A total of 195 C-1s were produced, most of them by Messerschmitt themselves (102) but it was also produced under license by many other German companies like Gothaer Wagonfabrik AG (Gotha) which produced 38 of them, Focke-Wulf, with 15 of them and Mühlenbau und Industrie AG with 40 of them produced.
It was a conventional monoplane with retractable undercarriage and wheeled landing gear which was powered by two 12-cylinder inverted V Daimler-Benz DB-601 A-1 that delivered 1085hp (809Kw) of power each and a fuel capacity of 1270L (279imp gal/335US gal).
It was armed with two 20mm MG FF cannon in the nose, plus four 7.92mm MG 17 placed also in the nose and one defensive 7.92 MG 15 machine gun placed at the back of the cockpit which was manned by the radio operator. It could also carry a number of bombs placed in underwing hardpoints.
It served widely with the Luftwaffe through the earlier German campaigns to the Battle of Britain when it was started to be replaced by more advanced sub-variants.
Sources:
1. https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Messerschmitt_Bf_110
2. Salamander Books - The Complete Book of Fighters
3. https://forum.valka.cz/topic/view/76814
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