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Originally Posted by *Buzzsaw*

The problem was there were no 109E1's or 109E-3's in production or service at the time V15 was constructed. V15 was clearly a prototype.

According to Uwe Feist in "The Fighting Me 109", published London: Arms and Armour Press, 1993, there were two prototypes built to test the 109 with the DB601: V14, which had two MG's in the nose, and two F/F 20mm in the wings and which was equipped with a DB-601Ao engine, and V15, which had only had the two nose MG's, (no weapons mounted in the wings at all) and which it appears, was equipped with the DB-601Aa engine.

According to Wiki, V14 was determined to be the more successful of the two prototypes, and there was an initial pre-production order of 20, designated E-0. Later, early production 109E's were sent to Spain to be tested with the Condor Legion. Production later commenced with the E-1 variant, with two MG's in the wings.

This information clearly points out the difference between V15 and the later production aircraft. This aircraft did not have the drag or weight of a pair of MG F/F's and their ammunition to contend with. And who knows what else was not present?

The question is, where is the test of V14?

I would take Luftwaffe data only as confirmed data, Wiki or old books are not always to be regarded as reliable to be honest.


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