Sturmstaffel planes were all FW-190A 6/7 with additional armor plating, specifically designed to get as close to Allied bombers as possible in attempts to shoot them down. The planes had additional plating on the sides of the cockpit and on the sides of the canopy glass. They often had a thicker windscreen as well as unseen armor added on the engine cowling front. The planes on this sheet are all painted RLM 74/75/76 with black/white/black bands on the aft fuselage as well a yellow lower engine cowlings.

All of these planes are from the Jan-March 1944 time period. About the only difference between them is the tactical number and the variant of the plane that is being used. Basically, you can do one complete aircraft with the decals provided on the sheet.

On this sheet there are four aircraft. To make things short, I'll just list the variant and tactical number.

1. White 20; Fw-190A-7

2. White 7; Fw-190A-6

3. White 2; Fw-190A-6

4. White 1; Fw-190A-7

What is unfortunate is that there is no dedicated 190A-5/6/7 variant available from any kit manufacturer in 1/48. You have the A-8 from Dragon as your best option, though you will need a new upper cowling for the smaller guns at the bare minimum. If any readers have a good idea on how to properly build these versions, I'd love to hear from you.

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