F-18A can be between F-14B and D, perfect for 12.7.
And F-18C will go beyond F-14D.
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You’ll make the top gun fanboys mad tho bc they won’t have fully meta tomcat hahaha
The Top Gun movie was made in the time of AIM-9Ms, the first ones.
People also forget we have at least 2 F-18E variants after the F-18C Block 20.
USA is doing fine for naval fighters.
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I’ll make a deal, you get AIM-9M and i get PL-5E on every chinese jet that can mount them, and they can stay there br ;)
Gaijin will likely lock the AIM-9M behind the F-14D. A good question is why hasn’t the F-14D arrived yet? I’ve anticipated it for two patches so far, and it makes more sense for it to come in the previous patches than for it to be outclassed soon.
I would love to see a realistic Magic 2 in the game
I can’t see it getting AIM-9M since Gaijin does need a reason to keep F-14B and F-14D different. Giving them both the same kits (AIM-54C and AIM-9M) makes little sense tbh.
F-14A early came to the game in a June patch in 2022.
F-14B came to the game in a June patch in 2023.
It’s possible they’ll add it this June and continue a trend but who knows ¯_(ツ)_/¯
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sounds quite hard that the US was the only tree you can get Fox 3 missiles in for 2 years
i do think the aim152 could potentially provide a sense of uniqueness to the aircraft because as ive said already the aircraft will go up regardless when dual plane is implemented but right now no the B doesnt need aim9Ms
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Who know gaijin add F-14D to 2nd major update ? I think some assume
I assume Air-toAir Missile loadout on F-14D & guess coming to june this year
- AIM-9M x2
- AIM-54C+ x6
- AIM-54C x6
- AIM-7M x6
- AIM-7P x4
- AIM-9M x4
- AIM-9M-8 x4
Yes, this is clearly an assumption made based on trends regarding the previous variants implementations.
Which makes me wonder why they even gave Aim-54C to the F-14B just to be a copypaste/worst aim-54A. They don’t seem to have any intention to buff them and if they are waiting for the fox-3 update that would mean giving a br increase to the F-14B at the very least anyway.
A potential F-14D with only the aim-9M and the new radar, without aim-120 and the same 18G limited phoenix would be terrible above 12.3 imo and not be worth using instead of the A/B.
MiG-29 at 12.0 has R-60Ms… What the hell are you talking about?
F-14D with 2x AIM-9M, 4x AIM-120, and 4x AIM-54C (buffed to it’s real performance) would be amazing. I don’t think I’d play anything else XD
Here’s the dual AMRAAM mount btw, goes on the wing glove hardpoint.
If we end up getting this is another question, AFAIK the F-14D was wired for and compatible with AIM-120, but none of the missiles were ordered or used operationally. (Due to budget cuts)
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Cause we got F-15A.
F-14D will be good, and F-14B is one of the best jets in War Thunder, not outclassed.
We’re 2? jets away from peak WVR, and everything else is worse.
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So you don’t want 9Ms on an F-14?
The F-14B already out-dogfights Su-27, D is the same airframe with modernized avionics.
I’d want them on the F-14B if it was 12.3 (But the F-15 should go back to 12.7 then, they are aboslutely not on the same level)
It out-dogfights the su-27 if both are in clean configuration sure, which rarely happens, but with the HMD + R-73 combo, going in a dogfight with the su-27 is usually a death sentence, even with pre-flaring. Especially with the F-14 engines that are hotter than the sun, yeah no thanks.
This will usually happen
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F-15 and F-14B are the same WVR, the only difference is F-14B has an inferior radar lock, which doesn’t really matter since you use radar missiles almost exclusively in head-ons anyway.
Also F-14B’s engine heat is identical to F-16C/D’s.
Also that’s due to a lack of pre-flare.
Hum? It matters a lot, the AWG-9’s notch resistance is completely non inexistant compare to F-16’ APG-66 or the mig-29 radar. People in top are not as clueless as they were a few years ago, even the f4s players know how to dodge sarh missile and a slight turn can be enough to throw the F-14’ lock.
The only advantage the F-14’s radar has is the longer range in theory but with the size of WT maps and the poor coding of the aim-54 it’s useless. It’s the worst radar of the rank 8 jets, by a lot.
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USN trial AIM-120C on F-14D only ?
I guess default Air-to-Air weapon presets for F-14D
- 2x AIM-9M (stock)
- 4x AIM-9M + 640 x countermeasures
- 4x AIM-9M-8
- 6x AIM-7M
- 6x AIM-7P
- 6x AIM-54C
- 6x AIM-54C+
F-14D BVR & close range tactic better F-14B in Air RB & Air SB because AN/APG-71 radar modules like AN/APG-70 radar on F-15E & AIM-54C+ but none HMS
I predict F-14D great naval fighter aircraft 12.3 BR
For F-14D addition another guidance munitions GBU-31(V)2/B, GBU-32(V)2/B, GBU-38(V)1/B & GBU-38(V)2/B JDAM
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