F-5E Tiger II

The F-5E Tiger II is a small fighter aircraft manufactured by Northrop Grumman.

History[]

Strangereal[]

F-5E's were operated during the Belkan War, by both the Allied Forces and by the Belkan Air Force^[1] . A notable unit was the Gabel Squadron led by Heiko Reck. Gabel attempt to defend the northern area of the Futuro Canal during Operation Round Hammer, but were shot down by the Galm Team.^[2]

Another notable Belkan F-5E ace was Frank Friedrich, callsign TIGER, who piloted an F-5E with a unique yellow upper body and a white underside which was covered in a black tiger stripe pattern. Friedrich was part of the Belkan bomber force attempting to bomb Valais Air Base, but he was shot down by the Galm Team over the Tyrann Mountains, though he managed to survive.^[3]

The ISAF Air Force and the Federal Erusea Air Force both used Tiger II's during the Continental War^[4]. One F-5E belonged to the ace pilot "WANG". Wang was one of the escort fighters sent to protect the Erusean Tu-95 Bears during their mission to bomb Allenfort Air Base on Newfield Island, not far to the southwest of ISAF's temporary headquarters on North Point, Wang was engaged by Mobius 1 north of Allenfort, and was shot down in the ensuing dogfight.^[5]

In the Circum-Pacific War, F-5E's were used by the Osean Air Defense Force and the Yuktobanian Air Force. The most prominent user was none other than the Wardog Squadron.^[6] Another notable pilot was Jack Bartlett, who kept a spare Tiger adorned with his personal emblem and number even though he never used it in the war. Yuktobania deployed F-5E Tiger IIs during the Bombing of St. Hewlett, where they attempted to cover the A-6E Intruders whilst they were attacking the Osean ships, but they were shot down.^[7]

During the Aurelian War, the Leasath Air Force operated the aircraft in the early days of the war. One of Leasath's aces, callsign "Ghost", also used the aircraft. The Aurelian Air Force's Gryphus Squadron was also known to use the aircraft during the Battle of Aubrey Air Base.^[8]

Joint Assault universe[]

Although no known units saw action during the Valahia Crisis, Antares Squadron had access to the aircraft.

Infinity universe[]

F-5Es were mass-produced and made available using the Advanced Automated Aviation Plant for United Nations Forces pilots to utilize during Operation Eternal Liberation.

Game Analysis[]

Ace Combat Infinity[]

"A small scale, lightweight fighter that was developed in America in the 1970s. It is an upgraded version of its predecessor, the F-5A, which was designed to counter the MiG-21, an aircraft that was common in Eastern Bloc countries. The fighter features twin engines, a large main wing and a fire control radar. Despite its low cost, it features excellent handling and maintainability and is currently used in various countries. Its nickname is "Tiger II"."

― Hangar

Lv.	Cst	Price	GUN	MSL	UGB	HCAA	RKTL	SP	MO	ST	AA	AG	DF
1	375	10,800	182	72	4	–	–	E	E	F+	F	F+	F
2	408	1,800	206	76	6	–	–	E+	E	F+	F+	F+	F
3	441	3,750	231	80	8	–	–	D	E	E	F+	F+	F+
4	474	6,900	255	86	9	12	–	D+	E+	E	E	E	E
5	507	12,750	280	92	10	16	–	D+	E+	E+	E	E	E+
6	540	72,000^[a]	299	98	12	20	–	C	D	E+	E	E	D
7	573	37,800	319	104	13	22	10	C	D	E+	E+	E+	D+
8	606	87,000	338	110	14	24	12	C+	D+	E+	E+	E+	C
9	639	285,000	358	116	15	26	14	C+	D+	D	E+	D	C
10	672	528,000	378	122	16	28	16	B	C	D	D	D	C+
11	719	783,360	397	126	17	30	17	B+	C+	D+	D	D	B
12	766	963,900	417	130	18	32	18	B+	C+	D+	D+	D+	B+
13	813	1,356,600	436	134	19	34	19	A	B	C	D+	C	A
14	860	2,030,400	456	138	20	36	20	A+	B+	C	C	C	A
15	907	2,688,000	476	142	22	38	21	S	A	C+	C	C+	A+
16	966	3,990,600	495	144	23	40	22	S+	A+	C+	C+	C+	S
17	1025	5,070,000	515	146	24	42	23	S+	A+	B	C+	B	S+
18	1084	5,700,000	534	148	25	44	24	S+	S	B+	B	B+	S+
19	1143	7,284,000	554	150	26	46	25	S+	S	A	B+	B+	S+
20	1202	9,186,000	574	152	28	50	27	S+	S+	A	B+	A	S+

Part Slots: At Lv.1, this aircraft carried 18 BODY, 18 ARMS, and 18 MISC part slots. See Tuning § Slot Expansion for further information.

