F-14A Tomcat DOGFIGHT | Bandit Unknown | Digital Combat Simulator | DCS |

[@GrowlingSidewinder]

Check out the Store: growling-sidewinder.creator-spring.com/ Little bit of Tomcat Bandit Unknown for my Tomcat fans out there, myself included in there. Thanks for watching guys I hope you enjoyed the video. Much Love.

[@jeromebhoorasingh404]

Bandit unknown eurofighter or f35

[@ModernAviation3]

Can we have a su-57 and f-22 raptor BVR engagement?

[@TheCrnic]

Double Bandit Unknown. Both of you pick a random aircraft each fight.

[@MrFactualGamingOfficial]

Hey Sidewinder, could you make a series of videos based on the different versions of the AGM-65 Maverick missile (including TV-Guided, IRR and Laser Homing

[@jonnybb]

That Eurofighter came out looking for blood.

[@droman608]

Love to see a rematch with the F-14B

[@zahnatom]

"is that a mirage? oh no thats a eurofighter"

[@tsepheletseka5115]

Is that a Mirage? Oh no, holy s**t it's a Eurofighter.

[@Littlemanairsoft]

Euro fighters in a nutshell: say hello to my little friend *meteor drops from pylon* Fox-3 Fox-3

[@zahnatom]

@@Littlemanairsoft you forgot the other 12 fox-3s

[@danmazzone]

Ok, so hear me out: I like the bandit unknown series. What if, to make it even more interesting, you had a pair of each aircraft? So you and a wingman in the same aircraft against two other players in the same aircraft. I think that would be very interesting and would really level the playing field since you can never sit on the six o'clock of two bandits in a dogfight (unless they're asleep).

[@PFSquirrel]

Seconded. Although it'd be neat to see 2 unknowns in something related. IE: Mig-29 and an Su-27 for example.

[@alexturnqest6202]

Please do this it sounds great!

[@okisoba]

Section tactics would be great to watch.

[@marcusyork9471]

Being german I'd love to see a bandit unknown with you flying the gorgeous EF2000

[@shervinshahi6918]

F14 Tomcat with Imperial Iranian colours is probably the sexiest fighter jet, I also love the white helmet with green, white and red Thank you for your videos GS

[@paulybassman7311]

When Eurofighter shows up...... it's your Ass dude!!!! 🤣🤣🤣

[@bennyb.1742]

That viper duel was a frickin' master piece! Question: Do you pull the inside or outside AB on the thrust trick? When I see the external cam it looks a little confusing.

[@baomao7243]

I thought you turn off the inside-of-the-turn AB, so the additional AB thrust of the “outside” engine (vs the inside engine) yaws the nose toward the inside of the turn.

[@ajax4-690]

@Benny B If you want to do a left roll you'll pull the left AB as the right AB will push the aircraft left using leverage due to the f-14A having a wide spacing between the engines So in theory you want to pull the inside engine AB to roll over quicker

[@maxboskeljon6440]

I think he pulls outside to keep his nose above his enemy while still mathing there turn, but im still kinda new to this so im not 100% on this

[@ltcuddles685]

@@its-butters58 That's what I noticed for a number of his turns in the recent videos, a lot of the time he'll be banking left and have his left burner on, which confused me.

[@reboundrides8132]

This whole differential thrust schtick is way overhyped. This isn’t a real thing. The overwhelming odds of going into a flat spin would prevent you from even doing this in a real aircraft. This is not how it’s designed to be flown and would lead to significant problems. This is a “maverick” move from a Hollywood movie that may have been initially thought up by a jet fighter consultant, doesn’t mean it’s a real thing or used practically at all.

[@mikedennis0630]

I don’t even play DCS and I’ve been hooked on your videos man. So entertaining

[@GrowlingSidewinder]

Thank you man really appreciate it

[@Crihnoss]

+1

[@blackphantom7144]

F-14 in that painting is just something else. Man I Wish US would've modernized and operated the F-14s even till this day but this is what it is and there's no turning back now.

[@debbiestimac5175]

I agree, a stealth Tomcat would have been awesome! With jets, the paint job/color scheme is called a "livery", it harkens to the colors knights and jockeys wore/wear while jousting/horse racing. Little fun fact, not a dig. Love the convos with GS fans!

[@runthis8738]

The Eurofighter is very underated. I feel a lot of it's ability is still unknown, just like the Raptor.

