TARPS

Anyone know if the F-14B will get this on release?

It's a recon pod for "F-14R" like rf-4 before. Maybe we could have in the future, but I don't really know how to use it in DCSw. I mean that it seems we don't need tactical information from it in the game, or if we have those information, what can I do with it in current element. :/

And in that site, the fans of cats list many interesting pods and weapons, such as alq-167, adm-141, and these two are also suit with early type of cats. However the ecm pod of mig-21 haven't fix well, so I should keep calm with adm-141, and hope we can have a interesting cheater for the SAM as the feature.

I think I would be cool to have for the sake of realism but I get what your saying though there's not really a use for it in a sim.

I'm also interested in The Expanded Chaff adapter for the phoenix hardpoint and LAU-138 chaff launching Aim-9 rails and the combat training pods (would be cool to have for NTTR)

It's a recon pod for "F-14R" like rf-4 before. Maybe we could have in the future, but I don't really know how to use it in DCSw. I mean that it seems we don't need tactical information from it in the game, or if we have those information, what can I do with it in current element. :/

And in that site, the fans of cats list many interesting pods and weapons, such as alq-167, adm-141, and these two are also suit with early type of cats. However the ecm pod of mig-21 haven't fix well, so I should keep calm with adm-141, and hope we can have a interesting cheater for the SAM as the feature.

The TARPS was a staple of the Tomcat community and mission set from the early 80s until retirement. Of the two squadrons associated to a carrier Air Wing in the 1980s and early 90s, one squadron had tomcats wired for, and crews trained for the TARPS mission. It was vital to carrier battle groups and area commanders for the information it provided at the TACTICAL level. All F-14Ds were wired for and could carry the TARPS pod in all its iterations, wet film TARPS through TARPS DI.

This system is essential and needs to be a part of the release and campaign period.

I could see the TARPS coming in handy on the Blue Flag campaign.

Here is the patch, just because I feel this thread is barren with out it. :thumbup:

Frisco1522

The TARPS was a staple of the Tomcat community and mission set from the early 80s until retirement. Of the two squadrons associated to a carrier Air Wing in the 1980s and early 90s, one squadron had tomcats wired for, and crews trained for the TARPS mission. It was vital to carrier battle groups and area commanders for the information it provided at the TACTICAL level. All F-14Ds were wired for and could carry the TARPS pod in all its iterations, wet film TARPS through TARPS DI.

 

This system is essential and needs to be a part of the release and campaign period.

I've been hoping for TARPs to be included with the F-14 (more so for the F-14A to realistically increase the scope of missions beyond A-A). I figured that LNS would have mentioned it if it were part of the initial release. However, it might make an excellent edition for aftermarket DLC/campaign for the Strait of Hormuz. Would spice things up and increase interest, plus a solid and realistic excuse to fly your Tomcat at 650 kts on the deck!

The Tomcat squadrons were proud of their TARPs missions are they were arguably the most harrowing missions that the Tomcat flew. Here's an example from the Enterprise 1988 cruise as part of Earnet Will/Praying Mantis - in the Straight of Hormuz.

It would seem that the TARPs system would be a feasible thing to integrate after the fact (after module release), just like it was for the real Tomcat. The steering cues and pilot interface utilized the Tomcat's original A-G software and INS system. The RIO had an additional control panel - the same place where they would later fit the LANTIRN controller (hence for the F-14A/B - TARPs jets couldn't carry the LANTIRN pod). Kind of like the control panel in the MiG-21 for nuclear weapons, the TARPs panel could pop-up in the cockpit if the TARPs pod is loaded in the payload manager.

I agree that it's not necessarily that useful for a MP situation, but would add excellent diversity to a SP campaign.

I hope that LNS considers it, at least eventually.

-Nick

 

I agree that it's not necessarily that useful for a MP situation, but would add excellent diversity to a SP campaign.

 

I hope that LNS considers it, at least eventually.

 

-Nick

I agree, I just want as much content as possible. I love how complete the Mig-21 feels with all of the weapons it can carry, and I hope that sense completeness translates to the F-14 as well. Regardless of how Useful something in the game may or may not be.

I want to have a full F-14 simulator at my disposal, allowing me to simulate every type of mission and payload the F-14s of that era had.

Top Gun: Fire At Will! had TARPS within the game, but it was possible primarily due to the arcade-like nature of the game.

What'd be awesome is if there was some way to tie in target destruction with visual verification via TARPS or if successful TARPS missions made subsequent missions easier in a campaign. For example, lets say in one mission, you escorted a strike package onto a target. On the next mission, you blew bomb damage assessment (BDA). Your ability to obtain photographs of the target would result in whether another strike was assembled or if you moved onto another target. In another example, your ability to obtain intelligence via TARPS would make subsequent missions easier, while failure would result in having to rely on other, less-reliable sources like satellite and have to deal with a significant amount of uncertainty in later missions.

Not sure how that'd be implemented, but it'd be cool if they could figure it out!

I think TARPS could be really cool in multiplayer. In a long duration mission on a dedicated server, successful TARPS missions could update the map for all friendly flight leads or ground commanders with newer information on the defenses or other enemy ground units around the TARPS target. A cooperative TARPS escort or rescue mission for a flight over enemy territory would be fun, as would a competitive mission where each team has to defend a photo-recon flight along a front while trying to stop the other guys from completing their mission.

I've been hoping for TARPs to be included with the F-14 (more so for the F-14A to realistically increase the scope of missions beyond A-A). I figured that LNS would have mentioned it if it were part of the initial release. However, it might make an excellent edition for aftermarket DLC/campaign for the Strait of Hormuz. Would spice things up and increase interest, plus a solid and realistic excuse to fly your Tomcat at 650 kts on the deck!

 

The Tomcat squadrons were proud of their TARPs missions are they were arguably the most harrowing missions that the Tomcat flew. Here's an example from the Enterprise 1988 cruise as part of Earnet Will/Praying Mantis - in the Straight of Hormuz.

 

 

It would seem that the TARPs system would be a feasible thing to integrate after the fact (after module release), just like it was for the real Tomcat. The steering cues and pilot interface utilized the Tomcat's original A-G software and INS system. The RIO had an additional control panel - the same place where they would later fit the LANTIRN controller (hence for the F-14A/B - TARPs jets couldn't carry the LANTIRN pod). Kind of like the control panel in the MiG-21 for nuclear weapons, the TARPs panel could pop-up in the cockpit if the TARPs pod is loaded in the payload manager.

 

I agree that it's not necessarily that useful for a MP situation, but would add excellent diversity to a SP campaign.

 

I hope that LNS considers it, at least eventually.

 

-Nick

Just a small correction mate, all versions of the Tomcat were able to carry both the TARPS and LTS, for ferry flights. All TARPS capable birds, including the Deltas, were wired to operate only either the TARPS or the LTS pods

Just a small correction mate, all versions of the Tomcat were able to carry both the TARPS and LTS, for ferry flights. All TARPS capable birds, including the Deltas, were wired to operate only either the TARPS or the LTS pods

Why would you nitpick over such a trivial use of verbiage from 5 years ago? Talk about necrobump... :dontgetit: