F-20A Tigershark

F-20A Tigershark
Role	Fighter
Variants	F-5E Tiger II X-29A
DLC / Special Variants
F-20A -Shin Kazama-
Appearances
Ace Combat 5: The Unsung War Ace Combat Zero: The Belkan War Ace Combat Infinity

The F-20A Tigershark is an experimental variant of the F-5E Tiger II.

History

Strangereal

In Strangereal, the F-20A was produced in limited quantities during the late 20th century as an advanced replacement of the F-5E, being known to have been adopted by the air forces of Belka and Yuktobania.

During the Belkan War, Tigersharks were flown by small number of Belkan Air Force pilots, many of which were shot down in combat during the conflict, including the Vampir Squadron and Heinrich Koenig (callsign Anwalt), who disappeared after the surrender of Belka and joined the Falcons of Dawn terror group. The Allied Forces also utilized Tigersharks, most notably during Operation Dynamo when one aircraft of this type was being pursuit by several Belkan fighters only to be rescued by the Galm Team. Airframes were obtained by Ustio after its separation from Belka, which were utilized by the Galm Team during the war.

In late 2010, Tigersharks were also deployed in limited numbers by Yuktobania in the Circum-Pacific War.

Infinity universe

In the Infinity universe, the design of the F-20A was acquired by Wernher and Noah Enterprises after the collapse of the global military industry from the Ulysses Disaster. The aircraft was included in the repertoire of the Advanced Automated Aviation Plant systems in late 2019 or mid-2020 during the USEA Federation's insurrection for United Nations Forces pilots to purchase and operate.

Game Analysis

Ace Combat Infinity

"A fighter that was developed to be the successor to the F-5E. Its twin engines have been replaced with a single engine and the design of the aircraft has been modified resulting in a huge increase in performance. Aircraft startup time has been greatly reduced. This allows the aircraft to scramble in a short amount of time, surpassing any other aircraft within the same generation. Despite it being an old generation fighter, it features extremely high maneuverability and excellent handling. Its nickname is "Tigershark". "

― Hangar

Stats and Prices Lv.1-10

Lv.	Cst	SP	MO	ST	AA	AG	DF	Price
1	425	E+	E+	E	E	F+	F	10,710
2	460	D	D	E	E+	F+	F+	2,680
3	495	D+	D+	E	E+	F+	E	4,470
4	530	D+	D+	E+	D	F+	E+	8,220
5	565	C	C	E+	D	E	E+	15,180
6	600	C+	C+	D	D+	E	D	80,330
7	635	C+	C+	D	C	E	D+	44,990
8	670	B	B	D	C	E	C	114,240
9	705	B	B+	D	C	E	C+	214,200
10	740	B+	B+	D+	C	E	B	510,510

Stats and Prices Lv.11-20

Lv.	Cst	SP	MO	ST	AA	AG	DF	Price
11	787	B+	A	D+	C+	E+	B+	757,420
12	834	A	A	C	B	E+	A	989,610
13	881	A+	A+	C	B+	D	A+	1,474,410
14	928	S	S	C+	A	D	A+	2,142,200
15	975	S+	S	C+	A	D	S	2,723,910
16	1034	S+	S+	B	A+	D+	S+	4,279,720
17	1093	S+	S+	B	S	D+	S+	5,440,680
18	1152	S+	S+	B+	S+	D+	S+	6,118,980
19	1211	S+	S+	B+	S+	C	S+	7,818,300
20	1270	S+	S+	B+	S+	C	S+	9,853,200

Credit Price Calculator
The calculator below shows the total credit price to upgrade this aircraft between any two levels. Enable "NSU Form" if a Nonstandard Upgrade Request Form was used to negate the Lv.5->Lv.6 price. The total will update automatically.The calculator is not available on the mobile version of the wiki.