[@StuartBoyer]

Another good move to try is what Tomcat pilot Hoser liked to use and was called his famous "Vorboschka" - nose hard up then stick full forward and into the corner, rudder full opposite. I read this in the same book they talk about splitting the thrust. He would use this when a bandit was behind him. He did this to a guy in the F-5 who he let start 1500 feet behind him on his six and then this stopped his Tomcat mid air and the F-5 over shot him and he gunned him as he slipped in front of the Tomcat. This was when both pilots where in Topgun and AIM/ACE heavily if I recall the F-5 pilot was a Topgun staff member at the time and they where practicing ACM. Really good quotes and snippets from pilots of the Tomcat and others around it, kinda amazing some of the things it could do according to the pilots and people who got to practice ACM against one. They also talk about filming the Top Gun movie, turns out the last Mig pilot shot down in the movie was a Rear Admiral in the F-5 having some fun.

[@MisterLongShot_Official]

Book title?

[@Ga1ax7_ex1sts]

We love f14 videos

[@Isaacsbased]

And bandit unknown videos

[@ethanbookter7829]

Absolutely we do.

[@ChromaDragon]

That F-16 fight was a nailbiter! Excellent flying to come out on top.

[@jonathancollier-porter727]

Dude, that fight with the viper was intense; my heart was racing like I was your backseater!

[@jorgeadelprado]

I'll love to see you flying the c 101 and more Eurofighter!!!

[@kumalalasavesta1401]

That fight against the f16 was sooo intense man! Would love to see more vids like this with the Tomcat

[@beatboxbuggi6884]

Great third fight. Had me on the edge of my seat!

[@HarGowPilot]

Yes, yes indeed!

[@truthseeker9454]

3:20 - Such a great point of view here, GS! The F-14 silhouette with its wings and missiles looks like a bird of prey with its talons poised, ready to strike.

[@walterblanc9708]

Especially with its wings out .

[@ghostrider1827]

Always here for my favorite jet! Would love to see the tacview for the last fight!

[@PaPaFiggy69]

Yea definitely need a bvr fight with the new AIM-54 update when it drops. Love the bandit unknowns tho

[@EpicureMammon]

I could just watch F-14s fly all day. It's hard to believe that they even really exist.

[@adbell3364]

US Nave be like "Differential thrust! If only we'd thought of that!"

[@John_Klambo]

Eurofighter baby

[@dioad1739]

GS I really like the way you always challenge yourself with the aircraft you choose and your knowledge of DCS is very respectful.

[@eb3yr]

Can I suggest using split throttles on WW2 twin engine planes like the mosquito? It'd be interesting to see how it affects them and their chances in a fight.

[@thefinalroman]

P38 too lol maybe get stupid and do a B-29 Quad throttle split

[@TLBgaming0330]

@@NZobservatory I thought he still does every once in a while.

[@Miles26545]

I was wondering about that too

[@reboundrides8132]

Flies in circles because people don’t understand physics

[@Miles26545]

@@reboundrides8132 that’s the point

[@rustcohle349]

This livery is undefeated. So gorgeous

[@zachboyd4749]

The Iranian markings? Eh, personally I like the VFA-103 Jolly Rogers markings better. Tomcat just looks sick with that skull and crossbones on the tail.

[@rustcohle349]

@@zachboyd4749 that's a good one too. My 2nd favorite is the vx-4 evaluators on tomcat.

[@EB-Ghost6]

No matter what type of aircraft, I’m always amazed of how a big live of metal can fly lol, physics are just way to cool

[@Christoff1996]

Absolutely love the F-14A Tomcat content, especially the the Iranian desert colours! It is a slight cheat having the TCS on the Iranian F-14s as they were not available before the 1979 revolution (the system became available in 1980)

[@yippeeclawyay2591]

always great to see a video of yours, especially in the first few seconds of its airing

[@ourfault]

I really enjoy these videos you do, being an aircraft buff from way back. And I really appreciate the lack of foul language, as my 3 grandsons, currently 4, 5 and 8, love watching them too! Right! I don’t have to suffer through Thomas the Train and the like. I’m serious, no joke, all they want to watch Growling Sidewinder!! And these are not “gamer” kids. These are outdoor “toy guns and bike kids”. Thank you!!

[@GrowlingSidewinder]

My pleasure and thank You I’ve been trying to keep the videos very pg13 and at least beep out the odd curse word that does get out for this exact reason. Lots of guys have been commenting saying they love watching these with their kids or grandkids and I can’t think of a better for these videos then the fact that they give something for father and sons and grandfathers and grandkids something to bond over even if it’s for 10mins. Thank you for the comment and your support. Much love.

[@thousandoaksauto1696]

Great job with the Tomcat!!! Now its time you get the TC21 out there so everyone finally knows what it could have been capable of!!! Thanks for all the F14 stuff!!!

[@Stinger522]

Given that it would've cost as much as an F-22, the Navy probably wouldn't be able to buy enough to justify the purchase. And it still would've been more maintenance intensive than the Super Hornet. That's not a good thing when you're on a tight budget.

[@retardmoguss]

@@Stinger522 luckily the us navy sure as hell doesnt have a tight budget.

