F-14B In War Thunder : A Basic Review

Taking a look at the F-14B, with its upgraded Phoenix missiles and LANTIRN pod providing compatibility with laser guided bombs.
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TIMESTAMPS
00:00 Intro & History
02:15 Systems & Weapons
04:15 Flight Performance
06:19 Combat Tactics
08:44 Miscellaneous
09:53 Conclusions

[@kyledelsan7024]

I love Tim's Variety War Thunder. One of the best WT content creators. Clear and concise wording, making it very easy for the watcher to understand.

[@Thunderbox247]

structured and to the point, the other great one is Joob, neither waist 5 minutes going over the stat card in the hanger or take a 2 minutes video and drag it to 10-15 like some TEC!!!!!

[@Damarai_]

@@Thunderbox247 Fuck TEC. Also trepkas is really good

[@chandlerkozak9491]

Facts bro i love tims stuff

[@wonghy1115]

LOL here and the video isn't even done processing, I'll have to come back and watch it later I suppose...

[@whenlizardsfly]

My dog is named “dark nuts World star”

[@lorenmax2.013]

Your profile picture brought so many memories back... I guess it's time to start procrastinating and download minecraft

[@wonghy1115]

@@lorenmax2.013 Lol it's a pretty old PFP, but I hope you enjoy.

[@bigmatthews666]

Awwww babie

[@wonghy1115]

@@bigmatthews666 what?

[@fixit9844]

i dont even enjoy playing war thunder anymore but i still enjoy watching your videos because of how consistently good your videos are.

[@TimsVariety]

You'd be surprised how often I get that in comments and emails - people who don't even play WT (or are super casual down in rank 2) and watch my stuff just out of general interest. :-)

[@NicJJiac]

@@MrNPC the only way I have been able to enjoy this game is to forget the meta and the grind entirely and play whatever I think looks cool.

[@solitaregames]

I find air arcade battles more fun than realistic. I get more action than in realistic. And since i like fast-phased combat, I can get that satisfaction with my planes moving about like playing ace combat. This is how I enjoy the game and how I feel more satisfied.

[@zanzao-1ps318]

@@NicJJiac exactly that's key I quit the game 6 years ago due to frustration Came back this year and I've been loving it like I would have never expected. How? Well I just let go of the grind, played with a chill and relaxed mindset and only flew the planes I felt like flying, even if it meant getting into a lower tier or doing non-meta stuff like base bombing or CAS And what's even crazier is that this whole new attitude turned me from a less than 1 kill per game player to a multiple kills one and even a team carrier sometimes

[@rocketassistedgoat1079]

​@@zanzao-1ps318 That's the only way to sustainably play a game like this, or WoW. The grind is unbearable. The game's free...it only costs you your life, and your enjoyment of videogames. Many, many times I just wished War Thunder was standalone; like Birds of Prey and Birds of Steel, two of my favourite '360 games. You bought the game, had all the planes: campaign and PvP. End.

[@audeobellicus]

Love your reviews as always!! Also the skin you can buy for 200 GE is my dads old squadron! VF-74 Bedevilers! :)

[@TimsVariety]

Epic!!!

[@rickdubbink]

Damn that must feel amazing to fly his squadron

[@skantilles75]

nice 🤗

[@janus850]

@@TimsVariety Hey Tims The new achivements in war thunder are broken in the way that you have to do every thing from scrach (the hours, kills and won battles). If your allready planing on writhing to gaijin can you mention it?

[@TimsVariety]

@@janus850 I hadn't noticed this! Good information, thank you.

[@tws1man582]

I really enjoy your into and history. I wish more KZbinrs would do that when talk about things in WT. keep it up!

[@OneMoreDesu]

The bittersweet review. The one I can't have yet. Tip: Using keyboard controls during maneuvers will stop the F-14 from flopping around, and ultimately will turn it into a monster

[@BTechUnited]

When the whole TWS bug is fixed, I expect the TISEO will prove super useful in sim especially.

[@Yooski]

What is the TWS bug?

