dogfight but it’s all about its radar, and it’s the most COMPLEX radar in game by a longshot, the EJ Kai has the most “advanced” since its newer and more tolerant to notching, the Tomcat you really have to jockey the radar if you want good accuracy with Aim-54 and want to use TWS effectively.
There is a reason the Tomcat had a RIO who did nothing but fiddle with the radar for the pilot, playing both RIO and pilot is hard I won’t lie, but it’s a skill that’s nice to have, and really at the range you use your radar on the Tomcat you are either sniping BVR or you’re in someone’s face with sparrows and ACM mode with 9km range is more than enough for me to just jump from TWS to PD ACM mode and lock the first thing off my nose which is what I want anyways in a WVR/ACM fight
Agreed on the radar being complex as hell. I tried playing with cyclic switching off for a bit, but I got too caught up in the RIO duties to fly properly. I am also a bit of a noob when it comes to radar operation, so that could come into play as well.
I really wish there was an option to have a simulated or actual RIO in your backseat like in DCS. It might be a bit of a boring game for the player in the back half of the time, but they would be super useful in air combat.
@@uss_liberty_incident it’s for sure gonna take a lot of getting used to, however I’ve been trying a tactic where I go to 9-10km high and use the radar in a low sweep to find targets and hit them with Aim-54s from so high up that I should be in a RWR blind spot and I’ve been getting mixed results. Since the missile is coming in from REALLY high up it gains a lot of speed fast and most jets have a blind spot for RWR above them so a missile coming in from a high angle might not even beep RWR at all while it tracks in on them like a javelin missile