Loadout-change: F-14B with AIM-9M‘s

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The F-14B should get the AIM-9M´s. There were topics from mid April were they discussed if it would fit into the battlerating. Some months after that there were the battlerating-changes and the F-14B was moved to 13.0 (RB). In order to revive the F-14B and make it playable again, Gaijin should add the AIM-9M. The Tomcat isn’t that good anymore especially with the introduction of Fox 3s and Fakour missiles. In 13.0 you‘ll face aircrafts with 8 fox 3‘s. With the AIM-7M it is not really fair if you are against 4.5 gen fighters.

Should the F-14B receive AIM-9M‘s

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  • No (explain why)
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F-14A also needs AIM-9Ls

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I would prefer that it keeps it’s current loadout and takes a BR reduction.

The F-14D can be introduced before the Hornet and can be given the 9M and AMRAAM (It was tested on the airframe successfully but was never cleared due to a bunch monetary and political reasons.)

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At this point, F-14D can gets late model of AIM-9Ms, which has different IRCCMs.
Also, Sparrow H builds :p

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I wouldn’t put it past Gaijin to give us the F-14D instead of the Hornet this major patch as filler.

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Why not both? lol

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Unless I missed it, I don’t think the Hornet has been leaked alongside all the other major planes this coming patch.

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That‘s right!

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That could also be an option. But I would do it differently (I love historically accurate things): F-14B with folder in F-14A and add the AIM-9M to the B variant. Then add the F-14D after the folder. After that the F/A-18C.

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Yes to all of that, but the Legacy Hornet probably best belongs in the F-15 line as they were intended to replace the A-7 and F-4, also serving as a compliment to the Tomcat. Super Hornets were the eventual replacement for Tomcats.

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No, decompression 13.0 - 13.7 instead.
F-14D should come with AIM-9Ms instead later on.

Nah, just moved back to 12.3 as it’s inferior to the Iranian F-14A.

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Giving the F-14A an AIM-9L only makes it equivalent to the Iranian model.

Also, at this time, AIM-54 still not have performance that should have irl, so moving to 12.3BR is not a good idea in light of future fixes.

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F-14B is fine with its current loadout, 9Ms would move it even higher.

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american main mental challenge level impossible: dont rationalize a jet getting upgraded kit and instead push more about decompressing battleraiting’s

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Move the IRAF up instead and decompress too.

Facing ARH missiles sucks so much if you don’t have any because it allows the better plane to force you into a defensive position.

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We can receive an F-14A (Late) for that.

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The problem is that the current US F-14A is not as competitive as the IRIAF model.

It really depending of years but, the F-14As around 2000-2004 is not that much different from the F-14B, except for the engines.

While I understand that the date the vehicle was built or modified doesn’t necessarily correspond to the armament it can receive in the game, it would be very weird if F-14As around 2000-2004 doesn’t gets AIM-9Ms.

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How so? It is 13.0 the AIM-9M is already on the F-15A and AV8B+. Hell even if it goes up highest BR is 13.7 so what 9Ms make it 13.3? big whoop.

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A plane without ARH

A subsonic, and not a particularly good one at that

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has a great air frame and radar

and it can carry aim120. i can’t see any reason to put f14B at 13.3 with aim-9m