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Why all the delayed production of aircraft models?

Posted: Sun Apr 02, 2023 7:53 am
by DarkHorse2
Don't really understand the trend by the WiTE2 data gods that delay the production and delivery of key Luftwaffe aircraft models.

Partial list as follows:
Bf109F-4 April 1941; WiTE2: Aug 1941 (+1 month)
Ju88A-4 late 1940; WiTE2: Oct 1941 (+1 month)
known examples:
* 12.01.41 Stab / LG 1 Catania (4 2) Ju 88 A-4
* 12.01.41 II. / LG 1 Catania (38 38) Ju 88 A-4
* 12.01.41 III. / LG 1 Catania (38 38) Ju 88 A-4
* 22.03.41 III. / KG 30 Sicily (27 24) Ju 88 A-4/Trop
* 30.03.41 Stab / KG 51 Wiener-Neustadt Ju 88 A-4
* 30.03.41 I. / KG 51 Wiener-Neustadt Ju 88 A-4
* 30.03.41 III. / KG 51 Wiener-Neustadt Ju 88 A-4
* 12.04.41 II. / KG 51 Wiener-Neustadt Ju 88 A-4
* 22.04.41 IV. / KG 51 Wiener-Neustadt Ju 88 A-4
* 31.05.41 Stab / KG 30 Northern France Ju 88 A-4
* 31.05.41 I. / KG 30 Northern France Ju 88 A-4
* 31.05.41 KG 806 Northern France Ju 88 A-4
* 01.08.41 III. / KG 76 Giebelstadt Ju 88 A-4
* 01.11.41 III. / KG 3 Guetersloh Ju 88 A-4
* 12.09.41 II. / KG 1 Interburg Ju 88 A-4
* 01.12.41 KG 77 Giebelstadt Ju 88 A-4

He111H-6 late 1940; WiTE2: Jun 1941 (+ 1 month)
known examples:
* 31.05.41 Stab / KG 4 Northern France He 111H-6
* 31.05.41 III. / KG 4 Northern France He 111H-6
* 31.05.41 Stab / KG 26 Northern France He 111H-6
* 31.05.41 I. / KG 26 Northern France He 111H-6
* 31.05.41 III. / KG 26 Northern France He 111H-6
* 31.05.41 KG 100 Northern France He 111H-6
* 31.05.41 III. / KG 40 Northern France He 111H-6
* 01.10.41 II. / KG 4 Königsberg-Prowehren He 111H-6

Ju88D-1 begin of 1941; WiTE2: Jun 1941 (+1 month)
known examples:
* 12.01.41 X. Fl. Kps. 1. (F)/121 Catania (12 2) Ju 88 D-1
* 22.03.41 X. Fl. Kps. 2. (F)/123 Catania (14 7) Ju 88 D-1

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Re: Why all the delayed production of aircraft models?

Posted: Sun Apr 02, 2023 12:29 pm
by Denniss
you are missing the overall picture again, I do not go by the time some of the newer machines were produced but when the mass of the newly produced aircraft was the new version.