Messerschmitt Me 410A-1/U4

[Krusty]

Just looking at war time photos of the thing, it seems that MOST did not have the BK5, but a good number did have it.

[*NDM*JohnnyX]

Got this from another message board:

 



Me-410

Type: Two-seat tactical aircraft for fighter, attack and recon duties plus specialized variants

Origin: Messerschmitt AG

Models: A and B series

First Flight: December 1942

Engine: (A) Two Daimler-Benz DB 603A inverted liquid cooled V12
Horsepower: 1,750 hp ea.

(B) Two Daimler-Benz DB 603G inverted liquid cooled V12
Horsepower: 1,900 hp ea.

Dimensions:

Wing span: 16.4m (53 ft. 7.75 in.) Length: 12.45m (40 ft. 10 in.)
Height: 3.10m (14 ft. 0.5 in.) Wing Surface Area: N/A

Weights: Empty: 6,150kg (13,560 lbs.)
Maximum: 10,650kg (23,483 lbs.)

Performance:

Maximum Speed: 620km/h (385 mph) Initial climb: 650m/min

Range (with full bomb load): 1,447 miles (2330 km)
Service Ceiling: 32,800 ft. (10,000m)

Armament:
Two remotely controlled powered barbettes on sides of fuselage each housing one 13mm MG 131

And

Internal weapons bay housing various combinations of weapons ranging from 7.92mm MG 17 machine guns, MG 151's, Mk 108 30mm cannon, BK5 50mm cannon with 21 rounds all the way up to 210mm rockets in a rotary tube configuration (tested, but poor results prevented front-line use).

Or

Two 1,102 lb. (500kg) Bombs

And

External Racks for two 1,102 lb. (500kg) Bombs

Plus

Two Ruestatz external packs housing Mg 151, Mk 108 or Mk 103 cannons were fitted to some variants

Avionics:

SN-2 Lichtenstein Radar on Me 410A-2/U-2 Night Fighter

FuG 200 Hohentwiel ASV (air/surface vessel) Radar on Me 410B-6 Anti-Shipping variant.


Source http://www.warbirdsresourcegroup.org/LRG/me410.htm

[Raptor]

Did it have counter rotating props? If not I think in AH it would be like the Moss and 110 now with some of those nasty stalls.

[*NDM*JohnnyX]

Close up of the rotary rocket bay:

[Krusty]

No to the counter-rotating.

I think that info was copied directly from luftwafferesourcegroup or whatever the site is called. They said the exact same stuff. They're not alwas 100%, but it's a good idea of what the plane had

[*NDM*JohnnyX]

There really isn't that much info on this thing, it seems like it made a good showing of itself during its service...that 8 20mm setup has got to rock.

[Karnak]

It is one of the aircraft that I'd most like to see in AH.  I doubt it would replace my Mossie, but it would definately be added to my favorites list.

[*NDM*JohnnyX]

The nose really looks like an A-10 Warthog.

[lasersailor184]

Well, the Cannon on the A10 was nearly that big.

Have you ever seen the bullets for that thing?  Frickin huge!

[*NDM*JohnnyX]

ack, edit, that pic was huge

I have one of those, it's deactivated, I'll post a better pic later.

[Blixen]

410 info

[Blixen]

Type: Me 309V4
Function: fighter
Year: 1943 Crew: 1 Engines: 1 * 1475hp Daimler-Benz DB605B
Wing Span: 11.00m Length: 9.93m Height: 3.43m Wing Area: 16.50m2
Empty Weight: Max.Weight: 4870kg
Speed: 580km/h Ceiling: 12000m Range: 1100km
Armament: 2*g30mm 2*mg20mm 4*mg13mm

[Krusty]

I don't trust your info on the Me309 there.. For all intents and purposes it was a flop. Plus no 109 derivitage could carry that many guns (no place for them!!)

[Blixen]

309 info

[1K3]

werent "Zerstoters" (Bf-110 and Me-410) withdrawn in daylight anti - bomber defense when longer range escort fighters such as P-51 destroyed alot of them?