BR 3
FW190 A-8

BR 2
FW190 A-4

Reasoning: (FW-190s across the board have a horrible flight model. The F190-A4 has no Payload and poor dog fighting capability (its sole purpose). Its not as good as BR 2 fighters. The FW190-A8 is more comparable to BR 3 fighters, which still have the advantage over it)
Comparable Aircraft at BR 3
FW-190 A-8 (2x rockets, 4x20mm cannons, 2x 50 cal machine guns, Very Poor Performance)
- P51 D-5 Mustang (500kg Payload, 6 50 Cals, High Performance)
- FP-5 Hellcat (4x HVARs and Drop tank, 6x 50 Cals, Very Performance)
- La-5FN (100Kg Payload, 2x 20mm cannons, High Performance)
- P-38 J (6xM8 Rockets, 20mm cannon, 4x50 cals, High Performance)
FW-190 A-4 (4x20mm cannons, 2x 7mm machine guns, Very Poor Performance)
- Yak 7B (100kg Payload, 20mm, 2x50 Cal, High performance)
- Spitfre MK Vb Trop (4x20mm, Unmatched turn fighter unless Zero is in the room)
- P51-C-10 (100Kg payload, 4x50 cal, Decent performance)
- A6M2 Reisen (120kg payload, 2x20mm cannon, 2x7mm machine gune, Unmatched Turn fighter)
The only thing this plane has going for it, is if anything gets Infront of it, it has overwhelming Firepower. But that is it. The A-8 has rockets, while nice, are limited to 2.
The Downsides:
- All the 190s Drift terribly in dives and maneuvers making aiming a judgement exercise. (It is not a plane for newbies)
- With their current flight models FW-190s are terrible dog fighters
- The BR 3 La-5FN, FP-5 Hellcat and the Mustang “Accelerate MUCH” faster and are “Far” faster in a straight line while retaining the ability to dog fight with Decent Firepower. The Enlisted Resource Datamine says the FW190-A8 Has a higher top speed but you will never reach it.
*NOTE: See for yourself, spawn each plane in Practice mode, WEP and just fly straight. Its quite clear
Speed Test Results:
FW-190 A-8 vs BR 3
P51D: (first Place)
539km/h as I hit the edge of the map
546km/h dying from out of bounds (was still accelerating)
La-5FN: (Second Place)
513km/h as I hit the edge of the map
521km/h dying from out of bounds (barely accelerating)
P-38-J-15: (Third Place)
513km/h as I hit the edge of the map
520km/h dying from out of bounds (barely accelerating)
Yak 9k: (Fourth Place)
5011Km/h as I hit the edge of the map
518Km/h dying from out of bounds (barely accelerating)
FP-5 Hellcat (Fifth Place)
508Km/h as I hit the edge of the map
518Km/h dying from out of bounds (barely accelerating)
FW-180 A-8: (Last Place)
480Km/h as I hit the edge of the map
483km/h dying from out of bounds (maxed)
Buffs/Fix’s:
All the FW-190 flight models need MAJOR improvements (Both the A series and the D series)
The instructor messes with the rudder causing the plane to slide.
All the 190s have far better ordnance loadouts available to add than what is in enlisted.
This plane in Enlisted does not live up to its reputation. So until this series get some love, they deserve to be at a Lower BR.