Reverse And Die | F-14A Tomcat Vs F/A-18E Super Hornet Dogfight | Digital Combat Simulator | DCS |

[@GrowlingSidewinder]

Check out the Store: growling-sidewinder.creator-spring.com/ Thank you guys for watching and if you have any ideas for future videos please put them in the comment section below and they might just end up in the pipeline, thanks again, much Love.

[@Crazysailor_78]

Love you can we some day do an F/A-18 dogfight

[@tymatt4555]

Snap shot the que for TAC view . I wonder what he was looking at ? That he mistook.

[@joaorodrigues-dy9rm]

What is the most capable dog fighing plane?😄

[@jeremyfilip4190]

I think it would be educating for you to describe what the split S is, why its done and when its best to use it. Ive seen you doit alot when your in the less dominant aircraft but i still dont understand it

[@WhiskeyDale]

great learning lesson on what NOT to do. NOW.... what could have that F18 done to either runaway or win this fight should be the next lesson.

[@Synystr7]

I am so glad tacview is back

[@tymatt4555]

Me to. It would help with a snap shot to show what he saw from his cockpit to see the mis-que.

[@jimlthor]

Yea, I've been going thru his old videos lately since I've played (and learned) a lot more since the first time I watched them

[@WhiteOwlOnFire_XXX]

I love tac view

[@thatmfslimsam]

I know. I was so happy when he said tacview in his fight.

[@jonjonckheer5063]

Been waiting for some tacview action!🎉

[@shanemonsees4798]

FYI... From a former F-14 crew chief, The TF30's not only compressor stalled with fast throttle movements but that stall could cause the engines to shit the compressor blades out of the engine if the throttles were moved back and forth to fast to compensate for the stall. They named the engines the "Pratt and Shitney's" on the A model.

[@karelpgbr]

Woah, nice little tidbit of info there!

[@AB-ez4rm]

I heard those engines had to be used because of the contract the gov had with Pratt & Whitney. They knew they were horrible but still used them.

[@mrdashin8323]

Crazy, any more stories about the f14?

[@hydrolox3953]

"Pratt and Shitney" I never thought I would hear those words.

[@kona2544]

You were a plane captain or a crew chief?

[@christophero55]

It's called the clinch. A boxer will clinch to tie up the other boxers arms and keep him from being able to build up momentum for his punches. It can also force a change in angles and technique. A good analogy for what was going on in the dogfight.

[@barbaros99]

That TacView debrief at the end was incredibly informative. Thanks, Professor GS!

[@beatboxbuggi6884]

Still asking for F/A-18 and F-14 vs F-16 and F-15. Air Force vs Navy 2v2

[@risingsun9595]

What a vicious dogfight, extremely aggressive maneuvering from both aircraft

[@TheOriginalFaxon]

Man I love the scream of the F-18's engines, there's nothing quite like it

[@RT42069]

I've gone on vacation to VA Beach and heard them first hand, and I agree

[@pgtmr2713]

It's weird. Hornets have always sounded louder to me. A louder, harsher sound, a ripping of the air behind the aircraft. But the Tomcat is a deeper thunder. It's as if some of the sound goes too low to hear. It could be the Hornet engines are being run harder because they're much smaller.

[@ecoop20]

You'd be hard put to find a better looking plane than the Cat. Especially viewed from the front. Beautiful! Would love to see a vid using the Su-25 in a ground attack capacity. CAS, strike mission, anything. I've only ever seen you use it in dogfights. Would love to see how it compares to the Hog or the Strike Eagle. Thanks for all the amazing content!!

[@pyrotection]

Agreed, I'd love to see it leapfrog those ground targets.

[@danielmeador1991]

F4U Corsair was a great looking plane too

[@demonicguard9539]

Mig 29 would definitely be a contender

[@Knight23able]

I agree, but im partial to the Super hornets, i grew up watching them and just think they are so cool

[@danielmeador1991]

@@Knight23able because they are

[@jimreynolds2837]

I’d love to see more of the Super Hornet with you as pilot.

[@NewUkey]

bro would be unstoppable

[@Tora1337]

Loved this series of fights. Hornet showing it's stinger, and the Tom-cat proving it's modern relevancy.