[@aleksanderf4672]

​@@YooskiLoses lock, then does the weird flickering reacquiring it.

[@Yooski]

@@aleksanderf4672 I've not noticed this in sim at all with TWS on the AJ37 OR JA37c...hmmm

[@thedesertfox6889]

@@Yooski it's when you lock an enemy with the TWS and the target goes off a bit too far to the left or right of the radar. Normally the radar on the F14A can handle it but due to the TISEO (it's hard locked with the TWS) when the TISEO camera angle is reached the TWS gets cancels out too, resulting in a much narrow TWS scope instead of the full coverage one. You will notice it when you try to slide your select target manually from side to side, youll notice that the TISEO is going to force it to stay in the middle where it can see.

[@thedesertfox6889]

this only affects the TWS all the other modes works fine.

[@JustJohn505]

oh yeah ive been waiting for this spicy video

[@FlyingOstridge]

They should re-add naval battles in air RB with a top tier twist to allow the new Naval planes to be used to their full potential.

[@fuksoup]

I've been watching you since about 3,000 subs, and I knew that this channel would eventually become one of the mainstays with the WT community - thanks for all your hard work

[@ryanweintraub9448]

The AIM-54C is supposed to act like an AMRAAM in which it goes pitbull right after the aircraft radar loses lock. The A requires guidance until the phoenix goes pitbull. I heard in game, the C isnt modeled correct so that sucks a lot. Also, IRL the C had smokeless engines

[@RedFail1-1]

The 54C in DCS has a smoke trail as well, so.. Who knows how they actually worked(I say worked because they aren't in use anymore)

[@WhomstActual]

Also kinda interesting that the AIM54C is "slightly better" track than the A considering the A is such an old tech that it couldnt even lead properly while its been discovered the C actually shares some AIM120 guidence "personalities" including interpolation when losing lock to try and reaquire and pitbull

[@braedynhoward3644]

I'll be unlocking the F 14B tomorrow. This was very helpful!

[@lordalex2521]

looking forward to the j8f vid ! having a blast with it

[@Stoh]

Feeding that Al Gore Rhythm, this channel is underrated

[@MrSomethingdark]

Just the idea of 2 Sparrows and 2 Winders outboard and 2 Phoenixes and 2 1000 lbs. boms inboard gives me goosebumps. Can't wait to grind this one.

[@RedFail1-1]

Neither F-14 having drop tanks is such a huge slap in the face to Tomcat lovers. They literally have dedicated pylons just for 2 drop tanks. I think that's why they won't add them, because they'd have to change the entire loadout system for them, and still being able to carry your full loadout for A/A or A/G or both along with two fuel tanks would be a bit OP especially in Sim. Your loiter time would be insane.

[@user-mx1fq6qm6i]

Good news!

[@user-if4zv5nj5m]

I can't stress enough how do i love an/awg9's pulse performance. Being able to switch from pd to pulse mid-lock saved a lot of sparrow launches, and its pulse tracking is awesome, it can track low flying targets, almost as good as pd modes can, even in a look down situations

[@sorrymabbad]

Great review as always mate.

[@solvdev]

Been watching since 1k and you are still just as amazing and entertaining. Love the vids keep it up

[@gsamov]

your videos are really great! i don't really play warthunder much, but its still enjoyable and worth it to sit through the whole thing =]

[@No_Feelings]

It wouldn't be a new American top tier without gaijin manually handicapping it somehow

[@spray916]

Brother n christ most US planes receive buffs. The F-4E was king for 2-3 years.

[@spray916]

@@No_Feelings B3 is and has been shit. MiG 23M and 29 were shit on release. BVM is good but isn't the best tank. It has been surpassed.

[@spray916]

@@No_Feelings I don't get your point. Tends to lean into the "Russian Bias" copium. Shit just isn't true.

[@spray916]

@@No_Feelings What nerfs to Sparrow tracking? Most of the changes to Sparrows have been buffs. The E2 was nerfed from where it was because it was overperforming. The 7F has received 4 buffs that I can remember that turned to from a glorified AIM-7E2 into a straight upgrade.

