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Mirage 5F

2023-09-25T06:16:20Z

U75601819: Fixed typo error made on section "Description"

{{About
| about = French jet fighter '''{{PAGENAME}}'''
| usage = other versions
| link = Mirage 5 (Family)
}}
{{Specs-Card
|code=mirage_5f
|images={{Specs-Card-Image|GarageImage_{{PAGENAME}}.jpg|ArtImage_{{PAGENAME}}.png}}
}}

== Description ==

The '''Mirage 5F''' is a rank {{Specs|rank}} French jet fighter {{Battle-rating}}. It was introduced in [[Update "Winged Lions"]].

On July 9, 1965, the management of the Corporation’s General Technical Department decided on the definition of a [[Mirage IIIE]] with a simplified layout. This low altitude tactical support and patrol aircraft was named the Mirage 5. In place of the radar, the nose cone was to be fitted with the electronic navigation and attack equipment, thereby providing space for extra fuel.

More attachment points were provided for external loads, while the booster rocket was removed. The result was a less expensive aircraft, with 32% more fuel capacity than the [[Mirage IIIC]] and capable of carrying up to 14 bombs, not to mention a wealth of combinatory possibilities with numerous load configurations.

== General info ==
=== Flight performance ===
{{Specs-Avia-Flight}}


{| class="wikitable" style="text-align:center" width="70%"
! rowspan="2" | Characteristics
! colspan="2" | Max Speed (km/h at 12,000 m)
! rowspan="2" | Max altitude (metres)
! colspan="2" | Turn time (seconds)
! colspan="2" | Rate of climb (metres/second)
! rowspan="2" | Take-off run (metres)
|-
! AB !! RB !! AB !! RB !! AB !! RB
|-
! Stock
| 2,090 || 2,053 || rowspan="2" | {{Specs|ceiling}} || 29.9 || 30.6 || 109.7 || 99.7 || rowspan="2" | 750
|-
! Upgraded
| 2,233 || 2,160 || 26.3 || 28.0 || 172.5 || 140.0
|-
|}

==== Details ====
{| class="wikitable" style="text-align:center" width="50%"
|-
! colspan="6" | Features
|-
! Combat flaps !! Take-off flaps !! Landing flaps !! Air brakes !! Arrestor gear !! Drogue chute
|-
| X || X || X || ✓ || X || ✓ 
|-
|}

{| class="wikitable" style="text-align:center" width="50%"
|-
! colspan="7" | Limits
|-
! rowspan="2" | Wings (km/h)
! rowspan="2" | Gear (km/h)
! colspan="3" | Flaps (km/h)
! colspan="2" | Max Static G
|-
! Combat !! Take-off !! Landing !! + !! -
|-
| 1,460  || {{Specs|destruction|gear}} || N/A || N/A || N/A || ~10 || ~4
|-
|}

{| class="wikitable" style="text-align:center"
|-
! colspan="4" | Optimal velocities (km/h)
|-
! Ailerons !! Rudder !! Elevators !! Radiator
|-
| < 920 || < 750 || < 650 || N/A
|-
|}

==== Engine performance ====
{| class="wikitable" style="text-align:center"
|-
! colspan="3" | Engine
! colspan="5" | Aircraft mass
|-
! colspan="2" | Engine name || Number
! colspan="2" | {{Annotation|Basic mass|Mass of the aircraft with pilot and engine oil, but no fuel or weapons load}} || colspan="3" | Wing loading (full fuel)
|-
| colspan="2" | SNECMA Atar 9C || 1
| colspan="2" | 7,250 kg || colspan="3" | 300 kg/m2
|-
! colspan="3" | Engine characteristics
! colspan="4" | Mass with fuel (no weapons load) || rowspan="2" | Max Takeoff Weight
|-
! Weight (each) || colspan="2" | Type
! 10m fuel || 20m fuel || 30m fuel || 34m fuel
|-
| 1,450 kg || colspan="2" | Afterburning axial-flow turbojet
| 7,934 kg || 8,577 kg || 9,241 kg || 9,531 kg || _,___ kg
|-
! colspan="3" | {{Annotation|Maximum engine thrust @ 0 m (RB/SB)|The maximum thrust produced by each engine, while mounted in the aircraft. NOTE: Thrust varies significantly depending on speed & altitude.}}
! colspan="5" | Thrust to weight ratio @ 0 m (WEP)
|-
! Condition || 100% || WEP
! 10m fuel || 20m fuel || 30m fuel || 34m fuel || MTOW
|-
| ''Stationary'' || 4,210 kgf || 6,110 kgf
| 0.77 || 0.71 || 0.66 || 0.64 || _.__
|-
| ''Optimal'' || 5,389 kgf (1,200 km/h) || 8,594 kgf (1,200 km/h)
| 1.08 || 1.00 || 0.93 || 0.90 || _.__
|-
|}

=== Survivability and armour ===
{{Specs-Avia-Armour}}

The Mirage 5F has no armor and can be critically damaged with just one short burst of enemy fire. Even if the Mirage survives, it will be highly damaged and some major components like the elevator or aileron controls will likely be destroyed. The Mirage has self-sealing fuel tanks located in the rear, front part of the wings, and the forward fuselage.

=== Modifications and economy ===
{{Specs-Economy}}

== Armaments ==
{{Specs-Avia-Armaments}}
{| class="wikitable" style="text-align:center"
|-
! colspan="4" | [[Ballistic Computer]]
|-
! CCIP (Guns) !! CCIP (Rockets) !! CCIP (Bombs) !! CCRP (Bombs)
|-
| {{Tick}} || {{Tick}} || {{Tick}} || {{Tick}}
|-
|}
=== Offensive armament ===
{{Specs-Avia-Offensive}}

{{main|DEFA 552A (30 mm)}}

The '''''{{PAGENAME}}''''' is armed with:

* 2 x 30 mm DEFA 552A cannons, belly-mounted (140 rpg = 280 total)

=== Suspended armament ===
{{Specs-Avia-Suspended}}


The '''''{{PAGENAME}}''''' can be outfitted with the following ordnance:

{| class="wikitable" style="text-align:center" width="100%"
|-
! !! width="6%" | 1 !! width="6%" | 2 !! width="6%" | 3 !! width="6%" | 4 !! width="6%" | 5 !! width="6%" | 6 !! width="6%" | 7
| rowspan="12" width="30%" | <div class="ttx-image">[[File:Hardpoints_{{PAGENAME}}.png]]</div>
|-
! [[SAMP Mk 81 (250 lb)|250 lb SAMP Mk 81]] bombs
| 1 || || || || || || 1
|-
! [[SAMP Type 25 (250 kg)|250 kg SAMP Type 25]] bombs
| || 4 || 1 || 2 || 1 || 4 ||
|-
! [[SAMP Type 25 200 (250 kg)|250 kg SAMP Type 25 200]] bombs
| || || 1 || 2 || 1 || ||
|-
! [[SAMP Type 21 (400 kg)|400 kg SAMP Type 21]] bombs
| || 2 || 1 || 2 || 1 || 2 ||
|-
! [[SAMP Type 21 200 (400 kg)|400 kg SAMP Type 21 200]] bombs
| || || 1 || 2 || 1 || ||
|-
! [[FZ49]] rockets
| 7 || || || || || || 7
|-
! [[SNEB type 23]] rockets
| || 18, 36 || || || || 18, 36 ||
|-
! [[AIM-9B Sidewinder]] missiles
| 1 || || || || || || 1
|-
! [[AS-30 Nord]] missiles
| || || || 1 || || ||
|-
! [[Matra R550 Magic 1]] missiles
| 1 || || || || || || 1
|-
| colspan="8" | Maximum permissible weight imbalance: 1,500 kg
|-
|}

{{Navigation-Start|Default weapon presets}}
{{Navigation-First-Simple-Line}}

* Without load
* 2 x Matra R550 Magic 1 missiles
* 2 x AIM-9B Sidewinder missiles
* 1 x AS-30 Nord missile
* 2 x 250 lb SAMP Mk 81 bombs (500 lb total)
* 12 x 250 kg SAMP Type 25 bombs (3,000 kg total)
* 4 x 250 kg SAMP Type 25 200 bombs (1,000 kg total)
* 8 x 400 kg SAMP Type 21 bombs (3,200 kg total)
* 4 x 400 kg SAMP Type 21 200 bombs (1,600 kg total)
* 36 x SNEB type 23 rockets
* 72 x SNEB type 23 rockets
* 14 x FZ49 rockets
{{Navigation-End}}

== Usage in battles ==

Comparable to the Mirage 3C in performance, the 5F lacks some of the electronics and missiles that make those jets very competitive in aggressive fights.

Because of that, and its lack of countermeasures, the Mirage 5F's most important asset is retaining its speed. Since is a very fast aircraft, it is better used in a support role or doing passes around the map at high speeds, launching the missiles at priority targets that might be a threat to the Nesher or to save an ally from death. This good use of its ammunition is extremely important since the Nesher can only carry a maximum of 2 AAMs, one on each wing. Be careful, though, as the 2 Magic 1's are very short in range, take a second to arm, and suffer from a lot of drag. Its guns, while great and easy to aim, have a low muzzle velocity and work better at low speeds when it is easier to point the nose of the aircraft in the desired direction. But since they are 30 mm cannons, they will destroy any aircraft with a small burst, making them very reliable.

Going for ground bases is a good option in the Mirage 5F. The Mirage 5F is capable of carrying enough bombs to destroy a full base and still carry 2 missiles for air-to-air combat. When doing this, flying at medium altitudes and then diving to the bases is very important to stay alive, because when flying to close to the ground the enemy SPAA around the map can easily destroy or severely damage your aircraft. At the moment of approaching the base, it is important to go in a dive or lower your altitude closer to the ground because the Nesher has no ballistic computer at all. Once the bombs are dropped, the Nesher may be capable of playing aggressive in the middle of the match, since at that point most fights would have already started and enemies would be distracted. Thus climbing to high altitudes or playing too cautiously may result in a defeat, since your allies would need you helping in the fight.

The 5F energy retention is decent at best, so be careful when dogfighting and choose your opponents wisely.

=== Pros and cons ===


'''Pros:'''

* Good missiles; IR-guided Magics are very agile and have high G limits
* Hard hitting guns
* Decent loadout options
* Nimble attacker

'''Cons:'''

* Only two missiles
* Doesn't have access to laser-guided ordnance
* No flares or chaff of any kind
* Frequent uptiers against more capable jets

== History ==

The '''Mirage 5''' grew out of a request to Dassault from the Israeli Air Force. Since the weather over the Middle East is clear and sunny most of the time, the Israelis suggested removing avionics, normally located behind the cockpit, from the standard [[Mirage IIIE]] to reduce cost and maintenance, and replacing them with more fuel storage for attack missions. In September 1966, the Israelis placed an order for 50 units of the new aircraft.

The first Mirage 5 flew on 19 May 1967. It looked much like the Mirage III, except it had a long slender nose that extended the aircraft's length by about half a metre. A pitot tube was distinctively moved from the tip of the nose to below the nose in the majority of Mirage 5 variants. Rising tensions in the Middle East led French President Charles de Gaulle to embargo the Israeli Mirage 5s on 3 June 1967. The Mirages continued to roll off the production line, even though they were embargoed, and by 1968 the batch was complete and the Israelis had provided final payments.

In late 1969, the Israelis, who had pilots in France testing the aircraft, requested that the aircraft be transferred to Corsica, in theory to allow them to continue flight training during the winter. The French government became suspicious when the Israelis also tried to obtain long-range fuel tanks and cancelled the move.

The Israelis finally gave up trying to get the aircraft and accepted a refund. Later however, cooperation with France resumed outside the public's eye and Israel received 50 '''Mirage 5s''' in crates from AdA, while Ada took over the 50 aircraft originally intended for Israel, as '''Mirage 5Fs'''.[''citation needed''] The aircraft were delivered between May 1971 and February 1974 and assembled by Israeli technicians.[''citation needed''] Officially, Israel claimed to have built the aircraft after obtaining complete blueprints, naming them [[Nesher]].

Like the Mirage IIIE, the Mirage 5 was popular with export customers, with different export variants fitted with a wide range of different avionics. While the Mirage 5 had been originally oriented to the clear-weather attack role, with some avionic fits it was refocused to the air-combat mission. As electronic systems became more compact and powerful, it was possible to provide the Mirage 5 with increased capability, even though the rear avionics bay had been deleted, therefore in some sub-versions, Dassault finished up with a "reinvented" Mirage IIIE.

The Mirage 5 was sold to Abu Dhabi, Belgium, Colombia, Egypt, Gabon, Libya, Pakistan, Peru, Venezuela, and Zaire, with the usual list of subvariant designations and variations in kit. The Belgian aircraft were fitted with mostly US avionics, and Egyptian aircraft fitted with the MS2 attack avionics system from the Dassault-Dornier Alpha Jet.

== Media ==


;Skins

* [https://live.warthunder.com/feed/camouflages/?vehicle=mirage_5f Skins and camouflages for the {{PAGENAME}} from live.warthunder.com.]

== See also ==

''Links to the articles on the War Thunder Wiki that you think will be useful for the reader, for example:''

* ''[[Mirage 5 (Family)|Mirage 5 family]]''.
* ''[[Matra R550 Magic 1|Matra R550 Magic 1 missiles used by the aircraft]]''

== External links ==

''Paste links to sources and external resources, such as:''

* ''topic on the official game forum;''
* ''other literature.''

