Historical use of the derated 190A4 & the fully rated 190A4

[SaQSoN]

Originally Posted by JtD

I'd recommend to not use the de-rated A-4 for the Eastern front at all, the Fw got there rather late.

The first operational deployment of Fw-190 at Eastern Front was September, 15, 1942 at Leningrad area.

[Fenice_1965]

Ty very much Gitano
~S~

[Faustnik]

There is a good new book Focke-Wulf FW190: Volume One 1938-1943 by Smith and Creek. The book has a section with JG26 technical in May 1942. "It is therefore suggested to increase to boost pressure of the D-Type to 1.42 ata." Early Fw190A1, A2 and A3 had problems with oil pipe ruptures, seized pistons and bad vibrations.