[@spray916]

@@No_Feelings Also no. The F-4E shit on everything especially with Sparrows. You have 8 missiles at a time when other had 4 and it wasn't mixed match making. F-4E teams clubbed.

[@skantilles75]

cant wait to grind that plane. I love the F14! thanks for the review.

[@NicJJiac]

6:39 One thing I've noticed specifically with the EC maps (not the regular small maps) is that the TWS mode will snap its tracking to the NPC objective planes whenever they're on the radar scope, almost ignoring the player aircraft entirely when you try to switch targets; it'll just snap back to the objective planes. It makes getting phoenix shots kinda difficult, since you kinda have to fight the radar to keep the targets you launched on datalinked, which is kinda frustrating since the EC maps would otherwise be where the phoenixes are the most useful.

[@tierneysmith7915]

Tim, I love your videos so much, but if you could do an in depth or basic review of the kfir series that would be awesome :D

[@LOLOtheFNG]

Thanks, Tim!

[@Leonardo-wn2fp]

Fun facts: One of the biggest issues the GE-110 solved was the compressor stall issue of the TF-30 which could send the plane into a flatspin and actually caused a significant number of F-14s crashing. The F-14A could essentially not turn too tightly, otherwise the turbulent airflow that goes into the intake may actually stall the compressor. The B solved this and also made the plane a much more capable dogfighter, because it could perform at its limits now. 2nd fact: The A+ designation was dropped, because the computers of the logistics system could not handle the designation because of the +. It returned parts for other planes. Therefore they renamed it B, to fix the issue. 3rd fact: The LANTIRN pod is a marvel of a display of capability. The F-14A could not fully integrate the system because its analog systems could not be modified enough to work with the digital pod. But the B, albeit still being a mostly analog plane could be modified enough - thanks to system improvements - to fully utilize the systems of the pod and actually surpass the much more modern F/A-18 in bombing accuracy. Many squadrons took enormous pride in this and there are some badges around that note the F-14 as F/A-14 to honor the bombing missions. 4th fact: Funnily enough all variants of the F-14 were in the fleet when the retirement began. As, Bs and Ds were all present on multiple carriers and all had proven that they were an asset in their own regards, making it perhaps the only plane which had all of its variants in active duty until its retirement. Outlook: What makes the D so special? The D Tomcat is essentially a truly modern Tomcat. It finally had fly by wire systems, a much better radar and truly cutting edge onboard systems. It essentially abandoned the 60s platform the original cat was based on. Parts of it are still classified to this day. But what the D shows in improvement shows how capable the old Tomcat was. The A and B were still at their core a design of the late 60s. But they were actually capable enough to live on until the dawn of the new millenia, maintaining their capability in an area, where technological advantages mean everything. She truly was the pinnacle of all Grumman cats!

[@Monarch683]

First fact isn’t entirely true. The F-14A couldn’t turn as well as the F-14B due to being underpowered thanks to the TF30 motors producing much less thrust. The compressor stalls were only an issue if the pilot was constantly moving the throttles or pulling high AoA. To counter this, F-14A pilots would just keep the throttles in Zone V afterburner while dogfighting. It was necessary anyways because as mentioned earlier, the F-14A was underpowered.

[@whothoughthandleswereagoodidea]

I don't know why I watch these videos, I'll die of old age before I get far enough to unlock this plane

[@Pilot-22-]

Nice work man! Feels like I'm watching a documentary on TV!!

[@TimsVariety]

That' s.. exactly the idea .. :-) :-)

[@DieErsteKartoffel]

The new "Top Cat" as Mat would say. Great vid, looking forward to the reviews on the rest of the La Royale vehicles!

[@Mr.JedisGaming]

I'm loving it, I've be working on getting video for F14 for my channel today. I'm doing full realistic controls in Air rb for my series

[@Anti-Villain-Wolf]

Can't wait to get this and the F-14A... Once they FINALLY fix the economy lol. Thanks for the video Tim!

