Fw 190 A-5/U14

Fw 190 A-5/U14

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Fw 190 A-5/U14

Germany

III Rank

Battle rating:

AB	RB	SB
4.3	4.0	4.7

Class:

PREMIUM

Fighter

Torpedo bomber

Purchase:1 600

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Description

The Fw 190 A-5/U14 is a premium rank III German fighter with a battle rating of 4.3 (AB), 4.0 (RB), and 4.7 (SB). It was introduced in Update "Fire and Ice".

General info

Flight performance

Max speed

at 6 300 m677 km/h

Turn time21 s

Max altitude10 200 m

EngineBMW 801 D2

TypeRadial

Cooling systemAir

Take-off weight6 t

Describe how the aircraft behaves in the air. Speed, manoeuvrability, acceleration and allowable loads - these are the most important characteristics of the vehicle.

Characteristics	Max speed (km/h at _,___ m)		Max altitude (metres)	Turn time (seconds)		Rate of climb (metres/second)		Take-off run (metres)
	AB	RB		AB	RB	AB	RB
Stock	___	___	10200	__._	__._	__._	__._	___
Upgraded	___	___		__._	__._	__._	__._

Details

Features
Combat flaps	Take-off flaps	Landing flaps	Air brakes	Arrestor gear
_	_	_	_	_

Limits
Wings (km/h)	Gear (km/h)	Flaps (km/h)			Max Static G
		Combat	Take-off	Landing	+	-
0	310	___	___	___	~__	~__

Optimal velocities (km/h)
Ailerons	Rudder	Elevators	Radiator
< ___	< ___	< ___	> ___

Survivability and armour

Crew1 person

Speed of destruction

Structural0 km/h

Gear310 km/h

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Modifications and economy

Repair cost

AB689

RB1 610

SB2 533

Crew training10 000

Experts165 000

Aces590

Research Aces710 000

Reward for battleAB / RB / SB

2 × 70 / 160 / 340 %

2 × 148 / 148 / 148 %

Modifications

Flight performance	Survivability	Weaponry
Fuselage repair Radiator Compressor Wings repair Engine Engine injection	Airframe Cover	mg15120_belt_pack ETC 502 mg15120_new_gun

Armaments

Offensive armament

Weapon 12 x 20 mm MG 151 cannon

Ammunition500 rounds

Fire rate700 shots/min

The Fw 190 A-5/U14 is armed with:

• 2 x 20 mm MG 151 cannons, wing-mounted (250 rpg = 500 total)

Suspended armament

List of setups (1)

Setup 11 x F5b torpedo

The Fw 190 A-5/U14 can be outfitted with the following ordnance:

• Without load
• 1 x F5b torpedo

Usage in battles

The Fw 190 A-5 U/14 is an excellent fighter, bar the torpedo-bomber moniker. It has great energy retention in a dive, and has excellent performance at higher speeds. As such, it should be used as a Boom and Zoom fighter, as its inferior turn rate will make a turn fight end badly for you.

On the torpedo bomber role, the Fw 190 needs to maintain low altitude to release a torpedo. The "fragile" characteristics of the torpedo makes a torpedo run complicated, as the torpedo has to be released on low speeds, making the aircraft more vulnerable to ship AA and other enemy aircraft. Launch the torpedo at a distance of 800 m to 1 km. After release, quickly break off from the run and gain altitude, either returning to the airfield to rearm or engage enemy aircraft.

Pros and cons

Pros:

• Sturdy airframe
• Good energy retention
• Able to carry a torpedo
• Plentiful ammunition for the 2x 20mm MG 151 cannons

Cons:

• With a mere 2x 20mm MG 151 cannons, it feels lacking compared to other Fw 190 variants
• No other loadouts other than a single torpedo
• The F5b torpedo is inferior compared to other air launched torpedoes
• The aircraft has to slow down considerably and fly low to release the torpedo
• Slow turn rate

History

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Media

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See also

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Focke-Wulf Aircraft Corporation (Focke-Wulf Flugzeugbau Aktiengesellschaft)
Fighters	Fw 190 A-1 · Fw 190 A-4 · Fw 190 A-5 · Fw 190 A-5/U2 · Fw 190 A-5/U12 · Fw 190 A-5/U14 · Fw 190 A-8
	Fw 190 C
	Fw 190 D-9 · Fw 190 D-12 · Fw 190 D-13
	Fw 190 F-8
	Ta 152 C-3* · Ta 152 H-1* · Ta 154 A-1*
Bombers	Fw 189 A-1 · Fw 200 C-1
Export	▅Fw 190 A-5
Captured	▃Fw 190 A-8 · ▂Fw 190 D-9
	* In 1944, the Germany Air Ministry changed new fighter aircraft designation to that of the chief designer. Kurt Tank was the chief designer at Focke-Wulf and later aircraft he designed were given the prefix of Ta.