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Aviation
Fw 190 A-5
IV
Rank
AB
5.3
RB
4.7
SB
4.7
Battle rating
Germany
Game nation
Fighter
Main role
46,000
RP
Research
155,000
SL
Purchase
General information

The Fw 190 A-5 is a German fighter. It was introduced in Update 1.35.

Würger is the German nickname of this beast of a plane. It can be translated as a slayer, choker, or strangler. In that regard fits the English designation well too: Butcher-bird

190s are fighters, and while this one can load additional payload, it will reduce the plane's combat ability. Using it as a fighter-bomber is generally not advised, this would be the duty of the Fw 190 F-8 instead.

Rocking four 20 mm cannons, an armoured radial engine, armoured fuel tanks, and sometimes two artillery rockets, this aircraft is far from shy in the role of giving and taking. Anything at 12 o'clock is soon to be dead. The wing root mounted cannons should be additionally placed on a separate key for head-on attacks. The outer-wing guns would only miss on distances of 800-1,000 m (~0.7 miles). This also helps for tricky shots since the second pair of 20 mm cannons only have 90 shots each, instead of the whopping 250 of the inner ones.

The rockets are an interesting piece of equipment. Developed from the 210 Nebelwerfer artillery system, they were initially used to break up B-17E formations by forcing the US pilots to evade them. The main goal of the rockets was not to destroy the bombers; instead, this tactic meant separating the scattering bombers, allowing the attacking aircraft to get closer to their targets safely without the crossfire of coverage. The Gr.21 has the same shell drop as the MK 108 cannon, so if you are already used to it from flying the 109, well done. If not, which wouldn't be a surprise as this is the page for the Fw 190, then prepare for some misses. Like the "Sledgehammer" Mk 108, the accuracy is woeful and is not made better by its low velocity. This is a characteristic noticeable in the game, which makes them difficult to use in direct fighter to fighter engagements. But all of these deficits are made up by the warhead. Oh boy. They've got power. With the fuse timer set correctly, even misses will damage enemy planes, as the shock wave radius gets close to 100 m. So watch out when using them against ground units as there is a good chance you will likely kill yourself in the process., Keeping over 100 m safety distance is strongly advised!



Flight performance
Max speed
at 6,300 m 660615688633 km/h
Rate of Climb 14.110.718.310.7 m/s
Turn time 21.523.520.422.7 s
Max altitude 10,300 m
Takeoff Run 450 m

Combat
flaps
Take-off
flaps
Landing
flaps
Air
brake
General characteristics
Crew 1 person
Gross weight 4.1 t
Engine BMW 801 D2
Length 8.9 m
Wingspan 10.5 m

Limits:
Max Speed Limit (IAS) 912 km/h
Mach Number Limit 1
Gear Speed Limit (IAS) 310 km/h
Flap Speed Limit (IAS) 310 km/h
Offensive armament
2 × 20 mm MG FF/M cannon
Ammunition 180 rounds
Fire rate 520 shots/min

BeltBelt fillingArmor penetration (mm) at a distance:
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2 × 20 mm MG 151 cannon
Ammunition 500 rounds
Fire rate 700 shots/min

BeltBelt fillingArmor penetration (mm) at a distance:
10 m100 m500 m1000 m1500 m2000 m
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FI-T/FI-T/FI-T/IT/IT21198311
HEI/HEI/HEI/APHE/AP-I272414732
2 × 7.92 mm MG 17 machine gun
Ammunition 1,800 rounds
Fire rate 1,200 shots/min

BeltBelt fillingArmor penetration (mm) at a distance:
10 m100 m500 m1000 m1500 m2000 m
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Suspended armament
Setup 1 2 × Wfr.Gr.21 rockets
Economy
Repair cost Basic → Reference
AB 2,014 → 2,588 SL
RB 4,564 → 5,865 SL
SB 6,376 → 8,193 SL
Crew training 45,000 SL
Experts 440,000 SL
Aces 820 GE
Research Aces 155,000 RP
Reward multiplier AB / RB / SB
90 / 200 / 410 % SL
160 % RP
Total cost of modifications 40,500 RP
78,000 SL
Talisman cost 1,400 GE


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