The Me 410 was a redesign of the Me 210 which included a lengthened fuselage, more powerful Daimler-Benz DB603A engines, and larger wing surface area. The Me 210 had many aerodynamic flaws which were exploited by the more nimble Hawker Typhoons. The Me 410 was developed from the Me 210. Wings rip easily at high speeds in RB/SB.Slow, a sitting duck if caught in a low energy state.Defensive armament cannot shoot directly behind the aircraft, leaving a very critical blindspot in the coverage.Pilot can be vulnerable in a head-on attack.Subpar manoeuvrability even a few bombers can out-turn it.Capable of mounting a decent amount of bombs (for a fighter) by default in the internal bomb bay.Significantly more manoeuvrable than the Do 217 fighters.Larger ammo capacity than conventional fighters.Reasonably fast for a twin-engine fighter.Good traverse arcs for the 13 mm machine guns.Nose-mounted armament gives a very dense cone of fire.If an enemy is starting to turn off to the point where you need to use elevators to assist you in a turn, you will be burning far too much energy and make yourself easy prey for more nimble fighters. This also means, just like with the previous heavy fighters, that you should never commit to following a certain enemy. Trying to retain energy and knowing where your friends and enemies are is key to surviving in the aircraft. The Me 410 A-1, like the Do 217 and the Bf 110 C-7, is completely committed to boom and zoom tactics, and just like the predecessors, is useless at absolutely everything else. A small but nonetheless noticeable plus is that defensive armament has very good coverage of the entire rear of the aircraft besides the immediate area behind the tail boom. Perhaps even more grievous of a pitfall, its armament of 2 x 7.92 mm MG 15 machine guns and 2 x 20 mm MG 151 cannons hardly outgun conventional fighters.
However, in the large spectrum of things, this doesn't really say a lot as the Me 410 gets pitted against even faster, more nimble and better armed single-engine fighters than its predecessors. Compared to Do 217, the Me 410 boasts significantly better flight performance in virtually all aspects and performs much more like an improved Bf 110 C-7. The Me 410 A-1 is the first variant unlocked of the Me 410 line-up of planes, succeeding the Do 217 fighter variants. Me 410 A-1 flying past a burning Firecrest.
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