Dassault Rafale Vs The Mighty F-14B Tomcat DOGFIGHT | Digital Combat Simulator | DCS |

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On this channel we like to do a lot of dogfighting most videos are some sort of dogfight between 2 different aircraft as we explore their different capabilities. From time to time I like to dabble in Virtual Reality, I think VR is a great new technology and I love to show that stuff off for the channel from time to time.
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[@M1A2_AbramsSEPv3]

Hey GS, how about Rafale vs F-22, with you piloting the Rafale?

[@numberyellow]

NGAD vs F-15 ACTIVE, dogfight, guns and missles plzkthx SU-57 vs F-15 ACTIVE, dogfight, guns only plzkthx

[@memy5288]

@@M1A2_AbramsSEPv3 I'd love to see that, from the Rafale would be awesome.

[@HeckyReckyOfficial]

from now on, blow the canopy at the start of every guns only fight

[@SA80TAGE]

More Eurofighter vs anything.

[@GoodHuntingS.T.A.L.K.E.R.]

Being good at this game is one thing. Being good and explaining everything you and the enemy do is on a whole other level.

[@alexv3357]

While he's in the thick of it, no less. Replay commentary is one thing but live explanations are entirely another

[@RAF71chingachgook]

At the limit, the f14 sounds like Sanford&Son’s old pickup truck full of scrap metal running a go-kart track.

[@Amar7605]

She speaks to you.

[@baomao7243]

Sandord&Son - what a blast from the past. HILARIOUS.

[@GoodGuyRuska-]

@@Amar7605 she''ll do anything for you until her wings rip

[@pagman798]

Man the F-14 dogfights are the most exciting ones.

[@benn454]

The Tomcat makes you work for it.

[@EvoraGT430]

It's an impressive aircraft for something designed in the 1970s.

[@timonsolus]

@@EvoraGT430 : To be really pedantic about it, the F-14 was designed in 1969, although its first flight was in December 1970.

[@vividthespis]

Some of THE closest passes without a collision. I puckered up and I'm not even flying.

[@OW38B]

I thought for sure a mid-air collision

[@xkoote]

Good thing the Rafala had canards and not elevons. Otherwise, that would have been a collision. :-)

[@trevormoore4456]

Never did I imagine an F-14 doing boom and zoom in a dogfight

[@chrismaverick9828]

The way the -14 tears around the circle and can get advantage over even later fighters is a testament to her designers. She really is one of the best gunfighters ever designed.

[@nbn461]

Gotta take into account the fact that DCS is not 100% accurate, and that it is only a sim and not real. The ingame flight characteristics of both aircraft might not represent real world characteristics.

[@timonsolus]

@@nbn461 : True, but that works both ways. The F-14A in DCS is apparently much more prone to compressor stalls than the real F-14A, according to a former Tomcat pilot who commented on another video.

[@scoshyg5133]

Former pilots say it’s pretty accurate and if anything the module of the Rafale Is considered a little OP so out of the two it is the one that had the advantage

[@whalehands]

Just seeing the silhouette of the Tomcat with its wings swept back against the blue sky...

[@lewiemotorsports3616]

Love the way that f14 shakes when you start pullin extra gs

[@PartTimeJedi]

Love how the F14 shakes rattles and rolls when pushed in DCS!

[@jamesburrell677]

I did not think you were going to win that one. Well done.

[@GALLUS_PRIME]

I was worried there too for the first half of Round 1. But once GS starting to put more focus towards managing closure, and the Rafale became more predictable with forcing the one circle. I was near certain that GS was gonna win.

[@PepperDog76]

Win or lose, I can watch the F14 every friggin day. What an aircraft. Great content, thanks man.

[@samuelzuleger5134]

A little like the old P-38 fights. Dive down, get an angle, shoot. Miss. Outclimb. Repeat.

[@timonsolus]

Yes, that's how the P-38 beat the much more agile A6M and Ki-43.

[@mafiosomemer3730]

I would say the F6F Hellcat in Navy terms. Both of the 38 and the F6F were meant to outrun slower Japanese aircraft.

