Northrop F-5C Skoshi Tiger

The F-5C Skoshi Tiger was a modified F-5A sent to the Vietnamese theater for combat evaluation for the USAF in 1965. ("Skoshi" is Japanese for small.) Modifications included an aerial refueling probe, additional armor, and improved instruments. The F-5C flew 2,600 sorties over Vietnam and proved to be on par with the F-100D as an attacker. However, of the 12 Skoshi Tigers sent for evaluation, 9 were lost.

While the Skoshi Tiger program did not result in the F-5A entering US service, it demonstrated the F-5A's capabilities towards the international market. Read More...

Country of Origin: United States of America
Role: Fighter
Crew: 1
Armament: 2x20mm M39A2
Payload: 2x Fuel Tank, 4x Mk82 Bomb, 1x Drop Tank
Alt.Config.1: 2x AIM-9B Sidewinder, 1x Drop Tank
Alt.Config.2: 2x Fuel Tank, 2x Mk81, 2x GAM-83 Bullpup A, 1x Drop Tank
Alt.Config.3: 2x AIM-9B Sidewinder, 4x Mk82 Bomb, 1x Drop Tank
Livery: Standard USAF Vietnam Tricolor Camo

Controls
Normal Throttle/Pitch/Roll/Yaw/Landing Gear
Fire Guns: Fire 2x20mm M39A2
AG1: Lights
AG2: Drag Chute
Hardpoint activation groups are numbered from the wingtip to fuselage and
front to back.
AG3: Mk82 Manual Release
AG4: Mk82 Manual Release
VTOL: Elevator Adjustment (Inverted)
Trim: Flaps (Inverted)
Cam1: Left Wing View
Cam2: Right Wing View

Author's Notes
- Pretty sluggish in a dogfight with munitions still attached. This can be countered with VTOL or even better, dropping unneeded ordnance.
- No flares because it didn't have them. (Hear that, Gaijin!?)
- When landing, wait for all wheels to touch the ground before you start braking. When you brake, pitch downwards or else you will swerve.
- Hammerheads surprisingly well.
- The fuel on this plane is unlimited.
- The ammo on the gun is unlimited.

In-Game Name (For Reference): [RD] F-5C

Weapons Changelog
+ Bombs, 250 lb/100 kg: explosionScale precedent set at 0.8.