Still, it is a limited aircraft that probably should have been labeled more as a trainer than anything else (at least as far as DCS goes). The F-5 is a really cool plane and the module reflects that.
I personally find that kind of thing really interesting and a lot of fun but it does mean that you will be more vulnerable during attack.Īgain. As such, you will need to precisely follow some tables (air speed, dive angle, pipper depression setting on the sight glass, starting altitude) in order to get bombs on target.
The F-5 doesn't really have the engine power to haul around a lot of bombs very quickly and it does't have any concessions for CCIP or CCRP (let alone a HUD). The only thing that the F-5 does really well in DCS (without imposing a lot of artificial limits to keep things "fair") is ground attack but even that comes with some caveats. In your standard fight in DCS, such considerations are not going to be made and you will be woefully outgunned, well behind the engine power curve, and almost blind due to your EXTREMELY limited radar. It can carry a couple of early(ish) Sidewinders and has the guns but it is really best suited for the kind of fights you get in training where everything is pretty carefully laid out and rules are put in place to prevent the F-5 from being woefully outclassed. After owning both (and flying them a ton) since they each released, I think that the Mirage is probably the better choice if you are looking for something that can REALLY do air to air combat against modern opponents.Īs much as I like the F-5 module, it is essentially based on a DACT (dissimilar air combat training) aircraft.