- Steam App
- Sky Knights (595430)
- Event type
- patch note
- Published
- 5 November 2017 - 13:02:38 UTC
- Source
- steam_community_announcements
This patch brings a new aircraft to the table! The F-5E Tiger II is the second aircraft in the Light Fighter category, and takes the place as the NATO counterpart for the PACT MiG-21. Make no mistake though, these two aircraft have to be flown quite differently. The F-5E:s engines are not nearly as powerful as the MiG-21:s, making it less of an interceptor. However, when it comes to knife fighting, the Tiger is about as good as it gets. With unparallelled instant turn rate, you'll be flying circles around your opponents as long as you can keep your speed up. This combined with its nose-mounted twin cannons makes the F-5E a deadly adversary. The F-5E also comes with a more powerful radar than its Russian counterpart, making it useful in the recon role as well. I'm l...