F-14A IRIAF (USA) - Revision history

U119714538: The different tactics you can use in the IRIAF F-14

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The different tactics you can use in the IRIAF F-14

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‎Pros and cons

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 == Usage in battles ==
 <!-- ''Describe the tactics of playing in the aircraft, the features of using aircraft in a team and advice on tactics. Refrain from creating a "guide" - do not impose a single point of view, but instead, give the reader food for thought. Examine the most dangerous enemies and give recommendations on fighting them. If necessary, note the specifics of the game in different modes (AB, RB, SB).'' -->
-''Describe the tactics of playing in the aircraft, the features of using aircraft in a team and advice on tactics. Refrain from creating a "guide" - do not impose a single point of view, but instead, give the reader food for thought. Examine the most dangerous enemies and give recommendations on fighting them. If necessary, note the specifics of the game in different modes (AB, RB, SB).''
+'''Air Battles:'''
 === Pros and cons ===

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 * RWR is subpar for the BR
 * Any damage to the airframe hurts performance greatly
-* Acceleration below mach 1.0 is below average compared to other planes in the BR
+* Acceleration below Mach 1.0 is below average compared to other planes in the BR
 == History ==

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 {{Navigation-Start|Default weapon presets}}
 {{Navigation-First-Simple-Line}}
 * Without load
 * 2 x AIM-54A Phoenix missiles
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 * Can rip its wings in sustained high G turns
 * RWR is subpar for the BR
 == History ==

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 {{Navigation-Start|Default weapon presets}}
 {{Navigation-First-Simple-Line}}
 * Without load
 * 2 x AIM-54A Phoenix missiles
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 '''Pros:'''
-* Excellent manoeuvrability in medium to high speed range.
+* Excellent manoeuvrability in medium to high speed range
-* Engines pack a lot of thrust.
+* Engines pack a lot of thrust
-* Decent energy retention, especially compared to some Planes, such as the MiG-29 SMT.
+* Decent energy retention
-* Sturdy airframe, can take some damage to the fuselage.
+* Sturdy airframe, can take some damage to the fuselage
-* Variable sweep wings and automatic slats.
+* Variable sweep wings and automatic slats
-* The M61 Vulcan cannon has an extremely fast fire rate, good velocity, and deals great damage.
+* The M61 Vulcan cannon has an extremely fast fire rate, good velocity, and deals great damage
-* Wide variety of weapons choice, both air to air and air to ground.
+* Wide variety of weapons choice, both air to air and air to ground
-* Long range radar with TWS HDN which allows to launch radar missiles without hard lock. 6 channel datalink enables to fire all Phoenixes one by one at different targets. But, by the way, be aware that you need to keep the Ennemy planes in your TWS angle for them to be guided.
+* Long range radar with TWS HDN which allows to launch radar missiles without hard lock. 6 channel datalink enables to fire all Phoenixes one by one at different targets
 '''Cons:'''
-* Heavy, that makes his acceleration pretty terrible compared to other planes in the BR Range.
+* Heavy
-* Large target, massive wing and fuselage fuel tanks. Those aren't even Self-Sealing, meaning a Fire can fastly destroy the Plane, even with low Fuel count.
+* Large target, massive wing and fuselage fuel tanks
-* Afterburner gulps fuel like crazy. Any Player flying this plane has to makes sure to take max Fuel, even on short Maps. Activating the Permanent Fuel Count show is greatly advised.
+* Afterburner gulps fuel like crazy
-* No drop tank, all the fuel is carried internally, greatly hampering performance in dogfight.
+* No drop tank, all the fuel is carried internally hampering performance in dogfight
-* Horribly low countermeasure count considering the hot engines.
+* Low countermeasure count considering the hot engines
-* Can rip its wings in sustained high G turns.
+* Can rip its wings in sustained high G turns
-* RWR is subpar for the BR, no Lock Detection.
+* RWR is subpar for the BR
 == History ==

