Bf 110G-2 8205 GERMAN WW II HEAVY FIGHTER 1:48 SCALE PLASTICKIT

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The first pages of history for the famous Zerstörer Bf 110 were written at the end of 1934, when C-Amt RLM (the technical branch of the Reich's Air Ministry) issued a specification for a two seat, twin engined aircraft to fulfill a need within the Kamfzerstörer category. Submitted proposals came from Focke-Wulf (Fw 57), Henshel (Hs 124) and BFW (Messerschmitt Bf 110). In the spring of 1935, the RLM changed its thinking on the spec, and cancelled the universal Kamfzerstörer category in favor of two specific types, the Schnellbomber and the Zerstörer. The new concept of a heavy fighter of the RLM were best satisfied by the Messerschmitt design, which wasn't really dictated as much by the original specifications. The first prototype, the Bf 110 V1, first flew May 12, 1936, and the modified second prototype V2 was submitted to the Erprobungstelle in Rechlin on January 14, 1937. Four development aircraft, A-01 to A-04, powered by JUMO 210Da engines, were delivered at the beginning of 1938. A production run of 45 Bf 110Bs began in July, powered by JUMO 210Ga engines, delivering some 500kW (680hp).At the end of 1938, the production line for the high performance DB 601 finally got going, and these were mounted into the first major Bf 110 version, the Bf 110C. The Bf 110C, as was the case with the Bf 110B, was armed with two MG FF cannon, mounted in the fuselage below the cockpit floor, four MG 17 machine guns mounted in the nose and one rear firing MG 15 machine gun manned by the gunner/radio operator. There was a crew of two. The Luftwaffe received a total of 169 Bf 110Cs by September, 1939. The first combat experience of the type in Norway and France uncovered a small operational radius, unsuitable for an escort fighter. The first attempt to remedy the shortcoming came in the form of a large, underfuselage conformal type external fuel tank, called the Dackelbauch. The Bf 110C-3, adapted to carry this tank, were redesignated D-0. Results were not entirely satisfactory with the D version, and so there was a reconstruction of the fuel system, after which aircraft of the D version carried two drop tanks under the wings, and a small oil tank under the fuselage. The Bf 110D also standardized a longer fuselage, by way of an extension at the rear carrying a life raft and other emergency survival gear. This was a feature also evident on some subsequent Bf 110Es, which were equipped with bomb racks under the fuselage and wings. The majority of Bf 110Es were powered by the DB 601N engines. The following Bf 110F received the DB 601F engines housed in reshaped nacelles, with newer, more rounded spinners, aerodynamic features taken from the Bf 109F. Upgrading efforts were noted in the armament as well, where the MG FF were replaced by MG 151s. Significant changes came with the Bf 110G, powered by new DB 605 engines. The rear firing MG 82Z double gun appeared on the G-2, and with the G-4 came the replacement of four forward firing machine guns with two 30mm MK 108 cannon. The G-4 also saw larger rudders mounted. The Bf 110 went through not only technical changes throughout its career, but also through a development of its operational use. It entered the war as a heavy escort and attack fighter. By the time of the Battle of Britain, it became apparent that the aircraft, in the role of escort fighter, had been pushing the envelope of its capabilities. On the contrary, as a defensive weapon against British bombers, the Bf 110 made an extremely good showing of itself, and remained a deadly foe through to the end of the war. The placement of RAF bombing operations within nighttime hours from 1941 brought the Bf 110 into the realm of nightfighting on the Western Front. On the Eastern Front, they excelled as fast fighter bombers. Their earlier role as a day attack fighter was still fulfilled not only on the Eastern Front (where they were employed throughout the war successfully even as the originally envisioned escort fighter), but also on the Western Front into the depths of the summer of 1944, where the role was abandoned primarily, and finally. As a nightfighter in the G-4 version, thanks to a heavy forward firing armament and radar, they soldiered on literally until the very end of the war. As such, it was the nightfighter role that would prove to be the most significant for the Bf 110 during the course of the Second WorldWar.

