tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2718170321131838315.post8401200607894235147..comments2024-01-17T12:30:25.176+00:00Comments on The Megalomaniac Bore: WarThunder - FW190-A1 - Broken?Xeloushttp://www.blogger.com/profile/05678230259156258183noreply@blogger.comBlogger2125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2718170321131838315.post-89856480365953188612014-10-21T12:08:03.170+01:002014-10-21T12:08:03.170+01:00I stand corrected, on reflection the Fw190 was hea...I stand corrected, on reflection the Fw190 was heavier, especially when equipped, however, it did carry a larger fuel load than say its Russian contemporary the La-5, which it still handily out performed in most situations, yet in game the Fw190A1 is utterly out classed by even an I-16 in both climb and dive.<br /><br />Sometimes its utterly gobsmacking to watch how out performed some of the best fighters the Jagdflieger made their mark with being simply tossed aside by the performance of the Russian aircraft in game.<br /><br />Historically though, I'm going to argue the 190 was to be an interceptor and fighter-bomber, it was deployed and virtually stopped all circus incursions by the RAF over the Atlantic coast in 1941, that's a pure interceptor at work, and from its inception there were multiple variants, the "U" variant of which was specifically for ground attack work.<br /><br />Spin forward to the A8 model, known as the "Panzerbock" and you have a machine also carrying one 1100lb bomb, or two 550lb bombs, and that aircraft was competing with the Hawker Typhoon and P47 Thunderbolt, both excellent in the ground role themselves.<br /><br />I don't make my claims lightly, but accept perhaps using the word "light" was wrong, my phrase should perhaps better read:<br /><br />"But the Fw190 was build with armour a forethought, it was a fast, agile yet rugged machine".Xeloushttps://www.blogger.com/profile/05678230259156258183noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2718170321131838315.post-79992116281616811532014-10-19T02:45:47.707+01:002014-10-19T02:45:47.707+01:00While I am also struggling with the Fw 190 A-1 (it...While I am also struggling with the Fw 190 A-1 (it is my first Fw atm) I feel the need to make some comments on your assumptions:<br /><br />"it was a fast, light yet rugged machine"<br /><br /> Fast and rugged, yes. Light, no. The Fw 190 was actually a heavy aircraft, weighting from 4000 kg to 5000 kg on take off, depending on the version (the later, the heavier) To put it in perspective, the heaviest Bf 109 was around 3400 kg (K-4 versions, late 1944) <br /><br />"The 190 was designed to intercept, more than be a fighter, it was to be a jabo... a Fighter Bomber... and a high altitude interceptor."<br /><br />Adapting the Fw 190 to be a fighter bobmer was not a goal from the start. Also, it was not meant to be a high altitude interceptor; the air cooled BMW 801 engine lacked the power output at altitude, lacking an efficient supercharger. It took several years and a switch to the liquid cooled Junkers Jumo 213 to produce a viable high altitude version of the Fw 190, the D-9, entering service in late 1944.Anonymoushttps://www.blogger.com/profile/03525069230655076302noreply@blogger.com