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The He 177 was hampered by unrealistic requirements for dive bombing capability . There was however a high altitude 4 engine version in the He 274.

Now across the channel the British had the Avro Manchester which was designed to meet British Air Ministry's Specification P.13/36. This called for a twin-engine monoplane "medium bomber" for "worldwide use", which was to be capable of carrying out shallow (30°) dive bombingattacks and carry heavy bombloads (8,000 lb/3,630 kg) or two 18 in (457 mm)torpedoes.[2][3]

So if the British could take a twin engine design with problematic engines with a specification that included dive bombing and turn it into a successful 4 engine bomber .

What would the consequences have been if Germas had done the same .
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