What of the Me 410?

[CharlesBronson]

The second pic shows one a/c from the same squadron, the purpose was to show that not ALL aircraft had the MG-131 removed (in fact I think that those were only a few)


Some combat histories of the Ekdo 25














Eduard Tratt:





Sources:

Me-410 in combat, Krzystoff Janowicz/ Kagero.

[Soren]

The Me-410 on the first pic has still got its defensive armament, you just can't see it for the wing.

I hae never heard that the defensive armament was stripped - sounds odd.

[Denniss]

Originally Posted by CharlesBronson

Yes , the Me-410B variants with the DB-603G 1900 hp engines. (without the 50 mm cannon off course)

Your somewhat wrong here as the DB603G never saw production. The Me 410 used DB 603A or the DB603AA with better altitude performance (probably via larger supercharger).

[CharlesBronson]

Thanks, is so hard to find a reliable source, I ve taken from this:





The lack of MGs is not well apreciate in that pic, but there is others in the Squadron Signal book, I try to get those.

[Udet]

Originally Posted by Soren

The Me-410 on the first pic has still got its defensive armament, you just can't see it for the wing.

I hae never heard that the defensive armament was stripped - sounds odd.

Soren right...that´s precisely why i said on my last posting: "while it seems that in fact..." -regarding the presence of the MG 131s in the Hornisse shown in Charlies pic-. Interesting comment, it could be indeed possible the photo was taken from such an angle the wing hid the machine guns...a matter of milimiters maybe...

[CharlesBronson]

There was some Me-410 without that armament, I have not the book right now but I had see it.

[YakFlyer]

The German Destroyer concept is probably best presented in the machine they never had, the Mosquito.
By the time the 410 was ready, it was too late, it was no longer required as the hunter, but merely the prey, as the range of Allied single engine escorts increased.
Surely, the concept of multi eng escort fighters was a failure.
Although, before the outbreak of war, it was the only way to provide long range bomber protection.

[CharlesBronson]

Dont think so, the mosquito was designed as a fast bomber and then adapted to other roles.

The Me-210/410 family was designed from the start to be a multirole "schnellkampf" or fast battle aircraft, wich involves divebombing, horizontal bombing, escort, fighter and recce missions.

Night intruder Me-410.

[CharlesBronson]

This is firepower: Me-410B with 2x 13mm MG plus 6 x MG-151 20mm, 2 in the nose, 2 in the bomb bay and two more in ventral emplacement. Some aircraft also carried 4 o 6 210mmm rocket launchers.

[Udet]

Any similarities?

The nose of the A-10 has always reminded me the Me 410. The nose of the A-10 seems of course somewhat more streamlined, but we talk about a plane that was designed ~30 years after the Luftwaffe´s Hornisse.

[Udet]

More to compare...

[Udet]

And...

[donkeyking]

Is this Me410's one of leading-edge slats or flap?
and who can tell me what's functions in Me410?
many thanks

[CharlesBronson]

And what about this, it dwarfed the 30mm gun...




Sorry Donkey I cannot see your picture. The functioning of the slats were very simple, at low speeds it deployed by his own weight an at high speed the aerodinamic pressure pushed it backward inside the wing leading edge.

[CharlesBronson]

And for those who still have doubts... ( people of little faith )