The Heinkel He 177 was the only longrange heavy bomber in use by the Germans but suffered numerous problems. Many caused by the extreme specifications. A solution was the location of the engines, in stead of tandem in seperate place on the wing.
After a conversation between Heinkel and Hitler, ordered Hitler the production of the He277 . This order was short after countered by Goering who forbid production and further development. What if Hitler was a bit more intersted in this plane and kept a little more attention of the progress of production and deployment of these planes?
Suppose the Germans had managed to put sufficient numbers of the Heinkel He 277 into action in mid 1943 and used them for longrange strategic mission on the Eastern front. Suppose this He 277 turned in to a succes just as the Manchester did when re-designed in to the Lancaster.
Would the Germans take the Me 264 in production too. Would there be any significant changes in the course of events if major rail juctions, factories etc. in Rusia were damaged or even destroyed by German long range bombing raids done by He277 and even Me264's
After a conversation between Heinkel and Hitler, ordered Hitler the production of the He277 . This order was short after countered by Goering who forbid production and further development. What if Hitler was a bit more intersted in this plane and kept a little more attention of the progress of production and deployment of these planes?
Suppose the Germans had managed to put sufficient numbers of the Heinkel He 277 into action in mid 1943 and used them for longrange strategic mission on the Eastern front. Suppose this He 277 turned in to a succes just as the Manchester did when re-designed in to the Lancaster.
Would the Germans take the Me 264 in production too. Would there be any significant changes in the course of events if major rail juctions, factories etc. in Rusia were damaged or even destroyed by German long range bombing raids done by He277 and even Me264's