F-14A Tomcat Vs 4 Iraqi Mig-25 Foxbat | Digital Combat Simulator | DCS |

[@GrowlingSidewinder]

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[@wingsoface65]

Samurra Air Battle what do you think about that ? (Operation Samurra was an operation by the Iraqi Air Force during the Gulf War)

[@dan725]

I’m just super stoked GS is getting sponsors. Much deserved.

[@hoilst]

I'm just stoked that someone already SponsorBlocked it for me.

[@palker4]

no

[@lukebadurski6165]

Can you do the f-15 vs mig 25? The f-15 was a direct us effort against the foxbat

[@crazedpilot1]

Jester may have been panicked but at least he didn't eject like that other time

[@antonioluperini5684]

What a rabbit

[@alucardleashed]

Half expected Jester to bail from those close calls.

[@antoniocampos7810]

Jester down , Again !!!

[@cherokeekid9491]

GS used super and gorilla glue to keep jester from ejecting.

[@jamesprice6381]

Officer club just opened! :)

[@OpinionatedMatt]

Jester is that parent that keeps pushing their immaginary break while their sons/daughters drive for the first time

[@verticalflyingb737]

Well said

[@danprat6748]

@@verticalflyingb737 HAW HAW HAW ..........

[@kdrapertrucker]

"F-14 can out turn a Foxbat" Dude, a 747 can out turn a foxbat.

[@SpazmodicAndroid]

Pluto's orbit of the Sun is tighter than a Foxbat's minimum turn radius.

[@Batmack]

That's what PVO had Su-15s for, I guess...

[@Batmack]

@@ObsydianShade Well, the B-70 was meant to be somewhat smaller than a B-52, but still, MiG-25s shot down Predators in the 90s

[@alsa3ka166]

Mig 25 was designed for long distance high speeds Engagements not to merge withe another plane and gun to gun

[@sparrowlt]

@@Batmack And a Hornet in the gulf war...

[@lukeharrison2507]

I think the interceptor myth stems from the fact that the Tomcat's primary job was to protect the Carrier Group from Ruskie bombers carrying long range anti-ship missiles, but that doesn't mean that it wasn't also a lean, mean, fightin' machine that incorporated all of the Air to Air combat lessons learned during Vietnam into it's design.

[@GrowlingSidewinder]

Agreed, I would also agree thats the origin of the myth/misunderstanding.

[@philbivins7133]

hence the nickname "Fleet Defender"...

[@bluefox9436]

@@Markbell73 well multirole aircraft can be both...

[@keithkempster5838]

The F-14 was designed to carry the AWG-9/Phoenix weapon system. As mentioned by others, this was intended to intercept Bears & Bison bombers before they could fire cruise missles at the carrier. Thus, the long range of both AWG-9 and Phoenix. Based on the lessons learned in Viet Nam, the fighter community fought hard to insure the F-14 had medium and short range missile capabilities, and a big gun. Many don't realize the F-14 was designed from the outset with air to ground capability. We had bomb racks for all the aircraft produced. This capabilty wasn't utilzed for many years. When we upgraded to the AWG-15F weapons control system, we gained card slots to add the "dumb" bomb strike mission. With the addition of LANTIRN, smart bombs could be utilized. Bottom line, the F-14 evolved from its introduction to its retirement.

[@DemonLordGamingAC0]

@@keithkempster5838 Very well said my dude

[@Noisy_Cricket]

"Not really a huge problem for the Tomcat." Gets like 7 or 8 missiles fired at him and dogfights 3 planes at once.

[@ericward4028]

Just curious did he fight real players?

[@Noisy_Cricket]

@@ericward4028 I doubt they were real players.

[@NoName-oc5im]

@@ericward4028 No.

[@qiyuxuan9437]

@@ericward4028 There is no playable mig25 in dcs yet.

