Why don't the propellers of ME 410 counter rotate?

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If counter rotating props cancels out the torque from p-factor, why doesn’t ME 410 get the same? Is it a limitation of the engine?

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Are you sure that they don’t counter rotate IRL? Could have just been an oversight/simplification on Gaijin’s part?
OTOH;
Counter rotating props require different engines for each side, and by the time of the 410 they were looking to simplify manufacturing and service. So maybe it is historically accurate.

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It’s historically accurate. Me-410s had 2x DB 603A engines so they rotate the same way.
A counter-clockwise rotating version, DB 603D was developed with the intention to be fitted opposite the 603A on later models of Me-410, but couldn’t be produced due to Allied bombing putting strain on engine production.

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