ME 262 varients

***Who_Flung_Poo?*** · January 8th, 2004

I'm not sure if all the information is correct but information is hard to find so bear with me and please correct any inaccuracies that you find.

Me 262A-1b: this fighter was equiped with the same 4x 30mm cannons as the Me 262A-1a, plus twenty-four underwing 50mm R4/M air-to-air rockets.
Me 262A-2 Sturmvogel: The Sturmvogel ("Petrel", or "Stormbird") was the bomber version of the Me 262. It was armed with a pair of Mk108 30mmm cannons, and featured two underchin racks for one 250kg (500 pounds) bomb each. In July 1944 was created, as a part of KG51, the Erprobungskommando Schenk under the command of Major Wolfgang Schenk; it was the first jet bomber squad.
The Me 262B-1a was a night interceptor, fitted with a SN-2 radar and a two-seat cockpit for the pilot and a radar operator.

The Me 262B:

There was also the Me 262B-2a which was an improved version of the Me 262B-1a with a longer fuselage, and two more Mk108 30mm cannons firing upwards, mounted behind the cockpit (a weapon system nicknamed Schräge Musik).

***ManiK*** · January 8th, 2004

it would be cool to see those in FH, the Schräge Musik (Slanting Music) was also on the night fighter bf-110

Anlushac11 · January 8th, 2004

The Pic is a Me-262B1a/U1 Nachtjager

Try here for data on the Me-262

http://www.xs4all.nl/~fbonne/warbird...messme262.html

***Kämpfer*** · January 8th, 2004

The top firing cannons sound fun. Wasn't there a Komet that had top firing rockets or cannons?

***Akatosh*** · January 9th, 2004

The "schräge musik" was on several other nightfighters (mainly ju 88) And later Komets had two upfiring mortars who was automatic (some crude version of photocells which accidentally activated the mortars when some cloud passed above..)