[@katimboallan4605]

Am also wondering, he fired his missiles and only one missed. Yet all those fired at him missed. In other words, every technology not from the west is inferior according to his simulations

[@rickmasseur2008]

"Are you not entertained?!" A freaking gladiator of the skies, GS!

[@GrowlingSidewinder]

Lmao I love that movie “is this not why u are here?!”

[@rickmasseur2008]

@@GrowlingSidewinder Every time you shoot down a bandit start saying, "shadows and dust"! LOL

[@pbdye1607]

Damn, that SAM was pulling a "Behind Enemy Lines" treatment on you for a few seconds there.

[@fastindy]

Exactly what I was thinking! Don't see that very often.

[@Γιάννηςαραγιάννης]

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[@CMDRSweeper]

My thinking too as I was expecting the overshoot as they usually do... Not that silly Hollywood stuff :D

[@suecobandito8954]

Tried to "Dust you Off".

[@tonyrun5802]

"Don't forget to drop your tanks, kids!"

[@airdirtpc8019]

Read this as he said it. Nice subtitle.

[@RoodeMenon]

Especially before a first date.

[@thomasjoyce7910]

But if you launch all of your Phoenix missiles just to get rid of the weight, you should never have brought them. They are particularly expensive.

[@lsdzheeusi]

“And I’m treating it like an AMRAAM so I should be safe”. If only 25s had R37s. I still haven't emotionally recovered from that vid.

[@Scott11078]

When I was on the Kittyhawk we had VF-154 aboard and they did a great job. In 2000 the Russians decided to put on a little airshow for us. Here's the short version, if anyone is interested in the full version I'll right it up. We were resupplying and drifted really close to Russian waters and they sent out 2 SU-24's and one SU-27. They buzzed the flight deck which put into motion launching the alert 5 while we were hooked up to the tanker which also had our cruiser hooked up as well. The Russians toyed with the Hornets going into the vertical to extend away from them. 5 more minutes go by and you can hear the sounds of a real fighter starting up. Old Tom wasn't as spry as he used to be and wasn't alert 5. The Tomcats Started out by cutting off the bugs and then glued themselves to the Russians asses. Our visitors didn't like the roll reversal and quickly decided it was time to go home, they didn't want to play with the Tomcats anymore.

[@71ARTUS]

Love that story Thanks for sharing

[@davidca96]

Love these kinds of engagements, realistic with land based SAM threats while dealing with aircraft at the same time. Shows how crazy it can really get.

[@darkzero79]

I like how the title is F-14a vs 4 Mig-25s, the mig-21 was not even worth mentioning. 😂

[@GrowlingSidewinder]

lmao, its the little brother the mig-25 brought to the fight

[@Trump-a-Tron]

@@GrowlingSidewinder How is it that Mig-21, which is a Soviet F-16, is unable to dogfight a giant plane like F-14?

[@jake7824]

@@Trump-a-Tron I always thought the Soviet F16 was the Mig29

[@Trump-a-Tron]

@@jake7824 You're right. However, both F16 and Mig21 are nimble ONE engine fighters so I see them as more comparable.

[@GoldenSkies061]

@@Trump-a-Tron The mig-21 is more comparable to the f-5, really. Small and nimble (for their time) cold war jets, lacking in BVR capability but very effective in a turning dogfight. Of course, the mig-21 is *very* old, and just can't outturn more modern fighters like the tomcat. Newer russian jets, however, such as the flanker and the fulcrum, would be a significant challenge in a dogfight against the tomcat.

[@TheLonelyViper]

9:02 Im literally YELLING AT MY SCREEN to EVADE!!

[@BadAtWarThunder2006]

Sponsor! YES! Production quality of videos keeps going up, keep up the great work man

[@GrowlingSidewinder]

love u buddy thank you for the support.

[@StealthyAviator]

The last time I was still early, AiM54s were still a thing

[@thatoneguy8355]

Sad Iran noise.

