F-14D Super Tomcat

The F-14D was introduced in Ace Combat 5. It went on to become the primary variant of the Tomcat since. The F-14D is the third variation of the Tomcat.

Description
The F-14D Super Tomcat was designed from the F-14A. The reason for this new variant was because of unreliable engines. This led to the F-14D. The Super Tomcat uses the more capable General Electric F-110-400 engines, a more powerful engine compared to the Pratt Whitney TF-30 engines used on the F-14A. The F-14D Super Tomcat is the most modified version of the F-14 Tomcat Family. Aptly called the Super Tomcat, it is able, in real life, to intercept up to 6 targets at once using the the powerful APG-71 Radar, and the accurate long-range AIM-54C Phoenix missiles. It served with distinction in Bosnia, Kosovo, Afghanistan, and in Iraq during it's brief career, retiring at September 22, 2006. Only 55 airframes were actually newly built by the Northrop Grumman for the U.S Navy, most of remaining numbers are rebuilds from previous F-14A Tomcat and F-14B Bombcat airframes. About 712 F-14's have been built.

Aces

 * Zipang (YAF/AC5)


 * BAF 22nd AD, 4th TFS/Schnee Squadron (Snow) (BAF/ACZ)


 * Heartbreak 1/Wardog Squadron (OADF/ACZ)


 * Wildgans (Wild Goose) (BAF/ACZ)


 * Kon (Horse) (AWWNB &amp; YAF/ACZ)


 * Savannah (LAF/ACX)


 * Valet (EAF/AC6)


 * Juno Flight (EAF/AC6)

Standard Weapons

 * Gun: 1x 20mm M61A1 Vulcan Cannon


 * Missile: AIM-9M Sidewinder

Special Weapons

 * SAAM: AIM-7F Sparrow (AC6)


 * NPB: Mk-77 (ACZ & ACX)
 * GPB: GBU-27 Paveway II (GBU-31V JDAM in ACZ) (ACZ, ACX &amp; AC6)


 * XLAA: AIM-54C Phoenix (AC5, ACZ, ACX &amp; AC6)

Ace Combat 5/Zero

 * Speed: 87


 * Mobility: 58


 * Stability: 64


 * Defense: 61


 * Air-to-Air: 81


 * Air-to-Ground: 35

Ace Combat X

 * Speed: 84


 * Air-to-Air: 75


 * Air-to-Ground: 24


 * Mobility: 54


 * Stability: 48


 * Defense: 54

==Related Development ==
 * F-14A Tomcat


 * F-14B Bombcat

Comparable Aircraft

 * F-15C Eagle


 * F/A-18E Super Hornet


 * F/A-18F Super Hornet


 * F-111F Aardvark


 * Tornado F.3


 * Su-27 Flanker


 * MiG-31 Foxhound


 * MiG-31M Foxhound


 * Tornado F.2

Trivia

 * In Ace Combat 5, when chasing after the ace Zipang in Narrow Margin, if you look closely, it's notable that the F-14D actually can drop off a flare-- follow the jet from behind, then proceed to fire a missile. If lucky, the target will drop a chaff in an attempt to fool it, but it's most likely that the projectile will quickly ignore the chaff and head for the main target.


 * In Ace Combat 6, the F-14D is shown erroneously carrying 6 AIM-54 Phoenix on stations 2, 4, 5, 6 ,7 and 8. While the Tomcat is in fact capable of carrying all six of them at once, it cannot be recovered on the carrier with it's full loadout since it's weight is far beyond the maximum landing weight. It's also peculiar that all the weight of those full loadout doesn't even hamper the F-14's maneuverability; Six Phoenix missiles adds six tons of weight.