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I say the ME-261 with bmw 802.
Ju-52 transport aircraft armed with Hs-293 missiles would rip almost any 1939 merchant convoy to pieces.
MCLOS wire guidance does not require radio or radar technology.electronic technology needed for the MCLOS guidance system to actual WORK. 1943 radios were not the same as 1939 radios. 1943 radars were no the same as 1939 radars and so on.
MCLOS wire guidance does not require radio or radar technology.
...A total of 319 Hs.293 and Fritz X guided weapons were launched in combat. 106 hit the target. Accuracy = 33% under combat conditions....
German sources claim a dud rate of 28% per launch for KG 40 and 25% for KG 100, against a successful hit rate of 31% for KG 40 and 55% for KG 100.
Hs-293 was carried by the Fw-200 Condor, He-177 Greif, He-111H and Do-217K
Every source claims something different. Here's one which suggests a hit rate averaging about 43%...
No but then they do require a signal sending unit of some sort and a signal receiver, the receiver has to send signals to the servos that operate the flight controls even if they are "bang-bang" servos and not proportional servos.MCLOS wire guidance does not require radio or radar technology.
Why not the Me264?
It was definately a long range aircraft that had the capacity to carry anti-shipping ordinance, the only drawback was the lack-luster support of the RLM, so it was never fully developed therefore never seeing it's full potential.