User:blockhaj/German naval aviation tech tree

Take this tree with a pinch of salt. The code is borrowed from user:島風 and user:Redmisty and it is purely my sandbox of what a future German naval tech tree can look like. It is a WIP project with no end.

	Researchable vehicles				Premium vehicles
I Rank	He 51 B-2/H Ar 197 V3 Ar 196 A-3 Ar 196 A-5 Ar 196 stack	Fi 167 A-0 Ju 87 C-1 Ju 87 E-0	He 115 B-1 He 115 C-1 He 115 D	Do 18 G-1 Do 24 T-1 Bv 138 C-1	He 115 E-1 Do 26 C Bf 109 V17/T	Do 22/See Ha 140 V2 Ju 87 C-0
II Rank	Bf 109 E-0/T Bf 109 T-1 Bf 109 T-2 Bf 109 T stack	Ju 87 E-1 Ju 88 C-6 KG40	He 111 J He 111 H-4/L He 111 H-6 He 111 H stack	Fw 200 C-1 Fw 200 C-3/U1	Bf 109 T-2 Drontheim	Ar 310
III Rank	Fw 190 A-5/U14 Fw-190 F-8/U2	Me 410 B-5	Ju 88 A-17 Ju 88 A-4/Torp Ju 88 A-4/D Ju 88 A-4 stack Do 217 E-1	Fw 200 C-8 Bv 238 A-1	Bv 238 V6	Me 155 A
IV Rank	Fw 190 D-9/R14 Fw 190 D-12/R14 Fw 190 D stack Fw 190 F-8/U3	Me 410 B-6/R3	Do 217 K-1 Do 217 M-1 Do 217 K/M stack Do 217 E-5 Do 217 K-2 Do 217 K-3 Do 217 ASM stack Ju 188 E-2	He 177 A-3 KG26 He 177 A-5 KG40	Do 217 M-11	Fw 190 D-13/R14
V Rank	Me 262 A-2a/U1 Me 163 B BT G.91 R/3 AS-30	Sea Hawk Mk 101	Ar 234 B-2 BT Ar 234 C-3 BT		Sea Hawk Mk 100
VI Rank	VAK 191B	F-104G MFlg/E
VII Rank		F-104G MFlg/L	Su-22M4 MFG28
VIII Rank		Tornado IDS MFlg

Line 1

Float/Carrier fighters > prototype torpedo fighters > experimental ASM fighters

Tier 2

• Bf 109 E-0/T - Bf 109 T prototype. Bf 109 E-0 (DB 601) fitted with tailhooks and catapult fasteners. 4x 7.92 mm MG 17.
• Bf 109 T-1 - Bf 109 T service variant, 7x built. Bf 109 E-7 equivelant but with longer wings and new propeller for short carrier take-offs, tailbook for carrier landing and fasteners for naval catapults. 2x 7.92 mm MG 17 + 2x 20 mm MG FF/M.
• Bf 109 T-2 - Bf 109 T land variant, 63x built, 2x T-1 converted. Same as T-1 but with tailhook and catapult fasteners removed. Served with I/JG77 in Norway, later changed to I/JG5 and sent to Finland.

Line 3

Medium torpedo bombers

Tier 1

• He 115 B-1 - 2x defencive MG17 gunners, 1x torpedo or 5x 250 kg bombs, etc.

• He 115 1-4 - Same as above but with the ability to fit a fixed 15 mm MG 151/15 cannon.

Tier 2

• He 115 D - sole example converted from a A-1, incorporating two 1,600 hp BMW801C radial engines. Had a crew of 4 and had a top speed of 399 km/h (248 mph). It was employed operationally in 1941. Source: https://1000aircraftphotos.com/HistoryBriefs/HeinkelHe115.htm

Tier 3

• Ju 88 A-17 - Torpedo bomber variant of the Ju 88 A-4 with belly gondola removed. 2x torpedoes under the wings, plus standard bombloads?

• Ju 88 A-17 KG26 - Late version of the Ju 88 A-17 serving with the Kampfgeschwader 26 in Norway, fitted with the belly gondola and RATO (rocket assisted take-off). Source: https://www.asisbiz.com/il2/Ju-88/KG26/pages/Junkers-Ju-88A17-8.KG26-(1H+DS)-WNr-2469-Norway-1944-01.html

• Ju 88 A-17/D KG26 - Ju 88 A-17 KG26 as above but fitted with a FuG 200 search radar (Rustgrad D). Source: https://www.asisbiz.com/il2/Ju-88/KG26/pages/Junkers-Ju-88A17-KG26-is-equipped-with-Hobentwiel-FuG-200-search-radar-01.html

• Do 217 E-1 - Torpedo bomber variant of the Do 217 E-series. 1x fixed 20 mm MG 151/20 and 5x 7.92 mm MG15 gunners. Only 1 torpedo (internal), plus 2000 kg of bombs (internal).

Tier 4

• Do 217 K-2

• Do 217 E-5

• Do 217 K-3

Line 4

Heavy flying boats/bombers

Tier 3

• Bv 238 A-1 (semi-paper) - Service variant of the Bv 238, capable of carrying external loads, like 4x 1000 kg bombs and anti-ship missiles, etc.

Tier 4

• He 177 A-3 KG26 - Anti-ship variant of the He 177 A-3 used by the Kampfgeschwader 26, capable of fitting 4x L5 or L50 torpedoes or 3x Fritz X. Source: https://forum.warthunder.com/index.php?/topic/415629-he-177-torpedo-bomber/

• He 177 A-5 KG40 - Anti-ship variant of the He 177 A-5 used by the Kampfgeschwader 40, capable of fitting 3x Fritz X or 4x HS 293/294 anti-ship missiles.

Line 5/6 (premium lines)

Tier 2

• Bf 109 T-2 Drontheim - Bf 109 T-2 serving with Jgr Drontheim (Trondheim) in Norway, intended to train Slovakian pilots.