M.S.410

M.S.410

V.G.33C-1

M.S.410

V.G.33C-1

France

II Rank

Battle rating:

AB	RB	SB
2.0	2.3	2.3

Class:

Fighter

Research:7 900

Purchase:10 000

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Description

The M.S.410 is a rank II French fighter with a battle rating of 2.0 (AB) and 2.3 (RB/SB). It was introduced in Update 1.73 "Vive la France".

General info

Flight performance

Max speed

at 4 000 m477 km/h

Turn time20 s

Max altitude9 800 m

EngineHispano-Suiza 12Y-31

TypeInline

Cooling systemWater

Take-off weight3 t

Characteristics	Max Speed (km/h at 4,000 m)		Max altitude (metres)	Turn time (seconds)		Rate of climb (metres/second)		Take-off run (metres)
	AB	RB		AB	RB	AB	RB
Stock	459	447	9800	21.0	21.9	9.4	9.4	300
Upgraded	497	477		19.0	20.0	14.9	11.9

Details

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

Limits
Wings (km/h)	Gear (km/h)	Flaps (km/h)			Max Static G
		Combat	Take-off	Landing	+	-
756	320	N/A	N/A	270	~13	~8

Optimal velocities (km/h)
Ailerons	Rudder	Elevators	Radiator
< 310	< 320	< 330	> 330

Survivability and armour

Crew1 person

Speed of destruction

Structural756 km/h

Gear320 km/h

• 70 mm Bulletproof glass in front of pilot.
• 6 mm Steel plates behind the pilot's head.

Modifications and economy

Repair costBasic → Reference

AB311 → 422

RB676 → 919

SB888 → 1 207

Total cost of modifications6 920

6 760

Talisman cost530

Crew training3 000

Experts10 000

Aces125

Research Aces160 000

Reward for battleAB / RB / SB

20 / 60 / 120 %

112 / 112 / 112 %

Modifications

Flight performance	Survivability	Weaponry
Fuselage repair Research: 460 Cost: 450 80 Radiator Research: 460 Cost: 450 80 Airframe Research: 520 Cost: 510 90 Compressor Research: 520 Cost: 510 90 Wings repair Research: 580 Cost: 560 100 Engine Research: 580 Cost: 560 100 Cover Research: 560 Cost: 550 95 Engine injection Research: 560 Cost: 550 95	EFS(a) Research: 560 Cost: 550 95	7_5mm_belt_pack Research: 460 Cost: 450 80 mac39_new_gun Research: 520 Cost: 510 90 hispano_belt_pack Research: 580 Cost: 560 100 hispano_404_new_gun Research: 560 Cost: 550 95

Armaments

Offensive armament

Weapon 120 mm Hispano 404 cannon

Ammunition60 rounds

Fire rate700 shots/min

Weapon 24 x 7.5 mm MAC 1934 machine gun

Ammunition2 000 rounds

Fire rate1 350 shots/min

The M.S.410 is armed with:

• 1 x 20 mm Hispano 404 cannon, nose-mounted (60 rpg)
• 4 x 7.5 mm MAC 1934 machine guns, wing-mounted (500 rpg = 2,000 total)

The four machine guns are arranged in bundles of two mounted in each wing. Each are armed with the same amount of ammunition, which means that all guns will fire together until empty. The Hispano 404 cannon is nose mounted, terminating at the prop spinner.

Usage in battles

The M.S.410 is a respectably balanced fighter, able to both turn and energy fight with reasonable performance in both roles. The typical French combo of 7.5 mm MGs and 20 mm Hispano cannon though the spinner allows you to take on even the toughest of targets at your rank with little issue in landing hard-hitting knock-outs.

Some aircraft will be able to outrun you, such as the early German air superiority fighters, and others like the Japanese will be able to outturn you, but very few planes will be able to do both. Use this to your advantage to gain the upper hand in the furball.

Manual Engine Control

MEC elements
Mixer	Pitch	Radiator			Supercharger	Turbocharger
		Oil	Water	Type
Controllable	Controllable Not auto controlled	Not controllable Not auto controlled	Controllable Not auto controlled	Combined	Not controllable 1 gear	Not controllable

Modules

Tier	Flight performance		Survivability	Weaponry
I	Fuselage repair	Radiator		Offensive 7 mm
II		Compressor	Airframe	New 7 mm MGs
III	Wings repair	Engine		Offensive 20 mm
IV		Engine injection	Cover	New 20 mm cannons

Pros and cons

Pros:

• Effective dive speed
• Decent ammo count in armaments
• Acceptable flat line speed

Cons:

• Low amount of cannon rounds (60 rpg)
• Low energy retention
• Terrible low speed control
• Extremely difficult to extinguish on-plane fires

History

As the M.S.406 began entering squadron service in 1939, engineers at Morane-Saulnier continued working on the design, aiming to improve it. Several changes were made to the base design, which included the replacement of the old wing design with a new one, increased and improved offensive capabilities and the replacement of the old retractable radiator with a fixed one, among others. The applied changes resulted in the new M.S.410 being able to achieve somewhat better performance than its predecessor, namely reaching a slightly higher top speed. Right after the M.S.410 entered production, France capitulated in June 1940, halting the production of the aircraft after the fifth machine was constructed.

Production of the M.S.410 was temporarily halted after the German occupation, but resumed shortly after under German supervision. Before France's capitulation, an order for 500 M.S.410s was placed. Needless to say, this production quota was never met, even under German supervision. In the end, only around 70 examples of the M.S.410 were manufactured, most of which consisted of M.S.406 airframes being converted to the 410 standard. Even then, a large number of these machines were only partially upgraded to the 410 standard, leaving many examples as hybrid models.

- From Devblog

Media

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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] M.S.410: The Duelist

Morane-Saulnier Aeroplanes (Aéroplanes Morane-Saulnier)
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