BF109G What's the point ?

[FOZ_1983]

rockets/bombs - bomber interception/ground attack.


Towards the end of the war when the USAF were bombing germany and causing havok by day then the whole idea of a dogfighter went out fo the window for germany. If it could dogfight then great, but their sole objective was to wipe out the bombers.

heavier, more armoured 109's - bomber interceptors

[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.