Talk:Bf 109T Kai/@comment-24294997-20160201104945/@comment-26091666-20160201233624

After much discussion about it in Special:Chat moments ago. The short explanation is that it is actually E-3 and not E-4.

The long explanation, if you're keen is that there were three potential variants of Emil being used. A Russian source cited E-1 which wasn't noted on other sites, there was the E-3 which at least both Swedish and German sources state that this was converted for use on Graf Zeppelin.

There were at least two known T variants, the former T variant known as T-1 was based off E-3 and the latter T variant, T-2 was based off E-4. Considering how E-3 was also exported as E-3a it was also more mass produced as opposed to E-4.

Here are some of the sources as well credits: http://www.airwar.ru/enc/fww2/bf109t.html Thanks to Archer88 for providing this.
 * first 10 Bf109 T-0 prototypes were converted from existing E-1 planes. after that the development of T went on it's own route performance of which were similar to further E versions
 * T-1 was close to E-3 and T-2 was close to E-4 in characteristics

https://sv.wikipedia.org/wiki/Messerschmitt_Bf_109#Bf_109T_.22Tr.C3.A4gerflugzeug.22_.28Hangarfartygsbaserat_jaktplan.29 Thanks to ArcticaFrost for providing this.
 * De tio första Bf 109T-0 var ursprungligen en Bf 109E-3 som modifierats genom att man tillfört en bromskrok, katapultfästen, förstärkt strukturen, ökat spännvidden till 11,08 m och gjort vingarna fällbar
 * Basically it was E-3.

Bf 109 T-0: Bordgestützter Jäger, Vorserie; Umbau aus Bf 109 E-7/N, Motor und Bewaffnung wie diese (s. o.); vergrößerte Spannweite, Katapultbeschläge und Landehaken; geplanter Bordjäger der Flugzeugträger der Graf Zeppelin-Klasse

converted from Bf 109 E-7/N

Bf 109 T variations: - Bf 109 T-0: Bordgestützter Jäger, Vorserie; Umbau aus Bf 109 E-7/N, Motor und Bewaffnung wie diese (s. o.); vergrößerte Spannweite, Katapultbeschläge und Landehaken; geplanter Bordjäger der Flugzeugträger der Graf Zeppelin-Klasse - Bf 109 T-1: Wie T-0, nur sieben Maschinen gebaut - Bf 109 T-2: Wie T-0, aber ohne Trägerausstattung; Einsatz im Küstenschutz

Bf 109 T-0 was the model that was intended for Graf Zeppelin, and it was converted from Bf 109 E-7/N

http://www.lexikon-der-wehrmacht.de/Waffen/Me109-R.htm Thanks to Admiral Mikado for providing this.
 * Bf 109 T-0:
 * Für den geplanten Einsatz auf dem in Bau befindlichen Flugzeugträger »Graf Zeppelin« wurden 1939/40 zehn Maschinen der E-3-Version durch Fieseler umgebaut. Sie erhielten eine größere Spannweite, Katapultbeschläge und Landehaken. Da der Träger nie fertiggestellt wurde, wurden die Maschinen bei der I./JG 77 eingesetzt.
 * Ten E-3 versions were converted for use on Graf Zeppelin

As well I have examined closely at the two variants, it is very hard to tell the differences with both:
 * E-3
 * E-4