[@rangerrick8220]

Stress relief - love your videos. They make a difference. Always look forward to them. Your efforts are appreciated and help some of us more than just entertainment.

[@GrowlingSidewinder]

my pleasure and I'm always happy to hear these videos are helpful/entertaining for you guys, Thank you for watching. Much Love.

[@rangerrick8220]

@@GrowlingSidewinder Thanks. I know what it takes to make these videos and how it may be getting monotonous... but like I said, they are more than just entertainment for me (likely many) and have helped alot! Take care!

[@sackofclams953]

It’s wild that the f-14 sounds all rickety like a shopping cart whenever you do something wild in it, but I really like the little screen the which shows the other guys plane, it’s super neat and I imagine helps when identifying the other jet.

[@icedragon769]

Other planes can have that too, if you equip a flir pod.

[@toast3852-xi7te]

i dont even need to see the tackview debrief at the end because i know how it works. i watch it because of the incredible detail that gs goes into while describing each and every piece of the situation. this is why i love this channel

[@grisslebear]

The Tomcat is a sucker for belly rubs, chin skritches, & those little squeezy pouch treats.

[@aaronliddell4280]

I see F-14 content and I instantly hit like 👍

[@RedDotChiliPepper96]

Definitely need more Super Hornet content. Something like a strike mission would be cool.

[@GrantvsMaximvs]

That blue note from the Hornet is almost as eerie sounding as the radiator wail from the Mustang

[@cjthomas4102]

Man I can't wait to get a flight setup so I can learn the F14. I'm pretty decent on a controller but I don't want to go to in depth and buy a module quite yet. Your videos are helping me learn what to look for in a dogfight

[@hikingjoe4752]

I bought one just recently. I wasn‘t really getting into DCS that much cause its so overwhelming. But now i did, maybe max 2 weeks ago and im learning everything and trust me its great great fun.

[@jacobdoolan4978]

im flying controller as well, its a bit difficult in terms of tracking the target in dogfights but its a lot better than mouse n key lol

[@danielosdinia4258]

@@hikingjoe4752Hi; do you know how much it will cost me if I wanna get something like this DCS? also would you please tell me what should I exactly buy? I have ever just watched and have no clue at all but love to try it for myself. Thanks.

[@hikingjoe4752]

@@danielosdinia4258 I bought the Thrustmaster Warthog Hotas (stick and throttle) cost a bit less than 400€ and for ca. 80€ thrustmaster tfrp rudder pedals. But theres also things like the logitech x-56 quite a bit cheaper but less realism but you also dont need rudder pedals.

[@dennywhocares]

I just love those moments when GS explaining something and then BOOM black screen kia :D

[@Friedbrain11]

Thank you for the class at the end. I was also in the dark as to the terms of one circle and 2 circle until now. Very clearly explained and now I know :)

[@thefoolishhiker3103]

Love your videos. I don’t have the time necessary to invest in getting good at dcs but it’s great to be able to catch your videos and really get a great explanation of what is going on in these fights

[@hooperturner]

Thanks!

[@GrowlingSidewinder]

Thank you very much.

[@Atlas2023Heavy]

10:29 really cool blue note from F-18

[@youtubasoarus]

Basically what i'm gathering from the reversal is that the bandit is doing your job for you. Playing into your hands (or hud if you prefer). As always love these videos. And the F14 is still my favorite.

[@JacoBotes-zg9yc]

Congrats on the channel growing so fast. Ausome video as usual.

[@erikcourtney1834]

I’m suprised how well he was staying in control with one elevator missing. Well until you hit him a second time

[@whatthepaul735]

so glad to see tac view again I just adore how you break into the dogfight mechanic

[@donnieweston3249]

Love seeing the old dog showing the new dogs some tricks

[@lukecreamer8426]

Loved the Tacview debrief, it was all a refresher to a lot of your viewers, but still good to get into more detail than "R-A-T-E fight, with a T" for the new kids xD

[@anthossotnya5770]

Loved that. And I really appreciated your explanation of the two circle principle, offset and of course the no-no reverse turn, brilliant videos man, well done. Need another landing though..c'mon, you know it... ;-0

[@ShoGunGrebby]

I absolutely love when you use Tacview... the way you break things down with it makes ME feel like a genius lmfao

[@rbigg]

Great dogfight, loved the tac view explanation at the end. 👍🏾👍🏾

[@ChaosShadow00x]

I knew *what* a two circle always was... But now I know why it's called that. Thanks! That actually will make it helpful and way easier to remember lol.

