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kits, which were typically fitted in the factory. This was not a hard and fast rule, however; during production runs various Rüstsätze kits were often fitted by factories in order to meet Luftwaffe demands, and "/R" designations were also occasionally applied to more complex changes in an aircraft's
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fittings, extra armor, fuel, and various electrical system upgrades. The kits were numbered R1, R2, R3 and so forth. Some of these upgrades would become almost standard on certain fighters.
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Addition of FuG 125 radio, PKS 12 radio direction finder, and window heaters (as fitted to the Fw 190A-8 and A-9) and D-series airframes (also used for the Ta 152).
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airframe design that were much more suitably completed at production line facilities, as with a few of the "/R"-designated versions of the
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Addition of wing mounted MK 108 cannons and a fuselage center line mounted WGr (Werfer-Granate) 21 rocket (as fitted to the Fw 190A-8)
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Addition of FuG 125 radio, PKS 12 radio direction finder, window heaters and wing mounted MK 108 cannons (as fitted to the Fw 190A-8)
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The nomenclature was often confusing, as each Luftwaffe aircraft type — always defined by their
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Addition of wing mounted MK 108 cannons and cockpit armour (as fitted to the Fw 190A-8 and A-9)
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Standard radio equipment upgraded to the FuG 16ZE (as fitted to the Fw 190A-4 and A-5)
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Outboard wing mounted MK 108 cannon (as fitted to the Fw 190A-7, A-8 and A-9)
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Addition of fuselage fitted 115 liter fuel tank (as fitted to the Fw 190A-8)
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Addition of armor to the cockpit (as fitted to the Fw 190A-6, A-7 and A-8)
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151/20 cannon pod under each wing (as fitted to the Fw 190A-6, A-7 or A-8)
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rocket launchers (as fitted to the Fw 190A-4, A-5, A-6, A-7 and A-8)
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pod mount under each wing (as fitted to the Fw 190A-6 and A-8)
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The Luftwaffe Over Germany By Donald Caldwell, Richard Muller
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Addition of ETC 502 torpedo rack (as fitted to the Ta 152)
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Details of an Fw 190's underwing BR 21's launch-tube mount
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was well known for its various Rüstsätze, which included:
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nitrous boost system (as fitted to the Fw 190A-6 and A-8)
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or machine gun armament, most often mounted in underwing
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were field modification kits produced for the German
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Index

Luftwaffe
Second World War
German aircraft used in World War II
fighter bombers
night fighters
He 177
cannon
gun pods
bomb
drop tank

RLM 8-xxx airframe number
Messerschmitt Bf 109
Werfer-Granate 21
Focke-Wulf Fw 190

WB (Waffen-Behälter)
MK 108 cannon
MK 103 cannons
GM-1
Werfer-Granate 21
bomber destroyer







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