P.59 project not cancelled in 1940 (Do335)

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The Do335 was fast. But as a pure fighter once you get the DB603 and Jumo 213 engines, wich are crucial for the Do335 to work, you can use it on single engined fighters like the FW190D, or better still the Ta152. When you're facing Mustangs over home ground, dogfighting ability is more important than pure speed or range for fighters.

What about as destoryers? The Me410 was food for the P51 and Tempest.
 
Don't trust wiki. The Mk103 was used on the Ta152C-3 (one), Ta152B-5 (three),Me410B-5 with the WB103 pack (two) FW190D-12R20 (two, w/r) FW190A-8/R3 (two, u/w)(the R3 pack was used on other A series as well) and even on the Bf109 in the rare K8 version. Some He219 versions packed 4...
I believe the Me 163 carried the Mk103 as well. But all of these fighters would be entering combat in mid to late 1944 while wiking's POD would have the Do335 seeing action in mid 43 to early 44.
 
I believe the Me 163 carried the Mk103 as well. But all of these fighters would be entering combat in mid to late 1944 while wiking's POD would have the Do335 seeing action in mid 43 to early 44.

Once you have the DB603 and the Jumo 213 you can have the FW190D or the Ta152. The Do335 really needed the DB603 for speed. In 1943 Bombers were unescorted and even the FW190A, with the R3 Pack if you want, could do the job. But the Do335 would be very useful for recce, used like the dedicated recce P38s of the USAF.
 

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Once you have the DB603 and the Jumo 213 you can have the FW190D or the Ta152. The Do335 really needed the DB603 for speed. In 1943 Bombers were unescorted and even the FW190A, with the R3 Pack if you want, could do the job. But the Do335 would be very useful for recce, used like the dedicated recce P38s of the USAF.

Or as an intruder.
The DB603 was around in May 1942 and could have been around at least a year earlier if the Luftwaffe didn't cut funding in 1937.
 
Once you have the DB603 and the Jumo 213 you can have the FW190D or the Ta152. The Do335 really needed the DB603 for speed. In 1943 Bombers were unescorted and even the FW190A, with the R3 Pack if you want, could do the job. But the Do335 would be very useful for recce, used like the dedicated recce P38s of the USAF.
I agree with almost everything you've said in your last three post AdA I just also think the Do 335 would make a better bomber destroyer what with the ability to carry more guns and rockets than a single engine fighter could. with the possible exception of the Fw190 heavy fighter variant. The Do335 would also have better loitering time. But this is only possible if the P.59 can be developed into a Do335 early enough and with the stated POD I think it's doable and with an earlier POD like the one we discussed earlier I think the odds are even better and maybe we could have the Me365 or a variant developed from it as well which would make a cool TL. :)
 
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