[@mikeyplayz8438]

Yeah. As soon as the grind gets easier and I get the F-14 I can show my friend who loves fighter jets that the game is worth playing (he loves the f-16)

[@Anti-Villain-Wolf]

@@mikeyplayz8438 show him now. He may join early. Just tell him not to spend any money on the game until it's worth it

[@mikeyplayz8438]

@@Anti-Villain-Wolf He watches me play sometimes but doesn't like grinding that much, but he is open to grinding if I help him. I'll probably give him some ideal settings and teach him how to use top tier planes in test flight.

[@bluenightfury4365]

For me, they have to re-add enduring confrontation for RB before I come back.

[@mikeyplayz8438]

@@bluenightfury4365 only at top tier

[@williamgunter4268]

My favorite jet of all time i need to hurry up my grind. Also i believe the B models while having a better engine had a bit slower of top speed.

[@TimsVariety]

In-game the difference is marginal.

[@williamgunter4268]

@@TimsVariety good to know thank you.

[@riuneko]

afaik it’s about 50 km/h slower on the deck in terms of top speed but the low speed acceleration more than makes up for it

[@williamgunter4268]

@TimsVariety this made me remember see the f14 fly at an airshow as a kid in the 1990s. I actually found video of that airshow on KZbin, crazy.

[@neotastic5731]

People often say the tomcat can’t win in a dogfight when the never used it in a dogfight but if you sweep your wings out or use aim controls it is a BEAST

[@TDS1108Gaming]

The new sound for the M61A1 sounds amazing. Caught me off guard with the F-16

[@NicJJiac]

It's weird, like on Wednesday it sounded awful but then they just adjusted the sound's pitch and rpm slightly and it sounds nice.

[@diprosla592]

The nose camera can be also. Used to get the Gun lead indicator if you lock enemy with it

[@LosSantosDowntowncabCo.]

Amazing vid as always. Can you do the Tornado ADV if possible?

[@TimsVariety]

It's almost a copy-pasta of the Tornado F.3, which I have a review up for.

[@deanmckellar619]

"I suspect the War Thunder Live community is foing to be *FLOODED* with Custom skins" Ace Combat / Project Wingman players: "You're God-damn right...."

[@kochegarka_me]

Interesting review with historical information. But i still miss the intro and outro music...

[@primeministerprinz2695]

Came across this channel from a reddit post. This channel has been amazing.

[@TimsVariety]

o7

[@SPFLDAngler]

There is nothing better than the Aim-7M(unless you count the MH which just has better tracking which doesn’t matter in WT). It’s literally being used today. Edit: I haven't ready any replies but I'm sure someone has mentioned the Aim-7P. It's no different from the M/MH it just uses datalink instead of the firing aircraft's radar. Again useless in WT unless someone else just so happens to be locking the same target, and has datalink as well. Until we get the F/A-18 in the game(don't count on it) there is no point.

[@FirstDagger]

IRL only the AIM-7MH and P should be able to loft, Gaijin simplified it. What Gaijin is still missing is that the AIM-7M had a monopulse not CW seeker.

[@Panocek]

IIRC 7F and 7M are identical in game, seeker difference isn't modeled. And then 7F can loft when you do it manually, as missile will continue to climb when firing at 15km+ targets in head on.

[@thegenericguy8309]

@@FirstDagger No, they're missing that every other Sparrow should have a CW seeker. All are modelled as monopulse. The lack of LDSD capability in all but the last variant of the Sparrow should be a serious disadvantage to the US, but instead it's simply ignored.

[@ScarDumb]

@@FirstDagger the MH and P both loft but the P has uplink which allows for mid course corrections. the lofting is also togglable in the f14 by using the acm cover. also the 7m and all the skyflashes are missing their seeker differences so they are lacking all of their lookdown capability

[@FirstDagger]

@@thegenericguy8309 ; So their statcard is lying yet again?

[@maltehaus]

I like the f-14b its a very fast plane with good manouverability many countermeasures and really good weapons. On the dev server i once got up to mach 1.85.

