Then you would've liked the following even better of the type, unfortunately it never went into production. From the ref.
"The
He 219 A-7, the next major production version, carried a powerful armament of
eight cannon - two 30 mm Rheinmetall MK-108s in the wing roots, two 30 mm Rheinmetall MK-103s and two 20 mm Mauser MK-151/20s in a ventral tray, and two MK-108s in a "Schräge Musik" installation. The A-7/R6, with Junkers Jumo 222A/B engines (2500 hp), was the
fastest of the type, attaining
700 kph (435 mph). Despite the aircraft's successes,
Erhard Milch, another Heinkel opponent who was chief of aircraft procurement and supply, persuaded the RLM in May 1944 to
cancel the whole program. He favored standardization on the
multipurpose Junkers Ju 388 and the Focke-Wulf Ta 154 night fighter, which he thought were easier to manufacture but which in fact
never saw combat."
https://airandspace.si.edu/collectio...m_A19600322000
(Definitely I agree the "A-10" of its time.
Herr Milch obviously based on his biased attitude towards Heinkel made the wrong choice above. For those that don't know he was the architect of what would be the
Luftwaffe prior to WWII to about 1944.
https://www.nytimes.com/1972/01/29/a...ed-of-war.html
The above article does mention the
Me 262 jet.
Regards,
Pat
Re: Jets & Planes but no UAV's here.
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