WDYM “not true LOAL”? All missiles need target coordinates. We have great example of LOAL missile is AGM-114L. Before launch it every time check possibility of LOBL, and if it cant LOBL missile will launch in LOAL mode.
What i mean is in the seeker is not active during midcourse guidance ( INS ) it only activates at a given proximity from the designated target coodinates which need to be imputed before launch as showcased by the KONGSBERG brochure. You can not launch it at a given direction and expect to find the target by itself , it needs spacial coordinates of the target to be able to know when to activate the seeker . The F-5 has no means to do that so pretty sure the only way to fire it is by locking before launch through the HUD.
An actually unique F-5 that isn’t just a reskin of the F-5A or F-5E?
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Decided to look some more into it, here is a little more detailed list but there are much more i am looking into at the moment
Unique Norwegian modifications (F-5A(G))
- Increased Plate Thicknesses in the wings, rhis basically means a stronger wing structure and better protection, probably not by much but everything counts!
- specially developed arrestor hook, reinforced structure (don’t know why)
- heating elements for defrosting the front cover of the cockpit hood
- New additional compass “fixed card” named Ekholt compass
New features for the F-5A(G) Late service (The event vehicle, wich is this specific suggestion)
- new cockpit, kind of f16 inspired, noticeable difference
- Aim 9L sidewinder aa missile
- mk.3 penguin asw fire and forget missile
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Did the Starfighter fire the Penguin? Ive heard that this photo was only for demonstration.
According to wikipedia:
The first airborne installations were on F-104Gs of the Norwegian Air Force, the missiles being fitted to standard Bullpup rails on the two underwing hardpoints.
Afaik the Starfighters were just fitted with Penguins for testing, not combat use.
Yeah, that photo of the Starfighter with a Penguin missile is from 1973. I think thats a little early for flight tests and firing from fixed wings.
This is one of the modifications of the planes, something wich was kept in use for a long long time, and follows this F-5A(G)! Here is a clip from 1989 of it in-use, JATO - jet Assisted Takeoff
To my knowlegde, as my sources states, this is one of the Unique Norwegian modifications of the f-5
Notice how the plane “jumps” when engaged
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One of the F-5A(G)'s in the 336 Tiger squadron, note the pilot is wearing a tiger helmet
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If the pilot model doesn’t have the helmet its literally unplayable
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lol
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Tbf we could probably bug report it
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Probably, well see! :D
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I’ve been hearing people say that the Penguin and Bullpup used the same pilon so does that mean in theory it could carry five Penguins?
In theory it could i believe,
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Hopefully it gets addded. I’d love to play a 5x Penguin F-5.
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Ye I don’t see any real reason to bring it into GRB right now having only a single Penguin and no ballistics computers.
It did use CCIP (Bug report being worked on), and it’s not too bad in ground rb either, bring the bullpups in addition to the Penguin, and AA missiles :) Then you have an great all rounder, for air to air combat, bullpups for mtb’s and launch the penguin at distance to fight the eventual spaa’s
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Penguin is still bugged in Sim… Completely useless. In Test flight with Sim settings it works fine… (BTW… great example, that Sim test flight and Sim match are two completely different things…)
When do they fix it? It can´t be a big bug, coz it works fine in Test flight