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 {{Navigation-Start|Default weapon presets}}
 {{Navigation-First-Simple-Line}}
 * Without load
 * 2 x AIM-54A Phoenix missiles
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 '''Pros:'''
-* Excellent manoeuvrability in medium to high speed range
+* Excellent manoeuvrability in medium to high speed range.
-* Engines pack a lot of thrust
+* Engines pack a lot of thrust.
-* Decent energy retention
+* Decent energy retention, especially compared to some Planes, such as the MiG-29 SMT.
-* Sturdy airframe, can take some damage to the fuselage
+* Sturdy airframe, can take some damage to the fuselage.
-* Variable sweep wings and automatic slats
+* Variable sweep wings and automatic slats.
-* The M61 Vulcan cannon has an extremely fast fire rate, good velocity, and deals great damage
+* The M61 Vulcan cannon has an extremely fast fire rate, good velocity, and deals great damage.
-* Wide variety of weapons choice, both air to air and air to ground
+* Wide variety of weapons choice, both air to air and air to ground.
-* Long range radar with TWS HDN which allows to launch radar missiles without hard lock. 6 channel datalink enables to fire all Phoenixes one by one at different targets
+* Long range radar with TWS HDN which allows to launch radar missiles without hard lock. 6 channel datalink enables to fire all Phoenixes one by one at different targets. But, by the way, be aware that you need to keep the Ennemy planes in your TWS angle for them to be guided.
 '''Cons:'''
-* Heavy
+* Heavy, that makes his acceleration pretty terrible compared to other planes in the BR Range.
-* Large target, massive wing and fuselage fuel tanks
+* Large target, massive wing and fuselage fuel tanks. Those aren't even Self-Sealing, meaning a Fire can fastly destroy the Plane, even with low Fuel count.
-* Afterburner gulps fuel like crazy
+* Afterburner gulps fuel like crazy. Any Player flying this plane has to makes sure to take max Fuel, even on short Maps. Activating the Permanent Fuel Count show is greatly advised.
-* No drop tank, all the fuel is carried internally hampering performance in dogfight
+* No drop tank, all the fuel is carried internally, greatly hampering performance in dogfight.
-* Low countermeasure count considering the hot engines
+* Horribly low countermeasure count considering the hot engines.
-* Can rip its wings in sustained high G turns
+* Can rip its wings in sustained high G turns.
-* RWR is subpar for the BR
+* RWR is subpar for the BR, no Lock Detection.
 == History ==

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 == Description ==
 <!-- ''In the description, the first part should be about the history of and the creation and combat usage of the aircraft, as well as its key features. In the second part, tell the reader about the aircraft in the game. Insert a screenshot of the vehicle, so that if the novice player does not remember the vehicle by name, he will immediately understand what kind of vehicle the article is talking about.'' -->
-Although deemed as one of the most unique aircraft of US Naval Air Force, the Grumman F-14 Tomcat has been the icon of USN since its introduction in 1970 as the fleet air-defense aircraft for carrier battle groups (CVBGs); but US Navy wasn't the only user of Tomcat. Even though efforts has been made to sell Tomcat to US-allied countries, only Imperial Iran, then a close ally under the Pahlavi dynasty, sought for a new interceptor to defend against the menacing, Mach 2.7-capable MiG-25R recon aircraft from neighboring Soviet Union. As soon as January 1974, after the demonstration flights in previous years in US alongside with [[F-15A]], IIAF placed the order of 80 Tomcats and 10-years worth of spare parts for the Pahlavi by mid-1970s.
+Although deemed as one of the most unique aircraft of US Naval Air Force, the Grumman F-14 Tomcat has been the icon of USN since its introduction in 1970 as the fleet air-defense aircraft for carrier battle groups (CVBGs); but US Navy wasn't the only user of the Tomcat. Even though efforts has been made to sell the Tomcat to US-allied countries, only Imperial Iran, then a close ally under the Pahlavi dynasty, sought for a new interceptor to defend against the menacing, Mach 2.7-capable MiG-25R recon aircraft from neighboring Soviet Union. As soon as January 1974, after the demonstration flights in previous years in US alongside with [[F-15A]], IIAF placed the order of 80 Tomcats and 10-years worth of spare parts for the Pahlavi by mid-1970s.
 By the time that the 1979 Islamic Revolution which overthrown the 2,500-year-old monarchy of Iran and replacing it with the Islamic Republic, there were 79 F-14As delivered to IIAF before the new IRIAF took over them. During the Iraq-Iran War, the Iranian Tomcats performed outstandingly against the Ba'athist Iraq forces, with some Tomcats lost over Iraqi aircraft. However, due to sanction placed on the now anti-US and Islamic Republic, the IRIAF often has to improvise their existing weaponry to be outfitted on their aircraft, this including modified the MIM-23 Hawk SAM to be used as a substitute for the dwindling supply of AIM-54A Phoenix missile, and even created the "Yasser", a massive rocket created by strapping the M117 bomb warhead to the spare rocket parts of the MIM-23 Hawk SAM to supplement the lack of guided munitions.
-With the eventual destruction of all remaining Tomcats stored in continental US after the Gulf War in view of possible smuggling of spare parts to Iran, this ameans that the IRIAF have to keep the jet operational by cannibalizing other remaining Tomcats. These F-14As also received some upgrades in terms of firepower with domestic modified and sometimes Russian weaponry to keep them up-to-date. 50 years since first delivered, the Iranian Tomcats is still in active service today under the designation "F-14AM" to denote various modernization efforts to keep the aging fighter up-to-date.
+With the eventual destruction of all remaining Tomcats stored in continental US after the Gulf War in view of possible smuggling of spare parts to Iran, this means that the IRIAF have to keep the jet operational by cannibalizing other remaining Tomcats. These F-14As also received some upgrades in terms of firepower with domestic modified and sometimes Russian weaponry to keep them up-to-date. 50 years since first delivered, the Iranian Tomcats is still in active service today under the designation "F-14AM" to denote various modernization efforts to keep the aging fighter up-to-date.
 The '''{{Specs|name}}''' , introduced during [[Update "Seek & Destroy"]] as a reward for the [[wt:en/news/9005-event-get-the-iranian-f-14a-iriaf-in-the-persian-tomcat-event-en|2024 Persian Tomcat event]] represents the F-14As operated by IRIAF as-of-present with domestic modifications done to enhance its combat capabilities. Although having a deemed obsolete airframe and radar system for its BR, the domestic missiles from Iran or the addition of R-27R1 will make sure the jet is still capable to defend the skies.