{{AirManufacturer Dassault}}
{{France jet aircraft}}

Mirage 5F

2023-09-25T06:14:33Z

U75601819:

{{About
| about = French jet fighter '''{{PAGENAME}}'''
| usage = other versions
| link = Mirage 5 (Family)
}}
{{Specs-Card
|code=mirage_5f
|images={{Specs-Card-Image|GarageImage_{{PAGENAME}}.jpg|ArtImage_{{PAGENAME}}.png}}
}}

== Description ==

The '''{{Specs|name=Mirage 5F}}''' is a rank {{Specs|rank}} French jet fighter {{Battle-rating}}. It was introduced in [[Update "Winged Lions"]].

On July 9, 1965, the management of the Corporation’s General Technical Department decided on the definition of a [[Mirage IIIE]] with a simplified layout. This low altitude tactical support and patrol aircraft was named the Mirage 5. In place of the radar, the nose cone was to be fitted with the electronic navigation and attack equipment, thereby providing space for extra fuel.

More attachment points were provided for external loads, while the booster rocket was removed. The result was a less expensive aircraft, with 32% more fuel capacity than the [[Mirage IIIC]] and capable of carrying up to 14 bombs, not to mention a wealth of combinatory possibilities with numerous load configurations.

== General info ==
=== Flight performance ===
{{Specs-Avia-Flight}}


{| class="wikitable" style="text-align:center" width="70%"
! rowspan="2" | Characteristics
! colspan="2" | Max Speed (km/h at 12,000 m)
! rowspan="2" | Max altitude (metres)
! colspan="2" | Turn time (seconds)
! colspan="2" | Rate of climb (metres/second)
! rowspan="2" | Take-off run (metres)
|-
! AB !! RB !! AB !! RB !! AB !! RB
|-
! Stock
| 2,090 || 2,053 || rowspan="2" | {{Specs|ceiling}} || 29.9 || 30.6 || 109.7 || 99.7 || rowspan="2" | 750
|-
! Upgraded
| 2,233 || 2,160 || 26.3 || 28.0 || 172.5 || 140.0
|-
|}

==== Details ====
{| class="wikitable" style="text-align:center" width="50%"
|-
! colspan="6" | Features
|-
! Combat flaps !! Take-off flaps !! Landing flaps !! Air brakes !! Arrestor gear !! Drogue chute
|-
| X || X || X || ✓ || X || ✓ 
|-
|}

{| class="wikitable" style="text-align:center" width="50%"
|-
! colspan="7" | Limits
|-
! rowspan="2" | Wings (km/h)
! rowspan="2" | Gear (km/h)
! colspan="3" | Flaps (km/h)
! colspan="2" | Max Static G
|-
! Combat !! Take-off !! Landing !! + !! -
|-
| 1,460  || {{Specs|destruction|gear}} || N/A || N/A || N/A || ~10 || ~4
|-
|}

{| class="wikitable" style="text-align:center"
|-
! colspan="4" | Optimal velocities (km/h)
|-
! Ailerons !! Rudder !! Elevators !! Radiator
|-
| < 920 || < 750 || < 650 || N/A
|-
|}

==== Engine performance ====
{| class="wikitable" style="text-align:center"
|-
! colspan="3" | Engine
! colspan="5" | Aircraft mass
|-
! colspan="2" | Engine name || Number
! colspan="2" | {{Annotation|Basic mass|Mass of the aircraft with pilot and engine oil, but no fuel or weapons load}} || colspan="3" | Wing loading (full fuel)
|-
| colspan="2" | SNECMA Atar 9C || 1
| colspan="2" | 7,250 kg || colspan="3" | 300 kg/m2
|-
! colspan="3" | Engine characteristics
! colspan="4" | Mass with fuel (no weapons load) || rowspan="2" | Max Takeoff Weight
|-
! Weight (each) || colspan="2" | Type
! 10m fuel || 20m fuel || 30m fuel || 34m fuel
|-
| 1,450 kg || colspan="2" | Afterburning axial-flow turbojet
| 7,934 kg || 8,577 kg || 9,241 kg || 9,531 kg || _,___ kg
|-
! colspan="3" | {{Annotation|Maximum engine thrust @ 0 m (RB/SB)|The maximum thrust produced by each engine, while mounted in the aircraft. NOTE: Thrust varies significantly depending on speed & altitude.}}
! colspan="5" | Thrust to weight ratio @ 0 m (WEP)
|-
! Condition || 100% || WEP
! 10m fuel || 20m fuel || 30m fuel || 34m fuel || MTOW
|-
| ''Stationary'' || 4,210 kgf || 6,110 kgf
| 0.77 || 0.71 || 0.66 || 0.64 || _.__
|-
| ''Optimal'' || 5,389 kgf (1,200 km/h) || 8,594 kgf (1,200 km/h)
| 1.08 || 1.00 || 0.93 || 0.90 || _.__
|-
|}

=== Survivability and armour ===
{{Specs-Avia-Armour}}

The Mirage 5F has no armor and can be critically damaged with just one short burst of enemy fire. Even if the Mirage survives, it will be highly damaged and some major components like the elevator or aileron controls will likely be destroyed. The Mirage has self-sealing fuel tanks located in the rear, front part of the wings, and the forward fuselage.

=== Modifications and economy ===
{{Specs-Economy}}

== Armaments ==
{{Specs-Avia-Armaments}}
{| class="wikitable" style="text-align:center"
|-
! colspan="4" | [[Ballistic Computer]]
|-
! CCIP (Guns) !! CCIP (Rockets) !! CCIP (Bombs) !! CCRP (Bombs)
|-
| {{Tick}} || {{Tick}} || {{Tick}} || {{Tick}}
|-
|}
=== Offensive armament ===
{{Specs-Avia-Offensive}}

{{main|DEFA 552A (30 mm)}}

The '''''{{PAGENAME}}''''' is armed with:

* 2 x 30 mm DEFA 552A cannons, belly-mounted (140 rpg = 280 total)

=== Suspended armament ===
{{Specs-Avia-Suspended}}


The '''''{{PAGENAME}}''''' can be outfitted with the following ordnance:

{| class="wikitable" style="text-align:center" width="100%"
|-
! !! width="6%" | 1 !! width="6%" | 2 !! width="6%" | 3 !! width="6%" | 4 !! width="6%" | 5 !! width="6%" | 6 !! width="6%" | 7
| rowspan="12" width="30%" | <div class="ttx-image">[[File:Hardpoints_{{PAGENAME}}.png]]</div>
|-
! [[SAMP Mk 81 (250 lb)|250 lb SAMP Mk 81]] bombs
| 1 || || || || || || 1
|-
! [[SAMP Type 25 (250 kg)|250 kg SAMP Type 25]] bombs
| || 4 || 1 || 2 || 1 || 4 ||
|-
! [[SAMP Type 25 200 (250 kg)|250 kg SAMP Type 25 200]] bombs
| || || 1 || 2 || 1 || ||
|-
! [[SAMP Type 21 (400 kg)|400 kg SAMP Type 21]] bombs
| || 2 || 1 || 2 || 1 || 2 ||
|-
! [[SAMP Type 21 200 (400 kg)|400 kg SAMP Type 21 200]] bombs
| || || 1 || 2 || 1 || ||
|-
! [[FZ49]] rockets
| 7 || || || || || || 7
|-
! [[SNEB type 23]] rockets
| || 18, 36 || || || || 18, 36 ||
|-
! [[AIM-9B Sidewinder]] missiles
| 1 || || || || || || 1
|-
! [[AS-30 Nord]] missiles
| || || || 1 || || ||
|-
! [[Matra R550 Magic 1]] missiles
| 1 || || || || || || 1
|-
| colspan="8" | Maximum permissible weight imbalance: 1,500 kg
|-
|}

{{Navigation-Start|Default weapon presets}}
{{Navigation-First-Simple-Line}}

* Without load
* 2 x Matra R550 Magic 1 missiles
* 2 x AIM-9B Sidewinder missiles
* 1 x AS-30 Nord missile
* 2 x 250 lb SAMP Mk 81 bombs (500 lb total)
* 12 x 250 kg SAMP Type 25 bombs (3,000 kg total)
* 4 x 250 kg SAMP Type 25 200 bombs (1,000 kg total)
* 8 x 400 kg SAMP Type 21 bombs (3,200 kg total)
* 4 x 400 kg SAMP Type 21 200 bombs (1,600 kg total)
* 36 x SNEB type 23 rockets
* 72 x SNEB type 23 rockets
* 14 x FZ49 rockets
{{Navigation-End}}

== Usage in battles ==

Comparable to the Mirage 3C in performance, the 5F lacks some of the electronics and missiles that make those jets very competitive in aggressive fights.

Because of that, and its lack of countermeasures, the Mirage 5F's most important asset is retaining its speed. Since is a very fast aircraft, it is better used in a support role or doing passes around the map at high speeds, launching the missiles at priority targets that might be a threat to the Nesher or to save an ally from death. This good use of its ammunition is extremely important since the Nesher can only carry a maximum of 2 AAMs, one on each wing. Be careful, though, as the 2 Magic 1's are very short in range, take a second to arm, and suffer from a lot of drag. Its guns, while great and easy to aim, have a low muzzle velocity and work better at low speeds when it is easier to point the nose of the aircraft in the desired direction. But since they are 30 mm cannons, they will destroy any aircraft with a small burst, making them very reliable.

Going for ground bases is a good option in the Mirage 5F. The Mirage 5F is capable of carrying enough bombs to destroy a full base and still carry 2 missiles for air-to-air combat. When doing this, flying at medium altitudes and then diving to the bases is very important to stay alive, because when flying to close to the ground the enemy SPAA around the map can easily destroy or severely damage your aircraft. At the moment of approaching the base, it is important to go in a dive or lower your altitude closer to the ground because the Nesher has no ballistic computer at all. Once the bombs are dropped, the Nesher may be capable of playing aggressive in the middle of the match, since at that point most fights would have already started and enemies would be distracted. Thus climbing to high altitudes or playing too cautiously may result in a defeat, since your allies would need you helping in the fight.

The 5F energy retention is decent at best, so be careful when dogfighting and choose your opponents wisely.

=== Pros and cons ===


'''Pros:'''

* Good missiles; IR-guided Magics are very agile and have high G limits
* Hard hitting guns
* Decent loadout options
* Nimble attacker

'''Cons:'''

* Only two missiles
* Doesn't have access to laser-guided ordnance
* No flares or chaff of any kind
* Frequent uptiers against more capable jets

== History ==

The '''Mirage 5''' grew out of a request to Dassault from the Israeli Air Force. Since the weather over the Middle East is clear and sunny most of the time, the Israelis suggested removing avionics, normally located behind the cockpit, from the standard [[Mirage IIIE]] to reduce cost and maintenance, and replacing them with more fuel storage for attack missions. In September 1966, the Israelis placed an order for 50 units of the new aircraft.

The first Mirage 5 flew on 19 May 1967. It looked much like the Mirage III, except it had a long slender nose that extended the aircraft's length by about half a metre. A pitot tube was distinctively moved from the tip of the nose to below the nose in the majority of Mirage 5 variants. Rising tensions in the Middle East led French President Charles de Gaulle to embargo the Israeli Mirage 5s on 3 June 1967. The Mirages continued to roll off the production line, even though they were embargoed, and by 1968 the batch was complete and the Israelis had provided final payments.

In late 1969, the Israelis, who had pilots in France testing the aircraft, requested that the aircraft be transferred to Corsica, in theory to allow them to continue flight training during the winter. The French government became suspicious when the Israelis also tried to obtain long-range fuel tanks and cancelled the move.

The Israelis finally gave up trying to get the aircraft and accepted a refund. Later however, cooperation with France resumed outside the public's eye and Israel received 50 '''Mirage 5s''' in crates from AdA, while Ada took over the 50 aircraft originally intended for Israel, as '''Mirage 5Fs'''.[''citation needed''] The aircraft were delivered between May 1971 and February 1974 and assembled by Israeli technicians.[''citation needed''] Officially, Israel claimed to have built the aircraft after obtaining complete blueprints, naming them [[Nesher]].

Like the Mirage IIIE, the Mirage 5 was popular with export customers, with different export variants fitted with a wide range of different avionics. While the Mirage 5 had been originally oriented to the clear-weather attack role, with some avionic fits it was refocused to the air-combat mission. As electronic systems became more compact and powerful, it was possible to provide the Mirage 5 with increased capability, even though the rear avionics bay had been deleted, therefore in some sub-versions, Dassault finished up with a "reinvented" Mirage IIIE.

The Mirage 5 was sold to Abu Dhabi, Belgium, Colombia, Egypt, Gabon, Libya, Pakistan, Peru, Venezuela, and Zaire, with the usual list of subvariant designations and variations in kit. The Belgian aircraft were fitted with mostly US avionics, and Egyptian aircraft fitted with the MS2 attack avionics system from the Dassault-Dornier Alpha Jet.

== Media ==


;Skins

* [https://live.warthunder.com/feed/camouflages/?vehicle=mirage_5f Skins and camouflages for the {{PAGENAME}} from live.warthunder.com.]

== See also ==

''Links to the articles on the War Thunder Wiki that you think will be useful for the reader, for example:''

* ''[[Mirage 5 (Family)|Mirage 5 family]]''.
* ''[[Matra R550 Magic 1|Matra R550 Magic 1 missiles used by the aircraft]]''

== External links ==

''Paste links to sources and external resources, such as:''

* ''topic on the official game forum;''
* ''other literature.''

