Plane: Messerschmitt Bf 109G-6/R6
Weight (Empty/Loaded/Max): / /
Wing Area: 173sq ft
Wing Loading: / /
Length: 29' 4"
Span: 32' 7"
Wing Aspect: 6.1
Engine: 1450hp Daimler Benz DB 605 A-1 Inline
Flaps: 5 settings
Visibility:
Control Feel:
Stall Speed 1k (No Flaps/Full Flaps) 95/85mph
Guns:
| type/ammo | ROF | Duration | WB Punch | Muzzle Velocity | Ammo/Gun | |
| Primary: | 2x13mm Rheinmetall MG 131 MG | 12.1/s | 24.8s | 3.0x.50cal/ping | 2,460ft/s | 300 |
| Secondary: | 1x20mm Muaser MG 151/20 Cannon 2x20mm Mauser MG 151/20 Cannon |
11.9/s 11.9/s |
12.6s 11.8s |
4.5x20mm/ping 4.5x20mm/ping |
2,500ft/s 2,500ft/s |
150 140 |
Ordnance:
0: none
1: none
2: none
3: none
Fuel Time/Percent: 35seconds/percent
Power/weight (Empty/Loaded/Max): / /
Corner Velocity: 275mph
Durability: Poor
WEP time: 5 minutes
Maximum Angle-of-Attack (no flaps/full flaps): 18.5/18.5 degrees
Wing Incidence Angle (no flaps/full flaps): 3.5/3.5 degrees
Accleleration:
| 1,000ft | 5,000ft | 10,000ft | 15,000ft | |
| Stall-200mph | 19.1s | 20.7s | 24.0s | 30.2s |
| 150mph-200mph | 11.3s | 12.8s | 15.8s | 19.4s |
| 200mph-250mph | 13.8s | 16.6s | 22.1s | 28.7s |
| 250mph-300mph | 38.9s | 57.8s | - | - |
Climb:
1k-5k: 54s
5k-10k: 76s
10k-15k: 75s
Zoom Climb:
1k 400mph: +5200ft
1k 300mph: +3300ft
Dive:
| Max Speed | After 30s | After 60s | |
| 15,000ft to 10,000ft | 360mph | 320mph | 310mph |
| 15,000ft to 5,000ft | 490mph | 350mph | 325mph |
| 10,000ft to 5,000ft | 390mph | 335mph | 320mph |
| 10,000ft to 1,000ft | 495mph | 355mph | 330mph |
| 5,000ft to 1,000ft | 380mph | 340mph | 325mph |
Max Speed
| 1,000ft | 5,000ft | 10,000ft | 15,000ft | |
| Climbing before levelling | 315mph | 305mph | ||
| Diving before levelling | 320mph | 310mph | 300mph | 290mph |
Turn Performance
| 300mph | 1,000ft | 5,000ft | 10,000ft | 15,000ft |
| One 360 | 16.0s | 17.6s | 18.7s | - |
| Two 360s | 38.2s | 40.3s | 45.4s | - |
| 250mph | ||||
| One 360 | 17.1s | 18.7s | 20.3s | 22.9s |
| Two 360s | 38.9s | 43.5s | 46.5s | 53.0s |
| Sustained | ||||
| No Flaps | 22.8s | 24.1s | 27.4s | 31.3s |
| Full Flaps | 22.5s | 23.8s | 27.0s | 29.8s |
| Best Flap | 2notches | full | 2notches | full |
| Speed/best | 140mph | 125mph | 135mph | 125mph |
Corner Speed and Radii (1,000ft):
Speed: 270mph
Radius: 531ft
Sustained Turn Speed: 160mph
Sustained Turn Radius: 851ft
Full Flaps Speed: 130mph
Full Flaps Radius: 683ft
| Corner Times | 1,000ft | 5,000ft | 10,000ft | 15,000ft |
| 180 degrees | 7.5s | 8.5s | 9.2s | 9.5s |
| 360 degrees | 18.0s | 19.3s | 22.0s | 23.0s |
Roll Rate:
150mph: 5.7s
200mph: 5.0s
250mph: 4.6s
300mph: 5.4s
350mph: 8.8s
400mph: 19.0s
Minimum Full-Flaps Full-Power Split-S altitude:
150mph: 1200ft
200mph: 1200ft
250mph: 1500ft
300mph: 1600ft
Hoof's Tips and Opinions:
Germany's efforts to increase the anti-bomber capability of her fighters resulted in many an interesting addition to their planes, and the Bf 109G6/R6 represents one such change. The Bf 109G6/R6 is a stock Bf 109G6 with two additional MG 151/20 cannon mounted one under each wing. These cannon have a good amount of ammunition too, with 140 rounds per gun allowing almost twelve seconds of fire. In effect, the Bf 109G6/R6 has one of the most powerful set of guns in the main arena, second only to the FW 190A8, Bf 110G-2 and possibly the FW 190A4. The Bf 109G6/R6 has *three* 20mm cannon (the good kind, not the early 20mm cannon found in the outer wing bays in the FW 190A4 and Bf 109E), plus *two* 13mm machine guns. This translates into awesome killing power, but also epitomizes the effects of the later modifications upon the 109 airframe. The Bf 109G6/R6 is a poor performing plane in fighter-fighter combat. She rolls poor, accelerates poor, dives poor, climbs poor, turns poor, is rather slow (the 109F is faster), and pretty much is bested by almost every plane in at least two significant areas.
On the other hand, the Bf 109G6/R6 is a bomber interceptor par excellence. Her firepower is bested only by the FW190A series and the Bf110G-2, and she can handily outclimb both FW190As (as well as operate well at high-altitude Buff altitudes), and is faster than the Bf110G-2. Her guns are effective at long ranges, unlike the Bf 109K's 30mm cannon, thus she can avoid Otto well enough to deliver a killing blow and get away without having to get within range 5 of Otto's guns. If you can avoid fighter escort a buff is easy prey to a Bf 109G6/R6. But if the Buff has escort, you can expect to live a short life, as the Bf 109G6/R6 is a poor escape artist and will usually be run down and killed by another fighter fairly easily.