The Bf 110G-2 Version

The evolution of the Bf 110 line was to continue in 1941 with the introduction of the Me 210, a result of the evolution of the original design coupled with combat experience. Major ongoing problems with the prototypes and unspectacular results in combat halted production of Me 210 at under 300. The role of the heavy fighter and fighter-bomber for the Luftwaffe would need to continue to be served by the Bf 110, calling for a list of changes and modifications.

The installation of the newly developed DB 605 engines (1470hp at higher performance) allowed for the development of the stronger and aerodynamically refined 'G' version, represented in combat by the G-2 and G-4. A wide variation in armament carried led to a wide assortment of missions flown by the G-2 over the Reich, northern Europe, the eastern Front and over the Mediterranean. The Bf 110G-2 was used as a long range heavy fighter, fighter-bomber, ground support and reconnaissance aircraft. The Bf 110G-2 didn't find its forte until the escalation of theAllied day bombing offensive in 1943. The Luftwaffe lacked a weapon that would be capable of effectively breaking up tight formations ofAllied four-engined bombers. The task was to be carried out by heavily armed versions of twins already in service such as the Ju 88, Ju 188, Do 217 and especially the Bf 110G-2. Here appeared a wide assortment of both factory and field modifications, which saw upper nose MG 17 guns replaced with 20 mm MK 108 cannon (as the R2), or the lower MG 151/20 guns replaced with 37 mm BK 37 (as the R1) in a large lower housing. Often, there was an M1 field modification, which saw the removal of the lower bomb-rack and replacing it with a pair of 20 mm cannon. There were also combinations of these, or the replacement of the upper MG 17s with two MG 151 cannon, not officially belonging to any field 'Rustsatz' modifications of the Bf 110G-2. Despite the wide variety of cannon armament used in the aircraft, the weapon mostly attributed to the Bf 110G-2 were the underwing firing tubes for four Wfr.Gr. 21 projectiles. The Bf110G-2 was established as a fighter within the Defense of the Reich system with varying degrees of success until the spring of 1944, when increasingly effective escort fighters often decimated them well before they were able to reach the attacking bomber formations. Their demise was compensated for by modified single engined Fw 190A-7 and A-8 R2 (Eduard Cat.No.8175), and the Bf 110G exclusively became a very successful night fighter (Eduard Cat.No.8206).

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Bf 110G-2s that found their way into the services of Nachtjagdgeschwader 200 on the eastern front were used in a way worth noting. The standard Bf 110G-2 modified to M1 standard (cannon tub under the fuselage) with no on-board radar or radio modifications, was used for night fighting using the guidance system of Freya and Wurzburg (Helle Nachtjagd). The character of the war on the eastern front was hardly conducive to this type of warfare, but the actions of NJG 200 illustrates the need for the protection of German assets and supply lines against Soviet night attacks. Along with the mounting of anti-aircraft defenses on rail cars, NJG 200, as 'Eisenbahn Geschwader' was able to operate in required locations along sections of the eastern front. The aircraft carries a somewhat dark camouflage scheme of RLM 74/75/76 with yellow identification markings. The white fuselage Balkenkruez is sprayed over irregular squiggles of 74, which is consistent with the time period of 1943-44. The red Staffel color appears on the spinner tips.

All of the presented schemes display an effort to darken the overall scheme with the additional spraying of irregular squiggles of RLM 74/75. These also serve to break up the well defined edge between the upper surface colors and the side RLM 76 surfaces. The inside surfaces of the vertical tails were treated in a similar fashion. ATTENTIONUPOZORNĚNÍ ACHTUNG ATTENTION

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Iire soigneusement la fiche dínstructions avant dássembler. Ne pas utiliser de colle ou de peinture a` proximité dúne flamme nue, et aérer la piece de temps en temps. Garder hors de portée des enfants en bas âge. Ne pas laisser les enfants mettre en bouche ou sucer les pie` ces, ou passer un sachet vinyl sur la tete.

