Me 262 BOMBER INTERCEPTION TRAINING The Me 262A-1a was the main fighter version produced during the war, and was dubbed the Schwalbe, or "Swallow". It was heavily armed, with four cannons in the nose, and later, as the Me 262A-1B, with twenty-four R4M air-to-air rockets mounted under the wings. Although some 1,430 Me 262s were produced, only about 300 were ever used against the Allies. YOUR MISSION You and two wingmen must take off to intercept a box of four B-17s with P-51D escorts. Climb as quickly as you can, but watch the fighters. They'll take advantage of your vulnerably low speed as you climb, so you may need to approach the bombers with a somewhat wide flight path. Your Me 262 is equipped with 55-mm R4M rockets.