During the Iran-Iraq war the F-14 perform just what it was intended for an air superior fighter. The F-14 control the air during the war which help the Iranian ground forces. The Iraq pilots feared the F-14 sometime they would just retreat. There was a report that one F-14 hit 3 planes with one missile. Only 6 F-14 were shot down three by there own SAM's. The F-14 went down in history as good fighter for IRIAF. Iraq pilots lose over 50 fighters including 3 Mig 25's. The overall conclusion the F-14 did it job and did it well.
Did the F-14 perform well during Iran-Iraq War?
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What an accurate report that must be.
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Persian cat
our Tomcats shot downed more than 140 fighters such as Mirage F1,Mig 23,Mig21,Su22/20...,Mig25,Mig21,Tu22 and some other aircrafts.Tomcat is the most Successfull aircraft history tells us.
Tomcat shot downd three Mig 23s with just one Aim_54 phoenix launch those Mig 23s were flying near each other
a Tomcat shot downed 6 Mirage in just one day.
we only lost 5 aircrafts in the war in air to air combats losing 3 of them with our Sams as a mistake
our Tomcats shot downed more than 140 fighters such as Mirage F1,Mig 23,Mig21,Su22/20...,Mig25,Mig21,Tu22 and some other aircrafts.Tomcat is the most Successfull aircraft history tells us.
Tomcat shot downd three Mig 23s with just one Aim_54 phoenix launch those Mig 23s were flying near each other
a Tomcat shot downed 6 Mirage in just one day.
we only lost 5 aircrafts in the war in air to air combats losing 3 of them with our Sams as a mistake
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Do you have a source for this information you could share with us?
Scorpion82
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I have a long article which deals with the Iranian Tomcats. A quite comprehensive and interesting read. I'll post the details when I have it at hand, but from what I remember the Tomcats fared quite well and sucessfully destroyed targets with all weapons. The article also mentioned that the AWG-9 was so powerful that it actually overloaded the RWR of the Etendard IVs.
Thanks. It sounds a good read. Its it from a book called "Desert Storm at Sea: What the Navy Really Did"
[ame=http://www.amazon.co.uk/Desert-Storm-Sea-Contributions-Military/dp/0313310246/ref=sr_1_1?ie=UTF8&s=books&qid=1247151308&sr=8-1]Desert Storm at Sea: What the Navy Really Did Contributions in Military Studies: Amazon.co.uk: Stan Arthur, Marvin Pokrant: Books[/ame]
I keep trying to justify the $100 for it!
there are 2 books by tom cooper i think, about iranin tomcats and phantoms,heres the link on amazon
[ame=http://www.amazon.com/Iranian-Tomcat-Units-Combat-Aircraft/dp/1841767875]Amazon.com: Iranian F-14 Tomcat Units in Combat (Combat Aircraft): Tom Cooper, Chris Davey: Books[/ame]
i'll try to find more credible sources on the numbers of kills by iranin cats
[ame=http://www.amazon.com/Iranian-Tomcat-Units-Combat-Aircraft/dp/1841767875]Amazon.com: Iranian F-14 Tomcat Units in Combat (Combat Aircraft): Tom Cooper, Chris Davey: Books[/ame]
i'll try to find more credible sources on the numbers of kills by iranin cats
The F-14 in the Iran/Iraq War
The Iranian F-14 force saw much more combat than their US brothers. During the 1980-1988 Iran-Iraq war IRIAF F-14 drivers claimed some 100~ confirmed victories over Saddam Hussein’s air force. It is known that only 5 of the Iranian F-14s were lost in air to air combat during the war, giving them a very respectable kill ratio of some 20:1. Their victims included both older MiG-21 and 23 series aircraft but also the more advanced Mirage F1 and the vaunted MiG-25. Standing orders to pilots in Saddam Hussein’s air force was that when an F-14 arrived in the sky they were not to engage but to break off and evade combat. The most successful Iranian F-14 pilot was Major Jalal Zandi, who shot down 9 confirmed and 3 unconfirmed Iraqi combat aircraft. Another Iranian F-14 pilot, Major Rahnavard, flying alone attacked a formation of 12 Iraqi MiGs over the Persian Gulf in two separate engagements, downing four aircraft in one day.