[@m0m0w0w00]

seriously you are the best, You always have everything under control

[@jimbojazz6879]

This title pretty much summarizes my BFM experience

[@skunky1-1]

The abruptness of your deaths always make me smile. Even the pros fuck up occasionally.

[@colonel_cookies_]

That's exactly my questions ! I didn't understand the 1 and 2 circle on ground level, now I do thx

[@kylegrove7048]

Really loved the break down of the different tactics and how they work.

[@ethanmcfarland8240]

i hope Grumman can make a kickass naval fighter like the F-14 again one day. Our navy sure does need one *cough* China *cough*

[@abot4694]

I always love when you get a KIA you immediately go mute 🤣🤣🤣 like it really happened. Awesome fight, them compressor stalls will get you man. It's been a while since we saw some Tacview review and I think it was much needed for this fight. Thanks for explaining it. By now I've learnt so much about flying from you but I still always appreciate you repeating it for the first time viewers, and we're still always learning. Big Up GS!

[@wash_out]

I recently got one aileron/flap ripped out of my F16 wing. When I landed I didn’t know that but having to give FULL stick throw to the side on final was a good indicator 😂

[@farve23]

Love it!! Getting an education while being entertained! Appreciate the effort!! Great as always

[@andrewwillard5625]

I swear just watching your content for each plane has made me such a better pilot, have learned so much keep up the constant amazing work man!❤️❤️

[@sandroffdsantos]

Loved the "TACVIEW DEBRIEF", great idea.

[@jsternberg]

Here’s a random request: on Rollercoaster Tycoon (or modern equivalent) make a rollercoaster that uses two separate tracks called “dogfight”. This has been a thought experiment of mine for years and I think you’d make a really fun one.

[@alphazuluz]

This may be your best video yet with the debrief

[@twistedsorcerer202]

That Hornet engine sound man, Epic ❤❤ Really love your videos, well done

[@CassidyBrent-v3d]

Bro is crazy he put a f14a against a super hornet and won 💀💀💀

[@jimmychappell]

I live the way the cat rattles and shakes when u really push it….

[@ClaytonGambrel]

Very nice, I need to see the viggen again. I miss hearing the dwarfs banging on the engines

[@jasoncummings4994]

2nd thing I do when I get home only after my first beer! Nice work

[@kat13man]

The biggest thing that GS has taught me is the value of the mental game. Many of his kills are the result of him out fox2ing.his opponent.

[@DylanGalman]

What is the story behind activating flaps in the F-14 compared to using flaps in any other aircraft? I understand that it can decrease your turn radius and allow you to turn quicker and get the nose around, but what makes the F-14 special with it compared to doing it in any other aircraft?

[@andrewlau6466]

IIRC activating flaps at combat speeds in an F-14 will jam them in the lowered position. It's basically breaking the plane a little to get better performance and survive long enough to go home.

[@flyingcactus1953]

once you use the Flap on F-14, you stuck at low speed because it break and can't be retracted

[@heathb4319]

The F14 is a much larger aircraft and thus has more wing span which is more lift at low speeds thus allowing the F14 to go a little slower and tighter in the turn/rate fight to get nose on before the other aircraft does. I hope that helps.

[@DylanGalman]

Thank you for the replies everyone! I was a little confused on what the story is behind the F-14 in particular using flaps in a dog fight compared to any other aircraft using flaps and what the difference is. Makes sense now! Thanks again y’all!

[@natf5869]

Awesome explanation, thanks for the help you always give.

[@gosajd1736]

Hehe, flaps trick, Nice!

[@coreyhutchonson1368]

love the tacview GS, missed it greatly

[@morrischen5777]

Always love the TAC... hope more BVR engagements have this

[@fwijffels]

Absolutely LOVED that Tac debrief!

[@Frequency-ct4sf]

Great stuff again. Cheers from the Netherlands.

