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Originally Posted by Broncazonk
We all know about the Rüstsätze kits, the prepackaged field modification kits that usually came direct from the aircraft manufacturer. But how did the system work?
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mmmmmmmmmmm...I am not sure if the unit could really "order" anything.
As standard, every aircraft built had the ability to carry every mod. available...even when the Rüstzustand mod. was not installed at factory level. This gave the option of the install any and all of the Rüstsatz equipment at field level
But...
As mentioned above, many of the factory installed R equipment (R1, R2, R3, R6, etc.) was removed...albeit usually due to the lack of performance that was a result of the installation. So in the end, there were a lot of parts and equipment laying around.
The field installed equipment (RI, RII, RII, RVI, etc.) I suspect was maybe just the units way of re-installing the already removed equipment that was on-hand?
I believe 99% of all photos that show the attached equipment are all factory mods, as opposed to the unit deciding to affix something on their own...
I have never seen any reports or requests for Rustsatz Kits...nor any documents mentioning the aircraft with a RII, as opposed to an R2...but this is not my field of expertise...sadly.