[@larsu-gx579]

Inside of you there are two wolves: One is Tomcat One is Bombcat You are: Northrop-Grumman F-14

[@nigelwigglwattle]

i didnt really like either of the camos for the F-14B so i got me a nice jolly rogers skin my friend made for me and honestly looks amazing on the plane. im just waiting to try grinding it once the bomb grinding spam slows down abit.

[@zacharymarino8926]

I actually tend to use the camera to better discern whether or not a target is too close to the deck to hit with a sparrow, and as an alternative to getting a radar lock for gun computer use (since the radar gun computer can also operate off of the camera)

[@kylebrady969]

The GE F110-GE-400 also massively improved engine reliability over the PW TF30's. The engines in the F-14B were a variant of the same engine that was being used as an alternate powerplant in the F-16, and therefore designed from the ground up to be used in fighters - something the TF30's were never meant to be strapped to, let's be honest. From my research the use of the Pratt & Whitney engines in the F-14A was basically a holdover from the cancelled F-111B Aardvark that was shoehorned into the VFX project since they were already there (the AIM-54 and AWG-9 were also required for the entries.) So we're putting the engines of a fighter-bomber (modified yes, but still built for a fighter-bomber level of flight characteristics) into a more pure fighter? That definitely went over well.

[@angrycitizenofreddit7251]

just got the talisman. dont regret it at all

[@angus6678]

Love the vids, are you making a video on the new swedish plane?

[@TimsVariety]

I'll get to it eventually. :-)

[@jcancino630]

@@TimsVariety looking forward for this

[@sniperschiavo]

Someway they managed to make missiles less effective in the update they explode way more even radar missiles with a clear target will just pop randomly

[@blank141]

It still bothers me that you don't get pitbull notification for the Phoenix's

[@homefront1999]

I don't own any F-14's yet. But my friend has for awhile. He said that if you are taking the Aim-54's and aren't spending them all before you reach the main battlefield. Then you're not playing right. There's usually not too many cases where it's worth the weight of the 54's where the F-14's speed can't make up for it.

[@konfigpl8726]

Will you make a discord? Also keep up the good work

[@TimsVariety]

I've mentioned it in a few Q&A vids before, I don't have the time to moderate a discord server at the moment (just like, going through to remove death threats and shit for legal reasons). Dayjob keepin' me down. :-(

[@williamgunter4268]

@@TimsVariety understandable would be awesome. I feel like your audience is a bit older than some of the other war thunder content creators.

[@skyknight_2569]

Is there any way to find more detailed information about weapon systems ingame? For example: I launch an AIM-54A after locking a target with the radar and want to change the target to fire an other one. Sometimes the missle destroy themselves and sometimes they use the integrated radar to move on. But there is no info about distance or time that is required that stuff like this works out. Sometimes you can lock a jet with ease and then same situation it doesnt work cause its 500m further away. Are there any spread sheets or anything like this to learn these kind of things? Cause for me (i am a causal player) it feels more like random RNG than know how. Any tips?

[@jonathancolon4079]

How do I get the black screen background on thr radar mvd? It's in alot of videos but I haven't found a way to enable in game. 9:41 btw

[@meanman6992]

I have just now ground my way up to the F8U-2… I really like it but I wish it had the AIM 7’s as well.

[@spartanx9293]

The f8e has aim nine cs which performed pretty well at high altitude

[@Panocek]

9C found on F-8E are actually better than early Sparrows, though Pulse seeker is very easy to spoof with chaff. F-4J is awful stock, but once you get Sparrows she becomes good missile truck with good, by 11.3 standards, radar. Now only if I wouldn't have to grind strike aircraft line to even start working on F-14...

[@Disappointing925]

I gotta grind the final a7 and then buy both before I can research the tomcats 😭

[@quicksilver-vv768]

*Danger Zone intensifies*

[@bearhaslanded637]

Hi Tim, idk how active you are on the forum but if you are would you consider doing a video on the recent forum change, Gaijin have basically locked away a decade of content and dropped a barren wasteland on us with no warning at all

[@DimentiaGaming]

You should review the new AJS 37

[@TimsVariety]

I'll get to it eventually.

