would the He112 instead of the Bf109 have made any difference

[Njaco]

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[markbenoit]

[iglesyas]

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[Ganzalkin]

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[mosquitoman]

And we're still getting them spamming.
So, anyway the He112 or 100 weren't as good as the 109? Or were they?

[Marcel]

Yeah, strange as they are attrackted to this tread

IMHO the He100 could have been. It was much faster and had a longer range. The He112B was probably better than teh contemporarely BF109B, but was never developed further. As it turned out to be a "rolce royce with a Fiat engine" as some pilots described it.

[CPWN]

I think Luftwaffe should produce both Bf109 and He112. It's like British Spitfire and hurricane.

[Njaco]

I don't know how good it would've been. just found this in a book I have. "Heinkel He 112 in Action"/Squadron Signal. They are speaking about the combat performance of the He 112 while with the Rumanian Escadria 51 vanatoare.
pg.48
"...The results of investigations into the combat activity of the Heinkel fighters were far from encouraging. In order to form a broad picture of the He 112, it is necessary to quote from the official report, compilied in August of 1941: The clumsy He 112E, powered by a Jumo 210E, proved to be unsuitable for aerial battles due to its low horizontal speed, insufficent climbing capacity and lack of maneurability compared to the modern aircraft encountered. Its diving speed, which could be reached very quickly was, however, adequate. The possibility to carry six 12 kg bombs was useful as well, being successfully employed in low level attacks. If the fuel tanks and pilot's seat would have been protected by armour, the heavy human losses endured in such kind of missions could have been avoided. The armament fitted, consisting of a practical combination of cannons and heavy machine guns was also sufficent numerically and concerning firepower. The ammunition used, however, proved to be totally inadequate, as the armour {protecting} enemy aircraft wasn't penetrated by the He 112's existing armament. There occured several occasions when tracer bullets fired by their own cannons and guns indicated to the pilot that the whole load had hit the target without causing its destruction."

I think they made the right choice with the Bf 109.

[Marcel]

Well, just remember this was a machine comparable in time to the Bf109B. The same book you refer to claims that the He112B, was better than the Bf109B. The Bf109E was a further and later development. The Heinkel was never allowed to be developed further, with, say a DB601 engine which could have made it on par or better than the Bf109E. Had the He112 been choosen instead of the Bf109, it would have made the same development and who knows how good or bad it would have been.