Messerschmitt Me 210 - German heavy fighter. Work on the design began in
late 1930s with a goal of creating a versatile aircraft, equally capable
as a fighter, dive bomber or a reconnaissance platform. The machine was
an all-metal, low-wing monoplane, featuring twin vertical stabilizers.
Full-scale production of the Me 210 was launched in 1941. The aircraft
was powered by a pair of Daimler-Benz DB 601F engines, each producing
959 kW of power.
Messerschmitt Me 410 - German heavy twin-engine fighter and fast bomber,
meant to be an improvement of the unsuccessful Me 210 design. The
aircraft was equipped with new Daimler-Benz DB603A inverted V engines,
rated at 1,750 and 1,850 hp. Powered by those engines the Me 410 was
capable of speeds up to 628 km/h. The aircraft's armament consisted of
two 7.92 mm MG 17 machine guns, a pair of 13 mm MG 131 machine guns and
four remotely controlled 20 mm MG 151 cannons. The Me 410 could also
carry up to 1,000 kg of bombs. Thanks to its fairly long range and
excellent performance characteristics, the aircraft was often employed
in the bomber destroyer role.
