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. A notable unit was the Gabel Squadron led by Heiko Reck.

The ISAF Air Force and the Federal Erusea Air Force both used Tiger II's during the Continental War. One F-5E belonged to the ace pilot "Wang".

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. 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.

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.

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	50	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

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

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

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.

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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 camouflage
Knight: Black and white
Special: Tiger skin

Aces

Tiger
Gabel Squadron (Fork)
Sternchen (Asterisk)

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 with red top of the fin
Yuktobania: Three-tone brown desert camouflage.

Gallery

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)

Named Pilots

Wang (Sitting Duck)

Gallery

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

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

[a]

F-5E Tiger II

Contents

History

Strangereal

Joint Assault universe

Infinity universe

Game Analysis

Ace Combat Infinity

Ace Combat: Joint Assault

Ace Combat X: Skies of Deception

Ace Combat Zero: The Belkan War

Ace Combat 5: The Unsung War

Ace Combat 04: Shattered Skies

Trivia

Footnotes

References

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