So recently I began to use the Iranian F-14 and notice how underpowered it is at 13.0 BR. It can face typhoons and anything at top tier and is completely unfair considering it’s only the A version. Now you might say the missiles on it make it unfair however it can only carry 4 fakour-90s that can only pull a few more g’s than the aim 54A. If you think planes at 12.7 are at a disadvantage when facing them all they have to do it turn and notch and then they are avoided. Mind you the F-14 B is 13.0 with aim 9Ls which are much more powerful than the aim 9Ps the Iranian version carries. The Iranian is at a complete disadvantage at its BR and will be overpowered by pretty much anything and everything at its BR and it needs to be dropped to 12.7 at the least.
I think it should get a buff in some way to make it more 13.0 capable because it was cancerous at 12.7.
lmao. do you know WHY iranian tomcat ended up at 13.0 in the first place?
Instead, Gaijin should give it the Iranian sidewinders “Fatter”.
Not really
If there are better missiles to give it, then yes, it should stay at 13.0 to be viable. E.g R-73 or smth
This is true for all 13.0s.
Fakour 90s are too unfair versus MiG-23s and 12.0s. They aren’t against gen4s.
Safe to say, it shouldn’t be 12.7.
Maybe but still an F14 against f18s, typhoons and rafales isn’t fair
The solution is decompression, not trying to get a single jet undertiered again
To my knowledge it was possible for them to fit the R-73.
Yea it can would definitely balance it out if it had these
Its better for 1 plane to be bad than 1 plane to ruin an entire bracket.
Things can change with decompression, but right now after the sale 12.7 is absolutely clubbing 12.0 basically every single match, its absolute downtier city and BR system is barely working and we more or less have soft brackets right now at certain br ranges.
It’s not viable to bring its BR down. Maybe a couple extra Fakours on the wing pylons and/or some better IR missiles would make it feel better, but it will still suffer from only having 60 CMs and VERY hot engines.
It was 12.3 at first and fakours cant just pull few more Gs. They accelerate much better, among other things.
and issue was never 12.3 or 12.7 planes facing it.
issue was it was too oppresive against 11.3 and 11.7 planes.
Just a shame they can’t properly do a BR system in general
I don’t think there is any evidence of it using R-73
Where’s the evidence though, we only ever see their phantoms carrying them.
Charge your phone, mate
F90s don’t care what BR the enemy is.