[@01Z06guy]

16:09 "for hate's sake I spit my last breath at thee.” -Captain Ahab

[@theoattonaty8330]

This dogfight actually happened in 2002, when the rafales had just become operational at flotille 12F. They had trained against F14s and F18s from the USS Stennis and Roosevelt.

[@jrmorris8140]

Glad to see you dogfighting again. These are my favorite type of videos. I understand you have to make a variety to please all viewers but the dogfights are what got me to subscribe.

[@savagehobo8427]

Same here I really love the dogfights

[@GrowlingSidewinder]

Thanks and yes I aim to provide all the different variations, plenty more dogfighting in the future though so no worries there

[@markanderson2145]

Agreed. Hooked me hard.

[@1LRgeek]

@@GrowlingSidewinderI’m hoping that you will make some more WW2 and WW1 dogfighting videos as well. I miss seeing some of those and watching those beautiful birds fight each other.

[@FatHead1979]

I also love the "2 idiots..." vids!

[@bitmanagent67]

I thought this was going to be a mutual kill. He was saying, "you are coming with me" LOL. Great to see the Tomcat...period.

[@GALLUS_PRIME]

No matter if she wins or not. It’s always good to see the Tomcat fly!

[@1471SirFrederickBanbury]

Glad to see you in the Tomcat again, even if you’re using mostly two circle. Would love to see you take on the Flanker or something similar again with HOBS fox-2s. That was so entertaining when you did that last

[@centralaveauto]

The content timing was perfect. I'm sitting in the dentist chair with my black tomcat sweatshirt, getting a crown and watching a Rafael go down!

[@TurbineFlyer]

The wing missed by about a foot if you slow it down even more. That made me sweat .Tomcat's still got it!

[@chiragsd4288]

Would love to see you fly the Rafale and how you use its abilities to their best

[@GrowlingSidewinder]

lol I’ve flown mirage several times, and I even have a video flying the rafale against a hornet…

[@kaiezesi6630]

F35B vs AV8B ​@@GrowlingSidewinder

[@user45g-4c5rf]

@@GrowlingSidewinder 😂Yes, and you lose a lot when you fly a French plane...Just a coincidence...

[@Michel411]

@@GrowlingSidewinderWould love to see you take a spin in the Rafale against a Eurofighter, and a Flanker. Maybe SU-35

[@michaelwu9450]

@@user45g-4c5rfare you guys seriously mad at the dude? He flies dozens of planes and has to memorize literally every flight regime associated with each one, all that under modules that are constantly updated or changed. Give the man a break Jesus

[@avramnovorra]

That round 2 near-miss, that was inches! I love how althought the Rafale ultimately lost, it made Growly and the F-14B really work hard for the kill.. those kinds of air-to-air, especially in dogfighting, man what a sight! 🔥

[@swathdiver489]

Been missing the Tomcat!

[@kenshintenshin]

Finally, been waiting for more F-14 content, thank you Sidewinder

[@Maxdady01]

Dig that shake and rumble of the venerable F-14!

[@vannlo355]

The white tiger scheme is wicked on that frenchy

[@dorianrawls1927]

Imagine you manage to dodge two Meteors in a Tomcat and come to the merge with a 4.5 gen Rafale F4... Very entertaining scenario, loved seeing my first favorite aircraft fighting the Rafale. Would really love a BVR fight between those two birds though... I mean what's the range of a Phoenix compared with a Meteor? I've been waiting for the day when you fly the Rafale. Should be quite a sight to behold seeing how well you fared in a Mirage 2000...

[@horusfalcon]

It's amazing how much capability the Tomcat shows in the face of much more modern opponents. Good flying today!

[@CoffeeMatt10]

The one advantage of not having a restrictive flight computer, you have full control (until you lose control). As GS has said many times, the Tomcat will give you everything she’s got, even if it rips her wings off in the process.

[@Scampi1991]

We need to get that French fighter pilot you had on a while ago to fly the Rafale

[@vizender]

probably won't happen. As a former rafale pilot, I'm pretty sure he isn't allowed to showcase his skills/methods using the plane he trained on

[@DubiousFiend]

Thanks for another awesome video GS! It’s always a joy to watch and listen as you break down a fight with all its mechanics while you dissect your opponent, their actions, and their mistakes in real-time.

