War Thunder: Messerschmitt Bf 109 F-4, Tier-3 / Rank-3 Review

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Published on July 17, 2014 4:14:29 AM ● Video Link: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=w8jE56NXLJk

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In this War Thunder video tutorial, I fly and review the Tier-3 / Rank-3, Messerschmitt Bf 109 F-4. Please Like the Video and Subscribe, leave some comments and let me know how I'm doing.
The Messerschmitt Bf 109, AKA the Me 109 ( by most Allied pilots and aircrews), was a German World War II fighter aircraft designed by Willy Messerschmitt and Robert Lusser during the early to mid-1930s. It was one of the first truly modern fighters of the era, including such features as all-metal monocoque construction, a closed canopy, a retractable landing gear, and was powered by a liquid-cooled, inverted-V12 aero engine.[2]
Originally conceived as an interceptor, later models were developed to fulfill multiple tasks, serving as bomber escort, fighter-bomber, day-, night-, all-weather fighter, ground-attack aircraft, and as reconnaissance aircraft. Its primary role however, was that of a high-speed, short range interceptor. It utilized the most advanced aerodynamics of the time and its advanced structural design was ahead of its contemporaries
The initial production models of the A, B, C and D series were powered by the relatively low-powered, (690 HP) Junkers Jumo 210 series engines, Although a handful of prototypes of these early aircraft were converted to use the more powerful Daimler-Benz DB 600.
The first major redesign came with the E series, including the naval variant, the Bf 109T. The Bf 109E, or "Emil", introduced a number of structural changes in order to accommodate the heavier, but significantly more powerful (1,085 HP) Daimler-Benz DB 601 engine, heavier armament and increased fuel capacity. Later variants of the Es introduced a fuselage bomb rack, and used the DB 601N engine with higher power output. The 109E first saw service with the "Condor Legion" during the last phase of the Spanish Civil War and was the main variant from the beginning of World War II until mid-1941 when the 109F replaced it in the pure fighter role.
The second major redesign during 1939--40 gave birth to the F series. The "Friedrich" saw a complete redesign of the wings, the cooling system, and fuselage aerodynamics. The (F-1& F-2s) were powered by the DB 601N with (1,159 HP), and the (F-3& F-4s) were powered by the DB 601E(1,332 HP). The F-4 was considered by many as the high-water mark of Bf 109 development, the F series abandoned the internal wing cannons, and concentrated all armament in the forward fuselage, with a pair of synchronized 7.92mm machine guns above the engine, and a single 15 or 20mm cannon firing through the propeller hub. This configuration was used by all subsequent variants. Some of the later models of the F-4s were capable of mounting two 20mm cannons, under the wing in faired gondolas. These were designated F-4/R1, and 240 of them were produced in the first quarter of 1942. This optional additional armament was standardized as field kits for later G and K series.
The G series, or "Gustav", was introduced in mid-1942. Its initial variants (G-1 through G-4) differed only in minor details from the Bf 109F, most notably, the more powerful (1,455 HP) DB 605 engine. The later G series (G-5 through G-14) were produced in a multitude of variants, with upgraded armament and provision for a number of pre-packaged armament kits. By early 1944 tactical requirements resulted in the addition of water injection and high-performance superchargers, boosting engine output to (1,973 HP). The Bf 109G was the most-produced series with some 12,000 units being manufactured from March 1943 until the end of the war.
(more than a third of all 109s built were the G-6 series standard).
The final production version of the Bf 109 was the K series, or "Kurfürst"series, introduced in the autumn of 1944, was also powered by the DB 605D engine with up to (1,973 HP). Though externally akin to the late production "G series", a large number of internal changes and aerodynamic improvements were incorporated that improved its effectiveness and remedied some existing flaws, keeping it competitive with the latest Allied and Soviet fighters. The Bf 109's outstanding rate of climb was superior to all Allied adversaries including the P-51D Mustang, Spitfire Mk. XIV and Hawker Tempest Mk. V.
From its early service during the Spanish Civil War until the dawn of the jet age at the end of World War II, the Bf 109 was the backbone of the Luftwaffe's fighter force. The Bf 109 was the most produced fighter aircraft in history, with a total of 33,984 airframes produced from 1936 up to April 1945.
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