Is the d slightly heavier than the b?
yes 1.02 twr to 1.05 of the B
but you get IRST aim-9M you can now use data link sparrows due to the APG-71 radar ugrade and you have same range as F14B but you tracking is 3X better within that range as the APG-71 is a AWG-9 but the analouge hard ware is changed for digital hardware
so F14B gets slighty better F14D in DF but you get way better radar and a first US plane with IRST in tech tree so aura aim7p maybe aim120s not definte and AIM54 ECCM sealed late models that dont require coolant
AIM-9M gonna be tuff with IRST
no wonder why AWG-10 is a higher number than AWG-9
by around 500 pounds.
Not really. The radar is really just the power of the AWG-9 with the modes of the APG-70 from the F-15E. They (hopefully) can’t mess it up. Along with that, it has basically the same RWR if not better, the IRST and TCS, etc…
Or aim9x
Possibly big news.
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Color + Higher Res photo of the F-14 carrying the Aim-120. Nice Livery. + The cherry on top to prove that the dual rack missile is a live missile and not a wooden dummy.
NEW PHOTO
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If you haven’t seen already, on weapon station 6 you can see what looks like an Aim-120 body mounted in place of the sparrow groove.
I’m looking for the holy grail though. Rumor has it that there was testing done on this plane to equip 8 AMMRAAMs in the tunnel of the aircraft posted on some Tomcat Forums. I don’t know if it’s true, but unless I see an F-14D devblog pop up, that’s what i’ll be working on until further notice.
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This one (#158623) specifically is listed as an F-14A-65 (per MATS, #623 is additionally listed on CLI, and was at China lake for a time, documented to be there in '92), and is / was on display at NAS Point Mugu, by 2008 (Joe Baugher’s listing also agrees). They might know more about the aircraft in particular, or otherwise be better sourced.
Baugher’s F-14D article does list the Test airframes serials for the (Z)F-14D as being in the 16XXXX range, and the earliest of the -14D(R)s being Block 85’s not 65’s so I wouldn’t consider the case for a prospectively implemented -14D (or -14D(R)) to get AMRAAMs absolutely airtight, sure there is a lot of evidence as such. but unless images of a known -14D airframe turn up it’s not a slam dunk at this point though somewhat likely without further changes to the AIM-9, -7 or -54.
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wasn’t it also a f14A with f14D equipment? also the D model was gonna be the only model equipped with araams the f14A/B were never gonna get them so I saw on a doc or article also anything the awg9 can do the apg71 can do better so I’m more then sure it more viable on the f14D than a f14A
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I’d agree, its simply seeing if additional documentation could be turned up to limit Gaijin’s capability to reject a prospective report.
I’ve previously had a report for the addition of the GPU-5/A to the baseline F-15A rejected due to the image being of the prototype “F-15E”, which used an F-15B airframe as the basis for the conversion.
“The attached videos and photos show the F-15B-4-MC aircraft with tail number 71-0291, which is the prototype of the F-15E Strike Egale. This aircraft differs significantly from the single-seat fighter version of the F-15A.”
Even though additional documentation provided, specifically made reference to no changes being needed for the F-15 airframe.
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F-14D pulling 9G+ during airshow:
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When and why did the change the custom loadout so you can’t load 4 AIM-7s under the fuselage and 2 AIM-54 under the wings?
I think this year a few updates back I think something about it not being realistic
Realism. It’ll be fixed with the F-14D.
Would aim54c eccm sealed be sealed be smokeless?
Fakours are not a waste of time lol. Theyre a menace
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Yeah if you just bought a premium and you’re under level 10… The same people who die to Fakours would die to an Aim-54, Aim-120, R-77-1 or even R-27ER. And more than half of those have way better stats than the Fakour.
Yes.
I might’ve found it boys. Facebook is surprisingly a goldmine for high quality Tomcat shots. It’s also a goldmine for rare tomcat shots. I got this picture from there too!
But here’s the huge thing: This is possibly an R-73E mounted to an IRIAF F-14A
If you squint in the middle there (Station 1A), at the very least that’s not an Aim-9P. There’s no way. It’s also next to the Sedjeel in testing on 1B.
It looks like the R-60M seeker with the red ring around the glass.
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