There are other options for spending buff perks that I'd like to see:
Heinkel He 177A-3 (or later) Greif (Griffin) Heavy bomber
First flight November 1939 Entered service 1942/1943 Production ended 1944 for Fighter Emergency Program --- Germany was totally defensive in the air by then.
Manufacturer Heinkel and Arado
Weights Empty 15,870 kg 35,000 lb Loaded 32,470 kg 71,600 lb
Performance Maximum speed 565 km/h @ 6,100 m
350 mph @ 21,000 ft Combat range 1.540 km 960 miles Service ceiling 9,400 m 30,800 ft
Armament: Guns six to eight MG/cannons; Bombs 7,200 kg
15,900 lbEarly versions had problem catching fire, later versions with DB610 nacelle (each containing two DB605 engines) had less problems with imitating a Zippo lighter. Due to design problem of trying to make a heavy bomber also capable of dive bombing.
He 177A-3
He 177A-3/R3 - Anti-shipping version
He 177A-3/R5 -
75 mm gun in ventral gondola He 177A-3/R7 - Torpedo Bomber
He 177A-5 -
Increased maximum external bombloadProduction Numbers: Over 1000, of which none is known to exist today.
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Junkers Ju 290 ** if it came also with the radar package ** 
Maritime Patrol
** basis for the Ju 390 which had 2 prototypes, but cancelled production**First Flight July 16, 1942 (Ju 290 V1) Entered Service August 1942
Manufacturer Junkers
Weights: Empty 33,005 kg 72,611 lb Loaded Maximum takeoff 44,970 kg 99,141 lb
Performance: Maximum speed 440 km/h 273 mph Range 6,150 km 3,843 miles Service ceiling 6,000 m 19,680 ft
Radar FuG 200 Hohentwiel
Armament: Guns 2x 20 mm MG 151/20 in dorsal turrets (
*** 20mm turrets...yum....**), 1 x 20 mm MG 151/20 in tail, 2 x 20mm MG 151/20 at waist, 1 x 20mm MG 151/20 in gondola, 2 x 13 mm MG 131 in gondola
Anyone know how much ord this thing could carry?--------------------------------------------------------------
Or cargo aircraft like the:
Messerschmitt Me 323 "Gigant" Heavy transport
(* butt-ugly to boot*)First flight Fall 1941 Entered service 1943
Manufacturer Messerschmitt A.G.
Dimensions: Length 28.2 m 92 ft 4 in Wingspan 55.2 m 181 ft 0 in
Height 10.15 m 33 ft3.5 in
Weights Empty 27,330 kg 60,260 lb Loaded 29,500 kg 65,000 lb
Maximum takeoff 43,000 kg 94,815 lb
Performance Maximum speed 270 km/h 170 mph Combat range 800 km 500 mile Service ceiling 4,000 m 13,100 ft Rate of climb 216 m/min 710 ft/min
Armament Guns (example) 18 × 7.92 mm MG81 machine-guns
Could carry and drop 100 troops or 15 tons of equipment.
Who wants a slow, armed goon that can carry a jeep, M3, M8, or drop 100 troops? Who would spend perkies for it?------------------------------------------------------------
In fact, I see a general resistence to German buffs like the He-177 and He111 being designed, cause we'll want the Fritz X anti-ship missile and the Henschel Hs 293 air-to-ship gliding guided bomb next.
information gleened from Wikipedia...... fast but effective for this purpose.
