The game's 10-level German aircraft carrier is named "Manfred von Richterhofen", named after the legendary German pilot of World War I, "Red Baron" Manfred von Richterhofen, the most famous and most numerous enemy aircraft shot down.
Richterhofen not only excelled in his flying skills, but also adhered to the spirit of chivalry in battle, respecting him both friend and foe. The 132nd Fighter Wing (JG132) of the Luftwaffe in World War II and the 71st Fighter Wing of the modern Luftwaffe (JG71) are both named after him, and it can be said that Richterhofen is the soul of the Luftwaffe.
Back in the game, the 10-class German aircraft carrier is an aircraft carrier converted from an H-class battleship according to the introduction.
The German Navy has never had such a vision in history, and it can be said that this is a completely imaginary battleship. Of course, today's purpose is not to archaeology, let's take a look at the carrier aircraft on the aircraft carrier.
The initial attack aircraft was the Fokker-Wolff Fw190A, which first flew in 1939 and was one of the pillars of the Luftwaffe fighter force. It is powered by a single-engine, single-seat, air-cooled star engine. Although the air-cooled star engine was not optimistic about the Air Force when it was first designed, the Fw190A proved to be very well designed, especially the roll performance, which is the best fighter in World War II. At the same time, their firepower is also very powerful. A total of 13,291 Fw190A series were produced from A-0 to A-10 and their various sub-variants.
Many Luftwaffe ace pilots flew the Fw190 series for a long time, including Walter Novatney, who shot down 258 aircraft, and Otto Kittel, who shot down 230 aircraft. Overall, though, the Fw190 aces are slightly less shot down than the Bf109 aces.
Novotney and his landline Fw190A-4
In contrast to the widely exported Bf109 series, the Fw190 series exported very little, with Germany exporting only 72 to Hungary, a small amount to Spain, 72 to Turkey, and 5 to Japan during the war. It is worth mentioning that the "Fw190T carrier-based aircraft modification" transmitted by the Network does not exist in reality, and the Luftwaffe has never had the idea of a carrier-based mechanized Fw190 series.
Fw190T in the game
The upgraded attack aircraft is the Messerschmidt Me155G. In 1942, with the resumption of the aircraft carrier project of the Earl Zeppelin, the Luftwaffe submitted a tender to Messerschmidt for the development of a new carrier-based fighter, and Messerschmidt submitted a me155 based on the Bf109G. The fuselage is largely identical to the Bf109G, but with a new wing structure and as a basic accessory for carrier-based aircraft (foldable wings, landing hooks, etc.). The initially conceived weapons were four 20mm guns and two 13mm machine guns. However, as the work of the Aircraft Carrier HMS Zeppelin was shelved again, the parts of the landing hook and folding wings in the Me155 design sketch were also removed, and the design purpose was changed to a high-altitude interceptor.
After that, because Messerschmidt had too much more important design work to complete, the entire project was transferred to Blomforce-Foss and the name of the project was changed to Bv155. In September 1943, the Luftwaffe ordered five prototypes of the Bv155, the first of which was completed in September 1944 with a huge wingspan and a very distinctive onboard exposed cooling system.
After a series of improvements to the V-1's flaws, a second prototype, the Bv155V-2, flew in February 1945. The V-2 was then damaged in a failed landing, and the focus of testing shifted to the V-3, a prototype III with a new engine. Subsequent tests were soon terminated with germany's announcement of surrender.
After the war, the V-1 continued flight testing in Britain until it was scrapped, the V-2 was unaccounted for after being captured by the British, and the V-3 is still in the storage of the National Air and Space Museum.
Richterhofen's initial torpedo and bomber was the Fokker-Wolff Fw190G-8, a long-range ground attack aircraft model of the Fw190 series, whose predecessor was the Fw190F, which was developed from the Fw190A. The G type increased the combat radius on the basis of the F type, and the entire G series produced about 1300 aircraft. The design of the G-8 is based on the A-8 and F-8 models, with the ability to carry the ETC 503 type pylon under the wing, which can carry both bombs and auxiliary fuel tanks. The Fw190G-8 can carry up to one 1800kg bomb or three 500kg bombs.
In addition to the G-8, the Fw190G series has three models entering the mass production stage. The G-1 was modified from the Fw190A-4/U8 to carry a 500kg bomb at its maximum, eliminating the 7.92mm machine gun and equipping it with only two 20mm guns; the G-2 was modified from the Fw190A-5/U8, which was roughly the same as the G-1; the G-3 was modified from the Fw190A-6, using the new V/Fw.Trg bomb pylon, in addition to the bomb, this pylon can also be equipped with the WB151/20 twin 20mm gun pod. Let the G-3 become a heavy-fire fighter with six 20mm guns.
The upgraded torpedoes and bombers are the Fokker-Wolf Ta152C. The Ta152 is arguably the ultimate version of the Fw190, with at least three variants with different emphases: the Ta152H, the low- and medium-altitude fighter and ground-attack Aircraft Ta152C, and the reconnaissance fighter Ta152E. Only a very small number of Ta152s were produced, but they performed well in actual combat, making them Germany's strongest propeller fighters.
The Ta152C was pre-produced: the Ta152C-0, which was completed in late 1944 and equipped with a 2,100-horsepower Daimler-Benz DB603LA 12-cylinder water-cooled engine. The armament is 4 20mm guns and a 30mm gun mounted in the paddle shaft, which is fierce. The design department had planned to install a bomb pylon for the Ta152C so that it could carry a 500kg bomb or a torpedo, but later tests proved that the Ta152C was not up to the task.
Two of the first mass-produced Ta152Cs appeared in the list of aircraft directly under the Headquarters of the Luftwaffe 301st Fighter Wing (Stab./JG301) on April 30, 1945, and this is the only recorded Ta152C that may have participated in combat.