F-5E In War Thunder : A Basic Review

This jet is fucking dogshit. Not even 20 games with it and I already never taking it into battle

this is by far the worst top tier jet in the game

That’s not an F5 it’s a mig 28 😂

This is the worst airplane I've used in the past, the performance is poor and the br is losing to the f-8e below in performance.

Imagine if the added the f-20

I love this plane but now it just gets dogged on by 4th gen planes and it has a 20k sl repair cost

Your videos are really amazing,thank you for creating this useful videos👍❤

Now we just need a chinese premium with R-60M. Also do you think the F-20 tiger shark could work layered behind this at BR 11.7-12.0?

Edit: we got the Chinese F-5E! But no r-60 tho. Sad mig 28

Thank you for this useful video! I just got the f5e as my first top tier plane. After flying the F 104s and the F4c, I'm sure I'll have fun with the maneuverability, flares, and decent missiles on this plane.

"Between 5 and 7 enemies." So... 6?🤔

The F5C sucks compared to th F5E

I swear....it's always the people who fly this aircraft and the 5C up into space just to take me out when I am only bombing bases and most of the time my team is losing anyhow with no chance for a come back.

There's always 1!!!! It never fails. You kill hungry savages

This piece of shit doesn't deserve its repair cost. In Air RB its low missile count is really painful, its maneuverability is not a saving feature, and the acceleration is really bad. 18K REPAIR COST?! AREYOU FUCKING HIGH?!?!

Any chance on a review of F-5C as a premium? I consider buying a prem plane for US and trying to decide between Harrier and F-5, and while AV-8 is solid on 9.7, i wonder if F-5 is on its 10.3 with no the best AA missiles and no guided munitions\CCIP for CAS.

Not running the throttle at 101%?

i love this plane and want to agree, but fighting against things like the f-4 constantly kinda brings this plane down a lot, fantastic if you can get close and brawl, but those fights end quick with the number of missiles at top tier

I really believe that one day we will get the f20 tiger shark in the us tree

Can you do the A-4 early? I see many people who don’t know how to use it

I like your voice. it reminds me of hugbees

Love your jet reviews, good stuff^^

As always, rock solid review. I am definitely going to research this as a reward to myself for suffering through both US F-104s.

God, I hope the F-20 finds its way into the game some day

Note from someone who loves this plane. Ive noticed a small little detail that is near irrelevant, but interesting nonetheless. If you bring a full fuel load, the fuel gauge won't start counting down untill you reach about 20 minutes. Test it yourself! Go in test flight on full fuel, light the burner for a minute, and then do the same on 20m. Also, another note that i dont know if you mentioned, the leading edge slats arent automatic lile they are in real life or DCS, but you can deploy your flaps at 538kt (mach .81). I've always loved this jet for simulator battles because of the gorgeous cockpit functionality. The only downside (just for me) is the gyroscopic and radar assisted gyroscopic gunsight, but your universal belts can give you lovely amounts of assistance because every other round is a tracer. (API-T/HEI). another thing. If you want to do multi role stuff, just bring the 3x 1,000lb bombs. Theyre quick to drop in a pickle (pun intended), and can do decent damage to a strategic base if you want some extra SL and RB in your game. : )

can you do a review on the MiG-19S/PT?

Iranian here, about Iranian F-5Es:
- Azarakhsh(Lightening) : it was just a copy in the time of it's production to overcome the sanctions about Weapons and Arms Purchase. i hope it gets added as a GE skin for F-5E.
- Sa'eghe(Thunderstorm): an upgraded Azarakhsh with twin angled Rudder, new domestic Engines, new domestic avionics and ability to carry Wide range of Domestic and Foreign Weapons.
- Sa'eghe 2: 2 seater version, i actually don't know if it's a trainer, or a Pilot/Rio Kinda deal.
- Kowsar: Azarakhsh, but 2 seater, almost everything has been upgraded with domestic equipment and it's claimed to be a 4th gen fighter. Has the Domesticly made AESA Radar(It's been said that it's an AWG-9 with AESA Dish) and more hardpoints to carry almost everything we have in Iran.

My only DCS purchase

Another great review! If you ever need a video idea, I'd love to see you use all your ordinance knowledge to tell us "Tim's favorite way to earn silver lions". Seems everyone has a different go-to plane. What's yours?

For the Gau-13, really it only drops the performance enough that you need flaps to fight MLDs and delta wings. You do need to throw your weight around and at isn't the most user friendly against things that can get the first turn better than you but I find the extra firepower to be useful enough to catch the planes you can energy trap.

Will it get aim9l?

Are you planning to review the B-26 at any point? I'm interested to see your take on this unique bomber. Great video as always!

Love your channel.

If it’s repair cost wasn’t -18k I’d actually enjoy taking it out.

My favorite supersonic jet, its very good looking and is the jet i use the most in the PS2 era Ace Combat

Mexico is still using them, has been improving them since the 80s and most people see them as obsolete and wants them gone, some say its enough for us.

Really nice review as always. I'd like to ask just if in the next reviews when mentioning speeds and altitudes, could you use both the decimal and imperial metric systems? It's just an insignificant thing but it would be really appreaciated. Love your content, keep up the good work! ♥

Mexico has 5 f5s, its always a joy seeing them on our independence day parade, they fly by my house while on route to the parade.

May i ask if you could do a video on the ki-200

I've been trying to spade this plane for a while, the plane is fun but the grind is painful with aim-9Es...

Thanks for the video Tim!

Hey happy to see you review this plane. Kinda sad I have to go through the F-104s to get this, but I’m not complaining. Great aircraft

I love dogfighting F-5s in my Cl13b Mk6. The kinematic differences make it challenging, but quite often their cockiness make them underestimate you. Protip - if you are engaging a Mk6 you are doing exactly what he wants you to do.

Hey I love your video but I just wanted to tell you that the flaps on the f5E are amazing when dogfighting. They shouldn’t be underestimated especially if you know how to use flaps in a dogfight

can we have a video about advanced manuvers? I see lots of basic manuver videos, but I still can't do a proper vertical scissors, nor energy trap the enemy.

How I get better with my F105? I kinda suck and always die

Hello, Tim! What do you think about upcoming f104s-ASA? I think it lack flares and radar (also the gun, tbh)

Hey Tim your flying speed is too low, might want to increase throttle lmao

Glad to finally see this review, one of my favorite jets ingame. A couple things you didn't mention that I've noticed while playing:
-The plane has excellent energy retention around Mach 1, even in hard turns
-The armored targets belt is surprisingly the best one to use in my opinion, as it sets fires much more reliably than the air targets belt (with which I seem to get many not-so-critical hits)

In air battles I like to stay low with this jet, hugging the ground as I make a wide circle outside and then punch into the side of the furball. As long as you keep aware and are smart with your missiles you can rack up some serious kill counts with this one.

Great video as usual. Can't wait for the next one!

you said the Aim 9J has 40 sec seeker time? so... 40 secs searching ability?

How many times did I case a F-5 thinking it’s F-5C and it turned out to be a F-5E and I got clapped …

Definitely my favourite plane, but the huge repair cost keeps me away from my baby.