I./JG53_lud13
Airman
- 18
- Jan 15, 2004
Bf-109 G-14 entered service on the western front starting in July 1944.
Bf-109 G-10 entered service close to K-4 (slightly after first K-4s came into service) in around November 1944.
Bf-109 K-4 entered service in October 1944.
G-14 was using DB605AM engine (meaning DB605A engine with MW-50 system) and using B4 fuel - 87 octane. DB605A is used on G-1 all the way up to G-14.
G-6/AS uses DB605AS engine and G-14/AS uses DB605ASM engine; meanind DB605AS + MW-50 system
G-10 K-4 were using both DB605DB and DB605DC engines (sometimes these engines are also called DB605DBM and DB605DCM because they both use MW-50 boost system). Both of them are the same engine except DB605 DB is "DB605D" engine configured for B4 fuel giving 1800HP (and hence the term DB605DB) and DB605DC engine is "DB605D" engine configured for C3 fuel. DB605DC engine gave 2000HP, C3 I believe was 100 octane fuel.
Mind you DB605D engine was first produced in 1942 but had some techinal difficulties with pressure and reliability so it was delayed into service until fall 1944.
One more thing G-14 is basically G-6 Late with MW50 system.
The only difference between G-6 Early and G-6 Late is that G-6 Late uses the streamlined canopy called "Earla Haube" and high tail unit and this makes it slightly more (about 10km/h) faster than G-6 Early. G-6 Late also has new pilot head protection armour plate and cocpit canopy called Erla or unoficialy "Galland Panzer"
For me personaly 109s came like this:
Bf 109G-2
Bf 109G-10
Bf 109F-4
Bf 109K-4 etc...
Bf-109 G-10 entered service close to K-4 (slightly after first K-4s came into service) in around November 1944.
Bf-109 K-4 entered service in October 1944.
G-14 was using DB605AM engine (meaning DB605A engine with MW-50 system) and using B4 fuel - 87 octane. DB605A is used on G-1 all the way up to G-14.
G-6/AS uses DB605AS engine and G-14/AS uses DB605ASM engine; meanind DB605AS + MW-50 system
G-10 K-4 were using both DB605DB and DB605DC engines (sometimes these engines are also called DB605DBM and DB605DCM because they both use MW-50 boost system). Both of them are the same engine except DB605 DB is "DB605D" engine configured for B4 fuel giving 1800HP (and hence the term DB605DB) and DB605DC engine is "DB605D" engine configured for C3 fuel. DB605DC engine gave 2000HP, C3 I believe was 100 octane fuel.
Mind you DB605D engine was first produced in 1942 but had some techinal difficulties with pressure and reliability so it was delayed into service until fall 1944.
One more thing G-14 is basically G-6 Late with MW50 system.
The only difference between G-6 Early and G-6 Late is that G-6 Late uses the streamlined canopy called "Earla Haube" and high tail unit and this makes it slightly more (about 10km/h) faster than G-6 Early. G-6 Late also has new pilot head protection armour plate and cocpit canopy called Erla or unoficialy "Galland Panzer"
For me personaly 109s came like this:
Bf 109G-2
Bf 109G-10
Bf 109F-4
Bf 109K-4 etc...