![]() ![]() ![]() ![]() Iranian F-14s took an active part in the Iran-Iraq war, scoring dozens of air kills. Tomcats were used in all military conflicts where US aircraft took part until the very decommissioning. In total 557 F-14A fighters were delivered to the US Navy until 1987, and another 80 aircraft were built for Iran. Pilot training took place on the deck of the USS Enterprise aircraft carrier, and during the withdrawal of US troops from Vietnam, combat sorties were also made from the deck. Instead of building prototypes, Grumman immediately switched to the production of an experimental series, and already on December 31, 1972, the first batch of jet fighters were put into service with the VF-124 Fleet Replacement Squadron. Edit- I've noticed the FPS drops only happen when enemy ships are visible- planes don't cause the drop, and if the ships are occluded by an island/smoke the FPS goes up a bit. The main weapon of the F-14A was the AIM-54 Phoenix long-range missiles controlled by the newest to date weapon control system. Naval AB is 4 to 11 FPS, sometimes nice enough to hit 30 or so for a bit, and spikes up to 60 for a few moments. Work on the F-14A fighter began in February 1969, and in December of the next year, the new aircraft took her maiden flight. The commission's preference was given to Grumman's design, a twin-engine jet fighter with a variable-swept wing. In 1968, five aircraft building companies entered the Pentagon's competition for a new carrier-based interceptor fighter. ![]()
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