DCS Guide - F-5E3 Tiger II
Table of Contents
Part 1 - Introduction
Part 2 - Controls Setup
Part 3 - Cockpit & Equipment
Part 4 - Start-Up Procedure
Part 5 - Taxi & Takeoff
Taxi
Takeoff
Part 6 - Landing
Part 7 - Aerodynamics & Aircraft Limits
Part 8 - Flaps & Flight Controls
Part 9 - Engine & Fuel Management
Powerplant
General Electric J-85-GE-21 Engine
Engine System Overview
Engine Parameters
Engine Controls
Engine Nozzle Operation Schedule
Engine Auxiliary Intake Doors
Afterburners
Engine Limits
Compressor Stalls & Engine Surge
Engine Fire
Engine Failure
Engine Relight Procedure
Fuel
Fuel System Overview
Fuel Tanks
External Fuel Tanks Operation
External Fuel Tanks Jettison
Fuel Balancing
Low Fuel Operation
Part 10 - Radar
Fire Control System
AN/APQ-159(V)-3 Radar Introduction
Radar Display
Radar Performance
Radar Controls
AN/ASG-31 LCOSS (Lead-Computing Optical Sight System)
Radar Operating Modes
Radar Modes Overview
Missile (MSL) Mode
Dogfight Missile (DM) Mode
Dogfight Gun (DG) Mode
Notes About Radar
Part 11 - Offence: Weapons & Armament
Section Structure
1 - Introduction
1.1 - Weapons Overview
1.2 - My Weapons Control Setup
2 - Air-to-Ground Weapons
2.1 - Unguided Bombs - MK-82 Snage Eye (High-Drag)
2.2 - Laser-Guided Bombs - GBU-12 PAVEWAY II
2.3 - Rockets - Hydra 70 (2.75 in)
2.4 - M-39A3 20 mm Guns (Air-to-Ground)
3 - Air-to-Air Weapons
3.1 - AIM-9 Sidewinder IR Missile
3.1.1 - MSL (Missile) Mode
3.1.2 - DM (Dogfight Missile) Mode
3.1.3 - Without Radar
3.1.4 - To Cage or Not To Cage
3.2 - M-39A3 20 mm Guns
3.2.1 - Introduction
3.2.2 - DG (Dogfight Gun) & A/A1 (Snapshot) Mode
3.2.3 - A/A2 (LCOS, Lead Computing Optical Sight) Mode
4 - Ordnance Jettison
4.1 - Selective Ordnance Jettison
4.2 - Emergency Stores Jettison
Part 12 - Defence: RWS & Countermeasures
Countermeasures - Introduction
AN/ALE-40 Chaff & Flare Dispenser System
Chaff & Flare Dispensing
AN/ALR-87 RWS (Radar Warning System)
Part 13 - IFF (Identify-Friend-or-Foe)
Introduction
IFF Modes
AN/APX-72 IFF Transponder Components
Setting Up the AN/APX-82 IFF Transponder
Part 14 - Radio
Radio System Overview
AN/ARC-164 UHF Radio Tutorials
Manual Channel
Preset Channel
Modifying a Preset Channel
Part 15 - Navigation
Navigation Equipment Overview
Magnetic Deviation
ADF (Automatic Direction Finder) Tutorial
TACAN Tutorial
Part 16 - Air Combat Tips
Part 17 - Other Resources
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