Bit Too Close There, Mate (F-14B Tomcat VS Mirage 2000) [DCS Dogfight]

Ah, the Mirage 2000, a French supersonic triangle fuelled by cheese and long bread... probably. Jokes aside, this is a magnificent piece of aeronautical engineering.

The Grumman F-14 Tomcat is a two-crew, variable wing geometry, maritime air superiority fighter that served with the US Navy for 32 years and continues to serve with the IRIAF in Iran. The F-14 was the US Navy's frontline fighter from the 1970s to the mid-2000s. Over the course of its long service, it also became one of the US Navy’s premier precision ground-attack platforms and its lone airborne reconnaissance asset.

Noteworthy features of the Tomcat are its swing-wing configuration, two-man crew, and the powerful AN/AWG-9 Weapons Control System (WCS) and radar. The AWG-9 allows the employment of the long-range AIM-54 Phoenix air-to-air missile, and the LANTIRN targeting pod allows precision ground strikes using laser-guided bombs.

The F-14 Tomcat was present in several historic events that include the two Gulf of Sidra incidents, Operations Desert Storm and Iraqi Freedom, the Yugoslavian conflict, and Operation Enduring Freedom over Afghanistan. It was also immortalised in the iconic motion picture Top Gun and starred in several other feature films, including The Final Countdown, Executive Decision, and others. The Tomcat also played a vital role in the Iran-Iraq war of the 1980s, where it flew for the Islamic Republic of Iran Air Force. The Heatblur Simulations F-14A/B Tomcat aims to simulate this iconic aircraft as a high-fidelity module for DCS World.

Chapters:
0:00 Round Ⅰ (Guns)
3:06 Round Ⅱ (Fox 1)
5:06 Round Ⅲ (Fox 2)
6:36 Scoreboard
7:27 Outro

Dogfight Series▼

Program: Digital Combat Simulator World
Map: DCS: Marianas
Aircraft used: F-14B Tomcat, Mirage 2000