[@derdoofedoofmann]

Yes! Thank you for the Little tactic lesson❤

[@arcticshogunb]

Amazing video quality love it ❤ and you will always be my favorite KZbinr ❤

[@Dusther210]

This camo pattern is the best F14 skin. Just gotta get that nose cone painted to match lol Also please do more F-14 videos, it never gets old

[@michaeldavid4857]

I have always wondered why they didn't design the Tomcat to use the same engines as the F-15.

[@GrantvsMaximvs]

Tomcat was designed a decade before the Eagle

[@cockatoo010]

Because they didn't exist yet

[@ronaldkonkoma4356]

Weren't they left over F-111 engines

[@jonnyj.]

@@GrantvsMaximvs Um... what? It was designed less than a YEAR before the eagle. RFP was mid 1968 for the tomcat, and near the end of 68 for the F15. First flight was 1970 for the F14, and 1972 for the eagle. The designers wanted to get the F100 engines as soon as possible. This was the intended engine, as the TF-30s were literally meant for pre production and very early aircraft only. Like everything with the F14, this was cancelled by the navy due to budget cuts...

[@scottmanthey3549]

​​@@jonnyj.Glad you posted this, I was thinking I had really forgotten the timeline. I was pretty sure they were almost simultaneously produced.

[@abbaerfani9007]

As always you say patient manag the closure and let them to make the mistake. Gerat fight by you again GS thanks

[@GrowlingSidewinder]

Yes exactly this, be patient get to low aspect where kill is guaranteed and meanwhile hope for a mistake. Thanks for watching, much love.

[@abbaerfani9007]

I thank you as Iranian for time to time fly Iranian F14 and also my uncle was pilot of F4 and I send him some of your videos you made on F4 and he was really surprised to see someone like you never fly real one but how really Great knowledge about dogfight with that aircraft against any jet fighter. Thanks again and keep on great work

[@GrowlingSidewinder]

@@abbaerfani9007 Thank you again and respect to your uncle, those Iranian F-4 guys really did some work back in the Iran Iraq war. The attack on H3 base was one for the books. I'm sure he had a very good time flying that phantom around, it's a beast.

[@MattCV27]

This was some of the most fun dogfighting to watch

[@adasaddas]

a whole new meaning to R&D.

[@typheran1]

I really like the format of these

[@megarouge61]

A question of realism... Is it possible if you fly thru enemy debris to damage your own plane? I don't play this, but find it very interesting to watch!

[@SirReginaldBumquistIII]

I'm sure sucking debris into the air intake would make her sneeze a lil

[@rangerrick8220]

Absolutely... it all depends what hits you and where.

[@megarouge61]

Thanx!@@SirReginaldBumquistIII

[@megarouge61]

Thanx!@@rangerrick8220

[@1978dcn]

Love these F-14 fights, GS! I need all the info I can get for her as she can be hard to learn fast. My favourite jet - Lucky enough to have picked up a VF-142 helmet/mask before prices went nuts - but I always find myself armchair quarterbacking those missed gun shots a la Sundown in Top Gun. "We coulda had him, man!"

[@HarimauBergaring]

Always loved the sudden cut with KIA.

[@macgyver186]

The positivity before your ultimate demise is just foreshadowing.

[@alextowers3564]

My take on the reversal is slightly different. I don't think he misread the offset two circle as being outrated, I think he purposefully set up the offset two circle in an attempt to be able to ditch into the one circle at which the hornet excels. Look at how wide the radius is when he enters his second turn at 14:20 and then how he tightens it down as he completes the turn. That looks intentional to me. His mistake therefore was that he didn't offset the two circle *enough.* If he had, he would have given himself enough room to successfully reverse and have you fly out in front, but he was too impatient and reversed when there was still too much separation between you. The tactic he attempted to use was quite smart, but he was too sloppy going about it.

[@alexv3357]

Big risk flying through that debris cloud

[@JAEUFM]

When GS says, 'throw something at the Hornet', my mind immediately thinks of Jester.

[@happysalesguy]

What a shame the Navy rejected Northrup's proposal to continue development and create the Super Tomcat. Same for the Phoenix, which is now sorely needed.

