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Originally Posted by kimosabi

From my understanding Galland wasn't exactly open to new ideas either. I'm reading Steinhilper's book "Spitfire on my tail" and apparently Galland was even against having radio comms in the 109. Coming from the Legion Condor and used to handsigns and wing flapping, guys like him didn't see much past their nose, according to Ulrich Steinhilper, so this attitude is quite clearly explained then IMO.

As for the production cost I agree and understand. Germany was on the backburner very early on. Shame though that the 190 wasn't produced earlier.

Shame that it wasn't produced earlier? What? The FW190 outclassed the Spitfire Mk V and it wasn't until the Spitfire Mk IX which outclassed both the FW190 and bf109G until the RAF had the upper hand.

Remember that the FW190's were the instrument of a Nazi oppressive regime, they lost and they lost hard and thank god.