Fascinating. Who gives a sh*t?

https://oldmachinepress.files.wordpress.com/2014/02/skoda-kauba-v5-mock-up.jpg?w=625&h=453

Yes, it is fascinating because Germany basically had just 3 fighters of WW2: the Bf 109 series, Fw-190 series (including the Ta 152), and the Me-262 jet. But early on, there were missed opportunities with the Fw-187 Falke and He-100 that could have made a difference over Britain and the western front. Also little known is that Germany made an agreement with Italy for the Fiat G.55 Centauro with German upgrades. That would have been the G.56. The deal fell through when Italy switched sides in 1943. And while the He-162 became the second operational jet fighter in April 1945 with JG 1 at Leck... the Skoda-Kauba V5 was wind tunnel testing and a full mock-up made. As seen in the upper pic, it is a remarkable late war design considering the opposition from Dornier with the Do-335 Pfeil.

With Hitler's military "genius" and micromanagement, I doubt any weapon could have made much difference. Superior tanks and planes could be and were overwhelmed by the vast industrial output of the US and USSR. Not to forget the endless manpower of the Soviets.

The USSR and US were not in the war in 1940. Had Doenitz gotten his 300 U-boats in the N Atlantic, then Britain could have been starved into submission... what Churchill feared and wrote in his memoirs. The RAF FC was slowly being destroyed too until Goering persuaded Hitler to change to civilian bombing. The Fw-187 or He-100 instead of the lousy Bf 110 could have killed far more Hurris and Spits and protected the bombers and Stukas better. With the RAF neutralized the 45 min trip to cross would have been easier even with the RN. The LW planned to hit the ships with 2 ton aerial mines as well as carry 20,000 other troops via Ju-52, DFS-230 gliders, and the huge Ju-322 Mammut (Mammoth). Britain only had a weak Home Guard with improvised weapons and poor training.