F-14 Tomcat: History, Performance & Discussion

you are the one that wasnt happy with me pointing out what your document said

after someone else said that the F-14D can use the JSOW
and more interestingly you didnt put that comment under any scrutiny unlike me, i wonder why

you then challenged me to look at the document to “see what is capable of what”

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lol dude I’m not upset I simply asked if you had more info based on it because you based it off a single page

🤨I didn’t challenge You…you’re taking it personally I simply asking for a reliable source on what happened to f14D w/ jsow

nothing because the F-14D wasnt picked by the Navy
same reason why it didnt get the AMRAAM

so why didnt you ask Arya for a source then since they based the statment that the F-14D should get the JSOW of the same page

well i know why, because that is what you want to belive

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I’m not even gonna continue this after without you having a proper info on what truly happened

I didn’t bother because of that document was saying. So I didn’t bother asking and was waiting for someone to answer and you seem know to what you’re talking about sometimes witch is why I asked you but know I see you don’t

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Time to post bug report

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Careful for what you’re wishing for there, unless you want to use TWS in medium to close range dogfights, that will make the F-14 even harder to use its main weapon system than ever…

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Only things what I care is historically accurate or not.

Then don’t forget about compressor stalls on TF-30s and inability to land on a carrier with full load of AIM-54s.

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I would like to see they model compressor stalls at the least in Air SB but I don’t know they will do that.

Even if compressor stall were modeled using a mechanism similar to that of the DCS, it wouldn’t be such a big problem. This is because compressor stall does not necessarily lead to a flat spin.

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the bug report would probably get shut down because that would be a new feature that isnt ingame

or the report would just sit around as accepted for years

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For anyone who doesn’t want to read the full bug report, here’s a quick explanation of the issue.

The AIM-54 Phoenix is supposed to behave differently depending on whether it is launched in PD-STT or P-STT.

In PD-STT, the missile uses continuous SARH guidance. This means the F-14 must maintain its radar lock on the target throughout the missile’s flight, all the way until impact. The missile does not automatically switch to its own active radar during the terminal phase. If the F-14 loses the lock, the missile loses the radar support it needs for guidance.

In P-STT, the missile operates in ARH mode shortly after launch. This means it must detect and acquire the target using its own radar seeker. If the seeker fails to acquire the target, the missile cannot guide properly toward it and will probably end up getting trashed. Unlike PD-STT, the F-14 does not need to maintain the radar lock after launch.

These capabilities existed on the real AIM-54 and are documented in Hughes Aircraft Company’s technical publications from 1973, as well as other sources from the 1970s.

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It’s already been reported several times and its not getting added.

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link?

Its very easy to find by searching the bugreport site and these forums

Only things what I found is the reports about incorrect guidance logic with TWS that is made by me.

AIM-54 Phoenix - Incorrect PD-STT Guidance Logic
https://community.gaijin.net/issues/p/warthunder/i/1tjEIEnfjhho


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I think I found the documents that explain about radar screen

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– May 15th, 2026

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So similar to DCS but honestly i would play DCS im just waiting for sales and i would buy the f14

you just missed a DCS sale last week