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 {{About
-| about = event gift fighter '''{{PAGENAME}}'''
+| about = gift fighter '''{{PAGENAME}}'''
 | usage = other versions
 | link = F-14 (Family)
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 |code=f_14a_iriaf
 |images={{Specs-Card-Image|GarageImage_{{PAGENAME}}.jpg}}
 }}

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-! [[Sejdil]] missiles
+! [[Sedjil]] missiles
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	The '''''{{PAGENAME}}''''' can be outfitted with the following ordnance:		The '''''{{PAGENAME}}''''' can be outfitted with the following ordnance:
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		+	{\| class="wikitable" style="text-align:center" width="100%"
		+	\|-
		+	! !! width="5%" \| 1 !! width="5%" \| 2 !! width="5%" \| 3 !! width="5%" \| 4 !! width="5%" \| 5 !! width="5%" \| 6 !! width="5%" \| 7 !! width="5%" \| 8
		+	\| rowspan="16" width="30%" \| <div class="ttx-image">[[File:Hardpoints_F-14A_Early.png]]</div>
		+	\|-
		+	! [[LDGP Mk 81 (250 lb)\|250 lb LDGP Mk 81]] bombs
		+	\| \|\| \|\| \|\| 8* \|\| 6 \|\| \|\| \|\|
		+	\|-
		+	! [[LDGP Mk 82 (500 lb)\|500 lb LDGP Mk 82]] bombs
		+	\| \|\| \|\| \|\| 8* \|\| 6 \|\| \|\| \|\|
		+	\|-
		+	! [[Mk 82 AIR (500 lb)\|500 lb Mk 82 AIR]] bombs
		+	\| \|\| \|\| \|\| 8* \|\| 6 \|\| \|\| \|\|
		+	\|-
		+	! [[LDGP Mk 83 (1,000 lb)\|1,000 lb LDGP Mk 83]] bombs
		+	\| \|\| \|\| \|\| 2* \|\| 2 \|\| \|\| \|\|
		+	\|-
		+	! [[Mk 83 AIR (1,000 lb)\|1,000 lb Mk 83 AIR]] bombs
		+	\| \|\| \|\| \|\| 2* \|\| 2 \|\| \|\| \|\|
		+	\|-
		+	! [[LDGP Mk 84 (2,000 lb)\|2,000 lb LDGP Mk 84]] bombs
		+	\| \|\| \|\| \|\| 2*<sup>†</sup> \|\| 2 \|\| \|\| \|\|
		+	\|-
		+	! [[LDGP Mk 84 Air (2,000 lb)\|2,000 lb LDGP Mk 84 Air]] bombs
		+	\| \|\| \|\| \|\| 2*<sup>†</sup> \|\| 2 \|\| \|\| \|\|
		+	\|-
		+	! [[Zuni Mk32 Mod 0 ATAP]] rockets
		+	\| \|\| 8 \|\| \|\| \|\| \|\| \|\| 8 \|\|
		+	\|-
		+	! [[Yasser]] rockets
		+	\| \|\| 1 \|\| \|\| \|\| \|\| \|\| 1 \|\|
		+	\|-
		+	! [[AIM-7E-2 Sparrow]] missiles
		+	\| \|\| 1 \|\| \|\| 2 \|\| 2 \|\| \|\| 1 \|\|
		+	\|-
		+	! [[AIM-9P Sidewinder]] missiles
		+	\| 1 \|\| 1 \|\| \|\| \|\| \|\| \|\| 1 \|\| 1
		+	\|-
		+	! [[AIM-54A Phoenix]] missiles
		+	\| \|\| \|\| \|\| 2* \|\| 2<sup>†</sup> \|\| \|\| \|\|
		+	\|-
		+	! [[Fakour-90]] missiles
		+	\| \|\| \|\| \|\| 2* \|\| 2<sup>†</sup> \|\| \|\| \|\|
		+	\|-
		+	! [[Sejdil]] missiles
		+	\| \|\| 1 \|\| \|\| \|\| \|\| \|\| 1 \|\|
		+	\|-
		+	! [[R-27R1]] missiles
		+	\| \|\| 1 \|\| \|\| \|\| \|\| \|\| 1 \|\|
		+	\|-
		+	! 280 gal drop tanks
		+	\| \|\| \|\| 1 \|\| \|\| \|\| 1 \|\| \|\|
		+	\|-
		+	\| colspan="10" \| * Use of dual Sparrow missiles on hardpoint 4 prevents use of the marked options on hardpoint 3 <br> <sup>†</sup> The AIM-54A Phoenix missiles on hardpoint 4 cannot be carried in conjunction with 2,000 lb LDGP Mk 84 bombs on hardpoint 3
		+	\|-
		+	\|}

	{{Navigation-Start\|Default weapon presets}}		{{Navigation-Start\|Default weapon presets}}