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No, but I'm assume the fuselage.Did he say where?
No, but I'm assume the fuselage.Did he say where?
No, but I'm assume the fuselage.
Nope, I put a request in on an aircraft specialist site, but I have no concrete information.So we can assume that no further information on bomb stowage, such as bomb type and configuration is available, right? Were they stacked vertically or horizontally, or Heikel-style, on end. They could even be in the wing itself. Or not. Any confirmation from another source?
The nose of the V3 prototype looks pretty larger, could it have fitted 4 MK108 30mm cannons instead of 20mm ones for strafing?
Nope, I put a request in on an aircraft specialist site, but I have no concrete information.
Hs 124 ...
Downside - considerably lower speed (270 mph) than the Bf 110
Upside - better manoeuvrability and greater range than the Bf 110 (even reportedly better than the Bf 109 during training flights)
Whilst the picture you have provided is a nice sleek V3 my understanding is that the V3 was never built so this is just a mockup or artists impression ... not saying it wouldn't have looked like that but it's a far cry from the V1 and V2.
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Need? Probably not. Want? Hell yes. It would effectively mean anything on the road would be wrecked; probably two would suffice with 2 x 20mm in addition. With the layout of the V3 prototype I don't know if you could do a 3 gun layout. You could have 2x 20mm and an underslung 37mm.Would you really need that much volume of fire for soft skinned targets? British fighters of the 50s had 4 Adens but those could damage armoured targets. For the weight, you could have a single 3,7cm plus MGs or 1 Mk103 plus two 20mm.
The first version was for a bomber, I don't think they tested a heavy fighter version of the Hs127It probably was never tested/calculated that far. Once the heavy fighter version lost out for the Bf110, the other versions were probably never fully developed, even as far as full specs go.
The first version was for a bomber, I don't think they tested a heavy fighter version of the Hs127
You've got causality backwards there, the Fokker came after the Henschel was cancelled; and the Hs127 is not the 124 that looks like the Fokker.that would explain why they were inspired at first by the fokker bomber
The first version was for a bomber, I don't think they tested a heavy fighter version of the Hs127
Leo broke us off on a tangent about the 127; I'm still for the 124 personally. The 124 had a lot more testing, as info is more available.Sorry, skipped a page on the thread and was assuming you were talking about the Hs124.
hmmz the hs124v2 looks an awful lot like the Fokker T-V
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Depends on what you're going for. The Bf110 and Blenheim each went through development, the 124 was not really. Frankly I'm still partial to the 124 as light, tactical bomber with development potential.Okay. Back on topic. Sometimes, it's good to have perspective, so I've called up the Bf-110, the Hs-124 and the Bristol Blenheim I. The 110 spans 16.27 m, the Hs-124 18.2 m, and the Blenheim in the middle with 17.17 m. The Blenheim had an internal bomb bay, but a primitive one. Sometimes, it's easy to be impressed by the razzle-dazzle of an artist's impression, but I find that a good old 3-view doesn't play favorites. I think one of these was better than the others. What do you think?
It's hard to believe the Hs 124V3 would have been a clearly better choice than the Bf 110.
For some reason, people always want to imagine a Luftwaffe without Messerschmitt products (He 112 or He 100 instead of Bf 109; Hs 124 or Fw 187 instead of Bf 110; He 280 instead of Me 262, etc). The fact is that in almost all instances, the Luftwaffe probably made the correct choice in the long run.
The Ju 88 was, with the Bf 109 and Fw 190, one of the few German aircraft that had a decent shelf-life (in the 88's case as the 188 and 388). Speculating that the Hs 127 or Bf 162 would have equaled it over the long haul based on early test models and designer's calculations is risky.
Which is why they eventually opted to go for the Me410 light, fast bomber with its 500kg payload. The Hs127 is just that, but in 1937 instead of 1943. Its also pretty much the Mosquito made out of metal instead of wood and a slightly different wing layout.
do not see the need or POD for 110 being replaced, and certainly not the JU-88, even leaving aside politics which might have worked in their favor.
HOWEVER, it does seem that the ME-410 could logically never get built, coming after their fiasco with 210? that Messerschmitt gets slapped?
at that time V2.0 of Henschel is built? or my choice TA-154/254?