*Ping* to Snipe, thought you might find this thread interesting, and that your knowledge and expertise on the subject of the F-14 would be welcomed.
I wasn't flight deck but any form of the enemy having a TOMCAT is bad news. The good news is they don't have the missile designed for it the Phoenix. If they had one function that could cause some major trouble. Another factor is if the F-14 is actually working fully functional mechanically they can out run and out maneuver our fighters. They were the best of the best Naval fighters built the Top Gun second to none.