War Thunder - CAN the F-14B HANDLE TOP TIER? Flying to see if the AIM-54C is GOOD ENOUGH! 

Phoenix's need 23g buff, 54C's need low smoke motor, and realistically, both Tomcats need AIM-9M's, but I can understand if they only give it to the B.

I've been only using the F-14B, the modern RWR easily makes it worth the + 0.3 br. Not many 13.0 uptier and I usually get at least 3 phoenix kills before the merge but 4 or even 5 are not uncommon. The issue when you do face the high altitude amraam users is that you don't have any counter, the Aim-120A easily outranges the phoenix, which is bs. So what I end up doing is just ignoring them and focus on low flying targets then rtb. Players flying at high altitude right now are the good ones that know how to notch fox-3 anyway so you rarely kill them. Phoenix is way too slow and clumsy to pose a real threat to them. So yeah, just keep punishing the ground huggers as usual. F-14D super tomcat, when.

needs aim-9ms and aim-7ps

I’m doing fine with Sparrows against AIM-120s. The tactic is to stay high, not low. Multipathing is unreliable now, the proper way to use the AIM7Ms at top tier is to fly high and outrange the AIM-120s, and just go cold if someone launches on you. I very often take out AIM-120 carriers at high altitude with Sparrows because they are tunnel visioning their TWS and I fired before them.

Gonna be fun when they add the F-14D with both AIM-54 and AIM-120 in the same loadout

In real life they did successful tests with the amraam on the F-14 but DOD Dick Cheney killed the project

Hope F14D will come sometime this year

Time to add the Hornet!

O problema é que o radar do f14 não 👎 locka direito na tela, quando lança no alvo que quer muda para o que não quer, mat fala isso, eles precisam tirar rng de change lock automático

I wanna work on the f14's but the stock grind is so bad

I was two matches away from this one, but I decided I would go for the av8. I want a different navy aircraft experience I hope it’s good

The most kills you'll get from Aim54's will be players that fly straight and don't know how to avoid fox-3's. That's the only reason it performs well right now. Yes the multipath change made it easier to kill low flying targets, but the missile is still the same and as easy to avoid as before. You can literally outturn the missile because it is so heavy and turns bad. I got killed like 2-3 times from an Aim54 since patch release and it was always my fault for being careless

Oh mat you can go higher and faster to get higher PK launch the aim54c outraged most fox3 for quite a lot if you launch from low altitude its basically the same utilize the speed of tomcat to your advantages try above 30k feets about 10k Meter

it would be the same as the f4f ice, worse arh but better plane so why not...... aim54 vs planes without rwr at 10.7 is not fun except for the f14 sealclubber

i have actually been having BETTER luck in uptiers with the f-14B, people seem to be underestimating how the phoenix will absolutely run them down due to it's incredible range since they mainly expect amraams and the like. whereas in downtiers no one really seems to want to challenge it at ALL and immediately take evasive action not long after launch IF they are flying at a suitable altitude to begin with.

This ez mode farming video is a clear demonstration of the state of the game after listening to US main kids for 3 years now...

In rb I think it can still be effective but it’s at a distinct disadvantage in sim battles because its radar can’t see targets within a few miles making it almost blind up close. Also those engines are so hot that you’ll never flare an R73 so when anyone gets near you, you’re basically dead. I’d love to see an F14D with a radar that doesn’t suck up close and one that can track targets flying away from it.

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Its not only competative it stil dominates top tiet with its phoenix missiles the a as well as the b variant

what is your discord?