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GSi Creos (GUNZE) AQUEOUS Mr.COLOR AQUEOUS Mr.COLOR H4 C4 YELLOW H69 C37 GRAY RLM65 H5 C5 BLUE H70 C60 GRAY RLM02 H7 C7 BROWN H77 C137 TIRE BLACK H11 C61 WHITE H80 KHAKI GREEN H13 C3 RED H 344 RUST H12 C33 FLAT BLACK H 417 C417 LIGHT BLUE RLM76 H37 C43 WOOD BROWN Mr.METAL COLOR H47 C41 RED BROWN MC214 DARK IRON H65 C18 DARK GREEN RLM70 MC218 ALUMINIUM H68 C116 DARK GREY MC219 BRASS 2 B H12 PE5 PE6 C33 PE4 FLAT BLACK G53

G55 H12 PE3 C33 FLAT BLACK J29

H70 PE2 C60 H70 GRAY RLM02 C60 GRAY RLM02

S2 PE7

H70 C60 J40 GRAY RLM02

H12 C33 FLAT BLACK A PE3

PE1 C7

H70 C60 PE7 GRAY RLM02

H12 C33 FLAT BLACK

H4 G50 G22 C4 H4 YELLOW G51 C4 YELLOW H13 C3 H70 RED C60 H12 G66 PE20 GRAY RLM02 C33 G49 FLAT BLACK H13 C3 RED H70 C60 GRAY RLM02 G49

G47 H70 C29 C60 GRAY RLM02

H12 C33 FLAT BLACK

PE9 R17 H70 S7 R16 H70 C60 PE8 C60 GRAY RLM02 GRAY RLM02 R16 PE13 R17

H70 C60 GRAY RLM02 H70 H12 PE15 C60 C33 GRAY RLM02 PE12 FLAT BLACK

PE11

PE44

2 pcs. PE44 PE44 G56 H70 C60 GRAY RLM02

G56

J28 3 PE29 S9 A R13 H70 C60 B GRAY RLM02

H47 S36 C41 RED BROWN H70 C60 GRAY RLM02 G38

H70 C60 J14 GRAY RLM02 S40 H70 C60 H70 GRAY RLM02 C60 GRAY RLM02 G2 R9 - MARKING ONLY A ; B ;;C E H5 C5 BLUE MC214 DARK IRON R9 G2 G2

H70 C60 GRAY RLM02 H70 C60 R10 GRAY RLM02

S24

S1 S3 S31 C12

H12 S34 S33 C33 H70 FLAT BLACK C60 H70 GRAY RLM02 C60 H7 GRAY RLM02 C7 BROWN

C12

H70 C60 GRAY RLM02 H70 C60 GRAY RLM02

H70 C60 GRAY RLM02

C18

H70 C60 GRAY RLM02 S12

G68

H12 G68 C33 FLAT BLACK H12 C33 G83 FLAT BLACK

G12

H12 C33 G12 FLAT BLACK H12 C33 G13 FLAT BLACK 4 H70 C28 C60 B2 GRAY RLM02 H70 C60 PE24 GRAY RLM02 PE23 H12 G44 C33 FLAT BLACK H70 C60 J25 GRAY RLM02 J27 J25 PE34 G46

H12 C33 PE42 FLAT BLACK PE43 B2

H70 C60 C22 GRAY RLM02

S13 S10

PE14 H70 C60 B1 GRAY RLM02 PE27 B1 PE28

H12 G43 G35 C33 PE35 FLAT BLACK H12 H12 G33 C33 FLAT BLACK H12 G43 C33 FLAT BLACK C33 C10 PE26 PE25 FLAT BLACK G34 G25 MC214 G34 DARK IRON PE21 H12 H70 G25 C33 C60 FLAT BLACK GRAY RLM02 PE19 H70 PE18 G4 G31 C60 MC214 GRAY RLM02 DARK IRON G4 G63 H12 H70 G84 C33 C60 G63 FLAT BLACK GRAY RLM02 H70 C60 GRAY RLM02

