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Messerschmitt Me 321
The Messerschmitt Me 321 ''Gigant'' was a large German cargo glider developed and used during World War II. It was developed into the six-engined Messerschmitt Me 323 ''Gigant''.
==Development==
During the preparations for a possible invasion of Britain during World War II (Operation Sea Lion) it became obvious to the ''Luftwaffe''s Transport Command that there was a need for a larger capacity cargo- and troop-carrying aircraft than its mainstay, the Junkers Ju 52.
When the plans for Operation Sea Lion were shelved in December 1940, and planning began for the invasion of Russia (Operation Barbarossa), it was decided that the most cost-effective solution to the need for transport aircraft was to use gliders. Accordingly, the Technical Bureau of the ''Luftwaffe'' issued a tender for rapid development of a ''Grossraumlastensegler'' ("large-capacity transport glider") to the aircraft manufacturers Junkers and Messerschmitt. The specification called for the glider to be capable of carrying either an 88 mm gun plus its tractor, or a medium tank. The codename ''Projekt Warschau'' ("Project Warsaw") was used, with Junkers being given the codename ''Warschau-Ost'' and Messerschmitt ''Warschau-Süd''.
However, the Junkers design, the Ju 322 ''Mammut'' was unsuccessful due to the company opting to use all-wood construction. Messerschmitt's design for this transport glider consequently secured the contract for the company. Initially given the ''RLM'' designation: Me 263; this designation number was later reused (see: RLM) for the second generation rocket fighter developed in 1945: Messerschmitt Me 263. That number was 'freed-up' when the number for this aircraft was switched to: Me 321.
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