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sion to higher standard versions. It also made
it easier to train and maintain staff on later
variants. All versions of the Bf 109G were also
produced with tropical modifications, although
interestingly, the G-2/G-4 versions were still
listed in documentation as two versions,
the standard G-2/G-4 and the tropicalized
G-2/ Trop and G-4/Trop. It should be stated, how-
ever, that this universality was put into practice
only in part of the production of the Bf 109 G-6.
Later G-6 models, and the following G-14 and
later versions of the G-10 to include the G-6/AS
and G-14/AS, dispensed with the tropical mod-
ifications, because developments at the fronts
and related changes in the deployment of fighter
aircraft brought the air force to the conclusion
that they were no longer necessary.
Production of the subsequent Bf 109 G-4 be-
gan at Messerschmitt in September, 1942, at
WNF in December of the same year, and at ERLA
the following January. The G-4 version did not
differ in appearance from the G-2 at the start of
production, and it is not entirely clear why the
new type number was applied. At first, the only
significant change was in the radio equipment,
where the G-4’s older FuG VIIa shortwave radi-
os gave way to the new FuG 16 Z or FuG 16 ZY
VHF units. In addition to the radios, the FuG 16 ZY
equipment also had a built-in transponder
for the Pegasus Y goniometric gunsight with
a Moranmast rod antenna. Some machines wer
e equipped with a ZVG 16 direction finding device
with a PR 16 loop antenna on the back of the fu-
selage. This device was supplied as a Rüstsatz
R7 Peilrufanlage set. In any case, despite this
equipment being documented as standard for
the Bf 109 G-4, in reality, very few actually were
so equipped.
During the production of the Bf 109 G-4, prob-
ably in December 1942, there was a change in
the size of the wheels of the main landing gear.
The installation of larger tires was a response
not only to the increasing weight of the aircraft,
but also to persistent problems with tire life
and stability of the aircraft during take-off and
landing. With the introduction of the Bf 109 G-2
into service, these problems were exacerbated.
The Bf 109 G-2 had the same tires as the Bf 109F,
650 x 150mm, tires that deflated quickly. This was
thought to be due to the greater weight of the
aircraft, but tests with the larger 660 x 160mm
tires at Rechlin showed no improvement. On the
contrary, the situation worsened when in some
cases the tires were destroyed after only two
take-offs and landings. During further tests,
it turned out that the problem was caused by heat
generated by the brakes, transferring onto the
tires, the higher temperature of which caused
the rapid degradation of the rubber. The solution
was the introduction of larger steel brake discs,
which did not heat up as much. However, due to
the angle of the wheel’s transverse axis to the
axis of the landing gear strut (9°33”), the wheel
with a larger brake drum and a larger tire could
no longer fit in the wheel well. This was solved
by adding a bulge into the upper wing over the
wheel well. The tail wheel was enlarged to
350 x 135mm, compared to 290 x 110mm for the
Bf 109 G-2. It continued to be fixed, on later se-
ries machines with a leather sleeve on the strut
proper. Unfortunately, these characteristics are
not definitive in differentiating between the G-2
and G-4 versions, as a segment of early produc-
tion G-4s still had the original smaller wheels
with a smooth wing without the fairing above
FuG 16 Z / ZY Radio Equipment
The FuG-16Z/ZY working in the very short wave band
(UKW/VHF) widths was a very modern and compact
unit, almost timeless. The entire device, designated
Geräteblock LA6NCA, consisted of three modules:
the Emfänger E 16 Z/ZY receiver, the Sender S 16 Z/ZY
transmitter, and the Bedlengerät BG 16 Z/ZY modula-
tor. The assembly was located in the fuselage behind
the cockpit. Tuning was remote from a control panel
in the cockpit, located at the edge of the lower left
corner of the instrument panel. The control panel had
a rotary switch with four positions, below which were
preset frequencies, indicated by pictograms. Under
Pictogram I was the guidance frequency Y
-
Führung-
frequenz, and under the Roman numeral II was the fre-
quency for communication with the flight commander
with his unit or fighter formation Gruppenbefehlfre-
quenz. Under the triangle was the airfield traffic con-
trol frequency Nahflugsicherungfrequenz and under
the square was the frequency for all fighter planes
Reichsjägerfrequenz. To tune to one of these, it was
enough just to switch the selector to the correct posi-
tion. Alternatively, the switch could have frequencies
marked with standard numerals of 1 to 4, and an older
version of the control panel had two rocker switches.
the wheel well and a retractable tail wheel of
smaller diameter. Additionally, older G-2s were
retrofitted, usually during general repairs, to G-4
standard by installing larger wheels with the ap-
propriate equipment.
A total of 1,586 Bf 109 G-2s were produced
from May to December 1942 and 1,242 Bf 109
G-4s from September 1942 to June 1943, plus
one license built Bf 109Ga-2 and 24 Bf 109Ga-
4s were produced in Györ, Hungary. In addition
to them, 167 Bf 109 G-1s and 50 Bf 109 G-3s with
pressurized cockpits were produced. All versions
could be equipped with an additional fuel tank
with 300 liters of fuel or cannon pods with 20mm
MG 151/20 cannons, or a belly bomb rack. But the
aircraft usually carried either an additional tank
or cannon pods. The simultaneous use of the tank
and cannon pods was rare. You can find photos
of such combinations, but this may have been
a ferry configuration. Cannon pods were never
combined with the fuselage bomb racks.
Combat Use of the Bf 109 G-2
and G-4
Both types gradually replaced the Bf 109 F-2
and F-4 in Luftwaffe fighter units over the second
half of 1942. The Bf 109 G-2 ensured the perfor-
mance superiority of German fighters over Allied
opponents both on the Eastern Front during the
successful German summer offensive and the
advance of the German armies to the Cauca-
sus and to Stalingrad, as well as in North Africa
during the advance of the German Afrikacorps
and its Italian ally along the North African coast
towards Egypt. After the defeat of the German
armies at El Alamein in North Africa in Novem-
ber, 1942 and the encirclement of the German 6th
Army at Stalingrad in the same month, the tide
had begun to turn. Luftwaffe fighters were unable
to maintain their air supremacy over the battle-
field at Stalingrad and keep the air supply lines
open to the encircled German forces, nor in North
Africa, where a strengthening Allied air force was
successfully disrupting supplies to the remaining
Bf 109 G-2 from III./JG 54 “Grünherz” on the Eastern Front in this picture taken in August 1942. This unit took delivery of the first
G-2s in July 1942 and had them in service until January the following year. The G-4 version was delivered to III./JG 54 in February
1943. [Bundesarchiv]
Bf 109 G-4 MT 213 still has the original smaller main landing gear wheels, but now has a larger fixed tail
wheel (350x135). This machine is part of the color profiles in this kit, in a new camouflage applied after
the overhaul. [SA Kuva]
Bf 109 G-4 and personnel of the Slovak 13th/JG 52 at Anapa airfield in Crimea in the summer of 1943. [Bundesarchiv]
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