Air War: Stealth F-22 Raptor vs. F-14 Tomcat (That Iran Still Flies)

[rangerrebew]

Air War: Stealth F-22 Raptor vs. F-14 Tomcat (That Iran Still Flies)

Yes, this could happen.
TNI Staff [2]

With the United States withdrawing from the Joint Comprehensive Plan of Action nuclear deal with Iran, a war with Tehran seems to be a distinct possibility.  In the event of a military conflict between Washington and Tehran, there is also the ever growing possibility that the White House might seek regime change in Iran.

A full-scale military campaign against Iran would require the United States to destroy the Iranian air force—which to this day flies American-built warplanes. The best of Iran’s decrepit fighter aircraft fleet is the Grumman F-14 Tomcat. The Imperial Iranian Air Force purchased 80 of the powerful fourth generation fighters before the 1979 Islamic revolution, but deliveries were halted at 79 aircraft. Additionally, Iran had purchased 714 Hughes (now Raytheon) AIM-54A Phoenix long-range semi-active/active radar guided air-to-air missiles, which have a range of roughly 100 nautical miles.

Source URL (retrieved on May 16, 2018): http://nationalinterest.org/blog/the-buzz/air-war-stealth-f-22-raptor-vs-f-14-tomcat-iran-still-flies-25825

[Joe Wooten]

Even if tey had been stored properly, I'd bet at least half or more of those old Pheonix missiles would explode upon launch due to cracks in the fuel grain. No solid fuel rocket that big can last that long. Besides, they shot off a lot of them in the Iran-Iraq War.