The 190A8 and 190D9 should have 99.99999% same frontal view from the cockpit, as they have nearly identical bulges for the MG131 and these bulges are in the same position relative to the cockpit coaming, gunsight, windshield, overall cockpit placement, seat placement and view of the pilot. There is no way the longer nose changes any of this. You cant even see the nose in the vast majority of the time. And the gunsight and call other relevant features are in exactly the same position relative to the wingroot guns as in the 190A8, so this is NOT a possible factor either.
IF, IF, IF something is different in the 190D9s gunnery compared to the 190A8 it SHOULD NOT have any thing to do with the nose. I am saying the longer nose is in NO WAY any possible cause for any possible and reported difference in 190D9 gunnery compared to 190A8.
[ 09-22-2001: Message edited by: GRUNHERZ ]