Bf 110 G-4

This page is about the German strike aircraft Bf 110 G-4. For other versions, see Bf 110 (Family).

Bf 110 G-4

Bf 110 G-2

Me 410 A-1/U2

Bf 110 G-4

Bf 110 G-2

Me 410 A-1/U2

Germany

III Rank

Battle rating:

AB	RB	SB
3.7	3.7	3.7

Class:

Strike aircraft

Research:13 000

Purchase:76 000

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Description

The Bf 110 G-4 is a rank III German strike aircraft with a battle rating of 3.7 (AB/RB/SB). It was introduced in Update "New Power".

General info

Flight performance

Max speed

at 6 200 m591 km/h

Turn time25 s

Max altitude10 700 m

Engine2 х Daimler-Benz DB-605B

TypeInline

Cooling systemWater

Take-off weight9 t

Characteristics	Max Speed (km/h at 6,200 m)		Max altitude (metres)	Turn time (seconds)		Rate of climb (metres/second)		Take-off run (metres)
	AB	RB		AB	RB	AB	RB
Stock	569	552	10700	26.2	27.2	9.3	9.3	450
Upgraded	615	591		23.8	25.0	16.5	12.5

Details

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

Limits
Wings (km/h)	Gear (km/h)	Flaps (km/h)			Max Static G
		Combat	Take-off	Landing	+	-
745	320	467	438	290	~12	~5

Optimal velocities (km/h)
Ailerons	Rudder	Elevators	Radiator
< 360	< 350	< 370	> 715

Survivability and armour

Crew3 people

Speed of destruction

Structural0 km/h

Gear320 km/h

• 5 mm steel underneath pilot
• 6 mm steel underneath gunner
• 6 mm steel above and below liquid cooling systems
• 6 mm steel in front of engines
• 8.5 mm steel in front of gunner (note that the gunner is rear-facing)
• 8.5 mm steel in front of radar equipment in cockpit
• 8.5 mm steel between radar antennae and nose-mounted cannon ammunition
• 10.5 mm steel beside and in front of pilot's controls
• 10.5 mm steel behind pilot's head
• 58 mm bulletproof glass in front of pilot
• Self-sealing fuel tanks (2 in each wing)

Modifications and economy

Repair costBasic → Reference

AB900 → 1 161

RB1 424 → 1 838

SB3 120 → 4 027

Total cost of modifications24 530

44 400

Talisman cost1 100

Crew training22 000

Experts76 000

Aces500

Research Aces320 000

Reward for battleAB / RB / SB

60 / 120 / 240 %

142 / 142 / 142 %

Modifications

Flight performance	Survivability	Weaponry
Fuselage repair Research: 990 Cost: 1 800 125 Radiator Research: 990 Cost: 1 800 125 Airframe Research: 930 Cost: 1 700 120 Compressor Research: 930 Cost: 1 700 120 Wings repair Research: 1 500 Cost: 2 700 190 Engine Research: 1 500 Cost: 2 700 190 Cover Research: 2 000 Cost: 3 600 260 Engine injection Research: 2 000 Cost: 3 600 260		mg15120_belt_pack Research: 990 Cost: 1 800 125 mg_turret_belt_pack Research: 990 Cost: 1 800 125 Flamm C 250 Research: 990 Cost: 1 800 125 mg15120_new_gun Research: 930 Cost: 1 700 120 mg81_turret_new_gun Research: 930 Cost: 1 700 120 Flamm C 500 Research: 930 Cost: 1 700 120 WB 151 Research: 930 Cost: 1 700 120 mk108_belt_pack Research: 1 500 Cost: 2 700 190 SC 250 Research: 1 500 Cost: 2 700 190 mk108_new_gun Research: 2 000 Cost: 3 600 260 R6 modification Research: 2 000 Cost: 3 600 260

Armaments

Offensive armament

The Bf 110 G-4 is armed with:

• 2 x 30 mm MK 108 cannons, nose-mounted (120 rpg left + 135 rpg right = 255 total)
• 2 x 20 mm MG FF/M cannons, Schräge Musik-style in front of gunner (240 rpg = 480 total)

Suspended armament

The Bf 110 G-4 can be outfitted with the following ordnance:

