Me 410 B-1

Me 410 B-1

Me 410 A-1

Do 335 A-1

Me 410 B-1

Me 410 A-1

Do 335 A-1

Germany

III Rank

Battle rating:

AB	RB	SB
4.0	3.7	4.0

Class:

Strike aircraft

Research:13 000

Purchase:76 000

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This page is about the aircraft Me 410 B-1. For other uses, see Me 410 (Disambiguation)

Description

The Me 410 B-1 in the garage

The Me 410 B-1 is a Rank III German twin-engine fighter with a battle rating of 4.0 (AB/SB) and 3.7 (RB).

General info

The Me 410's instrument panel.

Flight Performance

Characteristics
Stock
Max Speed (km/h at 6,900 m)		Max altitude (meters)	Turn time (seconds)		Rate of climb (meters/second)		Take-off run (meters)
AB	RB		AB	RB	AB	RB
617	601	10450	31.2	32.0	7.9	7.9	500
Upgraded
Max Speed (km/h at 6,900 m)		Max altitude (meters)	Turn time (seconds)		Rate of climb (meters/second)		Take-off run (meters)
AB	RB		AB	RB	AB	RB
?	?	10450	??.?	??.?	??.?	??.?	500

Details

Features
Combat flap	Take-off flap	Landing flap	Air brakes	Arrestor gear
✓	✓	✓	✓	X

Limits
Wing-break speed (km/h)	Gear limit (km/h)	Combat flap (km/h)	Max Static G
			+	-
750	350	480	~10	~4

Optimal velocities
Ailerons (km/h)	Rudder (km/h)	Elevators (km/h)	Radiator (km/h)
< 360	< 360	< 460	> 265

Compressor (RB/SB)
Setting 1
Optimal altitude	100% Engine power	WEP Engine power
5,750 m	3,120 hp	3,551 hp

Survivability and armour

• 8 mm steel - front of cockpit (either side of the glass)
• 5 mm steel - wings leading edge (in front of fuel tanks)
• 8 mm steel - prop hub and gear bay
• 9 mm steel - top and bottoms of wings (around the liquid cooling system
• 8 mm steel - plates in the tail
• 8 mm steel - bulkhead aft of gunner
• 8 mm steel - between gunner and pilot
• 12 mm steel - pilot's headrest
• 60 mm bulletproof glass - in front of the pilot (inside aircraft)

Armaments

Offensive armament

The Me 410 B-1 is armed with:

• 2 x 20 mm MG 151 cannon, cheek-mounted (350 rpg = 700 total)
• 2 x 13 mm MG 131 machine gun, fuselage-mounted (600 rpg = 1,200 total)

Suspended armament

The options available for the Me 410 B-1 are:

• Without load
• 8 x 50 kg SC50JA bombs
• 2 x 250 kg SC250JA bombs
• 2 x 500 kg SC500K bombs

Defensive armament

The Me 410 B-1 is armed with:

• 1 x 13 mm MG 131 machine gun, 2 x beam turret (500 rpg = 1,000 total)

Usage in the battles

This aircraft, like its predecessors, benefits from a large supply of ammo. When performing ground attacks against soft targets, firing the machine guns separately enables a better conservation of the more relevant cannon ammo. It is recommended to use stealth ammo for the machine guns and another belt for the cannons that include tracers, as this enables the pilot to easier gauge the 20mm's trajectory.

Manual Engine Control

MEC elements
Mixer	Pitch	Radiator			Supercharger	Turbocharger
		Oil	Water	Type
Not controllable	Controllable	Not controllable	Controllable	Combined	Not controllable	Not controllable

Modules

Tier	Flight performance		Survivability	Weaponry
I	Fuselage Repair	Radiator		Offensive 13 mm	Turret 13 mm
II		Compressor	Airframe	New 13 mm MGs	New 13 mm MGs (turret)
III	Wings Repair	Engine		Offensive 20 mm
IV		Engine Injection	Cover	New 20 mm cannons

Pros and cons

Pros:

• Well armed, mounting 13 mm and 20 mm cannons.
• Good amount of ammunition for both weapons.
• Quite durable, well armoured.
• Great straight-line top speed for a heavy fighter.
• Sustains high speeds in dives.
• Air brakes (useful for dive recovery, dog-fighting and landing).
• Good forward visibility.
• Stable flyer.
• Machine guns allow less wasteful ground attack.

Cons:

• Not very maneuverable (although quite reasonable amongst heavy fighters).
• Poor energy retention.
• Less firepower than the (Me 410 A-1/U2).
• Different forward-firing guns means two trajectories to know.
• Large target.

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Germany twin-engine fighters
Messerschmitt	Bf 109 Z-1
	Me 410 A-1/U2 · Me 410 B-1/U2
Dornier	Do 17 Z-7 · Do 217 J-1 · Do 217 J-2 · Do 217 N-1 · Do 217 N-2
Focke-Wulf	Ta 154 A-1
Junkers	Ju 88 C-6 · Ju 388 J