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hi guys
Being playing the vietnam theatre and i realised that there are no F-5 squadrons and OV-10 ones. I am sure they were in the War too. Do they come in later on in the Campaign? :p
Is there any interdiction or CAS missions for F-4s? All i am getting is Strike strike and strikes and most of them are against one bridge.

Once SP4 out, theater could use some f5A.

I do not know if the USAF operated F-5's in SEA, but they did equip the VNAF with a squadron of F-5A's in 1967 ( the 522nd FS )and I have seen pictures of F-5E's being uncrated and assembled in Bien Hoa in 1972.

Hamm.
"Burning debris will never reverse and open fire on you."

just read an article which stated that the us did operate F-5 As in nam for a while...

greets Mil

U>S> never had a squadron of F-5s. I don't remember exactly, but we had some we owned and the jocks who flew them were there to train the VNAF. Footnote: VNAF F-5s were not given centerline tanks, afraid they might go North.

Hamm, that burning debris bit is great, glug, glug.
Chance

IIRC some 12 F5As were transferred from Taiwan to SVNAF. USAF could use some, later transfer to SVN.

There was a squadron of F5s based at Bien Hoa, callsign "Falcon". Also another one was based further north at Phang Rang IIRC, but I don't remember their callsign. Each 4 ship flight had at least one American pilot with them. The pilots for these birds were the best in the VNAF and were very aggressive. The most aggressive pilot that I talked to over there was an Aussie Canberra driver, he was low on fuel and ammo, but still was ready to fly a popup ground strike. I remember him telling me that if he ran out of ammo he would drop his empty tanks on the target area. I was a air traffic controller at Paris Control in Saigon and later Peacock Control in Pleiku back when I was young and dumb. :p

thanx for the info! guess each Sq holds 12-16 F-5?

F-5 trials in 66 were known as Project Skoshi Tiger and I think you are right about the birds being "borrowed". Attached is a pic I took in arm-dearm, Bien Hoa 1970.

F-5 at Bien Hoa

Snakeman, I guess I am just to old, slow and dense to figure out how to get a pic on here. Hope this UIRL works.

just use

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and replace () with [], like this:



PMC TFW
Snake Man

quote:Chance
Hamm, that burning debris bit is great, glug, glug.

Yeah, the actual quote was:
"Burning Debris never reversed on anyone."

I durn near burst a gut when I found it.

nice pic.

SM, f5A skin in SP4 will be SEA camo, be sure to tweak OOB accordingly!