WI Heinkel 112 instead of ME Bf 110?

The He-112A competed with Bf109, the He-112B just missed the bus, He-100 was a later project initiated by Heinkel.

The He-100 could maybe have been ready for BOB, but not in high numberss as I see it. Still a few hundred of those...



At the time of the call for Bf-110, the Fw187 was a contender but very light weight for the Serstoerer role. If the Luftwaffe had decided that none of them has the bomb bay required, lets just pick the best long-range fighter it would have been F-187 with He-100 in there if someone remembered what Heinkel had been rambling about.


Just to be clear, you must mean the 112B.
Its tricky to say it would have out-shone the Bf109. That was a very competitive interceptor with the best RoC. But it was a bit faster, well armed and with longer range. Much better choice for BOB indeed, but its questionable what the strategic importance would have been.
A longer more costly BOB for both sides would still have the RAF recycling its pilots and if it leads to the go-ahead for sea lion its probably even worse (probably because of the immense butterflies).
A He 100 Fw 187F duo would be near unbeatable in 1940 and still be competitive in 1944
 
A He 100 Fw 187F duo would be near unbeatable in 1940 and still be competitive in 1944
I agree with regards to quality, but not regarding impact.
you need a pod for a faster development of the he100. If the pod simply is, RLM says go ahead, then there wont be that many he100’s, and they would be misusing the fw-187’s.
 
I agree with regards to quality, but not regarding impact.
you need a pod for a faster development of the he100. If the pod simply is, RLM says go ahead, then there wont be that many he100’s, and they would be misusing the fw-187’s.
By Fw 187F I mean a hypothetical fighter version with DB 601s. There could be enough He 100s in service to seriously affect the BoB, maybe even alter the result, but it wouldn't be as massive as the Bf 109 obviously
 
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