Considering that the F14A/B BR has been upgraded to 12.7 and 13.0, it is already much higher than the BR at the time of release. The F14A should get AIM9L and the F14B should get AIM9M to deal with changes in the game environment.
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F-14A is in a weird spot but F-14B can get access to Aim-9Ms sitting at 13.0. It would be a sidegrade to F-15A, where Eagle would perform better with Sparrows and overall better kinematics while F-14B enjoying a BVR advantage with Aim-54s.
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no?
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F-14A Early in 1976 ~ 1977 but before AIM-9L start production 1 year
My idea could add F-14A (1980) and BR to 12.7, located under F-14A Early but before F-14B
Hopefully gajin consider AIM-9M instead AIM-9L on F-14B in the next major update from my idea
F-14A (Early) essentially means its an early model, not necessarily that it is in service at the soonest possible time. It could be a F-14A-65-GR in 1983 but just with bad weapons.
Additionally, AIM-9L was in testing from at least 1974. It is also compatible with any Sidewinder launch rails. F-14A can carry them.
The F-14A used to fight mig-23mld (pre-nerfed of course) at launch and now it will go against 13.7 35G-50G fox-3 and IRCCM carriers that are way more maneuverable without having access to simple all-aspect heatseekers. Wild.
There is absolutely no reason for Gaijin to keep neutering the Tomcat with the 17G phoenix and aim-9H/9L. F-14B also still has a non-functioning TCS, missing nearly all its features.
Also IRIAF and F-14A at same BR. Lol.
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They really shouldn’t. The F-14D will be coming soon which will be the very best of the f-14’s. The A/B’s are good with what they have.
Says who? There’s no sign it’s coming any time soon if ever. And where would it go? 13.3 ? Higher than the F-15A? Equivalent of the Mig-29SMT with 6 R-77? The only improvement that would matter in WT is finally having access to an all-aspect radar. Same flight model as the B and no HMD. There’s the IRST sytem but considering they didn’t bother with the TCS I don’t see why they would now.
F-14A w/ Aim-9L:
However yes I agree the F-14B should have the Aim-9M, it should have had it a long time ago.
That should be exactly what it is, it should be a F-14A-60 or sooner due to the lack of the IRST and TCS on its chin.
Well probably, but the way I remember it was that the TISEO was not fitted to the first blocks and then backfitted sometime around 1980… or so
At least that’s how I think it happened. It would’ve been backfitted when the new F-14As were coming into service, sometime around 1978(?)
I might be misremembering though, it’s been a while since I looked into it
Im not too sure tbh, but i think we can all just say the one in game is the earliest variant possible cause its lacking both IRST and TCS,
TCS in the F-14A was installed in mid-1980. In fact, you can see a Tomcat with the TCS cover installed in the Top Gun movie.
The F-14A we have in the game is based on the 1977 SAC and is rather very close to the Tomcat from the Final Countdown movie from 1980.
F-14A Early no both
F-14A (F-14A late) since mid 1980 ~ 2004 equipped TCS & IRST like F-14B
But I might want gajin remodel F-4E from USA tech tree to Block 53 with TISEO
F-14A Early in the USA tech tree post-war vietnam (after vietnam war 2 years) before AIM-9L service 2 years
Before AIM-9M & AIM-54C service, F-14A (late production) 1979 ~ 1981 ready armed AIM-9L
I wait gajin add F-14A (1980) (BR 12.3) to researchable tree in a folder with F-14A Early but before F-14A (1997) and F-14B. no laser guided bomb & LANTIRN AN/AAQ-25 targeting pod upgraded under bombcat program