G79 C9 G79 C30 H70 C60 GRAY RLM02

H70 C60 G82 H70 GRAY RLM02 C60 2 pcs. C19 GRAY RLM02 H5 G2 C5 BLUE G67

H5 H70 C5 H70 G8 BLUE C60 GRAY RLM02 C60 H70 GRAY RLM02 C60 G2 2 pcs. GRAY RLM02

H70 B7 C60 GRAY RLM02 G9

B10

H70 C60 GRAY RLM02 5 S32

H12 C33 FLAT BLACK

F4 PE32 H70 MC214 C60 GRAY RLM02 DARK IRON

S35 G76 H70 C60 GRAY RLM02

PE33

S35 - MARKING A ; B ;;C E

MARKING A

W4 W3 - 0,6mm

MARKING A ; C ; E

H70 C60 - 0,6mm GRAY RLM02 J20 J18

H70 C60 GRAY RLM02

MARKING B ; E W4 W3

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W1 W2

H4 J6 C4 YELLOW

J22 H70 C60 GRAY RLM02 J16

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H70 C60 C24 GRAY RLM02 J5

MC219 BRASS J11

H70 C60 GRAY RLM02 R14 R15

C36 C25 H70 C60 GRAY RLM02

C35 C26

C17 C23

H70 PE40 C60 GRAY RLM02

C31 C33

MC219 BRASS

C32 C34 PE48 PE46 MC219 BRASS

C31 C33

C32 C34

MC219 BRASS PE47 PE45

7 H77 C137 H70 TYRE BLACK C60 R2 GRAY RLM02 J12 R7 H12 C33 C14 FLAT BLACK S22

H70 C60 J37 GRAY RLM02

G14 G15 S11

R11

C13

J23 J30

H77 C137 TYRE BLACK C1 H70 H47 H12 C60 C41 C33 GRAY RLM02 RED BROWN FLAT BLACK J9 S39 J15 H70 C60 MC218 C2 H70 GRAY RLM02 ALUMINIUM C60 GRAY RLM02

H70 C60 GRAY RLM02 J34 J38 J26

J8 J7

H70 C60 GRAY RLM02 J34 J38 H70 J35 C60 GRAY RLM02

PE51 - MARKINGD ONLY PE51 J35

J22 J20

J16 J18

8 J10 - MARKING A ; B ;;;C D E J10 G30 G30 - MARKING C

PE37 C15 PE37 - MARKING B ; C PE37 C11 H70 C60 GRAY RLM02

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C15 H70 C60 GRAY RLM02

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H70 C60 GRAY RLM02

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G48 PE22 PE22 - MARKING A ; D ; E

W2, W3 RP1 RP1 - MARKING F8 B ; C W1, W4

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G18 6 pcs. C G19 D J32 E F G71 G17 G69 J32 G16 G70 G72 G16 J24 6 pcs. G69 J24 9 F6 PE10 H12 C33 FLAT BLACK U4 PE16

H12 PE41 H12 C33 C33 FLAT BLACK FLAT BLACK PE39 PE36

G85 F3 F1 F2 H12 U2 G45 C33 U4 FLAT BLACK

H12 H70 C33 G52 C60 FLAT BLACK GRAY RLM02 PE38 PE49 PE50

2 pcs. H37 J33 C43 WOOD BROWN R6 U3 R5 OPEN

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OPEN R12 U5

CLOSED F6 U2

S8 H70 F1 C60 PE17 GRAY RLM02 F2 S21 PE17

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S8+ S21 - MARKING A ; D ; E RP2 - MARKING B ; C

H 344

RUST C

DECAL V

H 344 D H 344 RUST RUST

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10 D5 D3 D4 D9 G40 G41 G41 G40 G37 G39 G39 G37

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D16 D11 G64 D16 D11

D12 D20 H80 D12 D15 KHAKI GREEN D14

D15 - MARKINGE ONLY G42 D14 - MARKINGE ONLY

MARKINGA , C , E MARKINGA , E MARKINGA , C , E D18 D18 Y5 Y1 Y4 D2 D2

MARKINGD ONLY Y2 G29 G26 G27 G28 Y3 Y6

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11 A 5./ZG 1, Wells, Austria - Winter, 1943-44

