Messerschmitt Bf 110 Zerstörer (new project) - April 7th, 2022
Hello everyone. It's me Antony, back with another blog here to start 2022. I know I've been absent for a while without a new Blog. Now that I'm working and studying, my time for Blogs decreased to some occasions and some weekends. I'm not sure what the future holds after my work at the public health center ends in August of this year. But one thing is certain: Until they call me effectively, I need to dedicate a good part of my time to the next civil service exams.
The exam I performed on the 3rd of April didn't resulted in a good grade - although I managed to achieved half of the exam. The questions of the specific subject were a bit difficult and I really wished I could dedicated a little more in my studies. Oh well. At least I tried.
Enough of that, let's go to the Blog. For today, I'm going to show you the a new Blender project I started. The aircraft of choice is the German Messerschmitt Bf 110 Zerstörer (Destroyer in German).
In case you want to learn the history of this plane, I'll share its brief history here. During Germany's rearmament phase following its defeat in World War I, Hermann Göring - Minister of the Luftwaffe - issued a request for a new multipurpose aircraft with a long range and capable of carrying bombs. This new type of aircraft would be known as Kampfzerstörer (battle destroyer) and would be powered by two engines. Messerschmitt, Focke-Wulf, Arado and Henschel presented their prototypes during the competition, with Willy Messerschmitt defeating the three rivals with his prototype - receiving the RLM code designation Bf 110. Unlike the other prototypes, the Bf 110 didn't included the internal bomb bay as part of Göring request for the Zerstörer, but it had a good performance in range, armaments, flight and speed, making the aircraft even faster than the main single-engine fighter: the Bf 109 - thanks to its Daimler Benz DB 601 V-12 inverted engines. As part of its armaments, the German heavy fighter was equipped with a 7.92 mm MG 15 machine gun for defense - allowing a gunner as a second crewman along the pilot. During the initial days of World War 2, the Bf 110 performed well as heavy fighter and fighter-bomb during the German campaign on Poland, Norway, Netherlands, Belgium and France - having light losses towards the enemy losses. But it was in the Battle of Britain where the Bf 110 suffered its heavy losses. As the High Command of the Luftwaffe tasking the heavy fighter to escort bombers from German occupied air bases in France, Belgium and Netherlands to England, the British RAF arrived with agile and high maneuverable fighters like the Spitfire and the resilient and well-armed Hurricane and Boulton-Paul Defiant to intercept the German bombers and its escort that consisted only in Bf 110. To answer the high losses, the Bf 109 was tasked to protect the bombers and its escort - with some Bf 110 being relegated to support German troops in North Africa, the Balkans, the Mediterranean and the Eastern Front - having some success against the British, the Soviets and the Americans. It was in 1943 during the defense of the Reich that several Bf 110 were sent to intercept large formations of American and British bombers that caused havoc in German infrastructure - both civilian and military departments. With Messerschmitt developing a new replacement for the Bf 110 - the Me 210 and having some prototypes and units presenting engineering issues, they didn't have any other choice but to keep the Bf 110 in production. The German heavy fighter had some success in defending Germany from the bombers, but the increasing losses during the daylight missions forced the Bf 110 to be transferred to night missions. It was from this transference that made the Bf 110 the perfect war machine against the British night bombers. Equipped with FuG 220 Lichtenstein SN-2 radars and having a third crewman to operate it and the 20 mm twin MG FF/M cannons positioned to fire at the ventral section of enemy planes - known as the ‘Schräge Musik’ among the German pilots, the Messerschmitt Bf 110 G-4 became one of the responsible for downing British bombers over Germany, with one of the pilots being Heinz-Wolfgang Schnaufer - the Spook of St. Trond, claiming 121 victories during World War 2. Around 6,170 units were built until 1945. Curious fact: the deputy leader of the Nazi party Rudolf Hess flew in a Bf 110 from Augsburg, north of Munich, to Scotland, apparently in an attempt to make contact with Douglas-Hamilton, the 14th Duke of Hamilton of Scotland, to make a peace deal between Germany and Great Britain. However, his mission didn't work well as he was arrested by British authorities and the Germans disowned him from his position due to his mental conditions. Messerschmitt Bf 110 were also used to tow the German heavy transport aircraft Me 321 and Me 323 Gigant. Four to seven heavy fighters were modified to tow a single heavy transport plane, yet when fully loaded with anti-tank cannons and armored vehicles like Sd.Kfz. 251, light tanks and trucks, the Me 323 proved to be troublesome to be towed by the Bf 110, having the heavy fighters being replaced by the Heinkel He 111 Z (Z for Zwilling - twin in German). Some units had shark mouths painted on its nose, inspiring fear among enemy ground forces and some Allied pilots to do the same - especially the British and the Americans.
Now for the images:
The selected model is the C, but I plan to make the other models like F and G - including the Nachtjäger (night fighter) equipped with FuG 220 Lichtenstein SN-2 radar system.
Unlike my previous projects, the BF 110 has been started from the BF 109. As you can see, the rudders, the antenna, the propeller spinners, the main guns, the rear landing gear and the engine exhaustion outlets had to be recycled - with the latter one being adjusted to fit with the drawings. The wings will be readjusted as well. The decals will also be adjusted to the new aircraft - with the tail fin adjusted to the rudder. They are not visible in these renders until I make the wings.
The only components that will be made from original parts are: the fuselage (which has been made), the engine housing, the tail, the MG 15 and the canopy framing.
Other components to be made are the ventral antenna and the hard points for the bombs. I'm not sure if the cockpit internal components will be recycled from the BF 109 project or will be made with different objects. Probably the ailerons and flaps will be adjusted along the wings - I need to study it a little more.
Well, that's it for now my friends. I hope you enjoy this Blog. In case I have some spare time to enjoy, I'll be working on other things aside from Blender projects and my personal things. Until the time comes, you will be surprised to see them. See you next time.
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