[@jungletroll3844]

yea iran has like 40 modernised f-14s with Aim54s

[@dashy90210]

Somehow, this 1v6 is really giving off some ace combat vibes

[@Endakol]

Indeed

[@Alexander_Arthurs]

This chanel has the best cinematics.

[@mamabazzz]

F-14-A was under powered for its size with its (very unreliable) Pratt and Whitney TF30 engines. The F-14-B became a true masterpiece when they upgraded to the GE F110-400!

[@izural2198]

I don't always stay for the Tacview. But mid through this video I told myself "Can't wait to see the Tacview of this fight!" Good Job GS!

[@mauler4215]

The F-14 will always hold a special place in my heart! Such an awesome aircraft!

[@jatpack3]

"Thats right, iceman...I am dangerous "

[@Spectre_ski]

MiG's: "We have you 4 to 1" GS in an F-14: I like those odds

[@CakePrincessCelestia]

@@josephkugel5099 Migs: So we're gonna bring our little bros.

[@joshuasill1141]

To put a twist on what Chris Pine playing a young James T. Kirk in the first Kelvin timeline Star Trek movie once famously said, "well, come back with some more planes and it'll be a fair fight".

[@shiny2763]

This would be considered murder if the tomcat had a wingman

[@SVSky]

Had this ever happened in real life, the crew would have walked with Congressional Medals of Honor

[@AKAtheA]

IRL the SAM sites would have the "bubbles" overlap.

[@sparrowlt]

@@AKAtheA IRL also one of those Phoenix would had failed to ignite or track.. then again a Tomcat wouldnt be alone facing 6 MIGs... neither would the 6 go straight head on in a flight combining Foxbats and Fishbeds.. however iraqui pilots and history shows this has happent and the Foxbat was repeteadly badly used by "export costumers"....

[@desertsoldier41]

@@sparrowlt The Foxbat was basically "Lets put the biggest engines we can find on it" Turning is not necessary when downing B52's

[@sparrowlt]

@@desertsoldier41 more like hunting Valkyries wich were suposed to fly at high MACH 2 or low 3.. the mission objective of the Foxbat was able to intercept high speed and altitude bombers .. actually its even amazing the 25 can cruise at over MACH 2 .. unlike every other fighter jet even today (save for the 31 derivative) as its engines are designed for high speed/altitude and they are not much less efficient at supersonic than subsonic.. an F-15 might do MACH 2.5 but clean and using afterburner wich means it will last only a few minutes... the 25 could do full missions at MACH 2.35

[@MrHappygolfer]

When I taught maintenance of the F-14 at VF-124, I opened my indoc to the F-14 with the words, "The F-14 is the US Navy's Air Superiority fighter . . . ," so no, not just an interceptor.

[@deadlybladesmith3093]

It's always a great day when GS posts. (Especially when he marks the sponsored part of the video on the timeline)

[@ghostrider1827]

every now and then, its good to come back to classic videos....this is one of them.

[@faqirmohammadabdullah2906]

The intro so welldone it gave me goosebumps! ❤️

[@cocobeans706]

So good. Been checking for content daily. I was starting to get chills.

[@GrowlingSidewinder]

Sorry buddy I was a little busy this week

[@roryross3878]

That Mig21 almost got you with that SA-3. Shot, CLEVER GIRL

[@franklincarroll6772]

The original F14 really should have been called a fleet defender. It combines interception and air superiority. It was a fi g ter designed around the radar created for the naval version of the f111.

[@MrFarnanonical]

5:25 I think you have to consider how it was portrayed during the acquisition process and how it was employed. If you recall, the MiG-29 was probably one of the best dogfighters in the world during its era but it usually wasn't used in that capacity. It was used as a point-defense interceptor even though it could hold its own against any 4th gen fighter at close range. Whenever you hear about the Tomcat, people always bring up that it was designed for intercepting Soviet bombers. Which ultimately was its most important mission but it wasn't the only thing it was capable of. The Navy isn't super fond of single-purpose aircraft, that's one of the reasons why they use seahawks instead of Zulu Cobras for anti-sub-warfare. The Foxbat and Foxhound were purebred interceptors, the Tomcat has a lot more in common with the Flanker or the F-15 than either of those.

