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F-14 Tomcat

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BACKGROUND

The F-14 Tomcat was developed by Northrop Grumman as the replacement for the F-4 Phantom fighter used by the US Navy. The Tomcat began development in 1968 in place of the F-111 Aardvark and entered service with the US Navy in 1972. The US Navy overhauled and upgraded the Tomcat several times over the course of the Tomcats long life, from the F-14A to the F-14B, and finally the F-14D.

With the inauguration of Earth Unified Government in January of 2001, and the establishment of Earth United Nations Forces military equipment was needed immediately before the new technology developed from the crashed ASS-1 (Alien StarShip One,) was fully developed, tested and put into general use. The United Nations Armed Forces took tried and tested equipment such as the Tomcat, and other already existing military hardware to equip its forces. The Tomcat was kept in its primary role as a carrier borne interceptor and was intended to be replaced by the VF-1 Valkyrie upon its completion, which was estimated to be 2008. This fitted the plans of the Tomcat excellently as over a decade before the US Navy has planned to keep the F-14 Tomcat in use until that date when it would be replaced with the newer F/A-18 Hornet and the new Joint Strike Fighter which was under development.

Despite its age the Tomcat is a much revered and loved aircraft, both by its Pilots and RIO's, (Radar Intercept Officers,) and by the public. Hollywood has cast the Tomcat in many films, including the 1980's film TopGun where the Tomcat itself was the real star of the film. Despite being over 30 years old the Tomcat has shown itself to be a hardy and reliable fighter that can take an immense amount of punishment. Time and time again it has returned from dogfights that would have felled other fighters, were it not for the Tomcats large size and bulk. With its replacement, the VF-1 Valkyrie, (a fitting replacement as the first US Navy Squadron to recieve the Tomcat was Squadron VF-1, the Wolf Pack,) the 38 million Dollar fighter will undoubtedly go to rest in museums and the hands of private collectors.

F-14A+
Based on the American F-14 fighter, the F-14A+ is an aircraft whose performance has been improved by using a portion of Over Technology. It was used as the main fighter of the Unified Forces. It's basic configuration, which features variable swept wings, was inherited by such VFs as the VF-0 and VF-1.

The fighter's main duty, as a two-seater fighter, was fleet defence and covering the VF-0 et al strike forces.

F-14A++ Tomcat (OTM Improved Aircraft)
The F-14 is a carrier-borne fighter aircraft from the former American Navy, which had its maiden flight in 1970. In proportion to its large build as a carrier-borne aircraft, the F-14 had a long cruising range, and also excelled in its armament carrying capacity. Entering the 21st century, OTM improvements were applied to the F-14, and it took an active part in the conclusion of the Unification War.

The F-14X is the general term for the F-14 that have had OTM improvements applied to them. The F-14X, which was used as an OTM verification aircraft for the VF-1, played an active role up to the final stage of the end of the Unification War in 2008. The real aircraft cannot be seen now due to the First Interstellar War, which caused the Earth to suffer devastating damage.

Verification data from the F-14X was implemented into the VF-0, and it achieved its maiden flight astoundingly quickly [due to that].

The F-14A, which were used for a lot of things as a remodelling bed, also became the the F-14A++ (or F-14A+2), which was given OTM improvements, on top of exchanging the engines to ones that were equal to the ones in the active duty F-14D.

RPG STATS

Vehicle Type: F-14 Tomcat
Class: Carrier-based Multi-Role Strike Fighter
Manufacturer: Grumman Aerospace Corporation
Crew: One Pilot & one RIO, (Radar Intercept Officer,) both wearing Tactical Life Support System

MDC BY LOCATION: 

    Engines                                     120 each
(1) Main Body                                   200
    Cockpit Section                             150
    Wings                                        85 each
    Tails                                        40 each
    Auxillery Fuel Pods                          60 each

NOTES:

(1) Destruction of the main body will shut the unit down completely.

