Understanding Luftwaffe bomber units through the years

[IceFire]

I've been doing a tiny bit of research for my next campaign project (I have two in the oven right now that feature Yaks) and I ran across something interesting. Several of the German bomber units converted, starting in 1943 but mostly in 1944, from the Ju88 to the Me410. This was something that I wasn't aware of.

In most online battles that I participate in, we use the Ju88A-4 even in the later battles because we need something that has more bombing capacity than a FW190 despite the risks of interception by fighters that can take you down in an instant. What I didn't realize is the phase out from Ju88 to Me410. It makes me wish we had a fully realized Me410 in the standard patches (I'm aware of some great efforts in the MOD community).

So I do have to ask if the Me410 was a real successor to the Ju88 in the bomber role or if it was chosen because it was faster/more survivable even if it wasn't as capable carrying large amounts of bombs. Trying to further my understanding...