Me 262 should have been used as a bomber?

[George Hopp]

I agree completely, Nick. And, I find it amazing that they were still using WGr. 21s on the Me 262. I find both that installation and the rearward firing WGr. 21 installation beneath the fuselage of the Fw 190 as to be little short of madness. With all the back blast, I can see real problems in firing both sets of rockets, with the one beneath the Fw 190 possibly causing real damage to the propeller, and the Me 262 ones causing damage along the entire bottom of the fuselage.

I can't see the X-4 as anything more than a gimmick since who would want to sit there stearing a rocket while there are escort fighters all around. So, yes the fire-and-forget rockets would be necessary.

The RZ 65 installations on the 109F and 110F were just too elegant, and would have been more effective in multi-shot tubes beneath the wings. And, with the multiple rockets great for downing a single bomber at a time.