Javier,
I saw this thread a while back and as I may be the culprit, will try to answer your questions. First, I made an errror in Junkers Ju 88 Volume 1.
The A-14 was not defined by the MGFF cannon, but rather the nose mounted Kuto.I do not believe the Kuto was a field installation, as it
apparently required internal structural modifications. In other respects, the A-4 and A-14 were very similar.
Your drawing image is not an A-14 nor the photo an A-4 Kuto,as they do not have nose Kutos, but do have MGFF cannon installations.
These cannon installations vary widely in detail and probably were field installations. Have you confused the term Kuto (for the barrage
ballon cutter)with the MGFF installation? If that is true , then I think your questions make better sense. The MGFF installation was done
in the field and required removal of the Lofte bombsight for horizontal bomb release and as this was a fairly involved modification, would
not be changed for different missions. As for the auxilliary fuel "drop tanks" either one or two could be carried and I do not believe that it
made any difference whether the aircraft was an A-4 or A-14. I have no infornation if the dive brakes were deleted from prodution versions
of the A-4/A14, but did see amessage to an operational unit, ordering their removal. They were also removed during conversion to other
subtypes (S-1, A-17, etc.)
Best Regards,
Artie Bob
