Was the Bf109K-4 a fighter-bomber?

[MiloMorai]

"However the only 'fact' Ullmann cites in support is rather nebulous; high ranking & highly decorated pilots invariably received the latest equipment in an effort to maintain an advantage over their adversaries- rather over-looking the fact that the K-4 was proposed as an up-dated fighter-bomber variant."

 

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[MAD-MM]

Updated from what? 109 was able since E4/B E7 to carry bombs.

With bombs load out it was technically fighter bomber.

The real specialized ground attack squadron (Schlachtgeschwader) use like in many other nations radial cooled Plane Fw-190 F/G because of his more reliable Engine to ground fire and with under wing racks it carry twice of the bombs of the 109.

Would be make no sense at all.

[Friedrich-4B]

According to the JaPo book, the K series was originally designed to carry 30mm cannon in a standardised, aerodynamically refined airframe, while using the most powerful variants of the DB 605 that were either available or expected to be available. The K-4 was designed for the DB 605D series and came equipped as standard with the fuselage MW50/fuel tank, while many of its internal components were improved or re-positioned.

 

When you think about it, the 109 was originally intended to be a light defense fighter armed with two rifle-calibre machine guns and powered by a c. 600 hp engine. That it was able to be continually updated and refined to be powered by an 1,800 - 1,975 hp engine, while being armed with an MK 108 and 2 MG 131s, plus all the other extra equipment, and still be a highly competitive fighter in 1945, shows just how well the basic airframe was designed in 1934.