 The Fw 190 A-4 and Bf 109 G-4 soon followed, with improved radios and homing devices.At their preferred altitudes – below for the Fw 190 and the reverse for the Bf 109 -each of these types was a match for the Spitfire IX.Most of the fighters arriving at JG 2 and JG 26 bases in late 1942 were Bf 109s.