F-14A (IRIAF) is the least balanced aircraft in the game

Even at 100% dry thrust you can’t flare most stuff from rear aspect. You need to have time to cut the throttle and wait for the engine to cool down for a second

I haven’t had issues countering Aim-9Ls. The only issues I’ve faced are against IRCCM missiles, and soviet radar that for some reason is invisible to RWR.