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PDSTT only allows you to track andengage one target at a time. Although youcan fire any of your missiles using thismode, PDSTT is best used to fire AIM-7Sparrow missiles. AIM-7s are semi-activeradar-guided missiles which require thefull attention of the radar. You can onlyhave one of these missiles in the air at atime, anyway.Track-While-Scan-Automatic (TWS-A)modeA F-14 lets an AIM-54 Phoenix go. Eventravelling mach 5, with such a long range, it’ll beseveral minutes before it hits its target.Track-While-Scan-Automatic mode (TWS-A) is the AWG-9’s raison d’être. Thecombination of Track-While-Scan andPhoenix missile is what makes the F-14so deadly.Track-While-Scan is pronounced “Twiz” bythose in the know.TWS-A allows you to fire AIM-54 missilesat up to six (6) different targets at a time.Note that unlike PDSTT, you do not lockupindividual targets using this mode, sothe enemy is not alerted. Therefore, youcan fire on targets in TWS-A mode andthey may not even see it coming. Thismakes TWS-A the radar mode of choicewhen launching missiles at BVR (beyondvisual range) targets.In order to keep track of so many targets atonce, the AWG-9 radar needs to be updatedwith fresh targeting information every twoseconds. This means that the area coveredby your beam must be smaller than usual sothat it can be scanned more quickly.Accordingly, TWS-A allows for beam widthsof medium and narrow size only.To select Track-While-Scan-Automaticmode, press the Change Radar mode(Delete Key). Alternatively, you can movethe mouse pointer to the TWSA button(located to the right of the DDD) andpress the left mouse button. Onceselected, TWS-A is indicated, along withthe current beam width settingunderneath the DDD.Locking-up targets defeats the purpose ofTWS-A. The main benefit of this mode isthe ability to engage multiple targetswithout them being aware that you arelooking at them. The key to using TWS-Ais the Target Information Display (TID).Be sure that you are familiar with thesymbology on the TID especially theinformation dealing with targetsequences.In TWS-Automatic mode, targets areautomatically assigned a position on thelaunch sequence. That is to say, the radardetermines which targets pose thegreatest danger (those closest to youraircraft) and directs your missilesaccordingly. Targets nearest to youraircraft are usually fired upon first.The firing order is displayed on the TID byplacing a number directly to the right of thetarget’s icon. Numbers to the left of targeticons indicate the target’s altitude. A targetwith the #1 next to it is fired upon first, the #2target is fired upon next, up to a maximum ofsix, equally the maximum number ofPhoenix missiles carried by the F-14.As you fire your Phoenix missiles, targetsmove up in the firing order and arerenumbered. The #3 target becomes the#2 target , the #2 target becomes the #1target, and so on. You can never havemore targets occupying positions in thefiring order than you have AIM-54 Phoenixmissiles.
Track-While-Scan-Manual (TWS-M)modeTrack-While-Scan-Manual mode functionsexactly the same as Track-While-Scan-Automatic, with one important difference.Whereas TWS-A designated targets foryou and assigned them a position in thefiring sequence, Track-While-Scan-Manual mode makes you responsible forprioritising the targets, hence the term“manual”.Track-While-Scan-Manual mode (TWS-M)allows you (forces you) to decide whichtargets you will fire on and in what order.To designate targets in TWS-M mode,simply move your mouse pointer to thebutton marked DT (Designate Target).The DT button is located beneath thecircular TID screen. Press the left mousebutton when the pointer is resting on theDT button. The DT button turns redsignifying that you are in the process ofdesignated targets.Once you have pressed the DT button,move the mouse pointer over to the targeticon on the TID you wish to designate.Press the left mouse button again. Thetarget you have designated is assigned anumber indicating its place in the firingorder. If this is the first target you havedesignated, a number one (1) appears tothe right of the target icon.You may continue to designate targets upto the number of AIM -54 Phoenixmissiles you have remaining. TWS modes(Automatic and Manual) are only relevantwhen you are carrying AIM-54 Phoenixmissiles.Boresight (BRST) modeBoresight mode (BRST) is designedspecifically to aid the pilot in the fastpacedenvironment of modern air combat.Boresight mode allows you to lock-up anenemy without going through normalstep-by-step radar procedures. It is aclose-quarter dogfighting mode thatallows you to instantly get a radar lock onany target that is directly in front of youraircraft.The Moderate/Authentic Mode HUDshowing the Boresight circle.To change the radar to Boresight mode(BRST), press the Boresight/VSLToggle (End Key). As you may guess,this key toggles between Boresight modeand Vertical Scan Lock-On mode (VSL).Continue to press the toggle until theletters BRST appears in the windowbeneath the DDD.Boresight mode focuses your radar beamalong the heading of your aircraft. Whenyour radar is in Boresight mode, a circularboresight indicator appears in the centreof your HUD. In addition to the circularHUD boresight, the Boresight indicator inthe pilot’s cockpit illuminates.Any aircraft (friendly or enemy) thatventures into or is manoeuvred inside thiscircle is automatically locked-up on yourradar. You do not have to press a key.The BRST circle automatically changesto a target diamond when the target islocked. However, the maximum range ofBoresight mode is 5 nautical miles. Thatis to say, a target must be within 5 nm ofyour aircraft and within the BRST circle inorder to be locked-up.This mode is also very useful in picking aspecific target out of a group of aircraft. Ifmore than one aircraft is located insidethe BRST circle, the target aircraft nearest
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THEF-14TOMCATSIMULATIONDEFENDERGAME
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TABLE OF CONTENTSAcknowledgementsSt
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ACKNOWLEDGEMENTSAs you may have gue
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INTRODUCTION
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Each nation entered the Cold War wi
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“Hey, buddy! Get the heck outta
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Flying an F-14 requires a certain m
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altitudes to wave-hopping dogfights
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I. GETTINGSTARTED
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air defense and escort missions. No
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THE SCRAMBLE SCREENSCRAMBLE mission
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THE CAMPAIGN STATUS SCREENAs the na
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THE DIFFICULTY SCREENThe Difficulty
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example, radar-guided missiles gene
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Sound Off [S]This key is a toggle w
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RESET [R]The RESET [R] Key takes yo
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Position [P]Select your starting po
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BEGIN button [B] Key. This takes yo
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Regardless of the number of points
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II. SIMULATIONCONTROLS
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FLIGHT CONTROL KEYSPRIMARY FLIGHT C
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ack seat). Consult the HSD and TIDs
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Each time this key is pressed, the
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HARDWARE CONTROLSDue to the immedia
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FOOT PEDALSThe THRUSTMASTER RCS (Ru
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The most intensely scrutinised port
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Pilots often discuss the relative m
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Page 70 and 71: CARRIER OPERATIONSIn a way, FLEET D
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Page 76 and 77: Marshal PointsDaytimeApproachesA10
Page 78 and 79: Line up your general approach with
Page 80 and 81: ft. of altitudeLow Visibility Appro
Page 82 and 83: The LSO Wave-OffIf you fail to heed
Page 84 and 85: YOUR WING-MANAs if flying the F-14
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Page 88 and 89: IV. F-14 COCKPITSAND AVIONICS
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Page 100 and 101: ENGINE INSTRUMENT GROUPThe Engine I
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