The 16AJ was real it was a demo to try and sell 16s to Japan
Panther II was impossible to build aswell. 88 breach would be too large to fit in the turret.
Coelian situation is still unfair tho since it was partially built and used existing and functional components which is funny because what we got as replacement in game isnt exactly historical either.
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AIM-120A was never fitted to the F-14D, and intergration was cancelled.
F-14D Could NOT use AIM-120A
You can see with your own eyes that the names are different.
AIM-54C ECCM/Sealed is 54C ECCM
AIM-54C+ High Power Phoenix is AIM-54C+
https://www.navair.navy.mil/node/12701
It could with a software update, navy chose to spend money on lantirn
It wasn’t. The YF-16A was proposed to Japan, however it never came to fruition. It was not planned to be a Block 10, it couldn’t even fire the Sparrows as far as I’m aware. The F-16AJ in game was never proposed either, since it lost to the Agile Falcon (?) which became the F-2. The F-16AJ in game is entirely fictional.
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It was fitted to a very specific F-14A the F-14A with all the system upgrades for the F-14D sometimes refered to as the first 14D but not a 14D.
F-16AJ itself was real as a concept but the F-16AJ we got in game is completely fictional and not true to offered concept specification.
Im pretty sure The modern radar in the D model only required a software update and then of course the mounting would have to be compatible.
I have provided a reliable source with more authority describing AIM-54C ECCM/Sealed as part of the AIM-54C+ incremental development. My secondary sources and books with more recent publication years backed this up.
You have not provided reliable sources that do not back up the navy(dot)mil’s chronology. It can be wrong, or it can get things mixed, or simplify things.
Try again and talk to me again when you have reliable sources.
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From everywhere I read the thing required was a software upgrade yes. Don’t know why that is what killed the budget but Cheney had a thing against Grumman but let’s not go down that.
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That very F-14A still used AWG-9 radar and couldnt even datalink AIM-120 to its target. In such case its completely unrelated to F-14D.
Do you deny the evidence?
It’s convenient when developers don’t do as you say “they’re bad and deny the facts”. And when they give you the facts, you’re not prepared to accept them.
The other systems used for the use of the 120 were used for the development of theD.
well don’t forget the 14 was being replaced cause of reasons that get political so no reason to spend money on upgrades they wouldn’t use
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You deny the evidence Mr. GPT
https://community.gaijin.net/issues/p/warthunder/i/BkYSRNHHzkx1
The fact is that the report for AIM-54C+ (ECCM/Sealed) is accepted. the evidence for such is clearly valid
If the Dev choose not to implement it that is an issue within Gaijin. NOT the documents
Use your Chat GPT to figure out which pills
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They should have just made a fully copy & paste Premium F14B with unique camo rather than do this.
It would have been more respectable.
To see this happen to The F-14D is just upsetting.
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exactly why everyone is tilted, and its valid.
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So an F-14B(U)? Yeah that would have been actually fine and I agree none of this drama would have happened.
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just like what DCS is going to have!