F-5E Tiger II

F-5E Tiger II
Role	Multirole Fighter
Variants	F-20A Tigershark X-29A F-5E -Pisces- F-5E -Shin Kazama- F-5E -Heartbreak One-
Appearances
Ace Combat 04: Shattered Skies Ace Combat 5: The Unsung War Ace Combat Zero: The Belkan War Ace Combat X: Skies of Deception Ace Combat: Joint Assault Ace Combat Infinity

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 Second Usean 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
• 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

Ace Combat Infinity

Description

"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	36,000	182	72	4	–	–	E	E	F+	F	F+	F
2	408	3,600	206	76	6	–	–	E+	E	F+	F+	F+	F
3	441	7,500	231	80	8	–	–	D	E	E	F+	F+	F+
4	474	13,800	255	86	9	12	–	D+	E+	E	E	E	E
5	507	25,500	280	92	10	16	–	D+	E+	E+	E	E	E+
6	540	72,000	299	98	12	20	–	C	D	E+	E	E	D
7	573	84,000	319	104	13	22	10	C	D	E+	E+	E+	D+
8	606	174,000	338	110	14	24	12	C+	D+	E+	E+	E+	C
9	639	570,000	358	116	15	26	14	C+	D+	D	E+	D	C
10	672	960,000	378	122	16	28	16	B	C	D	D	D	C+
11	719	1,152,000	397	126	17	30	17	B+	C+	D+	D	D	B
12	766	1,530,000	417	130	18	32	18	B+	C+	D+	D+	D+	B+
13	813	1,938,000	436	134	19	34	19	A	B	C	D+	C	A
14	860	2,538,000	456	138	20	36	20	A+	B+	C	C	C	A
15	907	3,840,000	476	142	22	38	21	S	A	C+	C	C+	A+
16	966	4,434,000	496	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

Colors

• Default
• Event Skin #01: Wardog Squadron camouflage; three-tone blue camouflage.

Gallery

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  Hangar view

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  Event Skin #01 icon

• F-5E Event Skin 01.jpg

  Event Skin #01

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

• Machine Gun 2x 20mm Pontiac M39A2 Revolver Cannon (x800 rounds)
• Standard Missile x78 AIM-9M Sidewinder
• High Accuracy Missile x52 AIM-9X Sidewinder
• Light Weight Missile x104 Python 4
• Heavy Weight Missile x26 AIM-132 ASRAAM
• Unguided Bomb x16 Mk.83 1000lb free-fall bomb
• Rocket Launcher x16 LAU-68 Rocket Launcher
• Quick Maneuver Air-to-Air Missile x9 Vympel R-73 (P-73, AA-11 Archer)
• Advanced Air-to-Ground Missile x24 AGM-65 Maverick

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. (Erusian ace pilot Wang color scheme from Ace Combat 04)

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: Multi-tone sand 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

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  Underside

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  Cockpit

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  Cockpit

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  Flyby

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  Flyby

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  Flyby

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  Flyby

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  Flyby

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  Flyby

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  Flyby

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  Aurelia paint scheme

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  Leasath paint scheme

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  Special 1 paint scheme

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  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

• Gun: 2x 20mm Pontiac M39A2 Revolver Cannon
• Standard Missiles: AIM-9M Sidewinder
• QAAM: AIM-9X Sidewinder
• UGB: Mk.83 1000lb free-fall bomb
• NPB: BLU-32

Colors

• Standard: Solid medium grey
• Mercenary: Three-tone brown camouflage
• Soldier: Three-tone blue camouflage. Wardog Squadron camouflage
• Knight: Black and white
• Special: Tiger skin

Aces

• Tiger
• Gabel Squadron (Fork)
• Sternchen (Asterisk)

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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 $11,900 per unit.

Statistics

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

Weapons

• Gun: 2x 20mm Pontiac M39A2 Revolver Cannon
• Standard Missiles: AIM-9M Sidewinder x52
• Unguided Bomb: Mk.83 1000lb free-fall bomb x12

Colors

• Osea: Three-tone blue camouflage.
• Razgriz: Black with red 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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  An F-5E in Yuktobanian colors

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

Statistics

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

Weapons

• Gun: 2x 20mm Pontiac M39A2 Revolver Cannon (650 rounds)
• Standard Missiles: AIM-9L Sidewinder (48 missiles)
• UGBS: Mk-82 500lb free-fall Bomb (12 bombs)
• RCL: LAU-68 Rocket Launcher (64 rockets or 8 salvos)

Colors

• Standard: three-tone blue camouflage
• Enemy: three-tone brown camouflage
• Special: Erusian ace Wang color scheme (light green top, blue stripe in middle and purple bottom with large white Erusian roundel)

Ace

• Wang (Sitting Duck)

Gallery

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  ISAF color scheme

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  Erusian color scheme

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  Erusian F-5E Tiger II

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  Erusian ace Wang color scheme

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  Erusian ace Wang color scheme (bottom view)

Trivia

• Three-tone blue camouflage (variant #1/ ISAF color scheme in AC04 & variant#2/ Osean color scheme in AC5, Soldier/ BAF "Sternchen" ace pilot color scheme in ACZ, Special 1/ Leasath ace pilot Ghost color scheme in ACX, Color 03 in ACJA) and three-tone brown camouflage  (Yuktobanian color scheme in AC5, Mercenary/ BAF "Gabel" squadron color scheme in ACZ, Leasath color scheme in ACX, Color 02 in ACJA) it is replicas color schemes  F-5E's from 527th Tactical Fighter Training Aggressor Squadron (later 527th Aggressor Squadron, now 527th Space Aggressor Squadron) of the United States Air Force, RAF Alconbury station, England (1 April 1976 – 14 July 1988).
  • The F-5 camouflage scheme was designed to mimic a Warsaw Pact aircraft, specifically the MiG-21, which the F-5 matches in manueverability.
• The black and white color scheme (knight/BAF color scheme in ACZ) is replica color scheme for Northrop T-38 Talon.