[@TheGramling]

Hey Tim! Have you noticed any funkiness with the relationship between the TISEO and TWS system? They seem to argue and it makes it difficult to utilize the Phoenixes as well as the F14a does. Any way to disable that camera system?

[@PyroRaptor841]

TWS is bugged so it will constantly try to acquire targets while scanning at the edge of the plane's radar FOV, so you have to point more directly at the targets than you should have to

[@TimsVariety]

Yes, I have - there are some bug reports open so I didnt go into it, expecting it will be fixed

[@HorazioZan]

by far the best jet ingame.

[@blessthismessss]

Tomcat has outrated the Fulcrum in a flat two-circle on the deck since the F-14A. The B does it even better- its just that you among 99% of other tomcat pilots never bother to use manual wing sweep, which is basically like neutering your aircraft in the dogfight. the F-14B can sit at 700-800kph in a 2-circle rate and absolutely rip around the circle to anything short of an F-16. Sadly even the people reviewing this jet on youtube dont seem to be aware of its capabilities in the 1on1 knife fight engagements. The F-14A was already extremely capable with a bit of manual wing sweep and actual attention paid to managing its energy. The B is much more dangerous in that regard

[@revolutionarygaming4562]

Idk if they changed anything but ive been having a good amount of luck with rear aspect aim7 shots in the F14b

[@shadowsicksix]

what radar settings are you using?

[@revolutionarygaming4562]

@@shadowsicksix usually i'd use the normal search for rear aspect but most people just chaff it. but recently i've been catching people off guard with rear aspect pd locks, for some reason it seems to track rear aspect way better than it used to (might just be trippin)

[@chemputer]

I don't think what you said was wrong, but the difference, in game, aside from the C being slightly slower to accelerate and having a lower ∆V due to its slightly increased mass but the same rocket motor, between the two Phoenixes is how fast the Inertial Guidance drifts from the target if you stop giving it updates via the data link (and before it locks with its own radar), A is 10, C is 2. From data mining we know it's called the "Inertial Guidance Drift Rate", and I don't know the unit. Possibly degrees per second?

[@TimsVariety]

I didn't want to go into a 20 minute thing about how WT does missile guidance, but yes, that was the stat behind "tracks slightly better". The difference in delta V really won't ever matter in WT, we never get to make 100km shots.

[@chemputer]

@@TimsVariety A man can dream. Any idea on the units for the Drift Rate?

[@BlueLightningHawk]

Meanwhile theres me who just got his first grinded jet for America into rank V. At least I own an A7K I guess?

[@jwoodcock1899]

Tim have you had any issues with the F14b's TWS? I seem to be having a problem with the automatic target designation for the camera interfering with the lock, meaning trying to soft lock a target on the left or right most quarter of my radar scope just causes my radar cursor to bounce around and fail to acquire the target, or losing the soft lock after I acquire the target centrally and then turn. Very annoying for trying to hold phoenix locks.

[@TimsVariety]

Yes, I think its having some problems at the moment, there are some open bug reports. Its probably not anything you're doing wrong - give it a little time to see if it gets patched.

[@jwoodcock1899]

@@TimsVariety hopefully soon, the TWS on the F14A still works fine. I think it's something to do with the automatic target stabilization that kicks on with a lock, you can kind of replicate the behaviour by hitting the cancel target stabilization but with a stable lock.

[@davidn7795]

nice

[@sir__waffs3038]

“An arrest of hook you'll almost never use” 😢😢

[@godofchicken3749]

I just found out that locking someone with the TISEO(i think I got the name right) and not the radar it still gives you the the radar gun sight thing for air targets

[@TimsVariety]

That MAY be a bug (which is why I didnt mention it)

[@godofchicken3749]

Ok

[@mab2187]

Booster module on or off for this one? they were off on the A cus of wing rips. Now only the F-14D remains and hopefully they add the Iran sub-tree and we get the Iranian F-14A. I thought the targeting pod was mounted underneath the right intake nacell.

