PERFORMANCE

Altitude	Rng Cruise	Cbt Cruise	Full Mil.
VLow:	290	380	477
Med:	320	425	529
High:	320	425	532
Ceiling: 14000 meters

IOC: Fall 45

Endurance
Cruise Range: 810 nm
Internal Fuel: 1250 kg

REMARKS

The original Me P.1101 was a test vehicle designed to test the aerodynamics of swept wings. Some of the principles were so complex that they could not be completely analyzed mathematically. For test purposes the wings cold be manually set on the ground to sweep angles of 30°, 40°, and 45°.

In 1943, the Luftwaffe was looking for emergency fighters, and Messerschmitt proposed a version of the P.1101 with the wings locked at 40° and two 30mm cannon. While the test vehicle was powered by the Junkers Jumo 004 B-1 (990 kg), the production version would be powered by a Heinkel HeS 011 A-11 (1,300 kg).

WEAPONS LOADS
Max Payload: 500 kg
Offensive Guns: 2 Mk108 30mm @ 100 rds
Defensive Guns: 1 flex .30 cal. @1000 rds each in dorsal and ventral positions, 1 flex .50 cal @ 1200 rds in port and starboard beam positions.

This sophisticated design was almost ready for its first flight in April of 1945. Several versions were proposed, including variants with pressurized cockpits and bad-weather fighters with radar. All could carry X4 and Hs298 AAMs and a centerline 300 L drop tank. Provision was made to fit early variants with the Ju 004 engine if the HeS 011 was not available.

The referee can have a lot of fun with a player who asks for this bird. The most obvious change to the planned specification would be to use the original Jumo engine, which degrades performance significantly.

Other problems discussed in the development history concerned the quality of the materials and the size of the armament bay. Either one of these could be used by the referee. Or the problems could have been correctly solved and the plane performs as advertised.

Or maybe they get creative with the cannon bay. Many histories say the P.1101 would have been armed with "2-4" 30mm cannon. Give it four.

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