Only E/F used M-8, A+ and B+ used M-3 and than AIM-9X
I don’t know about marine hornets I would need more research
I don’t know but I think some others may have tested or received it.
Carried or tested?
Doesn’t matter, if War Thunder didn’t have the doublest standards ever it’d have them eventually.
I think the 9L would be better for the A because other wise it’s a just a slightly worse B if the B gets 9Ms
I highly disagree the A is just “slightly” worse. The thrust difference is massive and the upgraded RWR - which is probably the most important improvement - of the F-14B gives you an insane situational awareness compared to the blind F-14A.
Unlike the A, the B can do threat assessment and react accordingly - You’re not taking the same approach if you detect an f4s or mig21 vs an F-15 ping. Being able to discern hard locks vs missile launches is also a huge advantage for the B. The F-14A has to treat any solid ping tone as a potential missile launch and go defensive.
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Maybe both.
Given that it was deployed in the 1990s, it is not surprising that the AIM-9M-8 was used in the F-14A, which was in use until 2004.
PS: I found photo that B model has AIM9M8.
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This is why I want to see F-14A late that got ALR-67 and bombcat upgrades.
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From what I can the tomcat is overperforming in turn rate ?
In game it can achieve 24°/s
The F-14 in the game is disconnected from reality as much as possible
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Mig always claimed the F-14’s turn was accurate so I never bothered checking.
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Also that shows manoeuvre devices off.
A working RWR definitely help lol
I was more talking about how if both the A and B have 9Ms the differences are only in engines, avionics and slight radar missile upgrades. I would prefer they stay separate and each have their own distinctive play still and weapons.
I’ll look into it more and get back to you!
Oh, I just saw F-14B armed AIM-9M-8
I don’t see F-14A (late service) early 2000’s mounted AIM-9M-8
9H or 9L on the F-14A is a point of contention balance-wise id say. Id argue the F-14A could probably take better advantage from having the 54A’s get corrected so they cant go active on their own, which is realistic and would make them less oppressive at lower BR’s, and MAYBE seeing a drop in BR to adjust for that as well (its radar is meh at its BR, and its RWR is bad, and it has all of the worst parts of the F-14 (low acceleration, high performance but finnicky FM, 2 suns strapped to the rear of it with only 60 CM<'s, etc…). If that were to happen, the 9H would fit better, but if the 54A is gonna stay otherwise unchanged, the 9L might make it fit better at its BR.
Hard to say tho, despite having a lot of experience in the A, I havent played it in a while, and i dont play RB anymore either, so maybe the issues it has are less of an issue than they used to be. That isnt to say it was a bad plane btw for any of you whos gonna try to argue with me about this. The F-14’s are objectively excellent, but they’re also tremendously inconsistent vs anything at/above its tech level and the pilots skill level, which seems to be something the F-14 haters dont realize.
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To add to this, the charts being posted are for roughly 40-45min of fuel and include a 4x4 AIM-7/9 load at 5000ft or 10000ft while the STR’s shown in some in-game player-made spreadsheets tend to be clean hardpoints at 30min or less fuel:
The “up to 24 deg/s” claims miss the fact that this is done in borderline ideal conditions in-game with low fuel, no missiles, at sea level, and with manual control of the wings set to 0% sweep for the highest possible aspect ratio, which is afaik otherwise uncommon in the case of the wings sweep both irl and in-game, and would increase the aircrafts sustained turn rate.
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Well it’s not like they are completely out of options for the Early F-14A, the AIM-95, AVG-8A or -8B (VTAS II or III) ALR-23, and AGM-53 remain possibilities.
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tbf… i dont think an f-14 would ever get that high for rate…