[@265justy]

The best dogfighter off that era was the F-16 hands down. The Mig-29 would have been a good opponent no dought....but my money would be on the Fighting Falcon.

[@oblied]

@@265justy he said arguably because they are so close together either could win, it’s not like an f22 vs a mig29 where the mig would lose 10/10 times

[@265justy]

@@oblied but it would lose 10/10 times.

[@oblied]

@@265justy a mig29 wont lose to an f16 10/10 times, just like an f14 wont lose to an f16 10/10 times

[@265justy]

@@oblied Well so far in reality in terms off F-16 vs Mig-29..... Its F-16= 2... Mig-29=0... So. Dont even think off going down a rabbit hole here...

[@sparrowlt]

Also renember that the F-15 was built as an air superiority too but with excelent dogfight capability.. in the early days the Eagle and the Tomcat were pitched against each other for costumers evaluation and from day 1 the Tomcat was said to be more than equal dogfighter to the F-15A.. and that was with the early problematic TF30 engines.. renember they were pretty inadecuate for dogfight and the Tomcat was intended to use better more powerfull engines (wich it ended up using for the B/D).. if a Tomcat A with TF30s could dogfight a F-15A on equal terms imagine a B with F110s

[@johnclark6139]

jester over here having an aneurysm😂😂

[@entrancemperium5506]

He genuinely fears for his life which makes the game even more immersive. He wasn't coded to know he'll respawn xD

[@jeffl432]

Mig-25 doing tight turns in dogfights at low altitude.. now that's realistic!

[@fyzy7]

I like how you separated the ad section from the actual video. Better than "classical" YT advertising. Thumbs up for that and also for the GREAT video!

[@dioad1739]

Would have really liked to seen the super Tomcat go into production but I know it was to expensive for the upkeep and maintenance but I really miss her I was graduating high school when she came out best looking and coolest aircraft ever produced in my opinion.

[@charliebailey2359]

This is one of my favorite videos from you. I have always respected both the MiG 25 and the Fish Bed ( always thought that was a dis respectful name). Love your work. Keep it up!

[@deepscuba7384]

VERY COOL! The livery on the F-14s appears to be from VF-154, The Black Knights. That was my last squadron in the USN, but we were flying F4J/S/N Phantom II then. Also Duke Cunningham was our XO. Got to hear him in person explain his fight against Col. Tomb over North Viet Nam and the entire mission. His GIB was William Driscoll. Quite the Aces!

[@Coldheartedmanong]

As soon as I saw the notification my face went: 😯👍😄

[@ethansmith6008]

Your face turned into a thumb? You should see a doctor about that.

[@Coldheartedmanong]

@@ethansmith6008 nah, I’m just built different

[@PacificAirPhoto1]

As a longtime Tomcat fan, I have to say... This was very satisfying.

[@furinaメpininfarina]

Tomcat and Foxbat, my favourite aircraft duo.

[@jettsetter7]

From the tough lessons learned over the skies of north Vietnam, the F-14 was 100% designed as both an interceptor and a dog fighter. Pilots who fought other Migs in Vietnam complained of the lack of visibility (among other negating factors).

[@AJHRepublicanoforSouthTexas]

F 14 is awesome seen them everyday when I was in the navy onboard the USS Carl vinson Vf51 and Vf111

[@leoaero1948]

Jester call outs are on point.. I imagine him retiring and going into sports commentary.. What a legend!!!

[@krisheggem1777]

Amazing fight!!! More like these. That’s a lot of teamwork between the SAM site and the Migs. Great job as always.

