Just unlocked the F14B and all i have to say is…Wow. Ive made it through most of the A2A weapons and the thing that holds this thing back is the amount of work the pilot has to do to successfully use this heap of junk.
I have found the only real use of this is to manually use the radar for anything above 9km, which is awful considering the “weird zone” in between 9-16km. What i mean is that you can only use the ACM mode under 9km, and using the search radar isn’t fast enough inside of 16km. So not only are the modes not over lapping in range, they’re not even touching. You’re essentially having to do both jobs as Pilot and RIO to overcome the gap in radar ranges leading to wonky gameplay.
I would say you could just sit back and support the furball, but the AIM-7M is just too unreliable at range with maneuvering targets. I really don’t know how to make this thing work for me, I’m all ears and eager to learn how to be effective in it.