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2 F-5E's from the 2nd Fighter Training Squadron, 325 Fighter Wing.   The two tail numbers included are 67-833 and 66-404 both representing real world T-38's from Tyndall AFB, FL.  2 FTS is responsible for providing aggressor training to F-22 squadrons.

A recreation of the 58th TFW Luke AFB F-5E #01389.
IMPORTANT!!! Please install Fallen_AK's RoughMet patch, otherwise the polished metal effect on my skin will not be visible and it will be matte white instead. You can download his very useful mod here: https://www.digitalcombatsimulator.com/en/files/3303667/

Changelog - 20th February 2021:
- Created RoughMet's from scratch after learning more about their creation - they look a lot better now!
- Made the black part of the nose more glossy after receiving feedback.. Thanks, Mudi :)

VFC-111 "Sun Downers" - One of the finest examples of Active-Reserve Integration, VFC-111 is a US Navy Reserve fighter squadron assigned to the Tactical Support Wing (TSW) of the US Naval Air Forces Reserve. The squadron provides professional "Red Air" Adversary services to Fleet fighter squadrons. The Sun Downers fly the F-5N Tiger II, a lightweight, single-seat, twin-engine, supersonic fighter that is highly reliable and, in the right hands, can provide an extremely formidable threat simulation for a significantly reduced cost when compared to modern US fighters.

VFC-111 "Sun Downers" - One of the finest examples of Active-Reserve Integration, VFC-111 is a US Navy Reserve fighter squadron assigned to the Tactical Support Wing (TSW) of the US Naval Air Forces Reserve.  The squadron provides professional "Red Air" Adversary services to Fleet fighter squadrons.  The Sun Downers fly the F-5N Tiger II, a lightweight, single-seat, twin-engine, supersonic fighter that is highly reliable and, in the right hands, can provide an extremely formidable threat simulation for a significantly reduced cost when compared to modern US fighters.

VFC-111 "Sun Downers" - One of the finest examples of Active-Reserve Integration, VFC-111 is a US Navy Reserve fighter squadron assigned to the Tactical Support Wing (TSW) of the US Naval Air Forces Reserve.  The squadron provides professional "Red Air" Adversary services to Fleet fighter squadrons.  The Sun Downers fly the F-5N Tiger II, a lightweight, single-seat, twin-engine, supersonic fighter that is highly reliable and, in the right hands, can provide an extremely formidable threat simulation for a significantly reduced cost when compared to modern US fighters.

VFC-111 "Sun Downers" - One of the finest examples of Active-Reserve Integration, VFC-111 is a US Navy Reserve fighter squadron assigned to the Tactical Support Wing (TSW) of the US Naval Air Forces Reserve.  The squadron provides professional "Red Air" Adversary services to Fleet fighter squadrons.  The Sun Downers fly the F-5N Tiger II, a lightweight, single-seat, twin-engine, supersonic fighter that is highly reliable and, in the right hands, can provide an extremely formidable threat simulation for a significantly reduced cost when compared to modern US fighters.

This blank mission template will spawn x4 F-5 client slots on the Admiral Kuznetsov which is not normally possible to do in the mission editor. Create your SP/MP mission around this base template for some fun naval operations with the F-5...or MiG-28 ;)

Landing again with the arrestor hook will also work fine.. however due to game limitations, takeoff is only possible *without* the ships wheel chocks as this breaks the landing gear.
You will need to start your takeoff run from the back of the ship to build good airspeed for the ramp.

Enjoy! (Don't take it seriously, it's a bit of fun)

Now with AH-64D support!

Operation Steadfast is a singleplayer or PvE multiplayer wave defense mission.  Defend your zones against enemy attacks using close air support and transport aircraft to turn the tide!

Includes support for the Hercules mod by Anubis.

The mission can be played in singleplayer or coop multiplayer, and can easily be tweaked for difficulty and player numbers even if you don't have much mission editor or scripting experience!

This is a recreation of an older livery of mine, It is a major recreation, fixing many missed details and other issues. Credit again to Les Applebee, the original creator of the model aircraft this livery was based on: https://uncleles.net/2018/07/04/1-32-raaf-f5e-a-mexican-f5f-a-fictitious-thylacine-a-taco-tiger/

This is my "Cockpit Workflows" PDF for the F-5E Tiger along with a kneeboard version if that is your preference. These flows allow you to visualise the procedures you need to know in all phases of flight with direct links to examples of these flows in use on my YouTube channel. Other flows for various aircraft are being worked on.