Messerschmitt

Messerschmitt Me 410

Heavy fighter

  • First flight1942
  • Introduction1943
  • StatusRetired
  • Number built1,200 ca.
Technical data

Specifications

01

Crew & dimensions

Crew
two
Length
40 ft 11.5 in
Wingspan
53 ft 7.75 in
Height
14 ft 0.5 in
02

Performance

Maximum speed
507 km/h
Range
1,200 km
Service ceiling
10,000 m
03

Powerplant

Powerplant
2 × Daimler-Benz DB 603A V-12 inverted liquid-cooled piston engines (1,750 hp / 1,290 kW)
04

Armament

Armament
Guns: 2 × 7.92 mm MG 17 machine guns with 1,000 rpg, firing forward, 2 × 20 mm MG 151/20 cannon with 350 rpg, firing forward, 2 × 20 mm MG 151/20 cannon with 250 rpg in the bomb bay, firing forward, 2 × 13 mm MG 131 machine guns with 500 rpg, each firing rearward from FDSL 131/1B remote-operated turret, one per side; Bombs: up to 1000 kg of disposable stores; Rockets: 4 × 21 cm Werfer-Granate 21 rockets