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Originally Posted by David E. Brown
Hi Nick,
I think my comclusion was that standard A-1a Jäger aircraft sourced directly from the respective manufacturers were being upgraded to the multi-purpose A-2a Jabo variant. This would entail the addition of the ETC 501 bomb racks as well as adding of the cockpit armoured plate (attached to the canopy) and other minor tweaks. I should think that this is a subject that needs some definitive answers.
Cheers,
David
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Hi David,
I've just finished Robert Forsyth's latest for Osprey and something like that struck me. Authors are unanimous that to carry bombs the A-2a had two cannon removed and a supplementary fuel tank installed - to address weight and c.g. issues. So how come KG 51 operated increasing numbers of 4-cannon machines as time went on? The usual way to overcome weight/payload problems is to fit a more powerful engine, so did they wring extra power out of the Jumo 003 or what?