The WGr 21 on the current Fw 190A-8 is an air-to-air weapon, and since the Luftwaffe had so much experience attacking armor, I thought it might be wise to add some specialized equipment for this purpose. MK 103 was used on prototypes only, and other cannon (MG 151/20, MK 108) were useless against late-war tanks. As a result, these specialized rockets saw production and combat in the last part of the war.
These are anti-tank AP/HE rockets. For anti-personnel duty the Schlachtflieger had a wide assortment of HE and cluster bombs.
Figure III. shows the Panzerschreck, which is an 88-mm infantry rocket (like a bazooka). These were introduced on the Fw 190F-8 in October 1944 and did not have satisfactory ballistics - they had to be released at 100 meters range for a sure kill. However with 12 of them I'm sure you could do some damage.
Figure I. shows the Panzerblitz 1, which was another 8.8 cm rocket, but with twice the explosive charge of the Panzerschreck, and a more powerful motor as well. This had armor penetration of 120mm to 140mm at 200 meters range, but maximum release speed was 305 mph. These were introduced on Fw 190F-8 in December 1944.
Figure II. shows the Panzerblitz 2, which was an adaptation of the 55mm R4M air-to-air rocket. These had a shaped charged warhead and very high velocity, and were introduced on Fw 190F-9 in January, 1945.
[This message has been edited by funked (edited 05-26-2000).]