As a component of ‘Reichverteidigung’ (Defense of the Reich), this rocket and tub-mounted 20 mm cannon armed Bf 110G-2 of Zerstoregeschwader 1 carries a standard camouflage composed of RLM 74/75/76. Notable is the quick recognition marking consisting of the wide white band, a relic of combat operations over the MTO. The red individual aircraft letter ‘M’, as the spinner tips, place this aircraft within the services of 5. Staffel of II. Gruppe.Atypically, the fuselage crosses lack black borders. ZG 1, operating from airfields in Austria and Germany, took part in many engagements with American aircraft. These usually were from the 8th USAAF from England and from the 15th USAAF from Italy, and included the first major engagements between the USAAF and the Luftwaffe over Czech territory on February 22, 1944, in what became known as ‘The Big Week’.

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H69 H68 H11 37 36 12 7 62 34+34 ? 41

H417 H417 13 14 117 117 1 H69 37

H417 117

H68 36 H11 5 62 1

H13 H65 3 N 18 N N

H68 34+34 ? 41 36 5 H11 H69 H68 H37 62 12 37 7 36 43

13 14

WHITE H11 H13 62 RED 3

H417 H69 H68 H65 H37 RLM 76 RLM 75 RLM 74 RLM 70 WOOD 117 37 36 18 43 eduard 12 B 5./ZG 1, Monte Covino, Italy- Summer, 1943

One of the units to be withdrawn from the eastern front and activated in Italy in the spring of 1943 was ZG 1. Here, it operated first and foremost as a Jabo (fighter-bomber) unit. For this reason, the aircraft is pictured with bomb racks and dust filters. The yellow theatre markings from the eastern front were supplemented with a white MTO fuselage band that partially obscures the codes. Over the course of 1943, the unit’s aircraft also acquired the very distinctive hornet emblem on the nose, associated with the Geschwader’s name, ‘Hornissen’. This aircraft belongs to the same Staffel as ‘2N+MN’ from profile ‘A’, but from several months prior, accounting for several marking differences. It is noteworthy how the fuselage codes differed with II./ZG 1: while this aircraft carries ‘S9’ from Erp.Gr.210, profile ‘A’ uses ‘2N’ that at different times denoted II./ZG 1 and III./ZG 76. For reasons of different timeframes, there is also a variation in the size of the first part of the codes.

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H69 H68 H11 37 36 20 21 8 62 34+34 ? 41

38+39+40

H417 22 23 117

H4 35+36+37 4 1 38+39+40 H69 37

H417 117

H4 4 H68 36 H11 5 62 1

H13 H65 3 N 18 N N

H69 34+34 ? 41 37 5 H11 H69 H68 H4 H37 62 20 21 37 8 22 36 4 43 35+36+37

23 WHITE H11 YELLOW H4 H13 62 4 RED 3

H417 H69 H68 H65 H37 RLM 76 RLM 75 RLM 74 RLM 70 WOOD 117 37 36 18 43 eduard 13 C 10./ZG 26 (III.JG 5), Gossen, Norway- Spring, 1945

A combination of predominantly light colors RLM 76 and 75 make up the camouflage scheme of this aircraft belonging to III./JG 5, later ZG 26. Coming off the classic fighter role of JG 5 from northern Europe, these Bf110G-2s operated as fighter-bombers during the closing months of the war. Although JG 5 was not integrated into the ‘Defense of the Reich’ system, it did employ the fuselage bands associated with it. Black and yellow colors assigned to JG 5 appeared also on the pictured aircraft. Fuselage Balkenkreuz appear in their later guise, made up of only the white segments. The spinners carried a white spiral over RLM 70. The individual aircraft letter ‘E’ is repeated on the lower surfaces of the wing. Aircraft W.Nr. 210087 is sometimes interpreted as having been coded 1B+EU or 4A+EU, but the most recent evidence suggests that aircraft of 10.(Z)/JG 5 used the new code of 3U on redesignating as 10./IV./ZG 26.

