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I always thought the 20mm gun pod was "R-6"
saw this noted as "R-5" in one of my Osprey booklets
who is right?
Pretty sure the R7 was the direction finding loop
Then throw away this book.Hello
according to Fernández-Sommerau's Messerschmitt Bf 109 Recognition Manual up to mid 44 there were a bit different Rüstsätze, but because of the ETC 50 bomb rack was dropped (although limited field use continued) and Peilrufanlage was no longer necessary on late a/c fitted with FuG 16 ZY there was need for only 5 Rüstsätze, so the heavy fighter designation was changed from R6 to R5.
Juha
Not R-6, at best R6 but they used the roman number VI to avoid confusion with Rüststand/Rüstzustand numbers. A Bf 109 G-6/R6 is a G-6 with Rüststand/zustand R6 = bad weather fighter with additional navigation/blind flying equipment.ok, strong feelings for the gondola weapons being R-6.
Then throw away this book.
Yes, the F-4/R1 introduced all the electrical wirings and hardpoints for an underwing gondola installation. This became standard on all G-/K-series Bf 109.
Then throw away this book.
So is this book worth owning? I really don't have a great 109 book in my collection and would like to add one.