- For PC
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- OS: Windows 7 SP1/8/10 (64 bit)
- Processor: Dual-Core 2.2 GHz
- Memory: 4GB
- Video Card: DirectX 10.1 level video card: AMD Radeon 77XX / NVIDIA GeForce GTX 660. The minimum supported resolution for the game is 720p.
- Network: Broadband Internet connection
- Hard Drive: 17 GB
- OS: Windows 10/11 (64 bit)
- Processor: Intel Core i5 or Ryzen 5 3600 and better
- Memory: 16 GB and more
- Video Card: DirectX 11 level video card or higher and drivers: Nvidia GeForce 1060 and higher, Radeon RX 570 and higher
- Network: Broadband Internet connection
- Hard Drive: 95 GB
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- Processor: Core i5, minimum 2.2GHz (Intel Xeon is not supported)
- Memory: 6 GB
- Video Card: Intel Iris Pro 5200 (Mac), or analog from AMD/Nvidia for Mac. Minimum supported resolution for the game is 720p with Metal support.
- Network: Broadband Internet connection
- Hard Drive: 17 GB
- OS: Mac OS Big Sur 11.0 or newer
- Processor: Core i7 (Intel Xeon is not supported)
- Memory: 8 GB
- Video Card: Radeon Vega II or higher with Metal support.
- Network: Broadband Internet connection
- Hard Drive: 95 GB
- OS: Most modern 64bit Linux distributions
- Processor: Dual-Core 2.4 GHz
- Memory: 4 GB
- Video Card: NVIDIA 660 with latest proprietary drivers (not older than 6 months) / similar AMD with latest proprietary drivers (not older than 6 months; the minimum supported resolution for the game is 720p) with Vulkan support.
- Network: Broadband Internet connection
- Hard Drive: 17 GB
- OS: Ubuntu 20.04 64bit
- Processor: Intel Core i7
- Memory: 16 GB
- Video Card: NVIDIA 1060 with latest proprietary drivers (not older than 6 months) / similar AMD (Radeon RX 570) with latest proprietary drivers (not older than 6 months) with Vulkan support.
- Network: Broadband Internet connection
- Hard Drive: 95 GB
An export version of the Freedom Fighter in service with the United States Air Force will become one of the main prizes of the “Export Order” crafting event!
F-5A, jet fighter, USA, rank VII, event vehicle.
Pros
- Brilliant maneuverability
- Impressive arsenal
- Flares/Chaff and RWR
Cons
- Low climb rate
The F-5A is a cheaper and easier to build modification of the Northrop Corporation F-5 jet fighter, intended primarily for export to US allies in the NATO and SEATO alliances. It was distinguished from the more expensive versions by the absence of advanced navigation equipment and targeting systems, as well as a simplified power plant. Despite the fact that the vast majority of F-5A fighters were supplied abroad, the US Air Force used the jet fighter to a limited extent as a trainer aircraft for American and foreign pilots.
The F-5A in service with the US Air Force will become the top event jet fighter in the American aviation research tree as the main prize for the participants of the upcoming crafting event “Export Order”. Since the introduction of the F-5A into the ranks of Chinese aviation, the Freedom Fighter has established itself as difficult to learn, but very interesting to play. Both Chinese and American F-5A’s will be equipped with countermeasures - a flares/chaff mounting and a radar warning receiver.
The setup of guided air-to-air missiles has slightly changed - on the American version, instead of the export AIM-9P, the less maneuverable AIM-9E are available, as well as entry-level AIM-9B available out the box. Otherwise, the whole variety of Freedom Fighter armaments has been preserved - choose from more than two dozen options! The F-5A is a very good support fighter for aerial battles and a handy fighter-bomber for mixed combat. Yes, of course there are lots faster and better climbing machines, but there are not many such maneuverable ones at the top ranks. The F-5A easily drags greedy interceptors into dogfights at low altitudes - due to its low energy loss in a horizontal turn and its small size, the F-5A has excellent chances to defeat even much faster opponents, that lost their height.
For mixed battles, the F-5A's low-altitude maneuverability comes in handy. A huge selection of bombs and rockets, as well as good old Bullpups make the F-5A a dangerous enemy for tanks. Here the main trouble for the F-5A will remain anti-aircraft guns and SAM vehicles, but flares will partially help to protect from the latter. The small size and very high survivability of the fighter will help you to return from the raid more than once, even under heavy fire and with serious damage!
Do you consider yourself a skilled pilot? Prove it in battle in the American F-5A! You can pick it up by taking part in the large assembly event “Export Order”, which we will announce in detail in the coming days.
The War Thunder Team
Comments (106)
Eww... I got turned off the moment I read its top missiles will be AIM-9E xD If only it had decent missiles, I would keep it...
F20 Tigershark somedayTM right? better be a normal tree vehicle.
please tell me the possible "dune" event will have some WW2 stuff. this 1 panzarbil going to have me on diablo 2 for the next 2-4 months :(
F5s are the new Harrier, everyone is getting one until Gaijin can milk it to the death.
Somebody please link me a real life picture of a Northrop F-5 freedom figher with a flare pod and USA roundels. Thanks in advance.
it never had any, aswell as Chinese ones.
Nobal, I do believe it could use them, probably had them. My big point is the AN/ALE 40 is from the 70s (mid to late I believe) and yet aim9E lol yeah right? which is it gaijin a early f-5a from the 60s or some kind of monster using 70s flare/chaff tech, but with 60s missiles?
do not give it CM it never had, same do not give China CM it never had. Stop with blatant balance.....
Another F5 with only Aim9E at top tier? Yeah no thanks :)
You are getting an F5, you are getting an F5!... Every nation is getting an F5. But not in the tech tree. No, you gotta pay for a premium one or grind extremely annoying crafting events for copy paste planes which should be in the tech tree. Who asked for these?
There are only 4 F-5s in-game, nowhere near the scale of the the F-4s (there are 8). And only two nations have F-5s (China & US) and only half of them aren't tech tree, if we include this US F-5A. I'd rather a variant of an already existing vehicles be an event vehicle than an interesting or regular vehicle that the M8 should have been.
JaFuzzz, copy paste is not a variant, last time I checked. I also have a better idea, how about these vehicles are simply part of the tech three and none of these garbo crafting events happen anymore? You know, like only a few years ago.
lol
"Good old Bullpups"? I have to use them as rockets. How many people can usefully control them? I'm not saying it is impossible, but on my 27" monitor, tracking watching and controlling it out to its full range is not something I can do.