[@VisibilityFoggy]

@@retardmoguss They do when it comes to NAVAIR. ST21 would've been a disaster and a complete waste, since the Tomcat's days of an air superiority fighter were largely done. F/A-XX will be the Tomcat's spiritual replacement.

[@Stinger522]

@@retardmoguss Well it was tight enough to pass on the TC21.

[@SirMo]

That last fight vs. f16 was awesome. Nice come back!

[@Wolfe351]

I liked when you was checking out the opponent in rd2 and your "is that a Mirage?.....then he changed aspect slightly and exposed the canards...........S#%t Euro fighter!"

[@mateushun7956]

I like the bandit unknown series, however there could be a twist. Start from WW1 era planes and work up your way. Each time a person dies, they switch to the next era and pick a plane from there. Would allow for some funny moments, as technically if you dont die you could end up fighting against an F22 in a Biplane.

[@stephenthompson5716]

The Viper dogfight was top notch! Bravo!

[@ThePretender1]

Man thats some amazing dogfight between you two! I can really feel ya 👏 very very nice indeed!

[@Vanessaira-Retro]

*Til I make you take me on your mighty wings!* *Make you take me on your mighty wings across the sky!!!*

[@ryanp5788]

Eurofighter is impressive, I’d like to see how it does agains the F-35 in a dogfight.

[@DWillis7]

Eats an F35 in a dogfight, not even close.

[@JessidGallardo]

You should do the US vs Russia thing again but with the rule that you can't choose the same jet twice so it's more interesting. Do like 5 or 6 rounds so you can have different engagements. Also make it bandit unknown so you have to choose your jet carefully.

[@mr.fighterbomber3345]

You could also do the same thing but instead of Russian aircraft it would be Chinese aircraft

[@Mahurshalalhashbaz]

Start in the'50s, loser upgrades plane to the next gen/decade.

[@aleksibovellan9821]

These unknown opponent dogfights are GOLD. Was expecting them all to be F22's though, as they were in one of the older videos lol. 😀

[@becausereasons8981]

lol Yeah..someone got salty after the first round....but really I think he was trying to see how far the F-14A could go and then turned it down a bit with the F-16...which was one hell of a fight. The twists in that dogfight were fucking incredible!

[@optimusprimus89]

That last fight had me sweating lol

[@Rawkus105]

Cant get enough of that Tomcat!

[@W1ckedRcL]

Tomcat content is always the best. Love seeing it fly. Think you can talk to Grinelli about a ST21? I don't know if that's allowed in DCS but it would be amazing to see what could've been..

[@HarGowPilot]

Such an awesome idea! If it's out I'm so gonna buy the living hell out of it, multiple copies!!

[@thousandoaksauto1696]

Everybody wants to get the "TOMCAT 21" on DCS, that would awesome!

[@skyhorseprice6591]

I've been thinking about this too. Damn but how _live_ would that be?🖤🖤

[@rayq1234]

Loved the Vs F16. Very nice challenge!

[@blxuermaster9454]

I’d like to see bandit unknown with the eurofighter

[@tycopolov5023]

7:06 - the pokemon battle just started for real yo.

[@MrDozerdee]

Good show. Loved the educational commentary.

[@yuuzyerbrejn9603]

I know I'm late to this particular party, so I'll bring it up again, but it occurs to me that there are SO many twin engined fighters in DCS, including that Super Hornet, that you're going to have to try DF on all of them, literally ALL of them. You have fun now GS, I look forward to the results!

[@702BattleBorn]

Yo GS. Nice work using the throttles. Again your cat videos are awesome. Thanks for the content. Have a pleasant weekend. Cheers.

[@GrowlingSidewinder]

thank you for watching, Have a great weekend yourself. All the best.

[@TemplarDCS]

truly a GS gaming moment

[@pontaka1]

that F14 paint job though!

[@imadrifter]

Its the battle of the twin TF30 Powered A model 👍🏻👍🏻👍🏻

[@beatboxbuggi6884]

Day idk of asking for F-15 and F-16 vs F-14 and F-18 in a 2v2 dogfight!

[@thenibblershow5305]

Good one🫡😃☝️👌

[@bukhariali71]

Good fights. The thing with the F16 is that not everyone can handle it and fly it to its strength. Two circle requires patience and not many have it to stay in it.

[@manofchaitea6904]

GS flying the F14, its a good vid even before watching.

[@AlbertLloydy]

I love these F14 fights! Very nice..

[@Jay-O_Carlow]

Yess The Typhoon!! Love It

[@TALIZ0RAH]

Next video idea- I would love to see a pair of aircraft working as a team enter the merge with another pair of aircraft.

[@ClawsNGloves]

Awesome fights especially vs the F-16 .

[@thexpatplanner]

The Typhoon meant business. Can’t wait for it to released on DCS proper.

