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Germany's Messerschmitt Bf 110G, Bf 110H fighter, Zerstörer (destroyer)1,2,3
Variants
- Bf 110G-0: Pre production.3 First delivered in May 1942.3
- Bf 110G: Had Daimler-Benz 605B engines.2 Had a 37 mm gun under the fuselage.2 Some had radar and were the main night fighter from 1943-1945.2
- Bf 110G-1: Heavy fighter.3
- Bf 110G-2: Fighter bomber.3 Had bomb racks.3
- Bf 110G-2/R3: Had two 30 mm cannons replacing the four MGs in the nose.3
- Bf 110G-3: Long range reconnaissance.3 Had nose cannons removed.3 Cameras were installed.3
- Bf 110G-4: Night fighter.3
- Bf 110G-4a:
- Bf 110G-4b:
- Bf 110G-4c:
- Bf 110G-4d:
- Bf 110H: Had modified nose.3 Carried two 30 mm cannons in the nose.3 The tail wheel was retractable.3 Fuselage, wing attachments, and undercarriage were strengthened.3
- Bf 110H-1: Heavy fighter.3
- Bf 110H-2: Fighter bomber.3
- Bf 110H-3: Reconnaissance.3
- Bf 110H-4: Night fighter.3
Usage
Germany, Hungary, Italy, and Romania used the Bf 110G.3
Anti Bomber
Most of the fighting done by the Bf 110Gs were at night against the British, but they also went against the American bomber streams in the daylight.3
| Messerschmitt Bf 110G3 | Messerschmitt Bf 110G-43 | |
|---|---|---|
| Type | Fighter bomber3 Night fighter3 |
Fighter bomber3 Night fighter3 |
| Crew | 2 - 33 | 2 - 33 |
| Engine (Type) | 2: Daimler-Benz DB 605B-13 | 2: Daimler-Benz DB 605B-13 |
| Cylinders | Inverted V 123 | Inverted V 123 |
| Cooling | ||
| HP | 1,475 each3 | 1,475 each3 |
| Propeller blades | 3 each3 | 3 each3 |
| Dimensions | ||
| Span | 53' 3.75"3 16.25 m3 |
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| Length including antennae | 42' 9.753 13.05 m3 |
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| Height | 13' 8.5"3 4.18 m3 |
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| Wing area | ||
| Weight | ||
| Empty | 11,220 lb3 5,089 kg3 |
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| Loaded | 20,700 lb3 9,390 kg3 |
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| Maximum load | 21,799 lb3 9,888 kg3 |
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| Performance | ||
| Speed at sea level | 311 mph3 500 kph3 |
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| Speed @ 22,900' / 6,980 m |
342 mph3 550 kph3 |
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| Climb | 2,170'/minute3 661 m/minute3 |
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| Climb to 18,000' / 5,486 m |
7.9 minutes3 | |
| Service ceiling | 26,000'3 7,925 m3 |
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| Range - internal fuel | 560 miles3 900 km3 |
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| Maximum range | 1,305 miles3 2,100 km3 |
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| Armament | ||
| Nose | 2: 20 mm3 4: 7.9 mm MG3 |
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| Rear cockpit | 2: 7.9 mm MG3 | |
| Under fuselage | 2: 20 mm3 | |
| OR | Bomb rack3 |
Sources:
- Aircraft of WWII, General Editor: Jim Winchester, 2004
- Fighting Aircraft of World War II, Editor: Karen Leverington, 1995
- Aircraft of WWII, Stewart Wilson, 1998
