BF109G What's the point ?

[Yossarian]

So I unlocked the BF109G and I was reading about the aircraft in the hanger section. It tells me the 'G' variant is 46% heavier than the 'E' but can carry much better guns. So when I checked what guns it had by pressing the 'armaments' button I saw it only has the same guns as the 'B'

So what's the point of including a plane that's 46% heavier and then not bothering to give it the guns that made it so much heavier. Or am I missing something ?

[Jeevz]

The 109G is much faster and more maneuverable than the E. The E is a relic of Spanish Civil War, the G was one of the top fighters at the time it debuted.

[trk29]

Originally Posted by Yossarian

So I unlocked the BF109G and I was reading about the aircraft in the hanger section. It tells me the 'G' variant is 46% heavier than the 'E' but can carry much better guns. So when I checked what guns it had by pressing the 'armaments' button I saw it only has the same guns as the 'B'

So what's the point of including a plane that's 46% heavier and then not bothering to give it the guns that made it so much heavier. Or am I missing something ?

I know some planes you unlock better guns, maybe you can unlock a better gun for it?

[Yossarian]

Thanks for the replies guys. I guess it must be about speed then because no you cannot unlock other guns for it. I was hoping for it to have the upgraded guns to make it easier to get kills in MP

[fuzzychickens]

You want the K with the nose mk108 - and then you see planes start to blow up good in MP.

[Yossarian]

I've unlocked the G-6 and that has 30mm which I tested have in MP and they destroy aircraft pretty easily.

[M3-SRT8]

In reality, the latter marks of the Gustav were a real pig of an aeroplane. Too heavy, they had to be flown at near full power in the landing circuit, or they would fall out of the air.

The early "F" was the real Pilot's aeroplane. Light on armament, it was a great dogfighter. When the F-4 and later marks with gondola wing mounted cannon came in, they went downhill.

LJB

[Panzergranate]

The Bf.109-G series was more of a bomber killer intended to combat the B-17 and B-24 bombers intruding over German airspace in vast numbers.

The feeble armament of the Bf.109-E and F was inadequate to have much effect against the dreaded "Viermots".

Likewise for the armoured and clumsy Fw.190-F8.

Not all Luftwaffe fighters were for dogfighting with other fighters, some were for the primary fighter role of killing bombers.

[FOZ_1983]

bomber killer

[Panzergranate]

Originally Posted by FOZ_1983

bomber killer

Well I am good at it....

To kill a B-17 concentrate fire on the wing area outside of the outer engines where it is weakest. Helps if your fighter carries a lot of cannon firepower.

Ideal attack is to follow Luftwaffe practice for attacking "Viermotts" and to attack so as to straffe at right angles from wing tip to wing tip.

In rear attacks wide barrel roll during initail approach so that defensive gunners struggle to hit you, at about 50 metres / yards, perform a tight barrel roll whilst firing and watch bomber go down.

The gunners will be very, very lucky to actually hit you if you use this tactic.

Exploit range advantage with cannon equiped fighters, HMGs don't shoot as far as cannons.

Exploit blind spots in bomber defences.