[@M167A1]

Would love to see more 14D videos

[@theoregontruckerT880]

Bandit unknown dogfights and bvr is my favorite video you do

[@radioactive9861]

ANOTHER great video by GS...Keep'em coming...

[@Cosmicsquirrl]

Love your videos pal 👏😁 I'd love to see a euro fighter typhoon bandit unknown but no 5th gen planes 🙏 If not I'll enjoy anything 😁

[@sgt.grinch3299]

F-14 rules. What a magnificent bird of prey.

[@Miles26545]

Ah yes, the cat 🐈

[@Miles26545]

Ah yes, the cat

[@zahnatom]

prey..... for the eurofighter )))

[@meatballg8655]

F-14 is such a good aircraft But we’re still waiting on that I-16 bandit unknown video

[@bronsmember1842]

that f-16 dog fight was so nice to watch

[@squishedtab5507]

FWIW, Richard Bong used "differential thrust" in his P-38 like your doing in your F-14.

[@maliburallye350]

Good fight..... Waiting for the Typhoon and its Meteor against the Mig31 and the R37M.....!👍🏻

[@cristiandonoso5712]

That's cool for a T-shirt, "get creative or get outrated".

[@jtbrown51]

On that last fight I saw GS's ass rolling on the ground. He flew it right off.

[@theamericancommie727]

Growling sidewinder is the only person who can take a Eurofighter one circle with a tomcat and somehow keep up

[@brianwright9514]

Excellent, as always. Would love to see some 2vX DCA or BFM

[@th3lunchb0x]

I dont know why guys go into the vertical like the F/A-18 fight. No reversal cues, just dumped his energy and was a sitting duck. For offset two circles (like the F/A-18 should have done and you did to some degree against the F-16) lowering the nose and blowing out your turn until you see them come around to 2/3 of your circle to gain energy and then tighten down before their nose comes around to force another merge where you can get back into a one circle. Energy management is key. Speed is life.

[@RavensEagle]

If you going full out on the split throttle thing. Might want to go full out on flying with the Tomcat flying both with wings open and wings retracted and learn how the aero is. And go full maverick and open and close the wings depending on the situation.

[@ericneumann6017]

F-15EX vs F-15 STOL would be awesome to see!

[@ThePaulv12]

Re differential thrust, if you're rolling right wouldn't you throttle the left engine down and vice versa? Think of a row boat.

[@DrDrew-mw2gy]

Cool Vid! It occurred to me what if jets had some sort of weapon that shot backwards like a gun or a missile so u can shoot at a jet that is stuck on your 6

[@MuscleDad420]

Great idea! Perhaps also make their launch controlled by one’s mind.

[@vishnukolal5208]

I would love to see a flanker vs tomcat split thrust dogfight!

[@mikejock18familyx34]

I wait all days for you videos always awesome

[@planestop8333]

you should try a 2 one 1 dog fight, possibly bandit unknown to with the 2 hostiles to mix it up a bit

[@becausereasons8981]

Can't wait to see what crazy shit happens this time.

[@indianajon7980]

Great vid GS! Now, with all the hoohaa and craziness on the forums since the last update please could we have a new F14 BVR vid using the newly modeled Phoenix variants. 😁 would be good to hear how you would employ them now.

[@Raptor747]

You should do some 2v1 fights! Spice things up! Like two MiG-21s versus an F-4, or a MiG-17 versus two P-51s, etc.

[@slayerofmidgets3201]

If you could make a Change or upgrade to the F14 b what would it be?

[@danoflex1875]

this was an amazing video would love to see more!!!! :DD

[@hollywood7669]

Please! More videos with the beast Mig-31 foxhound

[@kenshintenshin]

GS: What the hell is that?…….Oh No, I’m in danger😅

[@7Dunkan7]

Just goes to show the old gal can still dance!

[@ruiliu4157]

Tomcat puts butts in seats not only at cinema but also on youtube. Top Gun Maverick box office could be more than halved if without the Tomcat.

[@chickenassasintk]

My like and comment. DUDE please make playlists of your ww1 and ww2 aircraft videos

[@Cptbaron]

Amazing fight - love it

[@tmytyson]

You've done it once before but I am now asking for Battle of the Canards II: A 4-way fight between the Eurofighter Typhoon, Dassault Rafale, JAS39 Gripen, and SU30SM Flanker-H. May the best 'nard win.

[@jennwessman9596]

What about split throttle on the F-22?

[@jasonbuster7290]

You should try split throttle in the A-10 now. See what that does to performance.

[@CakePrincessCelestia]

_TOMCATS!_

[@littlefarmer988]

Persian cat 🔥👏🇮🇷

[@edwinreid980]

F-14D vs F-35 woud be great!!

[@Galm02]

i think this would be considered a cat-fight