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Originally Posted by Crumpp
It certainly is true. More FW-190A9's were built than FW-190A3's!
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What do A3's have to do with 1945, answer nothing.
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Originally Posted by Crumpp
So Fruitbat, what is your theory on the 900 examples of the FW-190A9 delivered to the Luftwaffe as to when they were used if it is not 1945?
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Again you have reading comprehension problems. No where have i said they weren't used in 1945. I'm afraid if you can't read properly thats your own problem, not mine.
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Originally Posted by JtD
He's saying they were used in 1945, side by side with the 2500 A-8's that were built in parallel to the 900 A-9's.
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Exactly.
Simply fact is that in 1945 more A8's were used than A9's, because over two and a half times as many were made
during the same time. No amount of trying to twist or ignore the facts can change this.
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Originally Posted by Crumpp
There is no need to guess or read into the documents as per the usual suspects.
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Are yes, ignore any inconvenient information, seems oh so familiar.
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Originally Posted by Crumpp
You also do not have the production details for the blocks. Almost all the FW-190A8's produced in the later part of 1944 are all weather variants or assault ships.
Oskar Bösch went thru 13 FW190A8's during his time with IV/JG3 Sturm. His unit had a 500% casualty rate.
Both are specialized variants for specific units and neither is designed as an air superiority variant.
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Doesn't change the fact that they were in existence, and that they were Fw190 A8's does it. Still more A8's flying in 45 than A9's.
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Originally Posted by Crumpp
Almost all the FW-190A8's produced in the later part of 1944 are all weather variants or assault ships.
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Whilst irrelevant to the numbers of A8's vs A9's, this is at least interesting, source please.
Oh, and while we're at it, here is the reason why they were produced concurrently,
The reason they didn't completely switch to the A9, was because they simply didn't have enough of the engines that were used in the A9, hence why A8 production carried on.