{{AirManufacturer Dassault}}
{{France jet aircraft}}

Mirage 5F

2023-09-25T06:12:35Z

U75601819: /* Description */

{{About
| about = French jet fighter '''{{PAGENAME}}'''
| usage = other versions
| link = Mirage 5 (Family)
}}
{{Specs-Card
|code=mirage_5f
|images={{Specs-Card-Image|GarageImage_{{PAGENAME}}.jpg|ArtImage_{{PAGENAME}}.png}}
}}

== Description ==

The '''{{Name}}''' is a rank {{Specs|rank}} French jet fighter {{Battle-rating}}. It was introduced in [[Update "Winged Lions"]].

On July 9, 1965, the management of the Corporation’s General Technical Department decided on the definition of a [[Mirage IIIE]] with a simplified layout. This low altitude tactical support and patrol aircraft was named the Mirage 5. In place of the radar, the nose cone was to be fitted with the electronic navigation and attack equipment, thereby providing space for extra fuel.

More attachment points were provided for external loads, while the booster rocket was removed. The result was a less expensive aircraft, with 32% more fuel capacity than the [[Mirage IIIC]] and capable of carrying up to 14 bombs, not to mention a wealth of combinatory possibilities with numerous load configurations.

== General info ==
=== Flight performance ===
{{Specs-Avia-Flight}}


{| class="wikitable" style="text-align:center" width="70%"
! rowspan="2" | Characteristics
! colspan="2" | Max Speed (km/h at 12,000 m)
! rowspan="2" | Max altitude (metres)
! colspan="2" | Turn time (seconds)
! colspan="2" | Rate of climb (metres/second)
! rowspan="2" | Take-off run (metres)
|-
! AB !! RB !! AB !! RB !! AB !! RB
|-
! Stock
| 2,090 || 2,053 || rowspan="2" | {{Specs|ceiling}} || 29.9 || 30.6 || 109.7 || 99.7 || rowspan="2" | 750
|-
! Upgraded
| 2,233 || 2,160 || 26.3 || 28.0 || 172.5 || 140.0
|-
|}

==== Details ====
{| class="wikitable" style="text-align:center" width="50%"
|-
! colspan="6" | Features
|-
! Combat flaps !! Take-off flaps !! Landing flaps !! Air brakes !! Arrestor gear !! Drogue chute
|-
| X || X || X || ✓ || X || ✓ 
|-
|}

{| class="wikitable" style="text-align:center" width="50%"
|-
! colspan="7" | Limits
|-
! rowspan="2" | Wings (km/h)
! rowspan="2" | Gear (km/h)
! colspan="3" | Flaps (km/h)
! colspan="2" | Max Static G
|-
! Combat !! Take-off !! Landing !! + !! -
|-
| 1,460  || {{Specs|destruction|gear}} || N/A || N/A || N/A || ~10 || ~4
|-
|}

{| class="wikitable" style="text-align:center"
|-
! colspan="4" | Optimal velocities (km/h)
|-
! Ailerons !! Rudder !! Elevators !! Radiator
|-
| < 920 || < 750 || < 650 || N/A
|-
|}

==== Engine performance ====
{| class="wikitable" style="text-align:center"
|-
! colspan="3" | Engine
! colspan="5" | Aircraft mass
|-
! colspan="2" | Engine name || Number
! colspan="2" | {{Annotation|Basic mass|Mass of the aircraft with pilot and engine oil, but no fuel or weapons load}} || colspan="3" | Wing loading (full fuel)
|-
| colspan="2" | SNECMA Atar 9C || 1
| colspan="2" | 7,250 kg || colspan="3" | 300 kg/m2
|-
! colspan="3" | Engine characteristics
! colspan="4" | Mass with fuel (no weapons load) || rowspan="2" | Max Takeoff Weight
|-
! Weight (each) || colspan="2" | Type
! 10m fuel || 20m fuel || 30m fuel || 34m fuel
|-
| 1,450 kg || colspan="2" | Afterburning axial-flow turbojet
| 7,934 kg || 8,577 kg || 9,241 kg || 9,531 kg || _,___ kg
|-
! colspan="3" | {{Annotation|Maximum engine thrust @ 0 m (RB/SB)|The maximum thrust produced by each engine, while mounted in the aircraft. NOTE: Thrust varies significantly depending on speed & altitude.}}
! colspan="5" | Thrust to weight ratio @ 0 m (WEP)
|-
! Condition || 100% || WEP
! 10m fuel || 20m fuel || 30m fuel || 34m fuel || MTOW
|-
| ''Stationary'' || 4,210 kgf || 6,110 kgf
| 0.77 || 0.71 || 0.66 || 0.64 || _.__
|-
| ''Optimal'' || 5,389 kgf (1,200 km/h) || 8,594 kgf (1,200 km/h)
| 1.08 || 1.00 || 0.93 || 0.90 || _.__
|-
|}

=== Survivability and armour ===
{{Specs-Avia-Armour}}

The Mirage 5F has no armor and can be critically damaged with just one short burst of enemy fire. Even if the Mirage survives, it will be highly damaged and some major components like the elevator or aileron controls will likely be destroyed. The Mirage has self-sealing fuel tanks located in the rear, front part of the wings, and the forward fuselage.

=== Modifications and economy ===
{{Specs-Economy}}

== Armaments ==
{{Specs-Avia-Armaments}}
{| class="wikitable" style="text-align:center"
|-
! colspan="4" | [[Ballistic Computer]]
|-
! CCIP (Guns) !! CCIP (Rockets) !! CCIP (Bombs) !! CCRP (Bombs)
|-
| {{Tick}} || {{Tick}} || {{Tick}} || {{Tick}}
|-
|}
=== Offensive armament ===
{{Specs-Avia-Offensive}}

{{main|DEFA 552A (30 mm)}}

The '''''{{PAGENAME}}''''' is armed with:

* 2 x 30 mm DEFA 552A cannons, belly-mounted (140 rpg = 280 total)

=== Suspended armament ===
{{Specs-Avia-Suspended}}


The '''''{{PAGENAME}}''''' can be outfitted with the following ordnance:

{| class="wikitable" style="text-align:center" width="100%"
|-
! !! width="6%" | 1 !! width="6%" | 2 !! width="6%" | 3 !! width="6%" | 4 !! width="6%" | 5 !! width="6%" | 6 !! width="6%" | 7
| rowspan="12" width="30%" | <div class="ttx-image">[[File:Hardpoints_{{PAGENAME}}.png]]</div>
|-
! [[SAMP Mk 81 (250 lb)|250 lb SAMP Mk 81]] bombs
| 1 || || || || || || 1
|-
! [[SAMP Type 25 (250 kg)|250 kg SAMP Type 25]] bombs
| || 4 || 1 || 2 || 1 || 4 ||
|-
! [[SAMP Type 25 200 (250 kg)|250 kg SAMP Type 25 200]] bombs
| || || 1 || 2 || 1 || ||
|-
! [[SAMP Type 21 (400 kg)|400 kg SAMP Type 21]] bombs
| || 2 || 1 || 2 || 1 || 2 ||
|-
! [[SAMP Type 21 200 (400 kg)|400 kg SAMP Type 21 200]] bombs
| || || 1 || 2 || 1 || ||
|-
! [[FZ49]] rockets
| 7 || || || || || || 7
|-
! [[SNEB type 23]] rockets
| || 18, 36 || || || || 18, 36 ||
|-
! [[AIM-9B Sidewinder]] missiles
| 1 || || || || || || 1
|-
! [[AS-30 Nord]] missiles
| || || || 1 || || ||
|-
! [[Matra R550 Magic 1]] missiles
| 1 || || || || || || 1
|-
| colspan="8" | Maximum permissible weight imbalance: 1,500 kg
|-
|}

