Half the time it seems to just randomly pull a 90 degree turn in the opposite directions… Missed a high altitude MiG-29 yesterday who did not maneuver at all because the missile decided it didnt like how it smelled or something. Proceeded to die because he forced me down to low alt with R-27ER’s I couldnt do anything about, and then spammed R-73’s at me until he was close enough for the trash BOL flares not to do anything against them.
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the Phoenix is in a sad state again since one of the last micro patches, the F-14 radar just glitches out constantly too
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Found video about late model of F-14A
In the video you can see the same type of RWR display on the F-14B.
Yeah… F-14A “late” would be frankensteined of F-14B and F-14A engine but, it would still be cool.
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They could just give the F-14A a “late” mod. After the 7 million buffs the magic 2 got, the hard RWR nerf, and the proliferation of 4th gens, its not like its a particularly good plane anymore. Its 2 competitors from when it was added (J-7E and MLD) are 2 and 1 step lower in BR
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However, late F-14A(late 1990s to early 2000s) is almost identical of F-14B that we already have in TT so, I would like to see as different vehicles.
Maybe, F-14A Early can gets better AAMs like AIM9Ls but, it won’t receive more than that.
Alternatively, the current F-14B may receive some upgrades such as JDAM, Sparrow hawk HUD, etc.
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It can be quite different as said variant was also in the generation in which the VTAS was being tested on the airframe as well. Technically speaking all F-14s should have the ability to mount it but thats sorta beside the point.
So if you wanted to make it very unique, give it VTAS and AIM-95s.
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As much as I kind of want to disagree with the idea of a VTSA and AGILE-equipped F-14:
I can see it being possibly necessary to make something like the F-14D stand out from the current F-14A and B, and actually justify its existence in-game (rather than just having the Delta-Tomcat as an RP barrier to grind through to get more planes)
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The F-14D could easily get the AIM-120 and AIM-9M instead, which it actually fired to my knowledge. The AGILE was used on the F-14A/B only iirc.
The AIM-9M was used in service, the AIM-120 was used in testing and service models required only the physical pylons be mounted and software updated before program was cancelled.
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Software limitations are incorporated in game tho, for example mav’s could be mounted on 6 different pylons on the harrier 2, but without proof the software could handle 6 missiles we couldn’t argue for it. You’d need proof that the software can handle amraam in service realistically.
I think AMRAAMs were mentioned in a manual for the F-14D (I could very well be wrong though). The main reason Tomcats didn’t get them was due to budget cuts forcing the Navy to chose between either full AMRAAM-integration/clearance or LITENING/LGB, and the Navy went with LITENING (since I think that would extend its service life a bit).
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You remember correctly!
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Ah, it was LITENING, not LANTIRN. My bad on that
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This I can agree with.
The only point in which I could see the Tomcat D getting VTAS, AMRAAM, and AGILE is if Gaijin adds 9L to the F-14A early (which wouldn’t make it an early anymore) and 9M to the F-14B. However, I can’t really see Gaijin doing that.
I saw AIM-120 in F-14D SAC sheet. AIM-120s were marked as “provisions made for”
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Certainly these would be unique, but I would like to see loadouts that used only for US Navy service, NOT loadouts used only for testing.
F-14A (2000s) is basically an F-14B with a TF-30 pushed into it, and the F-14B(U) is an F-14B with some F-14D features added, so it may not be that unique.
However, they would still fit well into the game meta (mainly ARB/SBEC) even if they had a better AAM.
The only one tested and acceptable is AMRAAMs for F-14D for me.
Probably, F-14B can gets AIM-9Ms but, AIM-9Ls for F-14A Early wouldn’t come in soon because they are one of meta planes is SBEC rn.
In the current SBEC (basically an 11.7 BR top), the F-14A Early and Mirage 2000 C-S4/C-S5 are meta, and if the F-14A receives an AIM-9L, it’s BR might go up.
I myself am not opposed to the F-14A Early getting the AIM-9L per se and I would like to see all Gen’4 jets gets all-aspect missiles. However, 12.0BR F-14A with AIM-9L is questionable because they are still using old RWR and would gets insta wiped by F-16s, MiG-29s, or Su-27s with BVR missiles without alert.
And That’s why I would like to see late models of F-14A that has modern RWR. Also, late F-14A is very similar in appearance to the Tomcat used in the films Top Gun and Top Gun Maverick )))
1980s F-14A can see several features found in the F-14B, such as TCS, but the RWR is still old and will most likely not fit the game meta.
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