SPEEDS:

FLYING, FIGHTER CONFIGURATION:
Mach 2.34 (1,544 mph) max speed at 10,000 m or higher above sea level. Max altitude of 56,000 m, with a rate of climb of 30,000 m per minute.
MAX ENGINE THRUST:
12,150 kg x2 from engines.

STATISTICAL DATA:

HEIGHT:
16.0 ft (4.8 m)
WIDTH:
64 ft (19 m) with wings unswept, 38 feet (11.4 m) with wings swept.
LENGTH:
61 ft 9 inches (18.6 m), 19.10 m (F-14A++)
WEIGHT:
Empty: 40,104 lbs, 18.19 t [the numeric value is for the F-14A itself] (F-14A++)
Fully loaded Weight: 74,349 lbs
Unit Cost: $38 million (US Navy)
CARGO:
Small compartment behind pilot & RIO's seats for personal belongings.
POWER PLANT:
Two General Electric F110-GE-400 Turbofan engines with afterburners giving 12,150 kg of static thrust per engine. Engine: TF30-P-412 x2 (F-14A++)

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WEAPON SYSTEMS:

1. GENERAL ELECTRIC VULCAN M61A-1 20 MM AUTOCANNON:

Internally mounted on the forward port side of the fuselage the 6 barrelled cannon is the only internally mounted weapon of the F-14 Tomcat. Fitted within its fuselage position it is capable of only firing at targets directly in front of the Tomcat.

2. WING HARD POINTS (8):

The F-14D Tomcat has eight hardpoints for carrying ordnance; four on the fuselage, and two each side under the fixed section of the wings. The normal loadout for the F-14D Tomcat is 4x Sidewinder, 2x AMRAAM, 1x Phoenix. It should be noted that although the F-14 Tomcat is capable of carrying six AIM-54C Phoenix missiles at one time, is unable to land on an aircraft carrier while carrying them, as the missiles obstruct the Tomcats ability to land safely.

Refer to Missile FCS 00 for details.

3. ECM JAMMER

Used to defeat hostile radar, the ECM (Electronic Counter Measures), the jammer will confuse all radar so that the fighter can not be detected or locked onto with radar guided weapons. This does not give away the position of the fighter but it does let the enemy know that they are there. The only way that it can be defeated is with ECCM, (Electronic Counter-Counter Measures.)

4. CHAFF/FLARE DECOY DISPENSORS:

Located in the rear middle section of the F-14's fuselage are the counter-measures dispensors. Triggered by the pilot they will release either a chaff cloud or single flare depending on what the pilot chooses. They are used to confuse enemy missiles attacking the Tomcat. Smart missiles get a 20% bonus when rolling on the below chart.

STANDARD EQUIPMENT FOR THE GRUMMAN F-14 TOMCAT:

COMBAT BONUSES FOR GRUMMAN F-14 TOMCAT TRAINING:

BASIC FIGHTER COMBAT TRAINING
Basic training for non-pilot military personnel.
  • 1 attack per melee (plus those of the pilot).
  • Add one additional action/attack at levels three, nine, and fifteen.
  • +1 to strike.
  • +1 to dodge.
  • +1 to roll with a punch or fall with an impact, reducing damage by half.
  • Critical strike same as pilot's hand-to-hand.
    		• ADVANCED F-14 TOMCAT COMBAT TRAINING
    Advanced training for military pilots.
  • 2 attacks per melee (plus those of the pilot).
  • Add one additional action/attack at levels three, six, eleven, and fifteen.
  • +2 to strike
  • +5 to dodge
  • +2 to roll with a punch or fall with an impact, reducing damage by half.
  • Critical strike same as pilot's hand-to-hand.

    • REFERENCES
  • Palladium Books Game Engine and MDC Rules
  • Macross Zero
  • Macross Chronicle
  • Variable Fighter Master File: VF-1
  • Wikipedia F-14 Article
  • Background info provided by the US Navy Fact File

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