You all know my 190A8 wishlist (fix the weights), but I've wanted this ammo increase on the A-5 for a while.
The Fw190A-5 carried 90 rounds per gun for the outboard MGFF cannons. Note this wasn't an option during the BOB, so it doesn't apply to our 109E-4.
However, the ammo canister was changed (repacked) later on to allow 90 rounds in the same space.
Lately I ran across some actual references (and a couple just today) so I thought I'd post a wish.
Tony Williams, in response to a question about when the 90-round drums came out (posted April 2007 on ww2aircraft.net)
Mid-war, I think - the drum was physically the same size as the 60-rounder, but packed more tightly. They also introduced a small 30-round drum for use in flexibly-mounted guns. And there was an electrically-powered belt feed for night fighters.
As an FYI the 90-round drums were retro-fitted to most 190s once they came out, so even earlier version still flying would have used them. I'm not sure about later-model 109Es (E-7, for example).
So, I'd like to request that HTC up the ammo load from 60rpg to 90 on this particular plane. I take the outboard guns in the A-5 99% of the time, and personally would love to have a little more ammo in them.
On with the links!
Climb and speed charts showing a 190A-5 loaded out with 2x MG17 (900 rpg) 2x MG151/20 (250 rpg) and 2x MGFF (90 rpg) dated October '43:
http://www.wwiiaircraftperformance.org/fw190/190a5-climb-20-10-43.jpghttp://www.wwiiaircraftperformance.org/fw190/190a5-level-20-10-43.jpgAnd in general a bunch of links specifying how the ammo was increased to 90 rounds per gun later (varrying degress of specificity):
http://www.warbirdsresourcegroup.org/LRG/mgffm.htmlhttp://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/MG_FF_cannonhttp://www.ww2aircraft.net/forum/weapons-systems-tech/luftwaffe-cannons-machineguns-topic-6368-3.html#post235948http://luthier.stormloader.com/SFTacticsIII.htmThe last one supposedly from a book published in 1943, and the scanned images look the part.
