Yak 141? F-16AJ? The AJ didn’t even exist irl yet we have it in game.
We even have the F20 in game which never entered service.
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1- Kikka and Ho-229 came long before Yak-141; so you’re a bit new…
2- F-14D is a production vehicle.
3- F-16AJ is a renamed YF-16 demonstrated to Japan.
4- F-20 is a completed prototype.
There are multiple classifications of vehicles in War Thunder:
Incomplete prototypes.
Complete prototypes/laid down vessels.
Production vehicles/service vehicles.
F-14 (AIM-120) would be a decent event aircraft from the research on it many have done.
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F-14D would’ve 100% gotten amraams had it not been retired.
F-16AJ still wasnt built or ever entered service with Japan.
F-20 is still a “prototype”. It didnt enter service neither did amraams with the tomcat but that doesnt stop gajin from adding it.
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I’d argue that an F-14A (Late) with TCS and AIM-9Ls (maybe BOL pods?) like the one seen in Top Gun at 12.7 would be better than just adding Ls to the early A.
But ye, gib 9M to the B and make it 13.0 like the Eagle 👍
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F-14 was tested with AIM-120s over a decade prior to its retirement, the US Navy stuck with just buying more F-18s than spending the money.
F-16AJ was built, its correct designation is just YF-16.
Cmon Alvis. Would you not like an F-14 with AMRAAM’s??
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It was tested and was able to carry it, thats enough for gajin to give it amraams.
YF-16 was the prototype F16 and it didnt enter service with Japan nor did it carry the 7Fs it does in game.
I would, I endorsed it until I learned more about it.
Now I want the test unit as an event vehicle.
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YF-16 used AIM-7s, it was the initial test platform for them.
Funnily enough they used YF-16 as the demonstration 16 cause of its AIM-7 capabilities.
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We already got an event F14, plus I dont really think top tier amraam slinging vehicles are a good idea given how low levels are spamming the Iranian one currently.
If thats the case with the 16 why doesnt the block 10 get aim 7s
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Cause the YF-16 was the test platform that would become Block 15.
Fair enough
Still there was no F16 that entered service with Japan so its an imaginary vehicle.
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Not service =/= imaginary.
A japanese F16 is imaginary yes, it doesnt exist
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The F14B is completly underpowered nowadays being at 13.0 you have no 9M and according to the dev server next update will nerf it’s RWR. I’ve never played the game for meta planes but it has become a pain just to play.
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I’ll actually agree with this now. Before the BR bumps I was opposed but now with it 13.0 I see no good reason to not give the 14B 9Ms.
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Right the IRIAF ruined the regular A and B by moving them up in brs they have no business being this high
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Wrong, the F-14A Early was already undertiered, the IRIAF F-14A only brought more attention to the issue as there was simply more F-14 players because of the event.
Give the F-14B it’s AIM-9Ms and give both the IRIAF F-14A and F-14A Early different ordinances to cope with the BR increase - blame decompression not the vehicle itself.
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All of the F14D could use AMRAAMS
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Do you just love shitting on aircraft that need their historical weapons?
The F-14 was a mess of variants, having a “historical loadout” is such a stupid goal i can’t imagine where you came out with it.
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