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 German twin-engine fighter Me 410 B-1. For other uses, see Me 410 (Family).

Description

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). This twin-engine fighter has been in the game since the start of the Open Beta Test prior to Update 1.27.

General info

The Me 410's instrument panel.

Flight performance

Air brakes

Allows you to dramatically reduce the flight speed by releasing special flaps

Max speed

at 6 900 m639 km/h

Turn time30 s

Max altitude10 450 m

Engine2 х Daimler-Benz DB-603A

TypeInline

Cooling systemWater

Take-off weight11 t

Describe how the aircraft behaves in the air. Speed, manoeuvrability, acceleration and allowable loads - these are the most important characteristics of the vehicle.

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

Crew2 people

Speed of destruction

Structural750 km/h

Gear350 km/h

• 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)

Modifications and economy

Repair costBasic → Reference

AB872 → 1 125

RB1 600 → 2 065

SB3 199 → 4 129

Total cost of modifications24 600

44 600

Talisman cost1 100

Crew training22 000

Experts76 000

Aces500

Research Aces320 000

Reward for battleAB / RB / SB

60 / 120 / 250 %

142 / 142 / 142 %

Modifications

Flight performance	Survivability	Weaponry
Fuselage repair Research: 1 200 Cost: 2 200 130 Radiator Research: 1 200 Cost: 2 200 130 Compressor Research: 1 100 Cost: 2 000 120 Wings repair Research: 2 100 Cost: 3 800 230 Engine Research: 2 100 Cost: 3 800 230 Engine injection Research: 2 000 Cost: 3 600 220	Airframe Research: 1 100 Cost: 2 000 120 Cover Research: 2 000 Cost: 3 600 220	mg131_turret_belt_pack Research: 1 200 Cost: 2 200 130 mg131_belt_pack Research: 1 200 Cost: 2 200 130 mg131_turret_new_gun Research: 1 100 Cost: 2 000 120 mg131_new_gun Research: 1 100 Cost: 2 000 120 SC 250 Research: 1 100 Cost: 2 000 120 mg15120_belt_pack Research: 2 100 Cost: 3 800 230 mg15120_new_gun Research: 2 000 Cost: 3 600 220 SC 500 Research: 2 000 Cost: 3 600 220

Armaments

Offensive armament

Weapon 12 x 20 mm MG 151 cannon

Ammunition700 rounds

Fire rate700 shots/min

Weapon 22 x 13 mm MG 131 machine gun

Ammunition1 200 rounds

Fire rate900 shots/min

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

List of setups (3)

Setup 18 x 50 kg SC50JA bomb

Setup 22 x 250 kg SC250JA bomb

Setup 32 x 500 kg SC500K bomb

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

2 х Turret13 mm MG 131 machine gun

Ammunition500 rounds

Fire rate900 shots/min

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 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 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 20 mm'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 for a less wasteful ground attack

Cons:

• Not very manoeuvrable (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

History

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In-game description

"April 1944 saw the Me.410B version replace the Me.410A on the assembly lines. The main distinction of this variant was its Daimler-Benz DB 603G twelve-cylinder, liquid-cooled engine. The new engines had an increased boost and compression ratio, which allowed a takeoff power of 1,900 hp.

The aircraft's armament was reinforced. The pair of 7.92 mm Rheinmetall-Borsig MG 17 machine guns mounted in the nose section were replaced with the same number of the more powerful and efficient 13 mm large-calibre Rheinmetall-Borsig MG 131 machine guns.

Me.410B planes could now have two additional 300-litre fuel tanks suspended under their wing panels, and the main landing gear legs were extended.

Just as it was in the case of the Me.410A, two main versions of the aircraft saw full-scale production: the Me.410B-1 high-speed bomber and the Me.410B-2 ""destroyer"". Various Rüstsatz and Umbausatz kits were used on these aircraft.

The Me.410B-1/U2 and the Me.410B-1/U4 had armament corresponding to the same versions of the A-1 modification: either a pair of 20 mm Mauser MG 151/20 cannons (the U2 kit), or a 50 mm Rheinmetall BK 5 cannon (the U4 kit).

The Me.410B-2/U2 version of the aircraft had a WB 151 ventral container with two more 20 mm Mauser MG 151/20 cannons.

In addition to the 50 mm Rheinmetall BK 5 cannon mounted in the bomb bay, Me.410B-2/U4 planes had a pair of 30 mm Rheinmetall-Borsig MK 103 cannons installed. To make room, their 20 mm Mauser MG 151/20 cannon and 13 mm Rheinmetall-Borsig MG 131 machine guns were removed. About a hundred such kits were delivered to the Luftwaffe's troops on the front lines.

Several more ""field modification kits"" for the Me.410B-2 were developed for the purpose of fighting Allied bombers. The R2 kit included a WB 108 container with two 30 mm Rheinmetall-Borsig MK 108 cannons. The R3 kit also allowed the mounting of additional 30 mm cannons of a different type (Rheinmetall-Borsig MK 103) in a WB 103 container.

In addition to a WB 151 container, planes equipped with the R4 kit received two additional 20 mm Mauser MG 151/20 cannons mounted under the fuselage. Planes with the R5 kit received a container with four Mauser MG 151/20 cannons, mounted in the bomb bay.

In April 1944, several Me.410B-2/U4 aircraft received a 37 mm Rheinmetall BK 3,7 aircraft anti-tank cannon for trial."

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