Question about fw190 A4 in 4.11m
 

Hi
In my Campaign under way and on the
Russian front was passed by the
Bf109 to FW190 A4 and I have two questions.
Why the patch limited the power of fw190A4 to 88%?
The second question is...
It's normal that the fw190 don't lose
easily energy?
Many thank's

1) Power is limited to 88% as it is a de-rated version used in the Eastern front. This is normal. The old A-4 is represented by A-4 1.42 ATA (fully rated engine).

2) Yes.

Luno,

Fw190s were used for de-rating for new BW801s, problems with a specific engine, or jabo runs. If you are using a campaign, use a number, maybe %25.

Is this for a SEOW campaign?

Hi
but this bird is very hard to fly!! No turn, because stall always!!!

Do not turn more that 45 degrees. Use roll rate. Always go as fast as possible. :cool:

Not a turn and burn type of fighter. Always fly fast and use zoom and boom techniques to win the day. The FW190 has the advantage of excellent power to weight, highest consistent roll rate of any WWII fighter, and extreme firepower.

Ok but the roll rate and a maneuver performed to the limit in order to avoid being hit by hours six . Does Not allow me to turn around the bandit.

If I understand you correctly... you are wondering what to do when a bandit is behind you? In a FW190 the correct defensive maneuvers involve speed and roll rate. The rolling scissors is one such maneuver (although difficult to pull off). By far the easiest is to perform a Split S and convert some of your altitude into an evasive roll over and dive. Because only a small handful of aircraft have even a chance of following the initial roll... you usually have a good chance to get away with superior dive and level speed.

What do you not want to do in a FW190 is make a series of hard turns (like you might in a Spitfire, Yak, or Zero) and bleed your energy as the FW190 looses energy in horizontal maneuvers much more quickly.

Flying a FW190 requires thinking in the vertical rather than in the horizontal.

Offensively you want to use moves like the "wing over" or the "lag pursuit" to follow a bandit through a defensive break turn. Oh and I should mention that such maneuvers are common to other similar aircraft. Each has their own trick but aircraft like the Tempest, P-51 Mustang, P-47 Thunderbolt, and F4U Corsair are all similar in technique to flying the FW190 versus their contemporary opposition.

What you have understood exactly what i wanted to say. I have found a split-s effective to escape from a bandit behind me.
Whilst I do not know the maneuver rolling scissor. You can tell me a site where you can learn the techniques to use with the fw-190A4?

Thanks

SimHQ has tons of articles on air combat basics.

Rolling scissors: http://www.simhq.com/_air/air_054a.html

There are more but that's a good article. Remember that basic air combat maneuvering (ACM) applies to everything from the earliest biplanes to the absolute latest jet fighters. New technologies and performance alter the techniques somewhat but the basics are always the same. So learning the FW190 is a great way to really get a grip on the techniques as it's a bit of a tougher plane to get started with but once you learn it... you can easily apply the technique to other aircraft.