[@Vespyr_]

Always wondered why in the last stage of Ace Combat 4, 5 and Zero they always had a short cutscene showing them dumping tanks as they arrive. Usually the only time they'd show them do that. That's hilarious. Love it.

[@TheBuccaneerIsHot]

While I think the tomcat is one damn awesome aircraft, I just don’t think it could compete with a mig25 if an real life situation, I think close range it will have a chance although against r60s, but it has to get close first which is difficult with the R40s

[@GlenDiG1970]

Just shows how good that jet really was!! The kills were made to look so easy too!!

[@flanker1659]

Oh boy I love this before action intro, which introduces aircrafts Keep on making these good vids man!

[@MrKydaman]

Dropping the tanks is like dropping the gloves in hockey. It means it's go time!

[@CakePrincessCelestia]

I watched the whole Raid: Shadow Legends thing to support you... but I prefer Shadow Legend VR (very similar name, but totally unrelated) which is an absolutely amazing VR single-player fantasy action RPG experience one shouldn't miss out if even remotely interested in fantasy games. That's one of the titles that make a lot out of what VR can do and it's just awesome. Anyone interested in such games who has a headset should try it out. IIRC I got it off a Rift sale for less than 10 bucks, worth every single cent! 2:20 _FOXBATS!_ 3:17 That intro was sick, especially this part (can't imagine the AI can do that, but what do I know?)

[@lokihammerfall7781]

F-14s' best performances against the Migs is recorded during the Iran-Iraq war... There are fascinating stories about them.

[@EvolvedTactical]

I'm a simple man. I see a Tomcat video, I click.

[@sabre6464]

Same

[@blindecho4656]

I like how you did the cinematic view and explained what was happening on the bottom of the screen. Well done :)

[@TheNecromancer6666]

The F14s RIO and Capabilities as a Missile Truck and Air Surveillance System make it very much an interceptor or at least heavy Fighter. Also only the F14D has a usable power to weight ratio to dogfight. But the Airframe and flight characteristics of the F14 allow for an Air Supremacy role.

[@jamesmaroon6161]

So I was in the Marine Corps for a while. I know about this aircraft. Your exactly right about it's capabilities. But I have a question for you. In the maneuverability of the aircraft, do you prefer the wings swept back or forward? I like it when they are forward when going into turns and coming out back. Thanks for your video. I really enjoyed it. I will now be a subscriber.

[@GrowlingSidewinder]

thank you for subbing, the wings are auto controlled and are swept and unswept based on aircraft speed, they provide more life in the open configuration which is they its better like that in turns.

[@702BattleBorn]

Yo GS, honestly...was waiting for Jester to bail out on you. Glad you two have come to an understanding. Great commentary and cine! Great demonstration of the cats abilities and multirole purpose. Cheers.

[@Taternader]

Great video. I my self am learning to fly the F-14. I still have quite the ways to go but I'm starting to get the hang of using its strengths. I would like to see more BVR videos in the TOMCAT.

[@gaskit1448]

Wow the graphics really pop now! Editing on the intro really sets the scene... keep up the nice work.

[@havocmwf]

Watching the Tacview and there are sooooooo many Pinky/Red things flying around i.e. aircraft/missiles I was like fuck, fuck, yet GS just emerges out the other side like Mel Gibson out of the smoke of war carrying the flag in Patriot. Epic fight my man.

[@whogivesacrap84]

I hate to say it... but a huge part of winning the dogfight is the human factor... his limitations. Your methods as a tactician shows that unfortunately the days of the manned aircraft are limited. Your know the aircraft and the tactics so well that the only thing that really comes in to play is the physical abilities of the pilot. That being said i love your vids.. wish i had the time to dedicate to this like you do . Great job growling!

[@tr1sh2tom]

Didn't even need any extra quarters for this one. Nice job.

[@kdrapertrucker]

The F-111B was an interceptor, Grumman took the AWG-9 weapons system, and the less then stellar engines and designed a fighter/Interceptor around them. It's criminal that the Baby waited do long to replace the engines.