{{Navigation-Start|Default weapon presets}}
{{Navigation-First-Simple-Line}}

* Without load
* 2 x Matra R550 Magic 1 missiles
* 2 x AIM-9B Sidewinder missiles
* 1 x AS-30 Nord missile
* 2 x 250 lb SAMP Mk 81 bombs (500 lb total)
* 12 x 250 kg SAMP Type 25 bombs (3,000 kg total)
* 4 x 250 kg SAMP Type 25 200 bombs (1,000 kg total)
* 8 x 400 kg SAMP Type 21 bombs (3,200 kg total)
* 4 x 400 kg SAMP Type 21 200 bombs (1,600 kg total)
* 36 x SNEB type 23 rockets
* 72 x SNEB type 23 rockets
* 14 x FZ49 rockets
{{Navigation-End}}

== Usage in battles ==

Comparable to the Mirage 3C in performance, the 5F lacks some of the electronics and missiles that make those jets very competitive in aggressive fights.

Because of that, and its lack of countermeasures, the Mirage 5F's most important asset is retaining its speed. Since is a very fast aircraft, it is better used in a support role or doing passes around the map at high speeds, launching the missiles at priority targets that might be a threat to the Nesher or to save an ally from death. This good use of its ammunition is extremely important since the Nesher can only carry a maximum of 2 AAMs, one on each wing. Be careful, though, as the 2 Magic 1's are very short in range, take a second to arm, and suffer from a lot of drag. Its guns, while great and easy to aim, have a low muzzle velocity and work better at low speeds when it is easier to point the nose of the aircraft in the desired direction. But since they are 30 mm cannons, they will destroy any aircraft with a small burst, making them very reliable.

Going for ground bases is a good option in the Mirage 5F. The Mirage 5F is capable of carrying enough bombs to destroy a full base and still carry 2 missiles for air-to-air combat. When doing this, flying at medium altitudes and then diving to the bases is very important to stay alive, because when flying to close to the ground the enemy SPAA around the map can easily destroy or severely damage your aircraft. At the moment of approaching the base, it is important to go in a dive or lower your altitude closer to the ground because the Nesher has no ballistic computer at all. Once the bombs are dropped, the Nesher may be capable of playing aggressive in the middle of the match, since at that point most fights would have already started and enemies would be distracted. Thus climbing to high altitudes or playing too cautiously may result in a defeat, since your allies would need you helping in the fight.

The 5F energy retention is decent at best, so be careful when dogfighting and choose your opponents wisely.

=== Pros and cons ===


'''Pros:'''

* Good missiles; IR-guided Magics are very agile and have high G limits
* Hard hitting guns
* Decent loadout options
* Nimble attacker

'''Cons:'''

* Only two missiles
* Doesn't have access to laser-guided ordnance
* No flares or chaff of any kind
* Frequent uptiers against more capable jets

== History ==

The '''Mirage 5''' grew out of a request to Dassault from the Israeli Air Force. Since the weather over the Middle East is clear and sunny most of the time, the Israelis suggested removing avionics, normally located behind the cockpit, from the standard [[Mirage IIIE]] to reduce cost and maintenance, and replacing them with more fuel storage for attack missions. In September 1966, the Israelis placed an order for 50 units of the new aircraft.

The first Mirage 5 flew on 19 May 1967. It looked much like the Mirage III, except it had a long slender nose that extended the aircraft's length by about half a metre. A pitot tube was distinctively moved from the tip of the nose to below the nose in the majority of Mirage 5 variants. Rising tensions in the Middle East led French President Charles de Gaulle to embargo the Israeli Mirage 5s on 3 June 1967. The Mirages continued to roll off the production line, even though they were embargoed, and by 1968 the batch was complete and the Israelis had provided final payments.

In late 1969, the Israelis, who had pilots in France testing the aircraft, requested that the aircraft be transferred to Corsica, in theory to allow them to continue flight training during the winter. The French government became suspicious when the Israelis also tried to obtain long-range fuel tanks and cancelled the move.

The Israelis finally gave up trying to get the aircraft and accepted a refund. Later however, cooperation with France resumed outside the public's eye and Israel received 50 '''Mirage 5s''' in crates from AdA, while Ada took over the 50 aircraft originally intended for Israel, as '''Mirage 5Fs'''.[''citation needed''] The aircraft were delivered between May 1971 and February 1974 and assembled by Israeli technicians.[''citation needed''] Officially, Israel claimed to have built the aircraft after obtaining complete blueprints, naming them [[Nesher]].

Like the Mirage IIIE, the Mirage 5 was popular with export customers, with different export variants fitted with a wide range of different avionics. While the Mirage 5 had been originally oriented to the clear-weather attack role, with some avionic fits it was refocused to the air-combat mission. As electronic systems became more compact and powerful, it was possible to provide the Mirage 5 with increased capability, even though the rear avionics bay had been deleted, therefore in some sub-versions, Dassault finished up with a "reinvented" Mirage IIIE.

The Mirage 5 was sold to Abu Dhabi, Belgium, Colombia, Egypt, Gabon, Libya, Pakistan, Peru, Venezuela, and Zaire, with the usual list of subvariant designations and variations in kit. The Belgian aircraft were fitted with mostly US avionics, and Egyptian aircraft fitted with the MS2 attack avionics system from the Dassault-Dornier Alpha Jet.

== Media ==


;Skins

* [https://live.warthunder.com/feed/camouflages/?vehicle=mirage_5f Skins and camouflages for the {{PAGENAME}} from live.warthunder.com.]

== See also ==

''Links to the articles on the War Thunder Wiki that you think will be useful for the reader, for example:''

* ''[[Mirage 5 (Family)|Mirage 5 family]]''.
* ''[[Matra R550 Magic 1|Matra R550 Magic 1 missiles used by the aircraft]]''

== External links ==

''Paste links to sources and external resources, such as:''

* ''topic on the official game forum;''
* ''other literature.''

