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The Messerschmitt Me 264 is a German strategic bomber, initially developed during the late 1930s as a long-range reconnaissance aircraft. In the upcoming update 1.89, pilots may look forward to getting the chance to fly aircraft of the well-known German Amerikabomber project!
Briefly: A German WWII heavy bomber, capable of carrying a bomb load of up to 4 tons!
Development of the Me 264 began in the late 1930s when Messerschmitt conducted work on developing a long-range reconnaissance aircraft, designated P.1061. In early 1941, six prototypes of the P.1061 were ordered and the aircraft received the formal designation of Me 264. However, the initial order for six prototypes would shortly afterwards be dropped to three.
Progress on constructing the ordered prototypes was slow at start, but development quickly picked up the pace with the start of the Amerikabomber project in spring 1942. The project called for new very long range strategic bomber designs, resulting in several designs being proposed, among them also the Me 264.
It soon became clear that despite all the advantages of the Me 264 the aircraft would not be able to demonstrate acceptable flight characteristics due to the lack of more powerful engines at that time. Apart from the Amerikabomber project, the Me 264 was also briefly considered by the Kriegsmarine as a possible replacement for the dated Fw 200 in the maritime reconnaissance role.
The first and only prototype of the Me 264 which saw completion, flew on 23 December 1942. While undergoing modifications, the Me 264 project had its further development halted, with the sole completed prototype being used as a transport machine. In 1943, the second prototype was destroyed during an allied bombing raid. The same fate also struck the first and unfinished third prototype in July 1944. After all prototypes were lost, the Me 264 project was officially cancelled in September 1944.
Me 264: Strategic heavy bomber, Germany, Rank IV
pros:
- Decent payload
- Deadly defensive weapons
cons:
- Low speed and poor climb rate
- Large target
In War Thunder, the Me 264 will be a new heavy bomber, coming to rank IV in the German aviation tree with the upcoming update 1.89. Compared to the existing He 177, the Me 264 offers a more ‘slow and steady’ approach, due to its larger size and rather cumbersome flight characteristics, but retains excellent defensive capabilities as well as payload options.
Fun Fact: The Me 264 was the first aircraft in the world to incorporate integrated wing fuel tanks into its design. This feature has become the standard for most modern aircraft today.
The Me 264 is powered by four Junkers Jumo 213, which allows the aircraft to reach a maximum speed of 520 km/h at an altitude of 6000 meters.
Protecting the aircraft from hostile attacks are a number of defensive turrets scattered around the fuselage. That being said, the Me 264 has access to four 13mm MG131 heavy machine guns as well as two 20mm MG151 cannons which will be sure to make any attack run a daring undertaking to say the least. However, certain blind spots in the aircraft’s defenses, such as directly beneath it, can become a serious problem if the enemy is aware and takes advantage of it, so aspiring pilots of this aircraft should bare this drawback in mind!
Last but not least, the Me 264’s bomb load, while not as impressive as that of the He 177, is still quite considerable and will most certainly be responsible for causing ample destruction among the enemy lines. With its total payload going up to 4,4 tons, pilots of the Me 264 can choose between a variety of different bomb calibers and ordnance presets, ranging from 250kg bombs to the mighty 1,800kg SC1800 bomb!
The War Thunder Team
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Gaijin, how about you FIX THE BATTLE RATINGS BEFORE ADDING NEW STUFF
Cool, any justice for the allied top tier planes?
just asking (maybe it'll make some historical innacurate) but can you put this bomber into Italian aviator? because germans already have good payload in he 177 A-5 and speed in Do-217. meanwhile this plane could be good next heavy bomber in Italy after p108B, could you make it????
THIS THING IS 61 FUCKING THOUSAND SL TO REPAIR WHAT THE FUCK https://imgur.com/a/mxjjKuL
But does it get super secret nuke??
Nien.
Stona_WT, *Nein
I ... wasn´t expeting this! "Here comes Big Ben again. ... DONG!"
we have the B-29...we have the Tu-4 but we all know this will be the best!! )))
From my other thing yesterday i ment no devblogs of tanks or planes, and now that there is a plane... what happend to rank VI aviation for the Soviets or other countries (apart from France)? :c
Oh cmon, for the past few patches we got atleast a dozen jets and not a single ww2 Aircraft. Now finally the legend itself, the Amerika bomber arrived, and you want even more jets? Cmon
DamnJerry, SM91 and SM92 would like to know your location
"Fun Fact: The Me 264 was the first aircraft in the world to incorporate integrated wing fuel tanks into its design. This feature has become the standard for most modern aircraft today." Uhh, what about the Tupolev ANT-25? Developed in 1931 and first flew in 1933, well before this finished being developed. A staple of the ANT-25's design are the large fuel tanks in the extremely long wings.
Someone who names themself after a hypocritical statement shouldnt even have access to the comments lel. Let alone start it with Uhh.
There we go.... R2Y2 style bs this thing never received any bombs IRL
Are you unable to look up the Me264 and not realise that it is a Bomber
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