MAQUETTE À MONTER - Messerschmitt Bf109K-4 1/48 Hasegawa (9063)
Prix régulier 30,00 € TTC 6%
Characteristics
| Scale | 1:48 |
| Manufacturer | Hasegawa |
| Size of the box | 34 x 19 x 5 cm |
Description
The Allied bombing campaign over the Third Reich intensified from Spring 1943. In response to Luftwaffe demands for a fighter with performance specs to counter the Allied high altitude bombing threat, Messerschmitt developed the Bf109K, based on the Bf109G model, as a fighter with excellent high altitude performance capabilities. The K-4 model, which was the first production run in the K-series, was a fundamentally improvement on the G-10 model.
The powerplant was either a Daimler-Benz 605DCM or DBM, and the propeller was the wide-bladed VDM9-2159 type. Armament consisted of one MK108 30mm cannon firing through the propeller hub, and two MG131 13mm machine guns mounted in the cowling. Changes in the external appearance of the model, including fully enclosed main landing gear wells and retractable tail wheel, were the result of attempts to improve the aerodynamic characteristics of the aircraft. Another change which brought about dramatic improvement in aerodynamic performance was the use of the G-10's DB605AS oil cooling intake with the Fo987 type change alone resulted in a 20km increase in top speed (from 690 to 710kph at 7,500 meters) using the same powerplant. Although, in a sense a development of the G-10, the K-4 actually went into production ahead of its design predecessor in Spring 1944, and was first put into service with the 3rd Squadron of Jadgeschwader 27 in October of that year, eventually being issued to a total of nine fighter squadrons by war's end.
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