109 G6 with Mk 108 30mm cannons Three months prior to the invasion of Russia in June, 1941, the Luftwaffe introduced the much improved Me l09F, which equipped two interceptor wings based on the Channel Coast When Operation Barbarossa was launched, the Luftwaffe employed 300 F model and 140 E model Me109sThe Me109 was designed to carry two riflecalibre machineguns in the engine cowl with 1000 rounds each Anything additional demanded improvisation The Jumo engine had provision for a gun to be fitted between the V of the cylinder banks, butConsidered by many as the highwater mark of Bf 109 development, the F series abandoned the wing cannon and concentrated all armament in the forward fuselage with a pair of synchronized machine guns above and a single 15 or mm Motorkanonemount cannon behind the engine, the latter firing between the cylinder banks and through the propeller
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