When F-14 Tomcat Became F-14 Bombcat In 1991

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On February 28th, 1991, after the conflict was over, budget reductions resulted in the deactivation of the long-range A-6 Intruder bomber and 11 frontline F-14 Tomcat divisions, primarily as a result of the aircraft's expensive maintenance expenses. Up until the introduction of the new F/A-18E/F Super Hornets, a capability vacuum resulted from the retirement of the A-6 Intruder. Because of its extended range and hefty payload, the F-14 replaced the A-6 as the deep strike platform for aircraft carriers. It could carry a greater number of bombs than the F/A-18. The initial Bombcat was limited to using unguided free-fall bombs until the decision was made to allow the F-14 to drop bombs as well. Bombs including the Mark-82, Snake eye, BSU-86, and etc were approved for use. The F-14 delivered air-to-ground munitions for the first time ever during Operation Deliberate Force in September 1995, when the VF-41 "Black Aces" flew off the coast of Bosnia. Later, on Serbia in 1999, and in the following years, the Bombcats carried out missions throughout Afghanistan and Iraq.
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@truphot1 Жыл бұрын

As a warthunder player i never knew about about the f14 bombcat before it was added into the game lol

@slivko8006 Жыл бұрын

Same bro

@indridcold8433 Жыл бұрын

The Bobcat is a skid steer mini construction, "tractor," with backhoe, front bucket, escavator, and more attachments. You may be referencing the Tomcat.

@graduation_bear Жыл бұрын

@@indridcold8433nah is this chat gpt’s responses?

@carsonchambers5617 Жыл бұрын

@@indridcold8433he said bombcat, not the Bobcat brand. Aka the fucking same thing as a Tomcat, just with bombs, did you even watch the short? Big brain.

@seangelarden9543 Жыл бұрын

If you never had the opportunity to be between two tomcats with full afterburner at night on the nose, you missed something

@everything777 Жыл бұрын

Is that a euphemism?

@mikepeg99 Жыл бұрын

Right here. USS JFK, CV-67, 1989-1992. Intel spec-2. Had to make a choice of mess cranking, fire dept, or work on the flight deck for 6 months service duty. Chose the flight deck as a blue shirt (V-2 division) chaining and chalking f-14, EA-A6B, A-6, S-3 Viking, A-7, Cod planes, and AWACS planes. Afterburner on the F-14 was so white-bright, you had to squint your eyes........IN THE DAYTIME!!! Getting ready to make a short movie about some of the declassified, vectored missions i used to see in the Navy.

@carsonchambers5617 Жыл бұрын

@@mikepeg99 Crazy to think how a prop plane can still even take off with from a carrier in that short of a distance lol. Is the AWACS considered a STOL? Then again if the US could get a loaded B-25 to take off on a much shorter ww2 carrier, with no catapult, in the Dolittle Raid during the Pacific theater, surely that thing could take off with the catapult.😂

@mikepeg99 Жыл бұрын

@@carsonchambers5617 Yep. COD and AWACS planes had humongous wingspans. They were the deadliest aircraft on the flightdeck also. For 2 very distinct reasons: 1. When the jet blast walls are up the props stuck out, left and right, past the safety barrier. As they revved up the engines, it was like being in a category 5 hurricane. Enough to blow you clean off the flightdeck if you're not paying attention. 2. You had to be careful of the props while it was taxiing around because those 4 blades were at least 6 ft long per blade. Nickname for the blades was "Hamburger Helper"

@mikepeg99 Жыл бұрын

@@carsonchambers5617 Also, those steam catapults had enough velocity to fling a Sherman tank into the air. Everytime an aircraft took off the carrier would surge forward from all the momentum and built up energy, and that godawful bang was intense.

@onewingedangelsephiroth1561 Жыл бұрын

Are snack-eye bombs loaded with Cheetos or something? 😂

@MrUNCLESAM84 Жыл бұрын

I swear to God I was looking for you 😂🤣😂🤣

@RedstoneDevil261 Жыл бұрын

"Snack eye" got me

@LEVELGAZANOW Жыл бұрын

On my FAC tour in Bosnia, the “Bombcats” did an incredible job of “shacking” their designated targets. However, a FAC’s job isn’t just to guide munitions on target but to ensure the safety of the platform delivering the weapons. When the F-14 was in the “ pop” and those wings would start to program out as the aircraft hit its apex at 250 kts, I was always concerned because now the aircraft presented a 60’ x 60’ target maneuvering at 250 KIAS. It was always worrisome. However, nothing beats a “Tom Kitty” giving a panel check to the OP!

