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So we are working with the Bf-109G series. What do we have to do to get
more 30mm actually on the target, as opposed to fired at the target?
Bronc
Agree on the Bf 109Z. It would have made an excellent Zerstoerer, Jabo and Aufklaerer. The second crew member would definitely have to go though because you need the extra fuel ! That also means that as a night fighter it has to be restricted to an anti-Mosquito fighter. It does not have the range to be the main night fighter. The Me 210C and later Me 410 is a better option here.I agree with Tomo, producing a twin engined version of ANY 109 would've given the LW a good heavy fighter without the need for extensive development.
And please forget about the MK 103. There is a reason it was never used large scale: It was expensive,large, heavy, low rate of fire and the increased range is largely academical for obvious reasons.
That's not really what it is about. The Bf 109 was cheaper than the Falke because it was already in production. Starting the Fw 187 development over again and putting it in production could be a costly move.Does anyone have production data for the Fw-187? I have no idea as to whether it was dirt cheap like the Me-109 or expensive like the P-38.
The Me-109 was cheap right from the beginning because it was designed to be inexpensive to produce. Like everything else it got even cheaper after producing a few thousand copies.Bf 109 was cheaper than the Falke because it was already in production.
Hello Altea
no P-39Ns in front line units? Maybe because the main difference between N and Q was the wing armament and Soviet pilots often removed the wing armament so maybe Soviets lumped them together under Q?
juha
However, FW-187 had 1400HP onboard, against 2200 early Bf-110s had. And 110 with almost 3000HP was not capable for 600km/h in clean configuration.There's nothing ground breaking about the FW 187. If offered slightly lower wing loading than the Me 110 ad was a few miles an hour slower. In the end it would of been mauled in the same manner the 110 was.