{{AirManufacturer Dassault}}
{{France jet aircraft}}

Mirage 5F

2023-09-25T06:10:28Z

U75601819: Added a more detailed initial description to the aircraft, along with the missings "Survivability and Armour" and History section of the aircraft section. Also added a more detailed "Usage in Battle" section

{{About
| about = French jet fighter '''{{PAGENAME}}'''
| usage = other versions
| link = Mirage 5 (Family)
}}
{{Specs-Card
|code=mirage_5f
|images={{Specs-Card-Image|GarageImage_{{PAGENAME}}.jpg|ArtImage_{{PAGENAME}}.png}}
}}

== Description ==

The '''{{Specs}}''' is a rank {{Specs|rank}} French jet fighter {{Battle-rating}}. It was introduced in [[Update "Winged Lions"]].

On July 9, 1965, the management of the Corporation’s General Technical Department decided on the definition of a [[Mirage IIIE]] with a simplified layout. This low altitude tactical support and patrol aircraft was named the Mirage 5. In place of the radar, the nose cone was to be fitted with the electronic navigation and attack equipment, thereby providing space for extra fuel.

More attachment points were provided for external loads, while the booster rocket was removed. The result was a less expensive aircraft, with 32% more fuel capacity than the [[Mirage IIIC]] and capable of carrying up to 14 bombs, not to mention a wealth of combinatory possibilities with numerous load configurations.

== General info ==
=== Flight performance ===
{{Specs-Avia-Flight}}


{| class="wikitable" style="text-align:center" width="70%"
! rowspan="2" | Characteristics
! colspan="2" | Max Speed (km/h at 12,000 m)
! rowspan="2" | Max altitude (metres)
! colspan="2" | Turn time (seconds)
! colspan="2" | Rate of climb (metres/second)
! rowspan="2" | Take-off run (metres)
|-
! AB !! RB !! AB !! RB !! AB !! RB
|-
! Stock
| 2,090 || 2,053 || rowspan="2" | {{Specs|ceiling}} || 29.9 || 30.6 || 109.7 || 99.7 || rowspan="2" | 750
|-
! Upgraded
| 2,233 || 2,160 || 26.3 || 28.0 || 172.5 || 140.0
|-
|}

==== Details ====
{| class="wikitable" style="text-align:center" width="50%"
|-
! colspan="6" | Features
|-
! Combat flaps !! Take-off flaps !! Landing flaps !! Air brakes !! Arrestor gear !! Drogue chute
|-
| X || X || X || ✓ || X || ✓ 
|-
|}

{| class="wikitable" style="text-align:center" width="50%"
|-
! colspan="7" | Limits
|-
! rowspan="2" | Wings (km/h)
! rowspan="2" | Gear (km/h)
! colspan="3" | Flaps (km/h)
! colspan="2" | Max Static G
|-
! Combat !! Take-off !! Landing !! + !! -
|-
| 1,460  || {{Specs|destruction|gear}} || N/A || N/A || N/A || ~10 || ~4
|-
|}

{| class="wikitable" style="text-align:center"
|-
! colspan="4" | Optimal velocities (km/h)
|-
! Ailerons !! Rudder !! Elevators !! Radiator
|-
| < 920 || < 750 || < 650 || N/A
|-
|}

==== Engine performance ====
{| class="wikitable" style="text-align:center"
|-
! colspan="3" | Engine
! colspan="5" | Aircraft mass
|-
! colspan="2" | Engine name || Number
! colspan="2" | {{Annotation|Basic mass|Mass of the aircraft with pilot and engine oil, but no fuel or weapons load}} || colspan="3" | Wing loading (full fuel)
|-
| colspan="2" | SNECMA Atar 9C || 1
| colspan="2" | 7,250 kg || colspan="3" | 300 kg/m2
|-
! colspan="3" | Engine characteristics
! colspan="4" | Mass with fuel (no weapons load) || rowspan="2" | Max Takeoff Weight
|-
! Weight (each) || colspan="2" | Type
! 10m fuel || 20m fuel || 30m fuel || 34m fuel
|-
| 1,450 kg || colspan="2" | Afterburning axial-flow turbojet
| 7,934 kg || 8,577 kg || 9,241 kg || 9,531 kg || _,___ kg
|-
! colspan="3" | {{Annotation|Maximum engine thrust @ 0 m (RB/SB)|The maximum thrust produced by each engine, while mounted in the aircraft. NOTE: Thrust varies significantly depending on speed & altitude.}}
! colspan="5" | Thrust to weight ratio @ 0 m (WEP)
|-
! Condition || 100% || WEP
! 10m fuel || 20m fuel || 30m fuel || 34m fuel || MTOW
|-
| ''Stationary'' || 4,210 kgf || 6,110 kgf
| 0.77 || 0.71 || 0.66 || 0.64 || _.__
|-
| ''Optimal'' || 5,389 kgf (1,200 km/h) || 8,594 kgf (1,200 km/h)
| 1.08 || 1.00 || 0.93 || 0.90 || _.__
|-
|}

=== Survivability and armour ===
{{Specs-Avia-Armour}}

The Mirage 5F has no armor and can be critically damaged with just one short burst of enemy fire. Even if the Mirage survives, it will be highly damaged and some major components like the elevator or aileron controls will likely be destroyed. The Mirage has self-sealing fuel tanks located in the rear, front part of the wings, and the forward fuselage.

=== Modifications and economy ===
{{Specs-Economy}}

== Armaments ==
{{Specs-Avia-Armaments}}
{| class="wikitable" style="text-align:center"
|-
! colspan="4" | [[Ballistic Computer]]
|-
! CCIP (Guns) !! CCIP (Rockets) !! CCIP (Bombs) !! CCRP (Bombs)
|-
| {{Tick}} || {{Tick}} || {{Tick}} || {{Tick}}
|-
|}
=== Offensive armament ===
{{Specs-Avia-Offensive}}

{{main|DEFA 552A (30 mm)}}

The '''''{{PAGENAME}}''''' is armed with:

* 2 x 30 mm DEFA 552A cannons, belly-mounted (140 rpg = 280 total)

=== Suspended armament ===
{{Specs-Avia-Suspended}}


The '''''{{PAGENAME}}''''' can be outfitted with the following ordnance:

{| class="wikitable" style="text-align:center" width="100%"
|-
! !! width="6%" | 1 !! width="6%" | 2 !! width="6%" | 3 !! width="6%" | 4 !! width="6%" | 5 !! width="6%" | 6 !! width="6%" | 7
| rowspan="12" width="30%" | <div class="ttx-image">[[File:Hardpoints_{{PAGENAME}}.png]]</div>
|-
! [[SAMP Mk 81 (250 lb)|250 lb SAMP Mk 81]] bombs
| 1 || || || || || || 1
|-
! [[SAMP Type 25 (250 kg)|250 kg SAMP Type 25]] bombs
| || 4 || 1 || 2 || 1 || 4 ||
|-
! [[SAMP Type 25 200 (250 kg)|250 kg SAMP Type 25 200]] bombs
| || || 1 || 2 || 1 || ||
|-
! [[SAMP Type 21 (400 kg)|400 kg SAMP Type 21]] bombs
| || 2 || 1 || 2 || 1 || 2 ||
|-
! [[SAMP Type 21 200 (400 kg)|400 kg SAMP Type 21 200]] bombs
| || || 1 || 2 || 1 || ||
|-
! [[FZ49]] rockets
| 7 || || || || || || 7
|-
! [[SNEB type 23]] rockets
| || 18, 36 || || || || 18, 36 ||
|-
! [[AIM-9B Sidewinder]] missiles
| 1 || || || || || || 1
|-
! [[AS-30 Nord]] missiles
| || || || 1 || || ||
|-
! [[Matra R550 Magic 1]] missiles
| 1 || || || || || || 1
|-
| colspan="8" | Maximum permissible weight imbalance: 1,500 kg
|-
|}

{{Navigation-Start|Default weapon presets}}
{{Navigation-First-Simple-Line}}

* Without load
* 2 x Matra R550 Magic 1 missiles
* 2 x AIM-9B Sidewinder missiles
* 1 x AS-30 Nord missile
* 2 x 250 lb SAMP Mk 81 bombs (500 lb total)
* 12 x 250 kg SAMP Type 25 bombs (3,000 kg total)
* 4 x 250 kg SAMP Type 25 200 bombs (1,000 kg total)
* 8 x 400 kg SAMP Type 21 bombs (3,200 kg total)
* 4 x 400 kg SAMP Type 21 200 bombs (1,600 kg total)
* 36 x SNEB type 23 rockets
* 72 x SNEB type 23 rockets
* 14 x FZ49 rockets
{{Navigation-End}}

== Usage in battles ==

Comparable to the Mirage 3C in performance, the 5F lacks some of the electronics and missiles that make those jets very competitive in aggressive fights.

Because of that, and its lack of countermeasures, the Mirage 5F's most important asset is retaining its speed. Since is a very fast aircraft, it is better used in a support role or doing passes around the map at high speeds, launching the missiles at priority targets that might be a threat to the Nesher or to save an ally from death. This good use of its ammunition is extremely important since the Nesher can only carry a maximum of 2 AAMs, one on each wing. Be careful, though, as the 2 Magic 1's are very short in range, take a second to arm, and suffer from a lot of drag. Its guns, while great and easy to aim, have a low muzzle velocity and work better at low speeds when it is easier to point the nose of the aircraft in the desired direction. But since they are 30 mm cannons, they will destroy any aircraft with a small burst, making them very reliable.

Going for ground bases is a good option in the Mirage 5F. The Mirage 5F is capable of carrying enough bombs to destroy a full base and still carry 2 missiles for air-to-air combat. When doing this, flying at medium altitudes and then diving to the bases is very important to stay alive, because when flying to close to the ground the enemy SPAA around the map can easily destroy or severely damage your aircraft. At the moment of approaching the base, it is important to go in a dive or lower your altitude closer to the ground because the Nesher has no ballistic computer at all. Once the bombs are dropped, the Nesher may be capable of playing aggressive in the middle of the match, since at that point most fights would have already started and enemies would be distracted. Thus climbing to high altitudes or playing too cautiously may result in a defeat, since your allies would need you helping in the fight.

The 5F energy retention is decent at best, so be careful when dogfighting and choose your opponents wisely.

=== Pros and cons ===


'''Pros:'''

* Good missiles; IR-guided Magics are very agile and have high G limits
* Hard hitting guns
* Decent loadout options
* Nimble attacker

'''Cons:'''

* Only two missiles
* Doesn't have access to laser-guided ordnance
* No flares or chaff of any kind
* Frequent uptiers against more capable jets

== History ==

The '''Mirage 5''' grew out of a request to Dassault from the Israeli Air Force. Since the weather over the Middle East is clear and sunny most of the time, the Israelis suggested removing avionics, normally located behind the cockpit, from the standard [[Mirage IIIE]] to reduce cost and maintenance, and replacing them with more fuel storage for attack missions. In September 1966, the Israelis placed an order for 50 units of the new aircraft.

The first Mirage 5 flew on 19 May 1967. It looked much like the Mirage III, except it had a long slender nose that extended the aircraft's length by about half a metre. A pitot tube was distinctively moved from the tip of the nose to below the nose in the majority of Mirage 5 variants. Rising tensions in the Middle East led French President Charles de Gaulle to embargo the Israeli Mirage 5s on 3 June 1967. The Mirages continued to roll off the production line, even though they were embargoed, and by 1968 the batch was complete and the Israelis had provided final payments.

In late 1969, the Israelis, who had pilots in France testing the aircraft, requested that the aircraft be transferred to Corsica, in theory to allow them to continue flight training during the winter. The French government became suspicious when the Israelis also tried to obtain long-range fuel tanks and cancelled the move.

The Israelis finally gave up trying to get the aircraft and accepted a refund. Later however, cooperation with France resumed outside the public's eye and Israel received 50 '''Mirage 5s''' in crates from AdA, while Ada took over the 50 aircraft originally intended for Israel, as '''Mirage 5Fs'''.[''citation needed''] The aircraft were delivered between May 1971 and February 1974 and assembled by Israeli technicians.[''citation needed''] Officially, Israel claimed to have built the aircraft after obtaining complete blueprints, naming them [[Nesher]].

Like the Mirage IIIE, the Mirage 5 was popular with export customers, with different export variants fitted with a wide range of different avionics. While the Mirage 5 had been originally oriented to the clear-weather attack role, with some avionic fits it was refocused to the air-combat mission. As electronic systems became more compact and powerful, it was possible to provide the Mirage 5 with increased capability, even though the rear avionics bay had been deleted, therefore in some sub-versions, Dassault finished up with a "reinvented" Mirage IIIE.

The Mirage 5 was sold to Abu Dhabi, Belgium, Colombia, Egypt, Gabon, Libya, Pakistan, Peru, Venezuela, and Zaire, with the usual list of subvariant designations and variations in kit. The Belgian aircraft were fitted with mostly US avionics, and Egyptian aircraft fitted with the MS2 attack avionics system from the Dassault-Dornier Alpha Jet.

== Media ==


;Skins

* [https://live.warthunder.com/feed/camouflages/?vehicle=mirage_5f Skins and camouflages for the {{PAGENAME}} from live.warthunder.com.]

== See also ==

''Links to the articles on the War Thunder Wiki that you think will be useful for the reader, for example:''

* ''[[Mirage 5 (Family)|Mirage 5 family]]''.
* ''[[Matra R550 Magic 1|Matra R550 Magic 1 missiles used by the aircraft]]''

== External links ==

''Paste links to sources and external resources, such as:''

* ''topic on the official game forum;''
* ''other literature.''

{{AirManufacturer Dassault}}
{{France jet aircraft}}