[@TimsVariety]

On for me. I didn't run into any wingrip issues.

[@stockND3]

hey tim, will you explain how the radar pod works on the su-39? i took it into a test flight but i dont understand what the modes mean

[@TimsVariety]

Everything but the GTM is covered in my complete guide to radar vid. The GTM is actually a ground-unit targeting mode!!! BUT it can only detect moving targets. I'll be going over it in more detail when I post a full review of the Su-39, probably next week.

[@uberschnilthegreat22]

@@TimsVariety Sounds like it'd be more useful for convoys in Air Battles than Ground, since convoys don't *usually* stop moving

[@AdmV0rl0n]

While not really relevant to the B model, but more in General, The cancellation of D and later advanced options remains right up there with the UK dumping its Harrier joint force. And all models of the Tomcat have a look of if it looks right, it flies right. There is a great talk on Tomcat here - kzbin.info/www/bejne/iaS4dJyudsqNZqM Its really a great video if you love the Tomcat.

[@josezuniga4968]

I don’t need distance, in the dev server I just go to 5 miles and lob it and notch them straight to hell. Shits funny as fuck

[@lifeofkyle337]

Does anybody know if the TV screen in the cockpit (sorry for the ignorance I forget what it’s called) actually works in game?

[@lemangeur2poulet248]

Tiseo, yes

[@Jebotito]

We have the Tomcat. We have the Bombcat. We just need the Super Tomcat and my life is complete. I love this jet, its my absolute favorite of all time, looks wise, technology wise, everything wise. Sad i will never hear one in an airshow ever again :(

[@Tigershark_3082]

Super Tomcat probably will come within the next few years. We still have a fair amount of other planes yet to be added, like the Eagle (both F-15A and C), later Vipers, Hornets, A-6E SWIP, Aardvarks, etc. However, I do think it will come

[@Jebotito]

@@Tigershark_3082 ofc it will come. When I said we will see supersonic aircraft in the game a couple of years ago, i got laughed at on the forums. It's bound to happen sometime

[@Thunderbox247]

this thing addressed most of my complaints with the F-14A... MOST I think I am spoiled by the F-16's RADAR, but the extra missiles, flares, colder engines and better missiles is a welcome addition. too bad I have to grind the flares TWICE... WTF Gaijin. Why? I thought you were starting to fix this shit.

[@williamgunter4268]

They are but later. This update was already in the can so to speak when the uproar happened.

[@Thunderbox247]

@@williamgunter4268 I know, just pain in the mean time also it is an ever present reminder to Gaijin that we want the change and they can't pull and Australian government and say we are gonna fix shit then do fuck all

[@williamgunter4268]

@@Thunderbox247 you just described every U.S. presidential and congressional election in the last 40 years.

[@Thunderbox247]

@@williamgunter4268 a politician is a politician no mater the country and as they said in Hunt for the Red October "I'm a politician which means I'm a cheat and a liar and when I'm not kissing baby's I'm stealing their lollypops"

[@Peri1ca]

Is there a difference when you're firing AIM-54's in STT or TWS mode?

[@TimsVariety]

Short answer, no.

[@Sniper5875]

do you think they will ever add the advaark earlier in the line?

[@TimsVariety]

I sure hope so!!

[@Sniper5875]

@@TimsVariety its make a great strike craft earlier in the tech tree, and hopefully should get added before the strike eagle, my favourite more modern jet, gets added

[@TheUmdexMan]

I’m debating wether to grind for the F-14B or the F-16A What do you think would be more worth it?

[@zacharymarino8926]

Realize this is a month old, but if you've not gotten either of them yet, I'd say F-14B

[@WhomstActual]

My buddy hit me up asking how to fly and operate this thing because I no-life it in DCS. It upset him that I had to tell him after watching a couple of vids and googling that it doesn't tranfer what so ever lol. Maybe one day I'll unlock it. But my account is still at the very very first top tier of 2015. F86s lmfao

[@ObiWanStromboli]

Gosh it wouldn’t be the military if it weren’t for having to make stupid acronyms for everything

[@TimsVariety]

In all caps, with no periods between the letters.

