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Info Eduard - July 2010
Development Phase of the Sturmbock
2. Fw 190A-7/MK, W.Nr. 643701, 2./JG 11, Rotenburg, March 1944
An aircraft representative of the development phase of the Sturmbock, Fw 190A-7
suffixed MK (probably identifying the use of MK 108, 103). It served in March, 1944,
with I./JG 11, and besides being armed with 30mm cannon, it is interesting to note
the suppression of the national markings on this aircraft, which JG 11 around this time
tended to do quite often.
(J. Zdiarský, P. Štěpánek)
3. Fw 190A-6/Panzerbock, Maj. Erwin Bascilla, Sturmstaffel 1, Dortmund, January 1944
Sturmstaffel 1 used modeified Fw 190A-6s, which weren’t up-armed with the 30mm cannon, but their use in the Sturmbock role
is pointed to by the addition of armor plate and, for the first time, armor glass on the sides of the canopy.
4, Fw 190A-6/Panzerbock, Gefr. Gerhard Vivroux, Sturmstaffel 1, Dortmund, late-winter, 1944
Note the difference in the side mounted armor from White ‘7’ above, also an A-6.
1. Fw 190A-5/U12, W.Nr. 410266, 2./JG 11, Lt. Erich Hondt, Husum, Summer 1943
One of the early attempts at up-arming the Fw 190A to make them more effective in dealing with four engined heavy bombers. In this case,
the modification was in the form of underslung WB 151/20 tubs housing paired 20mm cannon replacing outboard MG 151s of the same caliber.
So, the total weapons package on this machine was six 20mm cannon and two fuselage mounted MG 17 7.92mm machine guns.
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HISTORY