F-14 Tomcat: History, Performance & Discussion

doesn’t it get a weaker motor? Because its smokeless?

If I’m not wrong some aim54c where also equipped with mk60 motors but I think I’m just getting my information mixed up it’s been awhile since I read some documents of the aim54

Yeah vehicles with barely a difference in performance unLike the f100A and f100D for some reason the French f100D sits at 9.7 while the American f100D sits at 9.3 even tho technically the American f100D is better with more armament and is more related to the Chinese/taiwanese f100A witch is lighter and faster then both f100D. For the f4s and f4j their the same except the f4j has 22 load out options and f4s has 19 load out options and has access to aim9H.mig23’s same FM same armament just different radar and rwr. A4s a small difference in FM for all 3 ,different in number of armament load for all 3, one has a gun radar, one has cm and rwr. out Practically just 1-3 things that are different that don’t make a big difference in performance in all these aircraft witch I don’t think you could say the same for the f14B and f14D a radar that’s comparable to a 14.0 radar a better rwr better missile load out somewhat better fm handling, better hud display, a better friend or foe device and some other stuff

top tier is a extremely popular br in air 40% minimum of your matches will be either a full uptier or partial uptier

all very popular planes you will see in matches the F15E or I whatever israel calls there will be you every time in a BVR fight with no counter play

hes faster he climbs better and his missiles go farther

same story for EF2000 which is even better

and AIM-54 will not be able to counter the AIM-120C5 as there airframes will give you way better kinematics for there missiles while your AIM-120A wont come close neither will the AIM-54

F15E is only 14.0 and EF2000 non aesa is only 14.3 meaning youll run into them often

F14B vs F15C vs F15E vs EF2000

it doesnt have better handling its heavier the F14B has better FM handling due to be lighter

and MIG-23 ML and MLA are closely identical BUT the MLD is a huge upgrade over the other to with way better flight performance

and F4S has the most advanced AGILE eagle slats ingame only being beaten by the F4F due to weight differences its the best F4 other than the F4F ICE

A4E is a lot better than the A4B at same br due to the fact it has flares so it basically unkillable to IR weapons meaning you dont have to bleed speed to kinematcally dodge missiles

no functional difference really at least in game

12.7-14.3 is a popular br In generally you can get same amount of full up tier as down tier

The F-14D added avionics such as the APG-71 radar, IRST, and new cockpits which made it slightly heavier. the improved flight computers generally offset this weight, offering better handling characteristics like the dfcs that provided sharper, more precise control at high angles of attack, which allowed pilots to fight more aggressively in low-speed, high-AoA scenarios Enhanced Stability It drastically reduced the violent wing rock experienced at high AoA, making the aircraft more stable and controllable.

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and MIG-23 ML and MLA are closely identical BUT the MLD is a huge upgrade over the other to with way better flight performance
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The mig23 ML and MLD have the same FM their is no difference the only difference between the 2 is the radar and rwr where the MLD has a better rwr and radar

Yeah like I said 1-3 things different but not worthy of nerfing it just because it has better dog fighting capabilities

Like I said about the f4’s also you can use far might mouse to do the same thing for ir missiles
On top of that I think it should be 8.0-8.3 for grb like the a4e before it got nerfed it doesn’t have agm62a nor a radar/rwr or cm or a Ballistic Computer

In realistic battles the hud would make a difference and the friend or fo iff can help target people if im not wrong it the same one that f/a-18a uses

One this can be true for big maps but not for small maps and that’s if your even spotted in the first place and being focused on witch mostly likely won’t happen because everyone fires 1-4 missile and notches or heads to the ground to multi path and the same way how’s theirs a top tier jet on theirs side theirs gonna be on your side too so unless you go alone witch is a death sentence for most people in any jet or go into the fur ball of death you should be fine.btw the aim54 does struggle but it’s still a decent missile that can land blow at times even while some people try to notch it or multi path witch it doesn’t always work but their is times where it surprisingly works

Not really I play the f15C misp 2 and f16C and the same amount of top tier matches I get the same I get in low tier matches

Shorter burn time and better thrust iirc

It is not that huge difference with Mk.60 anyway

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afaik dont we have that exact motor ingame right now? the mk47? the burn time coincides with the mk47 no?

on a different note wth is going on with radar antenna depression? its pitifully low

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this is false you have zero clue what your on about the MLD has a new type of wing with a dog tooth vortex generator increasing max AOA and G Load from 7.5 to 8.5G which allows it to out manuver the MLA and ML

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its really only benefit would be for sim users your radar already tells you if the lock is freindly or enemy

instructor makes this irrelevant as it already does that unless your in sim you wont notice

All I want is my damn Mach 2.34 Tomcat Gaijin!
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Like I said before about f4’s just because It can dogfight better doesn’t mean it should get a higher br when it barely performs any difference than its counter part

It literally guarnteed beats all of its counter parts in 1v1s and is probably the most oppresive 11.7 as it has the deadliest missile and radar combo out there

and its way different then the F4s its lighter and turns way harder without dumping speed its quite literally a monster even after the nerfs

can the F14 not do it in game F14A seems like it can ?