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 |
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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
- 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
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Hangar view
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Hangar view
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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
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
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Color 1
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Color 2
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Color 3
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Color 4
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Color 5
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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
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
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)
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Standard color
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Mercenary color
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Soldier color
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Knight color
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The Knight scheme from the front
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From the back
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A view from above
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A view from below
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Special color
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An F-5E in Special paint scheme, preparing to take off
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A view from the front
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A view from the rear
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A view of the top of the aircraft
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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
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Osean F-5Es
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An F-5E chasing a MiG-21bis
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OMDF color in the hangar
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OADF camouflage, from the front
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From the back, flying towards Sand Island Air Force Base
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A top-down view
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A view from underneath
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Razgriz color in the hangar
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A Razgriz Squadron F-5E
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A view of the rear
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A view from above
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A view from below
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An F-5E in Yuktobanian colors
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The Y.A.F. camouflage scheme, from the front
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A Yuktobanian camouflage-schemed F-5E over the northern Jilachi Desert, from behind
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A top-down view
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A view from underneath
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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
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ISAF color scheme in the hangar
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The ISAF camouflage scheme, from the front
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ISAF Tiger II from behind
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A top-down view of the ISAF color scheme
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The ISAF Tiger II from underneath
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Erusean color scheme in the hangar
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The Erusean camouflage scheme from the front
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Erusean scheme from behind
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A top-down view of the Erusean color scheme
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The Erusean scheme from below
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Erusean F-5E Tiger II
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Ace Wang color scheme in the hangar viewer
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WANG's Tiger II scheme, from the front
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WANG's Tiger II scheme, from the rear
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A top-down view of the Erusean ace Wang color scheme
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Erusean ace Wang color scheme (bottom view)
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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[]
- ↑ Ace Combat Zero: The Belkan War
- ↑ Operation Round Hammer - Juggernaut, Ace Combat Zero: The Belkan War.
- ↑ Glacial Skies, Ace Combat Zero: The Belkan War.
- ↑ Ace Combat 04: Shattered Skies.
- ↑ Sitting Duck, Ace Combat 04: Shattered Skies.
- ↑ Ace Combat 5: The Unsung War
- ↑ Narrow Margin, Ace Combat 5: The Unsung War
- ↑ Skies of Deception, Ace Combat X: Skies of Deception