[@steveclarke1857]

0:39 - Aircraft One performs a split-S? That's the last thing you should do in that situation - what were you thinking?

[@samduddington2886]

I've heard GS mention a few times about an enemy plane being in the sun. Why does that effect a missle?

[@GrowlingSidewinder]

the missile is heat seeking in those situations, so shooting it at a bandit in the sun makes the missile most likely go for the sun (large IR signature) rather than the aircraft.

[@samduddington2886]

Thank you for getting back to me :D Really appreciate the fun engaging content. That had just been bugging me for awhile & I didn't know how to begin to Google it.@@GrowlingSidewinder

[@GrowlingSidewinder]

@@samduddington2886 my pleasure, happy to be of service.

[@rayq1234]

TACVIEW FOR THE WIN!! :D Always interesting. I was missing them.

[@chaserosas5773]

3:35 When you fly through the explosion of the bandit, don't you risk FOD'ing the engine?

[@stevenborgogna]

Tomcat and Tacview in the same video? I must be dreaming. This is perfect.

[@skyhorseprice6591]

The always-sneaky & unpredictable Tomcat. In that 1st fight, you got him into an offset 2 circle fight. So, when you decided to pull him into your HUD, man that big ol 'Cat slid around onto his 6 with the almighty, everlasting, eternaboogie _quickness!_ What was that, about 27° AoA/sec? Tomcat with flaps down in a WVR dogfight is not something at which we should sneer; the turning performance increases significantly, given that your straightline linear high speed dash capability becomes nonexistent. But hey, what good is dash/sprint capability if you get shot down during the turn fight? It being that lowering flaps on a Tomcat whlle maneuvering at airspeeds between 200KTS - 450KTS results in some markedly improved turn performance, one wonders why later Tomcat variants werent equipped with non-jamming Maneuvering Flaps for dogfighting. It would have saved pilots' lives and saved F-14's from destruction. Such a relatively simple thing, yet it turns the Tomcat into a badass rate fighter and even a 1 circle fighter. Its kinda like the F-4E Phantom, which (finally) had an internal gun and Leading Edge Retractable Extensions (sometimes referred to as LERX, other times as Leading Edge Flaps) that enhanced maneuverability by a considerable factor.

[@techdeck128]

the video all new players need to see, the reversals are constant and they have no idea why they're losing

[@joesephcorey]

Love seeing the A model kick some butt.

[@mathieugariepy2948]

I love that analysis in tactical view.

[@spider_corsa]

It could be cool if the tac-brief happened with the opponents in a voice call or something and hearing his side too it was a misread or what was he thinking on specific situations.

[@ethanwenters8369]

can we get a F/A 18 vs SU 35

[@lincolnking9039]

I wouldn’t mind seeing two real raf go head to head one in a f-14 Tom cat and the other in the F/A-18

[@rocketpunchgo1]

GrowlingSidewinder is a DCS genius.

[@natekester2763]

Can we get more of these after actions? Great video as always!

[@ziepex7009]

love the videos man, soon enough youll be at 600k🙂 love the tac view briefs aswell

[@dylankozlowski9781]

Ok now describe why a one circle is one circle even though it looks like two in the same way this fight is two circles that happen to look like one. This made the two circle make sense, but I still can't get my head around the one circle.

[@m0710354]

Great video. It would be awesome to see 2 pf your favorite aircraft against each other. The F-14 against the BF109e

[@connormoylan2466]

If I'm ever getting out rated I use the vertical in my 2 circle, not like straight up but like a 45° ish angle

[@lukedepro]

Would love to see your setup currently and the estimated price of it all, especially the pc, I thought mine was a brilliant pc but your graphics make mine look like crap in comparison lol

[@coltonmaxey3730]

Need some more scenario gameplay, still love the dogfights

[@peterreily1490]

Tom kitten pouncing… while the hornet stings

[@Andy47357]

round 2 jester didn’t even get to say goodbye to his wife

[@aceblaneescabusa5371]

Your skills got better in an F-14 surprisingly. 32nd time of suggestion for the MiG-29 vs Su-57 Felon dogfight and BVR please. thanks!

[@andrewadkins5567]

That area looks like the Persion Gulf with oil well fires on the horizon.