Fw 190F-8/G-8

[juzz]

Supposedly the late production Fw 190F-8 and G-8 were virtually the same plane, armed with two 13mm upper and the two 20mm wingroot guns and with various wing rack options, such as:

250-500kg centreline, 250kg each wing.
250-500kg or 4x50kg centreline, 2x50kg each wing.
250-500kg centreline, 300l droptank each wing.

I think with eight 50kg bombs and 2x20mm you could kill a fair number vehicles in one sortie.  

Or with two 300l droptanks and a 500kg bomb you could fly a crazy low-level jabo run deep into enemy territory.

Visually the F-8 would require a different cockpit hood(I think?), and a new paintjob. The FM should be the same as the A-8, except for the extra drag from the wing racks.

I think the F-8 would be a good choice for the next version of Fw 190, unless of course the D-9 is chosen instead.  

[funked]

FYI the A-8, F-8, and G-8 were built with both styles of Fw 190 canopy.  So the current A-8 canopy (old style) is fine.

Also I believe the G-8 did not have cowl MG 131's, and some F-8's had these guns omitted as well.

[juzz]

Actually the G-8 was discontinued in favour of the F-8 fitted with the appropriate wing racks, which I didn't actually make clear.   For the guns simply have two .ord options for the fixed guns, one with 13mm and one without.  

With the movable head position in AH, I was thinking the "blown" style canopy on the F-8 would allow for a better view forward around the nose, important for jabo work.

Either way the point is; by modelling a late production F-8 AH could have all the jabo options available for the Fw 190 in one plane.

[Jochen]

 

Either way the point is; by modelling a late production F-8 AH could have all the jabo options available for the Fw 190 in one plane.

I have been saying this for... err... One and a half weeks!  

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jochen
Geschwaderkommodore
Jagdgeschwader 2 'Richthofen' (Warbirds)

jochen
JG 2 'Richthofen' (Aces High)

I want to believe! Fw 190F-8 / G-8 / A-5 to Aces High!

If you ever get across the sea to England,
Then maybe at the closing of the day
The bars will all be serving German lager
Which means we won the war - hip hip hooray!