By early 1942, the Luftwaffe had planned to replace the dated Bf 110 with one of Messerschmitt’s new designs - the Me 210. However, with severe performance and mass-production problems arising during testing, it quickly became clear that the Me 210 wouldn’t be ready in time for the scheduled deployment to frontline troops. In response to this, the Luftwaffe issued an order for the development of a new Zersörer (Destroyer) version of the Bf 110, resulting in an unexpected prolonged service life of the aircraft with the development of the Bf 110F.

The Bf 110 F-2 that will make its appearance in War Thunder with update 1.79 "Project X will most notably bring with it a set of improvements that will allow the aircraft to perform better in the heavy fighter/interceptor role. Increased armor protection, a strengthened airframe and the ability to mount a dual 20mm MG 151 gunpod underneath the fuselage will all contribute to the Bf 110 receiving an even more formidable reputation with its opponents. As with the previous version, German engineers decided to also fit the Bf 110Fs with a set of more powerful DB 601 E engines in order to compensate for the additional weight of the applied changes.