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Messerschmitt ME 110
Developed for a ground attack/escort fighter role it was a very reliable and manuverable aircraft to fly. But in the Battle of Britain it was a disaster. Antique Hawker Hurricanes and Supermarine Spitfires Were outrunning them and chewing them up.
It was a great aircraft in the invasion of Poland but later on it was not a safe aircraft to get into a dogfight with. If you did it was a sure loss and it wasn't your opponant losing. It enjoyed success in North Africa attacking Allied forces but once again it was not a match for American P-40s and British Spits. It even needed its own fighter cover.
Type: Day Fighter
Crew: Two
Engine:
Engine: 2
Daimler-Benz DB 601N Liquid-cooled, inverted V12
1,200 hp
Dimensions:
Wing span: 16.25m (53 ft. 4.75 in.)
Length: 12.1m (39 ft. 8.5 in.)
Height: 3.5m (11 ft. 6 in.)
Weight:
7,000kg (15,430 lbs.)
Performance:
Speed: 349 mph (562 kph)
Range: 528 mls (850 km)
Ceiling: 32,800 ft. (10,000m)
Armament:
Nose Fixed firing forward
Four 7.9mm MG 17 Machine Guns with 1,000 rounds per gun
Two 20mm MG FF Cannon with 180 rounds per gun
Rear Gun in flexible mounting in rear cockpit
One 7.9mm MG 15 Machine Gun with 750 rounds.
Can also carry:
two 250kg bombs.
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