[@tonyennis1787]

in a dogfight, the MiG-21s should be more dangerous than the Foxbats.

[@yousifmq]

Speaking of Iraq, I am from Iraq and I love your content, been watching you for so long, keep it up

[@rododendron85]

Mig-25 was made for speed and not dogfighting. It can go only 5 g before the wings will fall off. Mig-21 and 25 are old 60 and 70 era fighters, also they can't do tight turns. It was over before it began.

[@mfree80286]

And the Tomcat was accepted into service in 1974. For the Foxbat we're talking 4 years difference.

[@shatteredskies8292]

I’d be so happy if we got a HF Foxhound or Foxbat in DCS

[@hiteshadhikari]

*Legend has it that he had sabotaged jester's ejection seat*

[@adbell3364]

Kinda funny to listen to Jester when he is overloaded with information.

[@shengyi1701]

Well done in an F-14A with those touchy TF 30s but P414A variant

[@adrianpaz472]

Great video! You should do a Mig-25 vid to better understand its strengths and weaknesses.

[@joselmaglan3146]

Thanks!

[@GrowlingSidewinder]

Thank you very much

[@onenation3784]

An F14 dropping it's tanks is like Piccolo dropping his weighted Shirt 👍 Let's GO!

[@G-DCD]

"Is not the plane, it's the pilot..." - Hear that one in a movie.

[@jimsaintamour2]

The Tomcat....probably the best air to air fighter ever to see service

[@deathdragon2283]

*F-22 has entered the chat*

[@jimsaintamour2]

@@deathdragon2283 ha! Yes true true strong argument for that....but to my knowledge nothing has ever compared to the Tomcat's long range Phoenix's and the ability to dogfight close in

[@andrewmorke]

Iranian F-14A's really wreaked havoc on Iraqi aircraft. The MiG-25 was supposed to be the equalizer, but poor Iraqi training and tactics hobbled it.

[@botondsipos3341]

12:33 the song lierally lit up in my mind: YOU'VE LOST THAT LOVIN FEELIN...

[@cmh6122]

When I was a much younger man I had ambitions of being a naval aviator and made it to the poke and prod physical to determine if I had the horsepower to be worth investing the price of the next stage of the process to earn the opportunity for a free trip to Pensacola, Fl when my right eye did not meet the standard. The Tom Cat was the shit in those days, but I lusted to fly the A-7 Corsair II as I could not imagine anything cooler than being solely responsible for the operation of that aircraft from the time I saluted the launch officer till the flight deck crew roll up the steps so I can unass that bird. They encouraged me to go ahead and sign up as I might have the chance to go to FL if my eye could be corrected optically though the best I could realistically hope for was the backseat of a Tom Cat. If I could not drive I would rather walk, but I didn't have to as I was an artilleryman. That experience took my understanding of teamwork to a level I doubt can be reached on the playing field. Know that what I am watching is only a really good animation of a flight simulator, but have never had a proper appreciation of that second pair of eyes direct-wired to a human intelligence before though so well done gentlemen. And Growling Sidewinder what chance would you have stood of not getting flamed in any single-seater of this generation were you to find yourself in this scenario? Truly not being a smartass, but have seen you punch out enough to believe you could give me a pretty fair assessment of those odds.

[@ovk-ih1zp]

One thing to always remember with a F-14 Tomcat, you Will get into a rate fight against enery hingin EVERY fight. You will try to maintain that enegy, & you will need that energy they couldturn the tables on you.Grumman has been buildig Naval fighter for over

[@МаксимЯблонский-е5н]

Just to save the reputation of Soviet airctafts it's needed to be mentioned that mig-21 is literally the 2nd generation, whereas f-14 is assigned to 4th. Moreover, Foxbat is not a dogfighter at all, the only goal it was made for is to climb higher than everyone and do it faster than anyone. It's long-randed Fox-1s and Fox-2s and 3-mach-speed of the aircraft itself was the perfect solution to protect very extensive Soviet border from NATO bombers and Valkyries in particular

[@VektoR345]

Main reason of red side lose is the stupid CCS AI. They had chances to win if they were more clever

[@viewoftime3541]

I really liked the production quality! keep it up!

