The following material is an adaptation of an aircraft from MACROSS ZERO (2002), a prequel to the original MACROSS TV series. Please feel free to use as you see fit. All I ask is that you give proper credit to the author and do not claim that it is your own work. Comments and suggestions are welcome.

F-14 TOMCAT

RPG Stats by DANIEL HENWOOD (dhenwood@hotmail.com)
Background info provided by the US Navy Fact File

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 United Nations 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.

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 (1544 mph) max speed at 10,000 metres or higher above sea level. Max altitude of 56,000 metres, with a rate of climb of 30,000 metres 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)
WEIGHT:
Empty: 40,104 lbs
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.

WEAPON SYSTEMS:

  1. GENERAL ELECTRIC VULCAN M61A-1 20MM 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: 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 4 x Sidewinder, 2 x AMRAAM, 1 x Phoenix. It should be noted that although the F-14 Tomcat is capable of carrying six AIM-54C Phoenix missiles at one time, whilst it does this it is unable to land on an aircraft carrier as the missiles obstruct the Tomcats ability to land safely.

  3. ECM JAMMER Used to defeat hostile radar, the ECM, (Electronic Counter Measures,) 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

ADVANCED F-14 TOMCAT COMBAT TRAINING

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