Fw 190 armament

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  1. Is there any information on ammunition proportions/belt sequencing for the different ammo types (particularly for 1942ish period)?
  2. Does anyone know the Luftwaffe policy for removing the wing Oerlikon guns? I took a look at a British report on 190 crashes -- and from mid 1942 until the end of the year 9 out of 10 of them had no MGFF guns on board.
 
2) if crashed on british soild those were likely the long range fighter-bombers which never carried outer-wing cannon.
a wild guess: the units tasked with air superiority mission, thus enemy fighters as main enemy, may have removed the outer-wing MGs to save weight and improve maneuverability. Units operating mainly vs bombers kept them installed for high firepower.
 
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