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

Lv.3: Beast Tamer
Lv.10: Aggressor
Lv.15: Winged Tiger
Lv.20: A Little Freedom

Skin Galleries

Description

Gray body

Gallery

Flyby

Description

Wardog Squadron camouflage; three-tone blue camouflage

Availability

Limited-Time Drop (February 1–29, 2016)
Purchase from the Special Supply catalogue for 100 (July 16, 2016–permanent)

Gallery

Hangar view
Hangar view
Flyby

Ace Combat: Joint Assault[]

"A lightweight and easy to fly fighter with respectable capabilities in all areas."

― Hangar description

How to Unlock

Complete "Bird Hunt". Costs $11,700.

Statistics

Speed: Medium
Air-to-Air: Medium-Low
Air-to-Ground: Medium-Low
Mobility: Medium
Stability: Medium
Defense: Medium-Low

Weapons

STDM x78
HACM x52
LGWM x104
HVWM x26
UGB x16
RCL x16
QAAM x9
XAGM x24

Colors

C01: Blue body with black nose.
C02: Multi-tone sand camouflage.
C03: Multi-tone blue camouflage. Wardog Squadron camouflage
C04: White body with blue wingtips and tail surfaces.
C05: Yellow tiger stripe livery.
C06: Pale emerald green body. (Erusean ace pilot Wang color scheme from Ace Combat 04)

Gallery

Color 1
Color 2
Color 3
Color 4
Color 5
Color 6

Ace Combat X: Skies of Deception[]

"A lightweight and easy to fly fighter with respectable capabilities in all areas."

― Hangar description

How to Unlock

Complete "False Target". Costs 9,300 credits

Statistics

Weapons

Missile x48
UGB x12
RCL x10
QAAM x6

Skins

Aurelia: Blue body with black nose
Leasath: Three-tone green-brown camouflage
Special 1: Multi-tone blue camouflage; Wardog Squadron camouflage
Special 2: White body with blue wingtips and tail surfaces

Named Pilots

Ghost - Appears in The Midnight Sun. Spawns to the north only if all enemy aircraft are destroyed before destroying the Gleipnir's optical camouflage system.

Gallery

Ghost
Underside
Cockpit
Cockpit
Flyby
Flyby
Flyby
Flyby
Flyby
Flyby
Flyby
Aurelia paint scheme
Leasath paint scheme
Special 1 paint scheme
Special 2 paint scheme

Ace Combat Zero: The Belkan War[]

"A low cost, lightweight tactical fighter with respectable capability in all areas. Easy to fly and maintain, the "Tiger II" is employed in air forces around the globe."

― Hangar description

How to Unlock

Available at the start of the game.

Statistics

Speed: 62
Mobility: 32
Stability: 60
Defense: 43
Air-to-Air: 22
Air-to-Ground: 47

Weapons

Standard Missiles x52
QAAM x4
UGB x10
NPB x8

Colors

Standard: Solid medium grey
Mercenary: Three-tone brown-green camouflage
Soldier: Three-tone blue camouflage. Wardog Squadron/Osean camouflage
Knight: Black and white
Special: Yellow upper body, white undercarriage, fuselage covered with black tiger stripes

Aces

Tiger
Gabel Squadron (Fork)
Sternchen (Asterisk)

Standard color
Mercenary color
Soldier color
Knight color
The Knight scheme from the front
From the back
A view from above
A view from below
Special color
An F-5E in Special paint scheme, preparing to take off
A view from the front
A view from the rear
A view of the top of the aircraft
A view from below

Ace Combat 5: The Unsung War[]

"A low cost, lightweight tactical fighter with respectable capability in all areas. Easy to fly and maintain, the "Tiger II" is employed in air forces around the globe."

― Hangar description

How to Unlock

Available at the start of the game. Costs $8,100 per unit.

