Me 262 A-1a/Jabo

This page is about the German jet fighter Me 262 A-1a/Jabo. For other uses, see Me 262 (Family).

Me 262 A-1a/Jabo

Me 262 A-1/U4

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Me 262 A-1a/Jabo

Me 262 A-1/U4

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Germany

V Rank

Battle rating:

AB	RB	SB
7.3	7.0	7.3

Class:

Strike aircraft

Research:105 000

Purchase:300 000

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Description

The Me 262 A-1a/Jabo is a rank V German jet fighter with a battle rating of 7.3 (AB/SB) and 7.0 (RB). It was introduced in Update "Ixwa Strike".

General info

Flight performance

Max speed

at 6 000 m865 km/h

Turn time28 s

Max altitude12 500 m

Engine2 х Junkers Jumo 004B-1

TypeJet

Cooling systemAir

Take-off weight7 t

Characteristics	Max Speed (km/h at 6,000 m)		Max altitude (metres)	Turn time (seconds)		Rate of climb (metres/second)		Take-off run (metres)
	AB	RB		AB	RB	AB	RB
Stock	824	796	12500	29.0	30.0	16.0	14.9	750
Upgraded	909	865		27.7	28.0	24.5	20.0

Details

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

Limits
Wings (km/h)	Gear (km/h)	Flaps (km/h)			Max Static G
		Combat	Take-off	Landing	+	-
1050	450	558	529	380	~10	~5

Optimal velocities (km/h)
Ailerons	Rudder	Elevators	Radiator
< 500	< 600	< 680	N/A

Engine performance

Engine			Aircraft mass
Engine name		Number	Empty mass			Wing loading (full fuel)
Junkers Jumo 004B-1		2	4,280 kg			287 kg/m2
Engine characteristics			Mass with fuel (no weapons load)					Max Takeoff Weight
Weight (each)	Type		16m fuel	20m fuel	30m fuel	45m fuel	53m fuel
720 kg	Axial-flow turbojet		4,894 kg	5,041 kg	5,409 kg	5,961 kg	6,255 kg	6,520 kg
Maximum engine thrust @ 0 m (RB / SB)			Thrust to weight ratio @ 0 m (100%)
Condition	100%	WEP	16m fuel	20m fuel	30m fuel	45m fuel	53m fuel	MTOW
Stationary	910 kgf	N/A	0.37	0.36	0.34	0.30	0.29	0.28
Optimal	910 kgf (0 km/h)	N/A	0.37	0.36	0.34	0.30	0.29	0.28

Survivability and armour

Crew1 person

Speed of destruction

Structural1 050 km/h

Gear450 km/h

• 15 mm Steel - Behind the pilot
• 15 mm Steel - Pilot's headrest
• 15 mm Steel - Between cockpit and fore fuel tank
• 15 mm Steel - Instrument panel plate
• 16 mm Steel x 2 - Ammunition protection plates
• 90 mm Bulletproof glass
• Self-sealing fuel tanks (1 behind guns, 1 below pilot's feet, 1 behind pilot)

Modifications and economy

Repair costBasic → Reference

AB3 730 → 4 725

RB7 480 → 9 477

SB12 836 → 16 263

Total cost of modifications91 000

146 800

Talisman cost2 100

Crew training86 000

Experts300 000

Aces1 700

Research Aces720 000

Reward for battleAB / RB / SB

120 / 270 / 600 %

196 / 196 / 196 %

Modifications

Flight performance	Survivability	Weaponry
Fuselage repair Research: 9 100 Cost: 15 000 430 Compressor Research: 5 100 Cost: 8 200 240 Wings repair Research: 7 600 Cost: 12 000 360 Engine Research: 7 400 Cost: 12 000 350	Airframe Research: 5 100 Cost: 8 200 240 Cover Research: 7 400 Cost: 12 000 350	SC 250 Research: 9 100 Cost: 15 000 430 mk108_belt_pack Research: 5 100 Cost: 8 200 240 R1 modification Research: 5 100 Cost: 8 200 240 SC 500 Research: 7 600 Cost: 12 000 360 R1/II modification Research: 7 600 Cost: 12 000 360 mk108_new_gun Research: 7 400 Cost: 12 000 350 W.Gr.21 Research: 7 400 Cost: 12 000 350

Armaments

Offensive armament

Weapon 14 x 30 mm MK 108 cannon

Ammunition360 rounds

Fire rate600 shots/min

The Me 262 A-1a/Jabo is armed with:

• 4 x 30 mm MK 108 cannons, nose-mounted (90 rpg = 360 total)

Suspended armament

List of setups (5)

Setup 12 x 250 kg SC250JA bomb

Setup 21 x 500 kg SC500K bomb

Setup 324 x R4M rockets

Setup 448 x R4M rockets

Setup 52 x Wfr.Gr.21 rockets

The Me 262 A-1a/Jabo can be outfitted with the following ordnance:

• Without load
• 2 x 250 kg SC250JA bombs (500 kg total)
• 1 x 500 kg SC500K bomb (500 kg total)
• 24 x R4M rockets
• 48 x R4M rockets
• 2 x Wfr.Gr.21 rockets

Usage in battles

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Pros and cons

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History

In-game description

The Messerschmitt Me 262 was a German jet fighter, fast bomber and reconnaissance aircraft of the WWII era. It was the world's first mass-produced jet fighter and the first jet aircraft to see combat. The first serial variant, the Me 262 A-1a, unofficially known as 'Schwalbe', arrived for flight testing in Lechfeld in July 1944. The construction used generic alloys, was almost fully riveted and its weight was rather high, all for the sake of ease of mass production. The Jumo 004B-1 jet engine (later B-2 and B-3) also housed a 2-stroke Riedel motorcycle engine, used as a starter. Two small 17-liter fuel tanks were used to power the starter. The rest of the fuel was housed in the fuselage. Two main and two extra fuel tanks were used. Main tanks held 900 liters of fuel, the nose tank had 170 liters and the rear tank held 600 liters.

Radio equipment included the FuG 16ZY radio (later replaced with the FuG 15) and the FuG 25a IFF set. The 262 was armed with four 30mm MK 108 cannon with 100 rounds per gun for the top pair and 80 rounds per gun for the bottom pair. The pilot was protected by a 90mm armored glass and 15mm armored plating on the sides and back.

The Me 262 A-1 was easier to fly than the Bf 109G. Considering the great range of available airspeeds, the cockpit equipment was rather sparse. Although the turn radius for the jet fighter was significantly wider than that of a piston fighter, it could better retain high speeds in a turn. Its acceleration was much worse than that of a piston plane, but the Me 262 had an incredible dive rate, which could occasionally threaten going past Mach 1.

Media

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See also

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External links

• Official data sheet - more details about the performance