ya fakour is what should aim54c be ; but gaijin don’t want f14s to be even playable at there br , f14s now state is always less competitive in every situation then any jet fighter
IIRC, if RIO selected to “small” target, missile active condition change to 16sec to 8sec, which means ways shorter times for noticing AIM-54/Fakour-90s are coming.
the things are faster than an R-27ER at ~15km and over, and only a little slower under that range, although it’s time to target varies a little due to the Fakors lofting.
at 30kms it is going 4097kph on impact, so if you are going 1200kph you have just under 11 seconds from it turning on it’s radar until impact to get into a notch (that assumes the RWR picks it up straight away, which I’m fairly convinced it dose not).
I just assume there is one on it’s way if I see F-14 pinging on my RWR
because the Iranians are mad lads and stuck a SAM missile engine in it that is designed to accelerate the missile from stationary (I think it is a reverse engineered M112 motor from the MIM-23B Hawk).
Also the Fakour 90 is from ~2017 far newer than the Phoenix as Iran still uses the F-14 unlike the USA.
Fakour uses a different booster. Fakour is not a 1:1 copy of the aim54.
Aim54c does still need its low smoke motor though
They could give it its proper rwr and add the FATTER which is already in the files
AIM-54A was rated at 4,3 mach approximately… AIM-54C was rated as a mach 5 missile.
In game A is faster than C … it shouldn’t be like that.
AIM-54 was rated 25G overload because dual plane… in game you get 17 single plane…meanwhile they can azzpull everything else as they like .
In terms of guidance A and C behave similarly, while C should be way better…
For example the whole F90 is an azzpull.
No valid data… Wikipedia level sources and someone in Iran said it’s like that.
G-overload for the missile was rated 20G according to what info…
5 mach …claims from the same people that claimed they hit a supercarrier.
We don’t even know what guidance unit has…
So yeah, i don’t think F90 is OP or not evadable and pretty much never had serious problem against it…
But man it’s an aszzpull. Fair and square.
And an azzpull that is better than a valid missile with sources behind it…Not good for the game.
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move it up a rating but give it r73e as its ir missile is useless, apparently there’s pictures floating online of iranian f14s with r73s mounted
In fact the report was that they could fire R-73 but not with 100% synergy , still effectively, but it couldn’t guide R-27 at all.
Yet in pictures you see them carry a “dead” R-27 , but no picture with R-73. Which is not weird, because R-73 is limited stock and main weapon for MiG 29s there… so ofc they won’t “waste” it on Tomcats .
If anything, most 9Ps you see in pictures should be Fatter missiles, which are at least all-aspect.
It’s highly unlikely that 9Ps from the 70s are still valid in the 2020s, without even have proper parts for maintenance because embargos …
Iran however made parts and upgraded the missiles to Fatter. Externally they are the same missiles.
The same missiles they use in SAMs as well .
Now about how good it is…
Azzpull estimation , 9P-4/P-5 levels… probably P-5 with some chinese IRCCM on.
The problem with them, it’s the same as Fakurs … No real data, just claims.
LOL
I love seal clubbing in my F14 IRAF and it is a pretty good plane with very good missiles but it’s in a perfectly reasonable br right now and it’s very balanced.
Yes, the Fakur-90 can surprise many people but only if you are unaware. The missile trails can be seen across the map, and if you get a pinging radar warning you begin the notch and chaff maneuver and you will be good. The whole gimmick of the Fakur-90 is that they get to you from really far and really quick and catch you off guard if you don’t pay attention, I know this since during the F14 IRAF spam I had to play against the plane a lot, but otherwise the missile is nothing special unlike the broken OP R27ER or the MICA-EM.
So yeah, the F14 IRAF and the Fakur-90 is perfectly balanced as they are, and you just need to pay attention. The missile is not that hard to dodge, just turn 90 degree and pop 1-3 chaff and you are safe.
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just feels like it needs something all aspect for when it does make it to close range action especially when people want it upped in br and of all missiles it could use the r73 is one we have data for and would be easier to put on it, and it would be more plausible than the r27 that didn’t work at all
I mean that the whole point of the f-90/aim54 is to hit targets far away the f-90 just does it better because it trades g load for acceleration and their in 12.7-13.0 br because how easy they are to notch now compared to other modern fox 3 missiles
Yeah I don’t think option 1 would happen but you never know as it’s not really causing problems. Option 2 is something a lot of us want option 3 is most likely not gonna happen since it could effect gajin making money from the gajin store that as right know only pc has access too another way one day might be threw the gambling box
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Its not pay to win, its fairly balanced. 12.0 platforms have a fair chance of killing it in any given situation.
The F14 IRIAF was once very powerful, but today it’s just a collector’s vehicle.
In terms of engine, radar, and countermeasures, it is inferior to the F-14B.
F-14s generally need a buff.
f14A needs aim7m and 9l, f14B needs aim7p and 9m, and IRAF needs r73.
Because the Aim-54 was built with weight in mind, especially for a carrier fighter. The Mk.47 gave plenty enough range in real life an performed better over range. It also actually fit the provisions they were going for.
The Fakour is different. It’s confirmed it uses the booster and sustainer of the HAWK missile, which is a missile shot from the ground at zero altitude, meaning being shot from an aircraft will heavily increase it’s performance. It also has a sustainer so when it gets to that high speed it keeps it for awhile, meaning by default it will be faster across most of the envelope. This also means it’s heavier and impacts performance a lot more.
If you want to buff the Aim-54C to be on par with the Fakour, you need to do so with the low smoke and Mk.60 motor, Seeker buffs, and autopilot buffs at the least. That would make it have more comparable acceleration to the Fakour and give it vastly better tracks and range.
Sorry I got scared and turned the video off, can you make a less scary one, ty xoxo
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no they dont lol