Bf 109

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The Bf 109 in real life.

The Messerschmitt Bf 109, often called the Me 109, was a German World War II Luftwaffe fighter aircraft designed by Willy Messerschmitt and Robert Lusser during the early to mid 1930s.

The Bf 109 appears in Battlefield 1942 and Battlefield V. A stylized Bf 109 appears in Battlefield Heroes as the National Plane.

Battlefield 1942

Bf 109
Used by	Wehrmacht Afrika Korps Royal Italian Army German Elite Forces

The Bf 109 is a fighter featured in Battlefield 1942 issued to the Wehrmacht, Afrika Korps ,German Elite Forces and Royal Italian Army. It has space for one player, who pilots the aircraft. It has two weapons available, its machine guns with 900 rounds of ammunition, and single bombs, with 15 units available.

As with other fighter aircraft, the Bf 109 main role is mostly to support ground troops and to hunt enemy fighters and bombers. Its machine guns are very effective against lighter targets, such as aircraft and cars, and its single bomb can aid greatly in destroying enemy armor.

A bomb is also efficient against emplacements, as a single well-placed bomb can destroy any anti-aircraft gun, defgun or heavy machine gun position. The Bf 109 is especially fast and maneuverable, which makes it the optimal choice for dogfighting compared to other allied craft.

The Bf 109 prime weakness is its weak armor. Anti-aircraft guns rip through it in just a few shots. The Bf 109 requires a certain degree of skill to use effectively.

It is a direct equivalent to the Red Army's Yak-9, British Army's Spitfire and the US Army's P-51.

Appearances

• Battle of Britain
• Bocage
• El Alamein
• Gazala
• Operation Battleaxe
• Kharkov
• Kursk
• Salerno
• Monte Santa Croce
• Operation Baytown
• Raid on Agheila

Gallery

Bf 109 on the ground left side

Front side

Right side

Rear view

Rear view of the Bf 109 in third person.

Front view of the Bf 109 in first person.

Rear view of an Afrika Korp Bf 109

Front view of an Afrika Korp Bf 109

Rear view of a Royal Italian Army Bf 109

Front view of a Royal Italian Army Bf 109

First person view of the cockpit

Battlefield Heroes

National Plane
Used by	National Army
Crew	Pilot 2 Passengers

The National Plane is a vehicle featured in Battlefield Heroes for the Royal Army and is the counterpart to the Royal Plane. The plane can hold three players, one pilot and two passengers. The pilot flies the plane and fires the two machine guns of the plane while the passengers sit on the wings and use their personal weapons to attack enemy infantry and vehicles.

Against tanks, the plane's machine guns are very effective from all sides, as the machine guns do not overheat, resulting in the pilot being able to continually fire.

Gallery

Side view

Battlefield V

The Bf 109 is a vehicle featured in Battlefield V, and can be seen in the Battlefield 5 Official Reveal Trailer. It is the primary single seat fighter of Germany.

Singleplayer

During the prologue My Country Calling, a Bf 109 strafes the Free French Forces in Tunisia in 1942, while the player controls one as Yellow-Seven over Germany in 1943. Enemy Bf 109s are encountered during Under No Flag and Tirailleur, and in the former must be shot down as part of the mission.

Multiplayer

Two variants of the aircraft appear in the multiplayer, the Bf 109 G-2 and Bf 109 G-6. The fighter is Germany's counterpart to the United Kingdom's Spitfire.

Bf 109 G-2

Bf 109 G-2
Vehicle type	Fighter
Used by	Germany
Crew	1 Pilot
Driver Weapons
Primary weapon	4x 7.92mm Machine Guns (Default) 2x 7.92mm Machine Guns (2x 7.92mm Machine Guns & 2x 20mm Cannons Upgrade)
Ammunition	500
Secondary weapon	None (Default) 2x 151/20mm (2x 7.92mm Machine Guns & 2x 20mm Cannons Upgrade) 2x 50kg Bombs
Ammunition	200 (2x 151/20mm)
Customization
Upgrades	Rank 1 Armored Fuselage · 2x 7.92mm Machine Guns & 2x 20mm Cannons Rank 2 Field Repair · Pineapple Wrench · Radar Package Rank 3 2x 50kg Bombs · Automatic Leading Edge Rank 4 Spotting Camera · Reinforced Wings · 2x WFR-GR 21
Equipment Slot 1	Emergency Repair (Default) Field Repair (Upgrade)
Equipment Slot 2	Flares (Default) Spotting Camera (Upgrade) 2x WFR-GR 21 (Upgrade)

"This fighter was the backbone of the Luftwaffe. The Germans first deployed it in Spain, and it would go on to see combat throughout World War II. The G-2 entered production in May, 1942."

— In-game description

The G-2 variant of the Bf 109 is unlocked by default, and is initially armed with four 7.92mm machine guns. This multirole version has light armament at first, but can be diversified into either the ground attack or interception role through specializations. For the former, 50kg bombs, Pineapple Wrench and Reinforced Wings allow it to survive bombing runs under fire, while the latter niche is augmented by the improved armament of 20mm cannons and the Radar Package.

Bf 109 G-6

Bf 109 G-6
Vehicle type	Fighter
Used by	Germany
Crew	1 Pilot
Driver Weapons
Primary weapon	2x MG 131 (Default) 4x 7.92mm Machine Guns (Default) 1x MG 131 (MG 131 & MG 151/20mm Upgrade)
Ammunition	300 (MG 131) 500 (4x 7.92mm Machine Guns)
Secondary weapon	1x MG 151/20mm (Default) 1x MG151/20mm Minengeschoss (Upgrade) 2x MG 151/20mm (MG 131 & 2x MG 151/20mm Upgrade)
Ammunition	200
Customization
Upgrades	Rank 1 High Altitude Package · Field Repair Rank 2 4x 7.92mm Machine Gun · Minengeschoss · MG 131 & 2x MG 151/20mm Rank 3 Nitrous · Armored Fuselage Rank 4 Spotting Camera · Automatic Leading Edge · 2x WFR-GR 21
Equipment Slot 1	Emergency Repair (Default) Field Repair (Upgrade) Nitrous (Upgrade)
Equipment Slot 2	Flares (Default) Spotting Camera (Upgrade) 2x WFR-GR 21 (Upgrade)

"In 1943 the Germans introduced the Bf109 G-6. It had upgraded, heavier machine guns, which made it popular with the pilots. Almost 12,000 were built, well into 1944."

— In-game description

The G-6 variant is unlocked at rank 16, and comes equipped with two MG 131 13mm heavy machine guns and a secondary MG 151 20mm autocannon. The G-6 is focused more towards air superiority, with heavier weapons to tackle higher health bombers, and specializations such as High Altitude Package and Nitrous to boost survivability while dogfighting.

Gallery

Bf 109 G-2 as it appeared in the Pre-Alpha

First person pilot view

BF 109 G-2 in The Company menu

Bf 109 G-2 "Hellgrau"