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=== Weapons operation === | === Weapons operation === | ||
'''M61A1 Vulcan (gun)''' | '''M61A1 Vulcan (gun):''' | ||
* At startup, the ammunition store is filled with 675 round. There is an option on the '''Fuel and Stores''' dialog in the '''Tomcat Controls''' Menu to allow the gun to be reloaded | * At startup, the ammunition store is filled with 675 round. There is an option on the '''Fuel and Stores''' dialog in the '''Tomcat Controls''' Menu to allow the gun to be reloaded | ||
* Select HUD A/A Mode on the Display panel, on pilot's right console. A multikey shortcut is also available {{Key press|:}}{{Key press|A}}{{Key press|H}}{{Key press|a}}. Having the HUD in this mode is not mandatory however when the HUD is in the right mode the guidance symbology will assist with target identification and aiming. | * Select HUD A/A Mode on the Display panel, on pilot's right console. A multikey shortcut is also available {{Key press|:}}{{Key press|A}}{{Key press|H}}{{Key press|a}}. Having the HUD in this mode is not mandatory however when the HUD is in the right mode the guidance symbology will assist with target identification and aiming. | ||
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* Press {{Key press|e}} to fire the gun. | * Press {{Key press|e}} to fire the gun. | ||
'''Sidewinders:''' | '''AIM-9M Sidewinders:''' | ||
* Select a weapons set using the menu: Tomcat Controls > Fuel and Stores: "FAD light" has 4 sidewinders, "FAD", "FAD heavy" and "Bombcat" have 2 of them. | * Select a weapons set using the menu: Tomcat Controls > Fuel and Stores: "FAD light" has 4 sidewinders, "FAD", "FAD heavy" and "Bombcat" have 2 of them. | ||
* Select HUD A/A Mode on the Display panel, on pilot's right console. A multikey shortcut is also available ({{Key press|:}}{{Key press|A}}{{Key press|H}}{{Key press|a}}). | * Select HUD A/A Mode on the Display panel, on pilot's right console. A multikey shortcut is also available ({{Key press|:}}{{Key press|A}}{{Key press|H}}{{Key press|a}}). | ||
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* Switch back to the pilot's view ({{Key press|Ctrl|v}}). | * Switch back to the pilot's view ({{Key press|Ctrl|v}}). | ||
* Switch Master Arm on, you hear the search signal of the seeker head, a low volume buzz sound. | * Switch Master Arm on, you hear the search signal of the seeker head, a low volume buzz sound. | ||
* Now prior to be fired, the AIM-9 must have a lock on a target. Multiplayers, AI aircraft, and AI tankers can be locked (radar lock with {{Key press|y}}). The minimal lock distance is 10 NM, the target must be approximately inside a 80° cone centred on datum line. When locked, the signal buzz volume becomes louder. For best results try to shoot ({{Key press|e}}) at a 3 to 6 NM range and with the target centred on the aircraft velocity vector. The missile will explode at the smaller distance possible. However if this distance is above 70 meters, it will continue its trajectory without guidance. | * Now prior to be fired, the AIM-9 must have a lock on a target. Multiplayers, AI aircraft, and AI tankers can be locked (radar lock with {{Key press|y}}). The minimal lock distance is 10 NM, the target must be approximately inside a 80° cone centred on datum line. When locked, the signal buzz volume becomes louder and the 2 red "LOCK" lights at the top of the canopy frame are lit. For best results try to shoot ({{Key press|e}}) at a 3 to 6 NM range and with the target centred on the aircraft velocity vector (when the 2 red "SHOOT" lights at the top of the canopy frame are lit). The missile will explode at the smaller distance possible. However if this distance is above 70 meters, it will continue its trajectory without guidance. | ||
'''AIM-7 Sparrow and AIM-54 Phoenix:''' | |||
'''Radar Scan Modes:''' | |||
Using {{Key press|Ctrl|n}} two different radar scan modes can be chosen (alternatively press the corresponding buttons on the RIO's front console): | |||
* "PULSE SRCH": used to scan a large part of the sky. | |||
* "TWS AUTO": used to lock targets. Switch to this mode, once you have found the target(s). However, be aware that the cone is about half the size - i.e. you should fly the aircraft such that the targets are more in the center of the radar as otherwise you will not see the targets, which were visible in "PULSE SRCH" mode. | |||
{{#ev:youtube|ibHrZyAQ1C4|||A tutorial video explaining how to fire the F-14B's missiles.|frame}} | {{#ev:youtube|ibHrZyAQ1C4|||A tutorial video explaining how to fire the F-14B's missiles.|frame}} | ||