There is the “Extended Chaff Adapter” that can be mounted onto the LAU-93 tunnel station adapter in place of the AIM-54. That could provide standard caliber countermeasure capability.
But that isn’t modeled in game as an option, it probably couldn’t be equipt with flares though, it would still free up the ALE-39A for Flare carriage so wouldn’t be entirely useless.
On the topic of the CMs dispensers for the F-14
I recently went to a museum and saw the empty slots for the ALE-39s
Is it B/D model?
Originally an A, but rebuilt into a D.
I’m concerned from dev server gaijin forget AIM-9M replace AIM-9L in tier III modification & weapon presets on F-14B 😔
Did they mess with the F-14 radar? im noticing a huge change since last I played, I can’t maintain lock of any target not flying towards me and Fakour 90 and AIM-54A and C kills are way down.
I think the F-14B should get 9Ms since it is 13.0. I also don’t think 9L are out of the question for the F-14A
it’s literally just a 1960s missile with a 1950s motor. bro is trying to make it sound like it’s an MBDA Meteor or an AIM-120D
Yeah grumman was on meth cocaine developing both the F-14 and the F-21 (Super Tomcat)
It’s a goldmine of cool stuff
Is it supposed to let you select teammates in TWS? I thought IFF was supposed to prevent this. I accidentally teamkilled several times recently with phoenix’s
Even if the radar prevented you from selecting friendlies, nothing is preventing the missile from confusing a teammate for an enemy what it goes active if the teammate is close to the targetted enemy. Treat FOX3s like FOX2s in that regard. Don’t fire when there is a friendly near your target, also don’t forget to account for friendlies that will be near the enemy when the missile will go active, as you phoenix will take some time to reach a distance at which it can track its target on its own (no friendly near target during launch \neq no friendly near target in active phase).
Grumman’s work on the F-14 series was absolutely shocking. It’s incredible how they managed to take a ten year gap from the F-111’s development to the F-14’s first flight, and all the technological and material innovations in that time, to make a plane that was worse in every way.
Elaborate?
I don’t know what to tell you if you think the F-111B was better than the F-14A.
me when i’m in a flying brick competition and my opponent is an aardvark
The US Navy on their way to adopt a worse aircraft because ???
Well, basing it on US military getting the better thing is not good. Considering they adopted worse thing many times just because politics or someone wanting money.
Definitely underrating the fakour
How would the F-111B be better?
It required so many design changes since it was horrendously underpowered for its weight and poor visibility for carrier operations.