Iranian F-14 Tomcat History: Scourge of the Iraqi Air Force and Last Survivor of Their Line | Suite101.com
IRIAF victories 1976-1981
http://www.acig.org/artman/publish/article_210.shtml
IRIAF victories 1982-1988
http://www.acig.org/artman/publish/article_211.shtml
Persian Cats-Iranian F-14 Tomcat
http://www.acig.org/artman/publish/article_212.shtml
The Iranian F-14 force saw much more combat than their US brothers. During the 1980-1988 Iran-Iraq war IRIAF F-14 drivers claimed some 100~ confirmed victories over Saddam Hussein’s air force. It is known that only 5 of the Iranian F-14s were lost in air to air combat during the war, giving them a very respectable kill ratio of some 20:1. Their victims included both older MiG-21 and 23 series aircraft but also the more advanced Mirage F1 and the vaunted MiG-25. Standing orders to pilots in Saddam Hussein’s air force was that when an F-14 arrived in the sky they were not to engage but to break off and evade combat. The most successful Iranian F-14 pilot was Major Jalal Zandi, who shot down 9 confirmed and 3 unconfirmed Iraqi combat aircraft. Another Iranian F-14 pilot, Major Rahnavard, flying alone attacked a formation of 12 Iraqi MiGs over the Persian Gulf in two separate engagements, downing four aircraft in one day.
Iranian F-14 Tomcat History: Scourge of the Iraqi Air Force and Last Survivor of Their Line | Suite101.com
IRIAF victories 1976-1981
http://www.acig.org/artman/publish/article_210.shtml
IRIAF victories 1982-1988
http://www.acig.org/artman/publish/article_211.shtml
Persian Cats-Iranian F-14 Tomcat
http://www.acig.org/artman/publish/article_212.shtml
thunder299
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Yes F-14 quite well fought the war of 1990's but as far as USA concerned they face many accidents of F-14,so thats why they replace it with F-18.MiG always have lower hand when facing f-14,f-16 and F-18,like in Pak-indo war the India taken heavy loss of Mig's in 1971 war against pakistan with F-6 and Pakistan hit 5 MiG 29 during soviet war with F-16 thats what reality is.
Su-30 is seems good for india but during war the scenario completely different.
Su-30 is seems good for india but during war the scenario completely different.
MastanKhan
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Hi,
I think that this comparison or the ability of the F 14 is a little vague---to get a better picture of the F 14's capabilities, we would want to know what kind of missiles were fired at the iraqi jets.
Were most of the missiles launched BVR's---phoenix---if so---then we get a totally different picture of the air war---those iraqi pilots would not have known when they died---with their radars having a range of 3 to 10 miles---a phoenix falling down from heavens at around mach 5---there was no reaction time---the blip would not have the time to register on the brain.
I think that this comparison or the ability of the F 14 is a little vague---to get a better picture of the F 14's capabilities, we would want to know what kind of missiles were fired at the iraqi jets.
Were most of the missiles launched BVR's---phoenix---if so---then we get a totally different picture of the air war---those iraqi pilots would not have known when they died---with their radars having a range of 3 to 10 miles---a phoenix falling down from heavens at around mach 5---there was no reaction time---the blip would not have the time to register on the brain.
The F-14 Performed well for the USN. Its air to air record is 5&0, due to lack of opportunities. The funny thing about the F-14 is it turned out to be a very good long range strike fighter after the A-6 Intruder was retired.
Below is a good F-14 site
HOME OF M.A.T.S. - The most comprehensive Grumman F-14 Reference Work - by Torsten Anft!
Below is a good F-14 site
HOME OF M.A.T.S. - The most comprehensive Grumman F-14 Reference Work - by Torsten Anft!