Heatblur's
DCS F-14 Tomcat DLC for DCS World has launched (thanks Numinar). This can be picked up
on Steam for the
DCS
World Steam Edition and from the
DCS E-Shop and the
Heatblur Store
for the non-Steam version of the virtual battlefield. There's a post in
the DCS forums
also mentioning where to buy this in Russia and South Korea, and warning that
keys picked up from sketchy sellers will not work, saying, "Any DCS World keys
purchased from other sources are invalid and are simply trying to re-sell keys
that are bound to other users or purchased through fraud. Such sites include
Kinguin, CDExpress and G2A." Ride into the danger zone in
this launch trailer
and read on for the full flight plan:
The 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.