@mathijeba5375 Жыл бұрын

The U.S should get a copyright strike for copying the jet from top gun

@joshuatidy-bl9ue Жыл бұрын

You hurt my feelings

@mathijeba5375 Жыл бұрын

@@joshuatidy-bl9uei am sorry SUS

@cwf081166 Жыл бұрын

@@joshuatidy-bl9ue Like my Dear Old Dad said to me one day "Please be careful because you might get more than you're feelings hurt"

@marksnyder8022 Жыл бұрын

The USSR sued to get their Mig-28s back, but Northrup objected, since they built them.

@tnwhiskey68 Жыл бұрын

Expensive expenses can cost a lot!

@randallgschwind3799 Жыл бұрын

Need a Super Tomcat!!@

@korovy Жыл бұрын

No we dont

@michaelschauf3542 Жыл бұрын

The F-14 Tomcat/Bombcat was the sexiest fighter jet ever made. No one will ever convince me otherwise. Just something about the way it was designed. When you look at one it’s like looking at the angle of death. Absolutely beautiful fighter jet.

@netsimam Жыл бұрын

Warthunder players on their way to drop 15 1000LBS bombs from a F-14B on a Puma;

@BigDaddyG1738 Жыл бұрын

It would be awesome if they upgraded the F-14 made it more stealthy more maneuverable and just playing more deadly I thought that was one of the greatest aircraft ever when I was a kid especially after watching the movie Top Gun. I still think this particular aircraft has potential with some heavy modifications and upgrades❤

@Thuggyballs200 Жыл бұрын

It’s still better the the f18 just to expensive D:

@Minutemman Жыл бұрын

The Tomcat has so many problems and so many issues, and with the mods you're saying it would be a whole new aircraft. It would have been even more expensive too. The F/A -18 was and still is way better than the Tomcat.

@East_Coast_Toasty_Boy Жыл бұрын

@@Minutemman No it's not. 🤣🤣🤣🤣 TF??!!! Lmao

@lambo_centernario9064 Жыл бұрын

@@East_Coast_Toasty_Boyif you look at it cost to performance, maintenance hours vs flight hours, upgradability and ease of use the hornet would win

@East_Coast_Toasty_Boy Жыл бұрын

@@lambo_centernario9064 I suppose, but I heard the new Tomcats would've had less maintenance hours.

@Bloodsong0830 Жыл бұрын

"black aces " : shows footage of the wolf pack

@matthewgumabon7498 11 ай бұрын

28:53 “It’s poo poo… poo poo! Pee pee poo poo.” 🤣 I love how long he lingered on that bit with the serious background music and dramatic face zoom ins. This show is too much sometimes 😂

@FullThrottleProductions Жыл бұрын

I think its Snakeye not snackeye 😅

@awlyouneedtoknow9435 Жыл бұрын

You're on both attempts. Its Snake Eye.

@exzelzo Жыл бұрын

Still one of the most beautiful fighter jet ever made

@thurmanmayo1532 11 ай бұрын

Yep, we retired the F-14 & the A-6, replacing them both with a plane that could both jobs half as well. The F/A-18 still can't match the payload or range of either. We also mothballed the S-3 Viking sub hunter & replaced it with nothing at all.

@sergioromero9932 Жыл бұрын

Most beautiful fighter jet ever made! Change my mind....

@Thuggyballs200 Жыл бұрын

I won’t cus I agree with you, the one mabye exception tho is the f35b

@terror4652 Жыл бұрын

Su57? F22? XDDD

@Minutemman Жыл бұрын

F/A-18 is the hottest

@MrUNCLESAM84 Жыл бұрын

@@Minutemman I agree! especially the Super Hornet.

