Do you think the situation in the skies over Europe would have been different if the Germans would have opted for the He 100 in stead of the Bf 109 in 1939, as the main fighter for the Luftwaffe? Evidently, the Bf 109 was a fine machine as well, but it was no match to the mustangs by the end of the war, unless it was flown by a very experienced pilot. With the He 100's speed (up to 668 km/h) I believe the allied fighters would have had a really hard time defeating it in dogfights. It's just a no-brainer to me why it never went into production. Granted, the Bf 109 had already been in production for a few years, and had proven itself trustworthy and quite effective, but still, especially when considering the Germans' usual megalomania about their war machines, it's beyond me why they didn't even give the He 100 a shot... [ 10. December 2006, 03:03 PM: Message edited by: Lord of War ]
