DCS World || How to dogfight in the F-14B Tomcat

Always exploit your aircraft's advantages.

Book reference: FIGHTER COMBAT: Tactics and Maneuvering by Robert L Shaw.

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[Savage--]

im hoping those complaints dont turn into a flight model nerf, thats half the reason im addicted to the tomcat, is mastering its flight characteristics to become an absolutely unbeatable machine

[vexingrabbit]

A F-14B is not a turn fighter? I logged hundreds of hours in the F-14B. It can out turn pretty much anything. With wings extended and flags down(don't do this on high speeds or your going to break ur flaps.) you can pretty much do alot of weird shit with it. Hell I even done a Cobra move on it.(tho I did break my radar/computers while doing it) The F-14B is probably top 3 aircraft to play in DCS in terms of dogfighting. The problem that you might of describe is the lack of control you have on your aircraft. F-14 is one of the hardest aircrafts to fly so you really need to understand it's ability and the cockpit. The issue of the f14b is not the turning part but your control over the aircraft. Not insulting you, it's just the f-14b is an hard aircraft to fly. Hell if you turn incorrectly you can lose control. You turn too hard on your stick or turn to quickly your wings rip off. Hell the f-14b is king in a rate fight as long you don't rate fight a f-16.

[Chargo.]

I noticed when you took out the F-5, your kill feed box doesn't have the blue border around it (the text just shows up by itself). Is this a setting?

[shengyi]

Similar to what the F-4 phantom would do against the Mig-17 in a vertical scissors back on 10 May 1972!

[ekitty]

It's not a turning fighter? U need help o.0 Oh, i have ssen your newer comment "There's a ton of stuff that I'm learning about the F-14 performance. I recenlty discovered manuevering flaps =-)" your welcome xD