Historical use of the derated 190A4 & the fully rated 190A4

[kennel]

Was the derated 190A4 used as a fighter on the Ostfront or was it jabo & was the fully rated 190A4 used at all on the Eastern front?

What were the Antons used for in the African & Italian theaters was it multirole fighter bomber tasks or fighter roles & did the derated 190& the fully rated 190A4 make it to the Med theaters at all. I am trying to find out this info for DCG campaigning

[JtD]

I'd recommend to not use the de-rated A-4 for the Eastern front at all, the Fw got there rather late and by that time the BMW 801D wasn't de-rated any more. It is still possible that some units would have restrictions in place, for instance for new engines or simply to reduce wear and tear. Since the A-4 was used almost to the wars end, the fully rated version would still have a place on the Eastern front.

Not sure about Africa and MTO.

[Fenice_1965]

As far as I know A5s have bene used in Tunisia and Sicily

[MaxGunz]

Does anyone have a copy of the info that Butch2K had posted, years ago?

[_1SMV_Gitano]

Originally Posted by Fenice_1965

As far as I know A5s have bene used in Tunisia and Sicily

Yes, but not only. Both III./ZG2 (later re-designated iIII./SKG10) and II./JG2 also had A-3s and A-4s on strength, and possibily also some A-2s.

[JtD]

Right, II/JG2 was stationed in Tunisia January to March 1943 and had A-2 to A-5 models in their roster. At that time, it wouldn't be de-rated versions any more.

Since the OP asked for fighter units, ZG/SKG do not qualify, or were the designations just a smokescreen?

[_1SMV_Gitano]

Originally Posted by JtD

Since the OP asked for fighter units, ZG/SKG do not qualify, or were the designations just a smokescreen?

Well, the main role of III./ZG 2 - III./SKG 10 unit was ground attack but it flew quite a number of airfield/harbour patrols and bomber interceptions when necessary. When II./JG2 withdrew from Tunisia in March 1943, it handed over its machines to III./SKG 10.

[SaQSoN]

Originally Posted by JtD

I'd recommend to not use the de-rated A-4 for the Eastern front at all, the Fw got there rather late.

The first operational deployment of Fw-190 at Eastern Front was September, 15, 1942 at Leningrad area.