{"product_id":"icm-set-of-3-luftwaffe-night-fighters-bf-109e-4-do-172-10-kauz-ii-fw-189a-1","title":"Icm Set Of 3 Luftwaffe Night Fighters (Bf 109E-4, Do 172-10 Kauz Ii, Fw 189A-1)","description":"At the beginning of the Second World War, German military leadership did not prioritize specialized air-defence fighter aircraft. They believed anti-aircraft artillery would serve as the primary defence against aerial attacks on the Reich. However, large-scale nighttime raids by British aviation revealed that heavy anti-aircraft guns could not effectively protect ground targets. This necessitated specialized night-fighter units and a distinct tactical approach.\u003cbr id='\"isPasted\"'\u003e\u003cbr\u003eSince no aircraft were specifically designed for night combat at the time, the Luftwaffe initially used standard combat aircraft painted in dark colourssuch as the Bf 109E-4 operated by Nachtjagdgeschwader 1 (the 1st Night Fighter Wing). For long-range interception of British bombers over British territory, they employed a specially converted Do 17 bomber designated the Do 17Z-10 Kauz II. The aircraft featured an infrared searchlight to help locate enemy aircraft in the night sky.\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003eThere are also documented cases of Fw 189 A-1 aircraft being used as night fighters after special modifications, including the installation of FuG 212 radar and an additional MG 151 cannon mounted for forward and upward firing.\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cstrong style=\"'box-sizing:\" inherit rgb sans sans-serif normal left none initial id='\"isPasted\"' font-weight:=\"\" color:=\"\" font-family:=\"\" font-size:=\"\" font-style:=\"\" font-variant-ligatures:=\"\" font-variant-caps:=\"\" letter-spacing:=\"\" orphans:=\"\" text-align:=\"\" text-indent:=\"\" text-transform:=\"\" widows:=\"\" word-spacing:=\"\" white-space:=\"\" text-decoration-thickness:=\"\" text-decoration-style:=\"\" text-decoration-color:=\"\" background-color:=\"\"\u003e\u003cspan style='\"box-sizing:' inherit color: rgb\u003eKey Features\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/strong\u003e\u003cbr 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