I’ve been playing the f5c recently, and I have a kd of about 1.2 just by picking off opportune targets and killing stuff like a10s and su25s. What I’m confused about though is the supposed “strength” of this plane. Everyone goes on and on about how good of a dog fighter it is, but at low speeds things like j7s, mirages, and the a5c outperform you because they have so much more engine power and can pull so much harder. I know the f5c has good high speed performance, but to have a true dogfight, you can’t stay at mach .9 the whole time, and the f5c isn’t really fast enough for boom and zoom. My recent kd has been better as many of the battles are when I was a noob. What am I missing?
It’s the high speed performance that makes it good. You are able to stick in a furball, keep turning, pick peopel off – then scurry away to regain speed, rince and repeat. This sort of rat fighter style fits really well with the BR the F-5C is at, and is why it’s so good. 1v1 performance isn’t the main dictating thing of how good of a plane is.