[@CoffeeMatt10]

Dissecting his opponent figuratively and literally

[@reapertalon]

I am Simple man. I see Tomcat, I click like button

[@JJ-mv7rb]

The F-14 is my favorite fighter jet because of all the tricks up its sleeve, which include: 1) Manual wing sweep 2) Putting the flaps down 3) Use of differential thrust 4) Transferring auxiliary power from the plasma coil to the warp engines

[@jeremybonoyer4540]

Bro.... Watching you fly Is like watching a painter create a master piece! I'm retired Army so I know nothing (short of CAS request and 9 lines) about fighter/attack air frames. I truly enjoy watching you fly. Don't think we haven't noticed how you will never take fat Amy to the big dance!

[@Spydr6684]

Love the shake effect of the Tomcat.

[@CivisMilitarum]

Dam, You call that F-14 piloting rusty? Forrealz GS? 😂❤ Thanks for the video !

[@CoffeeMatt10]

I’ve been meaning to dust off my HOTAS… after seeing GS’s “rusty” flying, I’m not sure I’m gonna bother 😂

[@vized2415]

Love the video! Always a pleasure seeing tomcat in action. I would really love to see a dogfight where terrain is impacting the outcome of a fight, mountains, valleys, hiding behind them etc

[@mellowdramatic33]

I will admit. Seeing this video pop up was like an early Xmas gift. I love the F14 and this one didn’t disappoint. Love the vids bro.

[@taiyofreedman9414]

Really appreciating the longer videos 💪🏼🙏🏼

[@jameslanning8405]

I was at first sure, that the smaller, single engine Rafale, would dominate at low altitudes, with the big twin engine Tomcat. But that was amazingly not the case! Good work !

[@guigui236999]

Single engine ???

[@timbaskett6299]

The dogfight I'd like to see is the F-14 vs. The Tornado ADV.

[@Beau-wp9yi]

Man. Missed by inches at the end and he still almost killed you. Great pilot

[@Eis_]

So when's the next "Two Morons" episode with a Tomcat?

[@FatHead1979]

Those videos are such fun to watch, just 2 mates off having a great time (and dying a lot) 🤣

[@lhiannonshee]

Reminds me of an old school "boom and zoom" wildcat school of thought against a Zero. Awesome stuff.

[@ironcito1101]

It's great that you explain the tactics and maneuvers as you're dogfighting. You should do a series of video lessons.

[@jasond130]

I love the paint scheme on the Rafale

[@heathb4319]

3:45, "I dont know he made it, i swear i hit him..." You just got him in the turkey feathers sir.

[@carlchong7592]

Today I explained to a little kid at the playground that they weren't catching their bigger friends because they were "chasing behind" their target. Instead they should chase a point in front of them so they could cut inside their turn circle to catch up and get a good solid tag on their target. Feet can achieve crazy AoA.

[@abbaerfani9007]

Man GS this fight was one of your best one I mean all this up and down was amazing. Love you work ❤❤❤❤

[@kevinmccorkle7476]

Any Tomcat video is a good video...♠️

[@barbaros99]

That was beautiful stiff-arming in the first fight. Looked effortless.

[@kelvaris1]

That Tomcat skin is just perfect. Love it.

[@phillipkimbro7807]

Dam ! Love this channel! You are one hell of a pilot!

[@inquisitorbacon8170]

GS: "Alright, let's finish him off here" Misses every shot. GS: "I apologize for my outburst."

[@JeremyArchie]

Almost got dusted at the end there. 😅

[@v8makoshark]

Fear the bones, Rafale !

[@brandonmurray9448]

If you fly the Rafael against the same pilot in the F14, you still win. This was the better pilot winning. No disrespect intended for the F14 pilot. Great video!

[@Amen-Magi]

Rafael was slow

[@lsq7833]

What's an Israeli defense company doing in this conversation.

[@StingyGeek]

The rafale plot was one scrappy dude. He never once gave up!

[@_Gaming_78_]

Recommendations (if the aircraft are modeled) Battle of the first jet fighters P-80 Shooting Star vs Me-262 Gloster Meteor vs Me-262 P-80 Shooting Star vs Gloster Meteor In the category of "what could have been" F-16XL

[@natecox307]

Respeck to the Rafale pilot, his plane on fire and headed to earth but he’s like “I’m still in this fight!!! Brrrr!!!”

