F-20 Tigershark

* AFD
* AFD Storm
* AFD Strike

Purchase from Daeira Airbase after completing Waves of Struggle on Palaks Bay (*AFD Storm*)
Advancing to Phase 5 (*AFD Strike*)

"*If you're an overambitious pilot, this is your plane. Light handling and good acceleration at a fair price.*"
―Harry's description of this plane in the shop.
The **Northrop F-20 Tigershark** is a recurring aircraft in the *Airforce Delta* series, it appears in all three *Airforce Delta* games, and is usable by Ruth Valentine in *Airforce Delta Strike*.

## Origin (Real-Life)

The Northrop F-20 Tigershark is an advancement to the F-5E Tiger II, designed for export purposes. It was a privately funded light fighter craft. It replaced the engines with a more powerful single engine that provided many improvements, as well as giving it improved avionics and weapons capabilities. It competed fiercely with the F-16 Falcon. However, after several years with no buyers, the 1.2 billion dollar project was cancelled.

## Design

As to be expected, the craft bears more than a resemblance to the F-5E; the same body type and all. However, instead of the twin-engined design of the Tiger, the Tigershark possesses a single, powerful engine.

## Performance

### *Airforce Delta*

A decent early-game plane. Stats are good all around, except for defense (Which is amusingly *worse* than the F-5E's defense). It can serve you... Alright, though the MiG-29 and F-16 you unlock in the next level after you unlock this will... Basically replace it, unfortunately.

### *Airforce Delta Storm*

A complete joke. Don't even bother with this thing. It's unlocked *in the second chapter*, after you would have unlocked MANY great planes. Hell, it's unlocked in the same damn mission as the F/A-18E Super Hornet! Don't bother with this turd. All of its stats are mediocre, except for Speed, and it has a piss poor range to kill any redeemable qualities it might have had.

### *Airforce Delta Strike*

It's... Okay? It's alright for when you unlock it. It's strictly a fighter, so don't try and go for ground targets thanks to this thing's pathetic HP. It does have decent mobility, and a decent special weapon in the HM-AAM. However, once you unlock the Su-30MKI, this thing will become absolutely worthless by comparison, as that plane is basically this, but better in every way. It's a multirole with great defense, better mobility and thrust, and better... Everything.

## Statistics

### *Airforce Delta Storm*

 **Range:** | 1

*Note: There are no differences in stats between the US and PAL versions.*

### *Airforce Delta Strike*

(Clockwise starting from top)

 **Speed:** | Medium

## Enemy Appearances (Missions)

### *Airforce Delta*

* A recurring target F-20 appears in Dogfight and Ceasefire Conference Security. Non-required F-20s appear in Escort Mission and The Mountain Base. (Though it is highly recommended to kill the F-20s in Escort Mission due to the nature of the level)

### *Airforce Delta Storm*

* Enemy F-20s appear in Nullify the Spy Planes and Streets of Rust. They are targets in both missions.

## Gallery

### *Airforce Delta*

Enemy F-20 from Dogfight.Ditto, featuring emblem.Enemy F-20 from Escort Mission.Ditto, featuring emblem.Enemy F-20 from Ceasefire Conference Security.Ditto, featuring emblem.Enemy F-20 from The Mountain Base.Ditto, featuring emblem.
### *Airforce Delta Storm*

Picture, plus stats.The PAL version of the plane, with a different paint scheme.F-20 Tigershark wallpaper.F-20 Tigershark collage.Enemy F-20 from Nullify the Spy Planes.Ditto, from Streets of Rust.Ditto, plus tail code & lacks emblem.Player F-20A.Player F-20A.Player F-20A.Player F-20A.Player F-20A.
### *Airforce Delta Strike*

F-20 in Ruth's color scheme.F-20 with a generic color scheme.F-20 with Ferrite coating.Ruth's F-20 Tigershark in flight.Ruth's F-20 Tigershark in flight.Aircraft statistics.F-20 Tigershark cockpit in *AFD Strike*.The F-20's special weapons, High-Maneuvering Air-to-Air Missiles.
## Trivia

* This plane has the same price in both the original *Airforce Delta* and *Airforce Delta Storm*.
* The player's color scheme in *Airforce Delta* is based on the F-20A flown by Shin Kazama in *Area 88*. This color scheme also appears very frequently in the *Ace Combat* series of games.