| F-5A Freedom Fighter | F-5A PUFF |
The F-5A PUFF is a variant of the F-5A Freedom Fighter available to Norway and BLUFOR forces that was introduced in Norse Dragons DLC for Wargame: Red Dragon.
History[]
The Northrop F-5A Freedom Fighter is a twin-engine, single-seat, tactical fighter. The F-5A was developed in the late 1950's as a supersonic lightweight fighter, but found little use in American arsenals - the later F-5E Tiger II was employed as a MiG-21 simulator in aggressor squadrons. However, the F-5A and subsequent family saw great success as an export fighter, and was sold to, or license-built in more than 30 countries. The Royal Norwegian Air Force purchased 108 Freedom Fighters, 78 of them F-5A's, as part of a military aid agreement. The first Freedom Fighters arrived in 1966 and served for nearly four decades.
The Norwegian F-5A's received a series of upgrades across their service which was called Project Update Freedom Fighter, to include compatibility with guided air-to-surface missiles (such as Maverick and Shrike), the installation of ECM systems, and improvements to avionics. The F-5A PUFF is a SEAD capable variant.
Overview[]
The F-5A PUFF is a SEAD aircraft available to Norwegian and BLUFOR decks. Carrying a mix of air-to-air and air-to-ground weaponry, the F-5A PUFF is able to attack helicopters or fighters with its pair of AIM-9L Sidewinder missiles and twin 20mm cannons. Its primary role, SEAD, is accomplished with a pair of AGM-45B Shrike missiles. The F-5A PUFF gives commanders inexpensive multi-role capabilities. The main drawbacks of the PUFF are its lack of long range air-to-air missiles, making it vulnerable to enemy fighters, and its 30% ECM - normally this number would be good, but given the PUFF's primary role as a SEAD platform, is a little bit low to be dueling with SAM sites.
Weapons[]
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| Type | Autocannon | Antiradar Missile | AAM |
| Name | Twin Pontiac M39A2 | AGM-45B Shrike | AIM-9L Sidewinder |
| Caliber | [AoE] 20mm |
[HEAT] [F&F] [SEAD] Antiradar Missile |
[AoE] [F&F] Infrared |
| Ammo | x 280 | x 2 | x 2 |
| Range | Ground = 2100 m Helicopters = 1575 m  Airplanes = 2100 m
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Ground = 4200 m Helicopters = N/A m Airplanes = N/A m
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Ground = N/A m Helicopters = 2100 m Airplanes = 3850 m
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| Accuracy | 30% | 50% | 50% |
| Stabilizer | 30% | 50% | 50% |
| AP Power | N/A | 20 | N/A |
| HE Power | 1 | N/A | 4 |
| Suppression | 40 | 150 | 160 |
| Rate of fire | 1499 r/min | 2s r/min |
2s r/min |
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