[@DylanDavidVindasLopez]

10:25 "Its not always about the aircraft, is pilot ability too, unless youre against a raptor, if youre againts a raptor youre fucked" xD

[@safn1949]

Damn that was close, your left wing was inches away.

[@MichaelRacer]

I guess the F-14 is more badass than I gave it credit for. 😳

[@youtubasoarus]

The ol' girl wins! I love it. Great fight by the Rafale though. So many close calls.

[@ktotheswiss1617]

Thanks!

[@GrowlingSidewinder]

Thank you very much

[@returnofthejezi7504]

I remember as a kid when Top Gun came out and I thought the F-14 was the absolute ducks nuts

[@joseph4349]

yes more rafale videos!!

[@dvaritek434]

Extra thrust and lack of conpressor stalls on the B really paid dividends here.

[@ridewithted2003]

Holy crap that was close there at the end... Wow...

[@iTzNexXuS]

At the the end there, I thought the f14 was about to cosplay a Pidgeot and use wing attack

[@quasimondo1933]

Kinda surprised Jester didn't bail from that near collision.

[@chadblalock5228]

Round 1 reminds me of a tomcat playing with its food before it kills it. 😂

[@Inazuma68]

This gave some serious close up pictures 😎

[@razorback139]

Another amazing vid by G.S!!!!! He's still got it flying the legendary F-14B no less. Though you should let us know which variant of the Rafale you're fighting against

[@darrencedeno8098]

You should have used split throttle

[@hunterman600cc]

That ending was almost a dose of surprise butt stuff...

[@ZachSawyer2077]

12:10 That is what I notice happens a lot of times in fights against 5th-gen fighters. They keep forcing high Gs maneuvers getting super slow and almost falling out of the skies. BTW what is that thing under the F-14 nose? Looks like a pod, near that black-painted part, but I cannot see well.

[@BladeKi11a]

Patiently waiting for GS to drop the BF3 F-18 mission “Going Hunting”

[@brads5600]

Hard fought victory? Nah bro took way too many free trips through your HUD lol

[@allanonyoutube]

Dassault Rafale is like an brand new form of the Mirage 3000, so, it's kinda "Good luck".

[@farve23]

My brother ! Another solid video 💪

[@ohger1]

Do the wings swing by the aircraft control, pilot control, or both?

[@insertnamehere7574]

Both

[@theorangeninja6486]

christ, that may as well have been a melee kill at the end

[@ditzydoo4378]

Time to "Split" the throttles and get freaky with the Frenchie Mav. 0~o

[@farkinarkin5099]

Might need a touch-up on the haze gray after that near miss. XD

[@keithbriscoe99]

Interesting timing... just 2 hours ago thought "which module should I trial next.. f14 or m2k"

[@DeathPenny]

In that first fight, I was surprised that you didn't take him out w/ a FOX-2 after you hit him w/ guns. I thought those were the rules in your guns only fights - no head on shots and after hits are landed, you can put the injured dog down with the big stick.

[@bridgecross]

You tapped his heiney on the way down!

[@chemistryguy100]

If you were fighting in the Rafale, what would you have done to win against yourself?

[@DarkOmenX]

Tomcat maybe doesnt have all the whistles and blowers the mighty Rafale has but it does have SPIRIT and in good hands does wonders :)

[@sunseb5124]

Would love to see you try out the rafale and see what you could make of it

[@michaelszczekot8729]

I’m a simple man I see F-14 I click

[@mehmedbeklenen5059]

Very handsome fighter is that tomcat , very risky

[@OoheavysackoO]

Haven't you watched Top Gun? That jet wash would have most definitely put you into a flat spin.

[@codychild2665]

If the object of this fight was to get as close as possible without hitting anything, the Rafale wins. Great fight!

[@jtinsidemk2961]

I saw the Video, I red "F14 vs" and the i smiled like a kid

[@Geno-The-Butcher17]

F8 crusader the last gunfighter

[@aknwong]

GS finally admitting it's not the plane it's the pilot 😂

[@oscarthekingofham1353]

Thus vid gonna be good

[@Stindemon]

The Rafale looks like a mini Concorde