Damage models for all of the F-14s were greatly buffed:
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Ooo, I have to pay more attention. I have played with my F-14’s some, but didn’t realize there were changes. Will post again after I play them some more 👍
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Question everyone, weren’t we meant to be getting the correct HUD for the F-14D this major, or am I mis-remebering? I just thought I recall seeing a comment about it being addressed in the “next major” around when Heavy Cavalry lauched. On top of that, both of them still have a few undressed bugs
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“Later” right, well that’s it just up in the air
Thanks
If you have any info please let me know: The AIM-54 Phoenix missile - Technology, History and Performance - #2799 by ItzMikeyzWRLD-psn
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first off all this is the F-14 thread
second of all the 9M clipped into the amraams on launch
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Yeah i know i know my bad
because they are more or less meant to be mounted with the top of the line missiles intended, so the 9X and D-(whatever block number here), so when mounted with AIM-9Ms there is some visual clipping issues with the lower rack the the fins of the 9M
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Thought I gave it another try (aim120’s for f14D)
Please share🙏
https://community.gaijin.net/issues/p/warthunder/i/mWJxmEGyY2YB
I wonder what buno the 2nd f14A that tested aim-120 was lucky the photo in the article gives us a clue
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F14D stock grind has given me AIDs
Either players have got better or the pheonix C+ miss more than the A’s
Hard to tell as iv only got 2 but cant they be buffed to somewhere near fakours?
Its hard to believe they where this bad IRL
besides the lack of performance of the missile in some situations, war thunder maps doesnt suit well the 54s, F-14s arent the most performant airframe out there, so to get to good launch parameters takes time, and by this time you’ll be too close to the enemy fighters
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I didnt get F-14D yet, the radar feels good? Like F-15E’s?
Thats discouraging, might not crew it then once the research is complete
Radar is good but its meh at the same time tbh (personally) since it’s held back by the radar missiles kinda like the f2A ADTW
Hopefully we can get aim7p-2 soon
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It’s REALLY good.
It feels like AN/APG-70 with AWG-9 search zones.
Which, knowing Gaijin, it probably is.
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What on earth is causing this aircraft’s TWS to fail to maintain enemy tracks? Its scan period is on the slow side, but 2.0 sec isn’t absurdly slow. Its notch angle and main beam notch width are comparable to those of other aircraft. I just don’t understand.
TWS+ has basically ruined radars with long scan periods, like the CAPTOR-M. But the AN/APG-71’s update rate isn’t actually that slow. What the hell is going on?
Its mainly due to their speed and acceleration in most scenarios. F90 gives people much less time to react so time-to-notch is much shorter giving them better probability of kill over Phoenixes. In simulation battles tho AIM-54C can really stretch its legs with F-14D’s radar.
Are you saying that even a radar with short-term memory loss that loses DL if this enemy changes course even slightly can guiding in SB?
It seems to me that the problems with the APG-71 are reducing the F-14D’s combat effectiveness more than the problems with the AIM-54. What I mean is, the APG-71 forgets which enemy it was tracking if they shift slightly to the side and change direction, even if they were visible just a moment ago. I’m 90% sure this is a problem caused by TWS+ (same as with the old CAPTOR-M and PS-05), but does nobody else think this is an issue? If you don’t know how to check whether there’s a data link, just say so. The circle at the end of the line extending from the missile doesn’t indicate a data link.
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