Civettone
Tech Sergeant
Well Erich, you still have to prove it's the little fart you claim it to be
As to answer the original question of this topic, to me it's clear that the Germans didn't have a really good bomber killing aircraft, else they wouldn't have been in the **** they had been in. To me it should have two main virtues, and that's speed and firepower. The speed should be at least equal to that of the P-51 and the firepower at least 4 20mm guns or 2 30mm guns or something with equal destructive power. The Germans didn't have anything for that speed requirement until the arrival of the Me 262 and Me 163 when it was already too late. But then, the Me 262 does meet the requirements. Also, the later Do 335 but who would want to waste two DB 603 engines when a Ta 152 could achieve the same with one?
To me there were three alternatives presented to the Germans in late 1943 but they failed to follow up on these ideas: the cheap Bf 109Z, the Italian G.55/56 and finally a simple single-engined fighter (The Fw P III and IV, the Me P 1095, the Lippisch P 20, ...).
But all in all, I would go for the Bf 109G-6/R6. It may not meet the requirements I set forward, but it was the best from a cost benifit analysis. In fact, the Bf 109 could do pretty much everything* the Fw 190 could but at a lower cost.
(* except carrying a heavy bomb load)
Kris
As to answer the original question of this topic, to me it's clear that the Germans didn't have a really good bomber killing aircraft, else they wouldn't have been in the **** they had been in. To me it should have two main virtues, and that's speed and firepower. The speed should be at least equal to that of the P-51 and the firepower at least 4 20mm guns or 2 30mm guns or something with equal destructive power. The Germans didn't have anything for that speed requirement until the arrival of the Me 262 and Me 163 when it was already too late. But then, the Me 262 does meet the requirements. Also, the later Do 335 but who would want to waste two DB 603 engines when a Ta 152 could achieve the same with one?
To me there were three alternatives presented to the Germans in late 1943 but they failed to follow up on these ideas: the cheap Bf 109Z, the Italian G.55/56 and finally a simple single-engined fighter (The Fw P III and IV, the Me P 1095, the Lippisch P 20, ...).
But all in all, I would go for the Bf 109G-6/R6. It may not meet the requirements I set forward, but it was the best from a cost benifit analysis. In fact, the Bf 109 could do pretty much everything* the Fw 190 could but at a lower cost.
(* except carrying a heavy bomb load)
Kris