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H69 H68 H12 H4 37 36 15 2 33 4 34+34 ? 41 9

H417 H417 17 18 117 117 1 H69 37

H417 117

H68 36 H12 H4 33 6 H12 4 1 33

H65 33 N 18 N N

H68 9 34+34 ? 41 36 6 H69 H68 19 H37 16 37 2 17 36 43

18 WHITE H11 YELLOW H4 BLACK H12 62 4 33

H417 H69 H68 H65 H37 RLM 76 RLM 75 RLM 74 RLM 70 WOOD 117 37 36 18 43 eduard 14 D 4./ZG 76, Prague, Czechoslovakia- Spring, 1944

Bf 110G-2/R1 with underslung 37 mm cannon were operated by ZG 76 within the ‘Defense of the Reich’ system from Kbely and Ruzyn airfields (Gbell and Rusin). This armament variation could have been devastating to the USAAF, but for the fact that its combat use rather complicated. The M5 modification using the Wfr.Gr. 21 was set up so that, due to weight savings, one rocket would be carried under each wing instead of two. The aircraft was a combination of R1 and R2 field modifications, and had the GM 1 (R2) system installed for high altitude performance. This was located in the rear cockpit and required the removal of the rear firing MG 82Z. Besides the national markings, fuselage codes, yellow fuselage band, and white-tipped spinners, the aircraft carries other identifying features. The fuselage cross has a wider white segment at the expense of the black centre. The individual aircraft letter ‘K’ is repeated under the wing.Atypically, yellow can be found on the rear fuselage in the vicinity of the tail surfaces.

Aircraft of ZG 76 with this armament configuration engaged allied formations on May 12, 1944, when the USAAF attacked Germany’s largest refineries at STW Brux in Czechoslovakia, and thus initiated what became known as the ‘Battle for Fuel’.

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H417 25 26 117

H417 117 1 H69 37

H417 117

H68 36 H4 5 4 1

H11 H65 62 N 18 N N

H4 H69 34+34 ? 41 37 4 5 H4 H69 H68 30 H4 4 24 8 37 36 4

25 26

WHITE H11 YELLOW H4 62 4

H417 H69 H68 H65 RLM 76 RLM 75 RLM 74 RLM 70 117 37 36 18 eduard 15 E 5./ NJG 200, Russia, 1943

Bf 110G-2s that found their way into the services of Nachtjagdgeschwader 200 on the eastern front were used in a way worth noting. The standard Bf 110G-2 modified to M1 standard (cannon tub under the fuselage) with no on-board radar or radio modifications, was used for night fighting using the guidance system of Freya and Wurzburg (Helle Nachtjagd). The character of the war on the eastern front was hardly conducive to this type of warfare, but the actions of NJG 200 illustrates the need for the protection of German assets and supply lines against Soviet night attacks. Along with the mounting of anti-aircraft defenses on rail cars, NJG 200, as ‘Eisenbahn Geschwader’ was able to operate in required locations along sections of the eastern front. The aircraft carries a somewhat dark camouflage scheme of RLM 74/75/76 with yellow identification markings. The white fuselage Balkenkruez is sprayed over irregular squiggles of 74, which is consistent with the time period of 1943-44. The red Staffel color appears on the spinner tips.

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H68 H69 H68 H4 36 37 27 36 4 34+34 ? 41

H417 2 28 29 117

H417 117 1 H69 37

H417 117

H68 36 H4 6 4 1

H13 H65 3 N 18 N N

34+34 ? 41 6 H69 H68 H4 H68 H69 37 36 4 27 36 37

2 28 29

YELLOW H4 H13 4 RED 3

H417 H69 H68 H65 RLM 76 RLM 75 RLM 74 RLM 70 117 37 36 18 eduard STENCIL DATA

AJD

150 atu

1 H

1 I

87 K L

15 0 atu 150 atu M T R U F

Glykol Wasser 50/50 S E

Glykol Wasser 50/50

O Rotring Rotring

M 87

87 87 E

87 87

M 87

N N Rotring

O Rotring P

E C A Q

24 Volt