[@theairplaneguy9640]

mig29 still dosent have its irl thrust

[@anguscovoflyer95]

next one F-14D

[@chillypenguin4449]

When the su-39 review comming

[@TimsVariety]

Within a week.

[@volatile5460]

It’s still funny to me how this thing is more expensive than any F-35 variant irl when the prices are adjusted for inflation. Suddenly it’s not so difficult to understand why only 81 were put into service

[@uberschnilthegreat22]

The airframe and maintenance cost of a 5th gen in a 4th gen package. Sexy, and among the kings of the skies in her heyday, but a hell of a pretty penny and a pig for maintenance

[@linusa2996]

F-14A's also got the Lantrin pod upgrade

[@lemangeur2poulet248]

No

[@linusa2996]

@lemangeur2poulet248 yep they did, source is Ward Carol who was an F-14 RIO and later XO with several F-14 squadrons

[@lemangeur2poulet248]

@@linusa2996 So not F14A as you said

[@linusa2996]

@lemangeur2poulet248 The F-14A/A+/B and D all got the targeting pod upgrade as they became available.

[@lemangeur2poulet248]

@@linusa2996 ok and what was the fcking utility if they could ? There isn’t the a couldn’t have gbu

[@lolprobob]

This is gonna be his most viewed vidio on his channel soon

[@TimsVariety]

My radar/weapons tutorials are usually my top content. My original radar vid had 300k views.

[@lolprobob]

@@TimsVariety i mean... its about "the NEW and IMPROVED F14B"

[@Xtariz]

F-14 sexy plane

[@anthonyhouse6702]

the f14b is bugged in sim its radar rarely works and you will almost always lose lock.

[@darealsherlock8026]

Ya'll saw that Aim 9L ?? at 0:45 yak 141 got robbed

[@asuspower1178]

# save pilotage

[@emiliooseguera7644]

how did he get that first kill? i thought you had to maintain lock when using radar missels

[@TimsVariety]

I switched to AIM-9L on the first kill on that yak

[@emiliooseguera7644]

Sorry I meant in that second kill at 1:09

[@TimsVariety]

@@emiliooseguera7644 Also a 9L, you can see it in the bottom right kill scroll

[@solitaregames]

Heh... funny how many people disgust or arcade battles, when realistic battles are not even realistic at all. as many planes doesnt perform as they should like in real life. I find many to underperform.

[@TimsVariety]

The problem isn't the aircraft performance, it's the game mode. Air arcade above BR 9.0 or so just devolves into a spawncamped-by-missiles fest, and there seems to be pretty widespread use of bots/cheating at the top tiers more than other game modes. Its just pointless, and not fun. Thats why arcade battles get a bad rap, not the plane's specs/performance etc, and personally I still fly arcade in the prop tiers a lot of the time.

[@solitaregames]

@@TimsVariety So its because cheaters and not because of physics difference? Huh... to me i get more action in arcade battles than in real battles. Which why i go to it more often. Sadly when i mention under performance is because I had been noticing certain prop planes not performing as it should. Take P-51 mustang and the F4U Corsair as sample. In real life the F4U was one of the best fighters in WW2, with how nimble and fast is was. With decent maneuver ability. But in real battles... the maneuver ability was ripped off it and just left the energy retention and speed. I played both in real battle and arcade battle; and in arcade battle the F4U performance feels as it should, than in real battle.

[@amybb3677]

Too bad the GBU’s will be useless in ground since the Pantsir still dominates the sky and no nation has an equivalent

[@SPFLDAngler]

Also wow that cockpit is a disgrace to the Tomcat… such a lazy ass attempt with no effort put in

[@KrisLI1408]

Currently I just enjoy to Pheonix the shit out of every wallet warroir, so much fun.

[@dominatorandwhocaresanyway9617]

F-14 is already king of bvr. Can't wait to get clapped even more. #givemer73

[@warthunderpro28732]

nice