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The Grumman F-14 Tomcat was a two-crew, variable 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 until the mid 2000s. Over the course of its long service life
it also became the US Navy’s premier precision ground-attack platform and lone
airborne reconnaissance asset.
Outstanding features of the aircraft are the swing-wing configuration, crew of
two, and the powerful AN/AWG-9 Weapons Control System (WCS) and radar. The
AWG-9 allows employment of the powerful AIM-54 Phoenix air to air missile
while the LANTIRN pod allows the ability to carry out precision ground strikes
using laser guided bombs. The F-14 Tomcat was present during many pivotal
historic moments such as the two Gulf of Sidra incidents, Operation Desert
storm in Iraq, the conflict in Yugoslavia, Operation Enduring Freedom in
Afghanistan and Operation Iraqi Freedom. It was also immortalized in the
iconic motion picture, Top Gun, and starred in several other feature films
including The Final Countdown, Executive Decision, and others.
In addition, the Tomcat was also a vital player in the Iran-Iraq war during
the 80s, flying for the Islamic Republic of Iran Air Force which had acquired
the F-14A from the US prior the Islamic Revolution of 1979. The Heatblur
Simulations F-14A/B Tomcat aims to simulate this iconic aircraft as a high-
fidelity module for DCS, being the culmination of several years of research,
coding and modelling.
Special points of consideration amongst the many features are the external and
internal graphic model created using laser scanning and photogrammetry from
real Tomcats at various museums, the detailed External Flight Model (EFM)
developed over the past several years and verified by real F-14 pilots, the
detailed modelling of the AN/AWG-9 and the ability to fly as a two-crew
aircraft in multiplayer.
## Key features of the Heatblur Simulations DCS F-14A/B Tomcat include:
* The simulation of both the A* and B model Tomcat, the A model following the B.
* Highly detailed external model, built using laser scanning and photogrammetry taken of real, museum F-14 Tomcats.
* New models for some of the F-14 Tomcat payloads, such as the AIM-54 Phoenix and the LANTIRN pod.
* Highly detailed and accurate 6-DOF (Degrees of Freedom) cockpit also built using photogrammetry from the F-14 Tomcats preserved at museums.
* Highly accurate, F-14 pilot verified, External Flight Model (EFM) based on real performance data.
* Accurate aircraft systems simulation featuring: The Automatic Flight Control System (AFCS), the variable wing geometry, wing-sweep, system, and detailed electrical, hydraulic and fuel system.
* Fully functional multiplayer two seat functionality allowing a pilot to carry another player functioning as the Radar Intercept Officer, RIO.
* JESTER AI: A new, lifelike AI that fills the role of RIO when flying single-player or multiplayer without a human RIO.
* A limited functionality Iceman AI piloting the aircraft in single-player when switching to the rear cockpit.
* Both AIs feature an interactive interface with a comprehensive library of voice acted phrases.
* Simulation of the AN/AWG-9 Weapons Control System (WCS) featuring: A custom model of the AN/AWG-9 radar featuring Pulse Search, Pulse Doppler Search, Range-While-Scan and Track-While-Scan modes as well as both pulse and pulse doppler Single Target Track (STT) modes; the ability to prepare and launch the AIM-54 Phoenix, both at single targets and at up to six targets simultaneously using the TWS mode; the Television Camera Set (TCS) allowing visual identification of targets in Beyond Visual Range (BVR) situations; and the Link-4 datalink allowing reception of tracks from an E-2 AWACS or a surface unit.
* The complete F-14A and B Tomcat payload, including AIM-7, AIM-9 and AIM-54 air to air missiles, various dumb and guided air to ground munitions as well as the M61 Vulcan 20mm cannon.
* A functional simulation of the LANTIRN designator pod, allowing the RIO to guide laser guided munitions dropped by the pilot or other aircraft (buddy-lasing).
* The Tactical Airborne Reconnaissance Pod System (TARPS), allowing the player to fulfil the aerial photographic reconnaissance mission. *
* Fully functional carrier interoperability featuring systems such as the Instrument Carrier Landing System (ICLS) and the Automatic Carrier Landing System (ACLS).
* Comprehensive digital manual, both as a PDF and as a continually updated online manual.
* A complete set of interactive and voiced tutorials.
Comprehensive campaigns for both the F-14A and F-14B Tomcat, one set in the
Caucasus theatre and the other for the Persian Gulf theatre.
DCS: F-14 by Heatblur Simulations