Messerschmitt Me-410B-1
| GENERAL DATA | |||
| Other Designation(s) | Hornisse |
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| Type | Heavy Fighter, Light
Bomber, Recce |
Crew | 2 (pilot and gunner) |
| Manufacturer(s) | Messerschmitt
A.G, Dornier |
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| Production | 1189*, Messerschmitt: 902, Dornier:
258 - May 1943-August 1944 |
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| First Flew | 14 March 1942 (A-1) |
Introduction | 1943 (A-1) |
(*) All models
| Variants | |||
| Me-410B-1 | High Performance bomber similar to the
A-1 w/ DB 603G 1900 hp engines, and could take two 300 litre drop
tanks under the wings. The nose mounted MG 17s were replaced by two 13 mm MG 131s |
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| Me-410B-1/U2 | Zerstörer, with the same standard guns as the B-1 and two 20 mm MG 151 cannon mounted in a WB 151A weapons container. | ||
| Me-410B-1/U4 | Zerstörer variant. The forward mounted guns were all replaced by a 50mm BK 5 cannon, supported by two 20 mm MG 151 cannon mounted in a WB 151A weapons container. | ||
| Me-410AB-2 | Zerstörer that appeared with a bewildering array of different combinations of guns. Sources suggest the following main versions of the B-2/U-1 and U-2. | ||
| Me-410AB-2/U1 | Version with the stand armaments and two 20 mm MG 151 cannon mounted behind the bomb bay. | ||
| Me-410AB-2/U2 | Version with MG 17s removed from the nose, and replaced
by one of three weapons packs in the bomb bay: B-2/U2/R2: Two 30mm Mk 108 cannon B-2/U2/R3: Two 30mm Mk 103 cannon B-2/U3/R5: Four 20mm MG 151 cannon |
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| Me-410AB-2/U3 | Rather more straightforward was this anti-shipping version. It was armed with one torpedo under the fuselage and a part of 30mm cannon in the weapons bay. The two forwarding firing MG 131s were removed to make room for the FuG 200 Hohentwiel search radar. | ||
| Me-410AB-2/U4 | Similar to the A-1/U4 and A-2/U4, this version had a 50mm Mk 5 cannon installed, as well as a pair of 30mm cannon in the weapons bay. | ||
| Me-410AB-3 | Reconnaissance variant, carrying a pair of either the Rb 20/30, Rb 50/30 or Rb 75/30 cameras. The forward guns were reduced to the two MG 151s. | ||
| Me-410AB-5 | Torpedo bomber. It was armed with a BT-Körper (bomb-torpedo missile) mounted on the port side of the fuselage and FuG 200 Hohentwiel search radar. The B-5 was also used to test out a variety of experimental weapons systems. | ||
| Me-410AB-6 | Anti-shipping reconnaissance aircraft, with FuG 200 search radar, and two 30mm Mk 103 cannons mounted under the fuselage. | ||
| Me-410B-7 & B-8 | Proposed day and night reconnaissance versions. Neither reached production, and nor did any of the later versions. | ||
| DIMENSIONS | |||
| Empty Weight | 6150 kg |
Loaded Weight | ? kg |
| Max takeoff weight | 10760 kg |
Length | 12.4 m |
| Wingspan | 16.39 m |
Wing area | 36.20 m² |
| Height | 3.7 m |
Wing loading | 268,09 kg/m² |
| ARMAMENT | ||||
| Main Gun | Nose | 2 × 20 mm MG 151/20 (1) |
Ammunition Carried | 2 x 350 |
| Secondary Guns | Side turrets (2) | 2 × 13 mm (.51 in) MG 131 (2) |
Ammunition Carried | 2 x 500 |
| Nose | 2 × 7.92 mm (.312 in) MG 17 (3) |
2 x 1000 |
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| Bombs/Fuel tanks | up to 1000 kg of disposable stores;
2 x 500 kg bomb or 1 x 1000 kg bomb |
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| Rockets | 4 x 21 cm (8 in) Werfer-Granate
21 rockets |
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(1) firing forward, (2) firing rearward
from FDSL 131/1B remote-operated fuselage barbettes, (3) firing forward
Additional Armament: 2 x 20 mm MG 151/20 cannon with
250 rpg (gun pack in the ventral weapons bay) or 1 x 50 mm (2 in) Bordkanone
BK-5 with 22 rpg (under)
| POWERPLANT | |||
| Engine | 2 ×
Daimler-Benz DB 603G |
Type & Displacement | supercharged inverted V12 engine,
44.52 L |
| Horsepower (maximum) | 2
x 1900 hp |
Power/Weight Ratio | 353 hp / ton * |
| Fuel Capacity | 2420
L (internal, six wing tanks) + 2 x 300 L drop tanks under the wings
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(*) with max takeoff weight
| PERFORMANCES | |||
| Maximum Speed | 624 km/h |
Cruise Speed | 587 km/h |
| Stall Speed * | 180 km/h |
Service Ceiling | 10000 m |
| Rate of Climb | 47.7 m/s |
Range | 1480 km, 2300 km (ferry range) |
(*) vitesse de décrochage
| Sources | |||
| Wikipédia | Airpages | ||
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