Is it at least a bit worth buying the F-14 IRIAF?

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I really like the F-14, probably my favorite plane ever. I also really enjoy the missile bus bvr gameplay that a lot of rank 8 provides.

I’ve heard that the IRIAF variant is better than the tech tree F-14s because of the Fakours and I’ve thought about spending the $80-90 on it to get it. I would only be buying the plane to use it for fun, I have the US tree to rank 6 currently, I own the F-5C, and I have a year worth of premium, so it wouldn’t be for grinding or anything, just to have a good F-14.

So is it at least a little bit worth it potentially? Thank you for your thoughts.

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Just get the F-14B. The fakour 90 spam is over and now its 13.0 I think the worse engines, RWR and IR missiles cancel out the fakour’s advantage. It was busted OP when it was 12.7 but yea now I’d say its pretty mid for a 13.0. Keep up the grind :)

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its effectively a F-14A at 13.0 with faster phoenixes, everything about it is not that great but the missile kit is amazing

Not really worth buying, Get the F-14B

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gotcha, thank you

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Not worth it. Its worse than the F-14B while being at the same BR. Even though the F-14B is better, the F-14B is bad at 13.0.

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no

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I’m so glad I sold mine for 58 gj coin, that jet has been financing my WT purchases for quite some time.

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if i recall the AIM-54C has different variants, e.g. one that’s got a faster acceleration (around same speed as fakour i think(?) but shorter range) and one thats got a smokeless motor/low visible motor

this would be a nice upgrade to receive the other variants of the AIM-54C on the 14B, as well as 9M’s (as 13.0 pretty much everyone has it)

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Not worth it.

It was cool, but crybabies complained so much that gaijin cave in and moved it up in BR.

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at 12.7 it was pretty op with the fakour’s and sedjeels (i myself did that it was really funny but hellish for others). 13.0 it became sad cause F-14A early airframe at 13.0 with high chance to face 14.0s

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