Statistics

Speed: 62
Mobility: 32
Stability: 60
Defense: 43
Air-to-Air: 22
Air-to-Ground: 47

Weapons

Standard Missiles x52
Unguided Bomb: x12

Colors

Osea: Three-tone blue camouflage.
Razgriz: Black camouflage with Razgriz emblem and red bar along the top of the fin
Yuktobania: Three-tone brown desert camouflage.

Gallery

Osean F-5Es
An F-5E chasing a MiG-21bis
OMDF color in the hangar
OADF camouflage, from the front
From the back, flying towards Sand Island Air Force Base
A top-down view
A view from underneath
Razgriz color in the hangar
A Razgriz Squadron F-5E
A view of the rear
A view from above
A view from below
An F-5E in Yuktobanian colors
The Y.A.F. camouflage scheme, from the front
A Yuktobanian camouflage-schemed F-5E over the northern Jilachi Desert, from behind
A top-down view
A view from underneath
The cockpit view of the F-5E

Ace Combat 04: Shattered Skies[]

"Low cost, lightweight fighter with respectable capability in all areas. Easy to fly and maintain."

― Hangar description

How to Unlock

Available to purchase at the start of the game. Costs 52,000 credits to purchase.

Statistics

Speed 35
Mobility 35
Stability 60
Defense 35
Air-to-Air 35
Air-to-Ground 15

Weapons

Gun x650
Standard Missiles x48
UGBS: x12
RCL: x8

Colors

Standard: three-tone blue camouflage
Erusea: three-tone brown camouflage
Special: Erusean ace Wang color scheme (light green top, blue stripe in middle and purple bottom with large white Erusean roundel, large Free Erusea roundels and "FREE ERUSEA" printed on either side of tail, "F.E.A.F." printed on sides of fuselage beneath canopy)

Named Pilots

Wang (Sitting Duck)

Gallery

ISAF color scheme in the hangar
The ISAF camouflage scheme, from the front
ISAF Tiger II from behind
A top-down view of the ISAF color scheme
The ISAF Tiger II from underneath
Erusean color scheme in the hangar
The Erusean camouflage scheme from the front
Erusean scheme from behind
A top-down view of the Erusean color scheme
The Erusean scheme from below
Erusean F-5E Tiger II
Ace Wang color scheme in the hangar viewer
WANG's Tiger II scheme, from the front
WANG's Tiger II scheme, from the rear
A top-down view of the Erusean ace Wang color scheme
Erusean ace Wang color scheme (bottom view)
Wang

Trivia[]

Multiple camouflage schemes are based on color schemes of F-5Es from 527th Tactical Fighter Training Aggressor Squadron of the United States Air Force, the unit used these color schemes when it was stationed at RAF Alconbury (1 April 1976 – 14 July 1988).
- ISAF color in AC04: Blue camouflage variant#1
- Osean color in AC5; Soldier/ BAF ace "Sternchen" color in ACZ; Special 1/ Leasath ace "Ghost" color in ACX; Color 03 in ACJA: Blue camouflage variant#2
  - A similar scheme was also used on USAF's T-38 Talon
- Yuktobanian color in AC5; Mercenary/ BAF squadron "Gabel" color in ACZ; Leasath color in ACX; Color 02 in ACJA: Brown camouflage
- These schemes were designed to mimic a Warsaw Pact aircraft, specifically the MiG-21, which the F-5 matches in manueverability.
The Knight/BAF color in ACZ is based on the black and white camouflage on Northrop T-38 Talon.

Footnotes[]

↑ Players could use one Nonstandard Upgrade Request Form instead of credits for the Lv.6 upgrade.

References[]

[9] Players could use one Nonstandard Upgrade Request Form instead of credits for the Lv.6 upgrade.

[ACZ-1] Ace Combat Zero: The Belkan War

[ACZ-M04B-2] Operation Round Hammer - Juggernaut, Ace Combat Zero: The Belkan War.

[ACZ-M01-3] Glacial Skies, Ace Combat Zero: The Belkan War.

[AC04-4] Ace Combat 04: Shattered Skies.

[AC04-M01-5] Sitting Duck, Ace Combat 04: Shattered Skies.

[AC5-6] Ace Combat 5: The Unsung War

[AC5-M03-7] Narrow Margin, Ace Combat 5: The Unsung War

[ACX-M01-8] Skies of Deception, Ace Combat X: Skies of Deception

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