How will you use the F-5E?

There's a very vocal group here on the forums that won't accept anything other than a "modern multirole fighter" as useful or fun. Sorry, but if you can't engage 16 targets at once, from BVR range, 90 degrees off boresight, with active fire and forget missiles, in supercruise, on autopilot... what's the point of even taking off? ;)

+1000,

We will use the F-5e very much like we fly the MiG21. Hide in the mountains until the 4th Gen fighter is vulnerable.

I will use it like a MiG-21 with better avionics and better SA.

There's a very vocal group here on the forums that won't accept anything other than a "modern multirole fighter" as useful or fun. Sorry, but if you can't engage 16 targets at once, from BVR range, 90 degrees off boresight, with active fire and forget missiles, in supercruise, on autopilot... what's the point of even taking off? ;)

I find it's even more juvenile that that. Their attitude seems to be "All DCS developers should stop all projects if they're not building something that supports the aircraft/roles/maps/missions/etc that I want".

They seem to have missed the memo that other people want different things than they do.

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As for what I plan on using the F-5E for:

1) The sheer joy of learning the systems, history, and flight characteristics of a new plane.

2) Air-to-ground roles - as I've been almost exclusively a "ground pounder", to date

3) Transition learning from A2G to A2A - I think it will be a good plane for anyone wanting to "cross the floor": master the plane for the role you know, then learn the role you don't know :)

We'll use it (after tests):

- as a trainer for new pilots who find A10C or hardcore module too hard . they can learn A/A and A/G rôles with the F5E . The tiger will be a good transition .

-as a fighter oldschool , low level flight and bombing missions without protection of other aircraft.

-as an Agressor for training our pilots in A/A .

I will fly around, and wait for a F-14 to go inverted on me...

^XD

I will fly around, and wait for a F-14 to go inverted on me...

Kinky! ;)

As air attack of other airplanes. The manouvres wil be exciting, far more then other jets. :D:pilotfly:

I would create a "vietnam war era" style scenario, with '60s and '70s air and ground assets. Strictly EAST vs WEST. In this kind of enviroment You can use the F-5s as multi role fighter.

A dedicated server like this would be very appreciated :thumbup:

I plan to use it mostly A2A in the hoped for MiG21 v F5 servers. I have a lot more fun with WVR fights than the slammer party that is 104th. I quite enjoy when they run missions restricted to AIM-7 and 27Rs.

I'm hoping I can get enough of my crew from another game into this sim so we can field some 2v2 or 3v3 MiG21 v F5 engagements.

hehe good 1 :thumbup:

Kinky!

I will use the F5E not injure a human being or, through inaction, allow a human being to come to harm. Those inhuman SOBs better watch it.

I will use the F5E not injure a human being or, through inaction, allow a human being to come to harm. Those inhuman SOBs better watch it.

:lol:

I robot reference

How do you see yourself using the Tiger?

Intensely :joystick:

:lol:

 

I robot reference

I think you mean Isaac Asimov reference. The laws of robotics featured in pretty much all his works, not just the collection of short stories titled "I, Robot".... and certainly not just in the pile of steaming hollywood wreckage that bismirched the name.

:pilotfly:TOO Go VERY VERY FAST:joystick::D:megalol:

All I know is I can't wait to do all the above in the F-5E while using my Rift. Going to be awesome

How will you use the F5?

I will use the Sim version and the Game version for full boehmia time spent......

As for what I plan on using the F-5E for:

 

1) The sheer joy of learning the systems, history, and flight characteristics of a new plane.

Aye. Agreed. It is a hardcore fast mover andso I have prepurchased while awaiting the Hornet.

Kinky! ;)

:megalol:

But seriously, I will use it to learn more about an awesome, iconic aircraft and it's flight regime and systems. And to fly really fast! Looking forward to the release. I used to be a FSXaholic, and I couldn't get off it or P3D, but these days I can hardly find time with all the flying I am doing in DCS World.

Cheers,

To dream what it must of been like to fly those jets from the 425th TTS, black widows I saw taxing by while I fixed T-38's in the 80's at Willimas AFB Arizona.

I will use it to understand its weakeness, then jump back in my mig-21 to fight against this imperialist* plane.

(no politics, just talking about imperial gauges :P )

in the words or richard rawlings.....FAST N LOUD ;)

I will use it to understand its weakeness, then jump back in my mig-21 to fight against this imperialist* plane.

 

(no politics, just talking about imperial gauges :P )

True comrade, let`s show these "capitalists" heuheuheuh :harhar:

I wonder how popular the Mig vs. F-5 servers will be. Hopefully they dont fizzle out like the Korean ones.