• 2 x 20 mm MG 151 cannons, belly-mounted (400 rpg left + 350 rpg right = 750 total)
• 2 x 20 mm MG 151 cannons + 12 x 50 kg SC50JA bombs (600 kg total)
• 2 x 20 mm MG 151 cannons + 2 x 250 kg SC250JA bombs (500 kg total)
• 2 x 20 mm MG 151 cannons + 1 x 500 kg SC500K bomb (500 kg total)
• 2 x 20 mm MG 151 cannons + 2 x 500 kg SC500K bombs (1,000 kg total)
• 2 x 20 mm MG 151 cannons + 1 x 1,000 kg SC1000L2 bomb (1,000 kg total)
• 2 x 20 mm MG 151 cannons + 1 x 1,000 kg SC1000L2 bomb + 1 x 250 kg SC250JA bomb (1,250 kg total)
• 4 x 20 mm MG 151 cannons, belly-mounted (400 rpg + 350 rpg + 200 rpg + 200 rpg = 1,150 total)
• 4 x Wfr.Gr.21 rockets + 2 x 20 mm MG 151 cannons
• 4 x Wfr.Gr.21 rockets + 4 x 20 mm MG 151 cannons

Defensive armament

The Bf 110 G-4 is defended by:

• 2 x 7.92 mm MG 81 machine guns, dorsal turret (750 rpg = 1,500 total)

Usage in battles

This plane plays mostly like its predecessor, but it has the added bonus of a search radar and a pair of upwards firing MG FF/M cannons. This plane is also slightly slower and climbs worse due to the drag of the search radar and the extra radar operator. A strategy for experienced pilots is to turn the plane upside down and use the upwards firing guns to strafe ground targets, just remember to pull up in time! This plane is like a fusion between the Bf 110 G-2 and the Do 217 N-2. You can use strategies used on both planes on this aircraft but less effectively. Watch out for enemies that can out-turn you, have a better climb than you, or if there are a horde of them.

Radars

The Bf 110 G-4 is equipped with a FuG-220 search radar, located in the nose of the aircraft; a control box which is part of the radar damage model is located behind the pilot.

FuG-220 - Target Detection Radar
Maximum Detection Range	Guaranteed Detection Range	Max Azimuth Scan Angle	Max Elevation Scan Angle
5,000 m	5,000 m	±35°	-55°/+20°

Manual Engine Control

MEC elements
Mixer	Pitch	Radiator			Supercharger	Turbocharger
		Oil	Water	Type
Not controllable	Controllable Auto control available	Controllable Auto control available	Controllable Auto control available	Separate	Not controllable 1 gear	Not controllable

Pros and cons

Pros:

• Great variety of payload options of bombs, gunpods, and rockets
• Very powerful standard armament
• Has Schräge Musik cannons for varied gameplay
• Can carry powerful Wfr.Gr.21 rockets
• Can carry the large SC1000L2 bomb, useful in tank RB
• Has radar capability, an advantage in night battles, cloudy airspace and simulator
• Greyish camo is effective in most city, cloudy or winter maps

Cons:

• Not very manoeuvrable
• Rockets are hard to aim (they fire in an upwards arc meaning you will have to fire them at ground targets while shallow diving)
• Third crew member radar operator means slightly more weight than other Bf 110s
• Has the same DB 605 engine as its predecessor, meaning it is slower and climbs slower due to the extra drag and weight
• Low roll rate
• Defensive MG has 0 degrees depression, cannot shoot at the chaser sometimes
• Radar has a low range which makes it less effective in air RB: by the time the radar picks anything up its marker will also appear soon, giving you little advantage to sneak on the raget unsuspected

History

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Media

Skins

• Skins and camouflages for the Bf 110 G-4 from live.warthunder.com.

Videos

The Rugged Zerstörer! Bf 110 G-4! - Germany - Review! - Jengar

See also

Links to the articles on the War Thunder Wiki that you think will be useful for the reader, for example:

• reference to the series of the aircraft;
• links to approximate analogues of other nations and research trees.

External links

• [Devblog] Messerschmitt Bf 110 model updates, new modifications
• [Wikipedia] Messerschmitt Bf 110
• Official data sheet - more details about the performance