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General Forums => Aircraft and Vehicles => Topic started by: Pei on July 16, 2002, 11:58:22 AM
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Could anyone point me to a listing of the armament options used operationally by FW-190F and -190G ground attack a/c?
Thanks
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I have it listed in a squadron/signal book of the Fw-190 A series through F or G I think. But as luck would have it I can't find the damn thing right now.
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Found the book. It is called "Fw 190 in action Aircraft Number 170" Published by Squadron/Signal Publications.
On page 47 it shows the Underwing Bomb Racks and gives two types on separate 190F models. On the 190F-3/R1 and F-8/R1 it shows ETC 50 racks while on the later F-8 models it shows the ETC 71 racks which were smaller racks for the same bombs. The book also has a picture of an Fw 190F-9 with Panzerblitz launch pallets installed on it.
The image linked below was scanned from page 48 in the book.(http://groups.msn.com/IL2AircraftSkins/shoebox.msnw?action=ShowPhoto&PhotoID=36)
Further the books mentions that approximately 49 airframes of the Fw 190G-1 series were built based on the recycled Fw 190A-4 airframe before production was switched over to the extended fuselage Fw 190A-5 and beyond. Also the book mentions that sources for the Fw 190G-2 which was based on the A-5/U2 variant ranged between 468 to over 600. The only mention I have found of bomb racks for the G-2 series was an ETC 501 fuselage rack and "Messerschmitt Tragers" for underwing fuel tanks. Some G-3 variants were fitted with an improved Focke Wulf trager (carrier) under the wing that could carry either 300 liter fuel tanks or 250kg/551lb bombs. Later the G-8 version could carry bombs or fuel in ETC 503 racks.
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190f (http://www.csd.uwo.ca/~pettypi/elevon/baugher_other/fw190.html#RTFToC13)
190g (http://www.csd.uwo.ca/~pettypi/elevon/baugher_other/fw190.html#RTFToC18)
190 (http://www.csd.uwo.ca/~pettypi/elevon/baugher_other/fw190i.html)
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Thank you both very much.