[@Name-ps9fx]

“Oh you want a piece of me?!! YOU WANT A PIECE OF ME!!!” _pilot drops tanks_ “GET SOME!!”

[@stevesleshfishingliving3082]

I used to see the Tomcats do touch and goes from the Gruman plant air field when I was a kid. They where spectacle even when they were parked.

[@DeathAdder9558]

Glad to know that Jester isn't pull that ejection seat again😅

[@dandeprop]

I just discovered you--your stuff is really excellent! The F-14A TF-30 engines suffered from compressor performance problems that could materialize under certain circumstances. This was before my time, but I know several people who were involved in working that problem. Does the F-14A in this simulation have any engine 'problems' that are consistent with the original?

[@davenissly2518]

Congrats on the success man! Even though its raid youve grown a ton recently! Love the content keep it up!

[@capricerocketman1207]

nice fight bud, wouldn't say that 6 fighters is "not a big problem" for the tomcat, some close calls there, but you did a good job proving how effective it is at both BVR and BFM. No doubt this bird can do both. Just look at how much surface area those wings have spread out. Fantastic in both roles.

[@dongypooh]

Dang, a beautiful view at 12:35. I'm making that into my wallpaper.

[@vivasoccer10]

One of the best videos by far... So entertaining

[@mattmetzler4065]

Just what I needed on my luch break! Thanks for the vid!

[@avramnovorra]

I've been waiting for you to take on the MiG-25 and this was absolute 🔥🔥🔥🔥

[@conroypaw]

The irony of this video is that the F-14, which people misbelieve is an interceptor (It was a multi-role fighter, that just happens to do the interceptor role very well) fighting four MiG-25 Foxbats, which ARE truly dedicated interceptors, which cannot dogfight. They were built to be point defense, carry big, fast missiles (and a huge radar), take off, fly fast and high, and shoot down B-70 Valkyrie bombers, return to base and do it all over again. The US has built interceptor fighters before, such as the F-101 Voodoo, F-102 Delta Dagger, F-104 Starfighter, and the F-106 Delta Dart, with varying degrees of success. The F-106 was probably the most successful in it's interceptor role and served into the 1980s. The F-101 was eventually pressed into a reconnaissance role. The F-102, after serving in the Air National Guard, found itself as everyone's favorite target drone. We pushed the F-104 on to many of our NATO allies, as a multi-role fighter. (Cue the Schadenfreude directed at the Luftwaffe.) The F-4 Phantom II (a much better multi-role fighter) initially started out as an interceptor for the US Navy, but since they were retiring the F-8 Crusader, and the F-111 project was going nowhere for the Navy, someone thought that the F-4 could be pressed into a multi-role fighter, and frankly, I think everyone just wanted to see if you could make a sports car out of school bus, and the Air Force found out that their version of the F-111 couldn't dogfight either.

[@btbarr16]

What a machine the Tomcat was. I know it'll never happen because there's no need for swing wing fighters anymore, but an F-14 built today would look so awesome. Can't wait to see what comes out of the F/A-XX program.

[@parrotlander]

At about 6:50 I fully expected Jester to bail on you.

[@Transit21]

Eye candy views! Looks like you are invading Mars with all of those beautiful reds against an orange sky!

[@comchia4306]

4:13 I like how the radar output kind of looks like a TIE Fighter, reminding me of that Millennium Falcon TIE fight scene in A New Hope.

[@naveedkhan-ww4tq]

One of the best video yet GS, KEEP EM COMING..!

[@rarejavelin6547]

its been 2 years since RAID SHADOW LEGENDS started sponsoring every channel on YT