BF-109 and other such planes

[TA Forbes]

The 190/152 variants are some of my favorites too. I thought the 190 was a better "shooting platform" than the 109, I think that was evident by later additional 20mm and 30 mm guns that were mounted under or inside the outboard wing stations.

Rudel flew a FW 190 near the end of the war, after he was shot down in his JU 87G and lost the lower half of one leg. He flew an A/F/G (can't remember which) that had Mk 103 30mm guns under each wing with special wolfram rounds. The round was a primative kinetic energy round similar in principle to the sabot rounds used in tanks today. I believe Rudel had 12 air victories in addition to his 519 tanks.