@joemcgonagle7177 Жыл бұрын

Beautiful plane. I still remember the GI JOE toy one I had as a kid. Never realized back then tho how ridiculous cobra having the A10 as their aircraft was. Still loved that one too but the F14 was huge and awesome

@mikewood6071 11 ай бұрын

The A-6 was an awesome aircraft, and the F-14 was the most intimidating fighter in the sky. The F-18 is impressive but man, nothing looks more menacing than a loaded out F-14 full of Phoenix missiles

@randytaylor1258 11 ай бұрын

"snack eye"? What's that -- a potato-chop bomb? "Look out -- here comes the Pringles!"

@alanhinkel420 Жыл бұрын

The F-14 was a sexy plane. Have any of y'all seen a YF-17 Cobra in person? It was Northrop's competition for the F-16. There is one in Mobile, Al and one in Torrance, Ca. I saw the one in Mobile. It's a small version of a F-18. Looks almost identical.

@chriscuddeback8374 9 ай бұрын

I was a part of that bombing run in Bosnia! The Tomcat was one of my favorite planes!

@danielsalazar6211 Жыл бұрын

It would be great if they brought back the F-14 Super Tomcat and maybe the A-6 Super Intruder .

@jimstevens2981 10 ай бұрын

When English is a 2nd language, you call a Snakeeye a "Snackeye". Good job!

@jessgatt5441 Жыл бұрын

You folks that have never served on the flight deck have no idea how noisy those monsters are, as well, they are huge.

@jasonfalcon7821 Жыл бұрын

My uncle flew the A-10 Warthog 2 in Desert Storm 91 Maverick missiles cluster bombs 2 aim 7 1 mid range/ 2 aim 7F long range missiles and smart bombs and a bad ass Gatlin gun Gua 30mm depleted uraniam Metal by flying 350 feet off the ground and protect our men and women which they didn't want to play anymore.

@bacarnal Жыл бұрын

One of the funniest things I ever saw...watching a crew try to jink a SATS Loader around under an F14 to load a MK84 2000lb Bomb on the centerline pylon. The F14 sits so to the ground, it took them a LONG while to get the bomb under the Bird.

@mathijeba5375 Жыл бұрын

Btw what is that solar panel looking thing above the intake

@Goldpoo227 Жыл бұрын

Vent I think

@FloridaManMatty Жыл бұрын

Different squadrons had varying livery and everyone knows that stripes make them go faster. But to answer your question - It’s just paint.

@mathijeba5375 Жыл бұрын

@@FloridaManMatty oh thanks for the information I always thought It was some kinda solar panel

@dixonsimpkins905 Жыл бұрын

it's a non-slip coating

@Vincent_A. Жыл бұрын

“Expensive maintenance expenses” bruh

@mathijeba5375 Жыл бұрын

The only thing we don't realise is They copying top gun!

@East_Coast_Toasty_Boy Жыл бұрын

Should've went with the F-14E instead of the F-18E/F

@cameronknoechel9767 Жыл бұрын

Was he calling them "Bombcats" instead of Tomcats? It sounded like it

@hoghogwild Жыл бұрын

That's the whole point, when Tomcats became Bombcats. IE Tomcats that drop bombs.

@ralphire77 Жыл бұрын

I feel the need, the neeeeeed for speed

@zacharymarino8926 Жыл бұрын

Snakeye

@ivanramos1809 Жыл бұрын

Funny those who said Iraq people hated the us happy for them when they got liberated.

@steelbluedagger9976 Жыл бұрын

Simple Look at her F 14 Perhaps give this a wire diagram 3D sculpt bit map via pixel lab ... .obj file or tag file format .Obj much Better... morph dynamics The idea The nose cone has a V cut in it... like a partial bottle opener The mise tip is a nozzle ... harrier style As you stand her up with thrust from after burners Tilt nose flow diwn ... yet invert pins of 5 out if 79 ... 1800 pin jet outer shelf intake of fluid air and recirculating fuel vapors End result ... nose cone nit lift ... pilot swivel... jet is standing up mud air float ... glide slide with several several several pins oscillating gurgling fuel constituting bubble down affect if spaces in-between to torque ratio ... fuel burn flip bang .. in a dog fight ... enemy will get lost on their own vector speed momentum and altitude.. lack there of limits the need for ordinance expression... enemy craft bang into each other and crash HARD into geographic landscape builds etc.. With F 14 WASP NOSE ... whispering ' it wasn't me... psst I wasn't even here.. I mean there.. Sky Veil Fuktards be toast before the ass roast gets started!!!