Is there any reason to use the aim 7 sparrow over the aim 54 Phoenix in the F-14?

[Spurts]

9 minutes ago, Zaphael said:

A bold decision was made to develop  LANTIRN and PGM capability. They reasoned that A. this was a capability the US Navy needed. And B. The Tomcat already had Fox 3 capability in the form of the Phoenix.

But you leave out the fact they went from idea to dropping iron in six weeks?  Or that it was a Strike Eagle WSO who told them what functionality to give the HCU?  Sorry, I'm off topic here.  AIM-7.