In order to find a successor to the Bf 110 escort fighter, Messerschmitt developed the Me 210, a dual-purpose aircraft that was equipped with two Daimler-Benz DB 601A engines of 1100 hp and was equipped with remote-controlled armament. The Me 210 flew in September 1939 and quickly, from the first tests in 1939 and 1940, revealed a great lateral instability and a tendency to go into a spin. The production of this two - seater fighter was initiated before being prematurely stopped after 352 specimens in January 1942.
Redesigned Me 410 the aircraft was equipped with an extended and extended height fuselage and a Daimler-Benz plus DB 603A engine developing 1,750 hp on take-off. Thanks to leading edge slots, redesigned wings, new fins, new radiator flaps and new bend landing flaps, the Me 410 no longer suffered from the chronic instability of the Me 210. He flew for the first time in the autumn of 1942. The Hornisse's flight suit gave satisfaction to the Luftwaffe, which took its first aircraft into account in January 1943.
The Me 410 Hornisse was a fundamentally multi-role device. This twin-engine was first a Schnelibomber, fast bomber (Me 410A-1), then a Zerstörer, ground attack aircraft and heavy hunt (Me 410A-2). This version is used to defend the German sky from American heavy bombers that start harassing Germany without escort. Some units also participated in raids on England
From April 1944 onwards, the Me-410B began to replace version A. This performance was improved by more powerful DB 603G engines of 1,900 hp. This version adds new missions: daytime and nocturnal reconnaissance, anti-ship struggle.
The Me 410 bore the nickname Hornisse (hornet) because of its powerful armament. A versions were armed with two 20 mm MG 151 guns and two forward-firing MG 17 7.9 mm machine guns, plus two 13 mm self-defense MG 131 machine guns rotatable 90 ° horizontally and 360 ° Azimuth and remotely controlled. The Me 410A-U4 version was even equipped with a 50mm anti-tank gun (BK5) used against US bombers. This plane also had a devilish gadget: on its flanks, two 13mm machine guns
The massive appearance of the Allied long-range escort fighters over Germany increased the losses of the Me 410, whose production was halted in September 1944. A total of 1,160 copies of the Me 410 were manufactured Between January 1943 and September 1944.
Specifications :
Crew 1 pilot and 1 shooter
Length 12.48 m
Height 4.28 m
Wing span 16.35 m
Wing area 36.20 m²
Leermasse 7.518 kg
Start weight 9.651 kg
Armament 2 × 20 mm-MG 151/20 (350 each, forward firing in the bow),
2 × 20 mm-MG 151/20 (each 350 shot, forward firing in the bomb shaft),
2 × 7.92 mm-MG 17 (per 1,000 shot, forward fire in the bow),
2 x 13 mm-MG 131 (500 shot, backward firing on remote side FDSL mountings),
Optionally ejectable waffle under the fuselage with two 20mm fire-fighting MG 151/20
Engine 2 × 12-cylinder V-engines Daimler-Benz DB 603 A with 1,750 hp (1,287 kW) starting power and 1,580 hp of continuous power
Speed limit 507 km / h near the ground,
624 km / h at 6.700 m height,
600 km / h at an altitude of 8,000 m
March speed 587 km / h
Cruising power 650 m / min (10.7 min / 7,000 m)
Range 1.690 km
Service height of 10,000 m
Max. Duration 3 h 30 min
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