Start Lv (0 - 19)	Final Lv (1 - 20)	NSU Form (Lv.5->Lv.6)	Total Credits

Weapon Ammo Lv.1-10

Lv.	GUN	MSL	SAAM	HCAA	HPAA
1	182	78	4	–	–
2	206	82	6	–	–
3	231	86	8	–	–
4	255	90	10	12	–
5	280	94	12	16	–
6	299	100	14	20	–
7	319	106	15	24	12
8	338	112	16	28	14
9	358	118	17	32	16
10	378	124	18	36	18

Weapon Ammo Lv.11-20

Lv.	GUN	MSL	SAAM	HCAA	HPAA
11	397	128	19	38	19
12	417	132	20	40	20
13	436	136	21	42	21
14	456	140	22	44	22
15	476	144	24	48	24
16	495	146	25	50	25
17	515	148	26	52	26
18	534	150	27	54	27
19	554	152	28	56	28
20	574	154	30	60	30

Part Slots
These are the minimum / maximum part slots this aircraft carried at the respective levels. Part slots could be added until they reach maximum by repeatedly sortieing with the aircraft; see Tuning for more information. A maximum of 7 parts could be equipped at any time, regardless of available slots.

	BODY / Max	ARMS / Max	MISC / Max
Lv.1-5	12 / 38	12 / 38	12 / 38
Lv.6-14	14 / 40	14 / 40	14 / 40
Lv.15-19	15 / 41	15 / 41	15 / 41
Lv.20	16 / 42	16 / 42	16 / 42

Nicknames
Upgrading this aircraft to these levels unlocked the respective nicknames for use at any time.

• Lv.3: Phantom Interceptor
• Lv.10: Magnificent
• Lv.15: Bird-Eating Shark
• Lv.20: Godspeed

Skin Galleries

Description

Gray body with black nose section

Gallery

Description

Wardog Squadron livery; three-tone blue camouflage

Availability

• Limited-Time Drop (November 20–30, 2015)
• Purchase from the Special Supply catalogue for 100 (July 15, 2016–permanent)

Gallery

Banner advertising Event Skin #01

Event Skin #01 Flyby

Event Skin #01 Hangar

Ace Combat Zero: The Belkan War

"Known as the "Tigershark," this aircraft is the successor to the F-5E. Its single-engine design provides a 60% increase in thrust."

― Hangar

How to Unlock

Complete mission 4B: Juggernaut: Operation Round Hammer. Costs Ƶ33,000.

Statistics

• Speed: 73
• Mobility: 43
• Stability: 60
• Defense: 46
• Air-to-Air: 60
• Air-to-Ground: 25

Weapons

• MSSL x60
• SAAM x10
• GPB x8
• XAGM x12

Colors

• Standard: Gray body with metallic black upper nose.
• Mercenary: Black body.
• Soldier: Gray and blue desert camouflage. Used by the F-5Es of the Wardog Squadron.
• Knight: White and blue striped body, based on Shin Kazama's F-20A from Area 88.
• Special: Knight body with red color. Livery used by GG1001, the original F-5G prototype.

Named Pilots

• Heinrich Koenig
• Vampir Squadron
• Thorben Rehmer

Gallery

Standard color

Mercenary color

Soldier color

Knight color, bearing similarity to Shin Kazama's F-20A from Area 88

Special color

Ace Combat 5: The Unsung War

"Known as the Tigershark, this aircraft is the successor to the F-5E. Its single engine design provides a 60% increase in thrust."

― Hangar

How to Unlock

Fill the Kill Rate Gauge of the F-5E Tiger II. Costs Ƶ11,900 per aircraft.

Statistics

• Speed: 73
• Mobility: 43
• Stability: 60
• Defense: 46
• Air-to-Air: 60
• Air-to-Ground: 60

Weapons

• MSSL x60
• SAAM x10

Colors

• OS: Three-tone blue camouflage.
• RZ: Black camouflage.
• YK: Navy blue body.

Gallery

Osean F-20A

OSEA color in the hangar

Razgriz color in the hangar

An F-20A in Yuktobanian colors

Trivia

• In Ace Combat Zero: The Belkan War, the F-20A's Knight color references the F-20A used by Shin Kazama, the main character of Area 88. The Zero scheme was then slightly adjusted for the F-20A -Shin Kazama- Special Aircraft in Ace Combat Infinity.