about the grumman f-14a tomcat "black knights"
ever since its first flight in 1970, the f-14 tomcat has been one of the top air defense fighters. From 1990, in addition to its role as an interceptor, the f-14a, noted for its long range and superior weapons systems was designated as an air-to-ground strike plane. With this new role, the tomcat was fitted with a new weapons arsenal. Since 1996, the f-14a employs the an/aaq-14 targeting pod, referred to as the lantirn. This targeting pod gives the f-14a precision bombing capability by procuring targets for nose-mounted infrared laser or other laser guided weapons. The an/aaq-14 targeting pod contains a high-resolution, forward-looking infrared sensor (which displays an infrared image of the target to the pilot), a laser designator-rangefinder for precise delivery of laser-guided munitions, target tracking software, and more. The lantirn, combined with gbu-16 and gbu-24 guided bombs, enables precision striking with a minute margin of error from several meters down to tens of centimeters. This precision can be realized at long-range. The vf-154 black knights is attached to the uss kittyhawk,homeported at yokosuka harbor, japan. The black knights were formed after wwii, and were deployed to both the korean and vietnam war. F-14as were employed with the vf-154 from 1984, and used extensively in operation desert shield during the gulf war in 1990

about the model
˜ …fighter-bomber grumman f-14a tomcat plastic assembly kit.
˜ …1/32 scale. Overall length: 598mm, width: 612mm.
˜ …the form of the aircraft has been accurately rendered.
˜ …kit employs metallic parts and screws to make the wing movable.
˜ …a full range of armament including phoenix missiles, gbu-16 and gbu-24 laser guided bombs are provided as well as a an/aaq-14 lantirn targeting pod.
˜ …includes three figures, two pilots and a catapult officer, and decals for five aircraft