The Heinkel wielded a payload of 4,400 lbs. of bombs in its internal bomb bay; self-defensive armament consisted of seven 7.92 mm MG-15 or MG81 machine guns, (two nose-mounted, one dorsal ...

Fighters have progressed since their introduction over 100 years ago ... with a death-gasp effort to produce more fighter jets. The result was the Heinkel He 162, aka the “Volksjager, ...