F-14 Tomcat: History, Performance & Discussion

Not giving it the feature while others get it feels less like balance and more like selective restriction. All we’re asking for is consistent treatment and a bit of respect for what the jet could actually do.

I would like you explain how the F-14 becomes unstable to the point it’s not viable to be added compared to any other plane that already has it. Because if gameplay is the reason, the F-14 actually benefits more than some, given its high AoA capabilities. I haven’t experience this lack of stability at all compared to other planes at similar flight regimes while using the button.

And if the concern is people getting killed because they used the button, having full real controls lock you into a bad camera angle and having the delay in maneuvering from swapping through all the different control profiles gets me killed a lot more than being able to clearly pull AoA with mouse aim.

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AMRAAM says what?

Aim-54C+ launched from a supersonic platform going Mach 5 pulling 25G from 2x outside the AMRAAM’s range that doesn’t care about countermeasures or jamming says what?

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aim54 outranges the amraam + by the time Shar had it operational there was AIM-54C+ paired with F-14D that had AN/APG-71

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why would aim 54c+ have a better seeker than aim 120b/c-5? Rn theyre super easy to chaff

Because the Phoenix goes faster… But the C-5 should be on par with it. Faster means less time to react and more chance it’s in PD and doesn’t care about CMs anyway. Also right now the Aim-54 has the lowest notch gate of any ARH missile, it’s just that it lacks Anti CM and an all aspect seeker.

its eccm sealed meaning far more resistant to chaff

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What I personally don’t understand is why this AoA limiter disabler is being handpicked for a select few of vehicles, it really isn’t that hard to implement it on a large scale in chunks like what you’ve done with separate Ground BRs for aircraft.

Why should it matter whether a aircraft should receive it depending on the effectiveness of the AoA limiter disabler on a specific vehicle? It’s also funny how this feature has been introduced to either premiums or frequently played TT vehicles, it’s either pattern recognition or me going crazy.

Sadly this is not the case. Some aircraft that could hypothetically have this feature have little to no gameplay benefit to do so. In fact the opposite, where it causes negative gameplay outcomes for many that would try to use it

So should we remove APCR as it’s a extremely ineffective shell type? That statement is absolutely ridiculous, why should it matter whether it will negatively effect the vehicle or not, players want the OPTION to use it on a vehicle which historically had it nonetheless.

Exactly that, as an aircraft that benefits from it

So the F-14? I quite literally have controls for switching between full realistic and instruction mode for the F-14A since it DOES make a notable impact, I’ve actually won engagements specifically because of this winning the game for the team (and got video evidence lmao).

You’ll never truly know whether it will positively affect a vehicle or not and if it’s being introduced for testing, you might as well introduce it into the live server.

Please just give the F-14A/B it already…

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what extra performance?

dont you just want to nerf every american aircraft flight performance, but yeah harrier should be able to write cursive with aerobatic smoke and its totally real

The current AoA limiter feature has been added to a range of aircraft and some for testing purposes like the F-15 for testing purposes. No further bug reports will be accepted at this time on missing AoA controls on aircraft as its currently by design for some aircraft.

they closed it

I don’t want to nerf American planes I quite like them actually. BTW the Harriers got about 1/4 the performance it SHOULD have and yes it is real.

F-5, F/A-18, now F-14?

is there video of harriers doing this stuff outside of airshows?

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The F-5 blatantly overperforms lol, to a point where its silly, I have not made any reports for the F-18 or F-14. So i’m not sure where you are coming from on that one.

F5 is overperforming

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Lol you wish the F-14 maneuvered worst in real life. It’s most likely underperforming because most other jets like the F-16 and Deltas are overperforming. Add fly-by-wire flight control systems to the game and suddenly the F-14 looks a lot better.

you used an F/A-18A manual to justify all the F/A-18’s overperforming in some way

Its not underperforming, its probably close to where it should be, its overperforming by an insignificant margin in STR at highspeed and high alt compared to the SAC however.

and anyways, where is visual evidence of harrier pulling the aoa? wouldnt be surprised if it was just a harrier marketing gimmick or puffing up RN capabilities

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Harrier missing extreme amounts of AOA and low speed control // Gaijin.net // Issues

All the sources are there straight from the American USMC manual.