In Defense of the Messerschmitt Bf 110

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The Messerschmitt Bf 110 (Me 110) has not the best of reputations but while it certainly fell short of the expectations, was it really a bad plane?

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- Timecodes -
00:00 - War Thunder [Sponsored Segment]
00:35 - Intro
01:20 - Messerschmitt Bf 110
01:45 - Battle of Britain
02:50 - Bf 110 requirements & development
06:00 - The fighter 'of the future'
10:49 - The range problem
14:52 - Advantage: 2nd crew man
17:36 - War Thunder [Sponsored Segment]
17:43 - Transition to fighter-bomber
21:44 - Bf 110 Vs bombers
22:39 - Night fighter
26:40 - Comparison (Mosquito, P-38)
30:06 - War Thunder [Sponsored Segment]
31:29 - Outro

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