The 105G was what got me through most of the early swedish jets just by doing bomb runs with the 4x 1000 lb bombs and then the two 500 lb ones then scurrying back to base to rearm with a A2A loadout.
My grandfather was an engineer in the sk105 program. Such a beautiful aircraft. Got photos of my family’s farm house taken from the cockpit of one one:)
Love the video Tim, one of my absolutely favorite planes in the game. One small correction, around 6:30 you mention that you cant take out a base in one pass, but with custom loadouts, if you take 4 1000lb bombs and then 2 500lb bombs on the third pylons you can take out a base. It just leaves you with zero Air to Air capability. Still adds some fun variety in playstyle though, you can load up with bombs, take out a base, then rtb and change loadouts for whatever is needed in the match.
The SK60B that precedes this plane has basically the same aerodynamic performance: the only major difference is the loadout options and the lack of ballistics computer. The 60B does get a unique weapon compared to its successor(s): the Rb05A MCLOS missile. Rb05A is equivalent to the AGM-12B Bullpup or AS.20 Nord, but has one otherwise hidden benefit: it also has a proximity fuse and so can be used for air-to-air purposes…
Our airforce still use this one as trainers before pilots get to jump into the other more modern stuff. They have a fantastic show on Försvarsmakten's RU-vid ( _Our military_ ) that's like a documentary called _Vägen till Stridspilot_ ( _Path to Fighter pilot_ ) that's very inspiring to watch. They also came out with one about naval which was fascinating. It's free from the kind of navel-gazing patriotism that you'd get with other countries like America.
This thing has been the bane of my existence flying out the B-57s in Air RB. In a plane with no countermeasures and very little defensive ability, having an attacker with an air spawn and missiles come up behind you no problem when you're just flying to bases, it's extremely frustrating. If they're on my team, they rush in, steal the bases, then die. I'm sure it's effective if used properly, but I've only known it from bad teammates and enemies as a braindead base bomber and a "fuck you" to me specifically.
The Swedish designate all their military aircraft in their own way, hence the Sk.60 designation. The Sk designation means it is a Trainer, transports use Tp (eg Hercules is not a C-130 in Sweden, it’s a Tp84.) The Austrian air force flew the Saab 105 as the 105Oe (Oe for Österreich). That said, thanks for the review, this one is has been on the wishlist for a while.
My preferred loadouts after hundreds of game : 2 gun pods no matter what, + 2aam in air battles ; and 4 bombs : 2 big and 2 smaller in ground battles. The 30mm HE has crazy ammo filler, meaning that if you get the gist of it, you can easily get away with head ons since people won't see your incoming rounds and you often enough one shot. In ground battle tou can kill all AAs and light vehicles with the AP belts which is wonderful to get even more value out of your aircraft. And if I'm feeling like rockets, i usually take 1-2 well aimed rockets to kill anything, (HE or HEAT rocket choice is up to you but since you're at such a high br you might want to take heat ones).
Until a few months ago I often played it to reach the Ace qualification, I find it an excellent dogfighter, with two pods it is a brick, with one strangely it is as if the game does not calculate it. For the Cas I prefer a pod, 3 x 750 and 2 x 500, with the ballistic computer it is very easy to take home even more than 5 kills. The brakes really suck, and you can't even experience a belly landing that both pilots die. Btw great review!
One of my favorites, now even more so since the custom load outs! One of these models has thrust-reversing, which can make for some pretty short landings and dogfight situations.
its really good in air rb for a couple of reasons. The airspawn gives you an advantage over other fighters and allows you to climb above them most of the time, it might have a slow turn but it doesnt bleed that much energy so I usually energy fight my opponents with it. The guns hit hard and the air to air missiles are always welcome. I usually try to bait planes below me and try to bleed their speed, if you manage to get them energy trapped (which isnt really that hard considering they will loose a lot of energy trying to pull into you and you not loosing that much speed) youll most likely get behind them if they dont manage to run away.
The best way to use this as CAS is with the 4x 1000lb bombs and the 2x 500s. I can get 6-8 kills reliably and counter CAS isn’t very popular at that BR so you only need to worry about SPAA which are easy to deal with using the 500lb bombs and toss bombing with the ballistics computer
I would like to point out under any circumstance, the SAAB/SK60 jets should always attempt a landing with gear down, as the minimal ground clearance often results in the crew being killed instantly on belly landing, even when you intentionally stall just prior. I don’t know if it’s because of some clipping issue with the crew colliding though the airframe, or if Gaijin intentionally made this so, but belly landing with a SAAB is J-ing out with extra steps.
I'd like to address the "low TWR" and "not a good dogfighter" points. The TWR is good for a striker, it may not be as good as actual fighters, but it is enough. Besides, the plane starts to compress at about 675 kph, which is more than 200 kph lower than the top speed. Thus the plane gives off a bad turn vibe, when in reality it turns good, but at somewhat lower speeds. Some players instinctively try to fight at high speeds, then call it a brick when it doesn't turn as much as they want. I'd also say that doing a high yoyo is beneficial at high speeds, because your speed decreases, allowing you to turn better. I've once outturned a MiG-15 in this, I know that's not a good turner, but the 105 can definetely keep up with worse-turning planes. Fun fact: the engines are the same as on the F-5, why they reach higher temps on the 105 I can't say, but I can only assume that they are badly modeled.
Sooooooo that's why the SK60B has military painting and this one doesn't, it's the "base" model of it, meant to be sold, but better. The only downside it's that it doesn't has the reverse trust.
Airbrakes are pretty effective? When I flew the thing they sometimes felt like they were not even there but maybe that's just me. Tho I have researched with then 105g until the aj37 cuz Sweden rank 6 is trash
The only line i end up skipping on sweden is the actually good line 😅 i light try this and the sk60 to grind tier VI and skip the awfull bricks that sit there
I'm gonna be that one person "🤓 aCtUaLy" I'm joking I've actually been able to destroy a base in 1 pass if you try to aim for groups of buildings when bombing. I have a custom of the 4 1000's and 2 500's and it's possible. Just have to aim
