Why would anyone fly the mossie?

[thrila]

Cons:-  
It can't turn.
It's slow.
Terrible stall characteristics.
Bleeds E like nothing else.
Acceleration is on par with a 49cc scooter with 4 bags of heavy shopping.


Pros:-

It's damn sexy!:)



and the guns aren't bad i suppose....

[Howitzer]

700 rounds of hispanos over 4 guns.  =)  I used to LOVE the mossie, it is great fun.

[Kweassa]

I'd would fly it if it was a '43ish arena.

 Among the top 10 in deck speeds in '43ish arena, definately not an easy plane to catch for something like a 109G-2 or G-6 if it has already got lots of speed.

 Also carries a hefty jabo load and good armament.

 It's be the premiere Jabo ride next to the Bf110G-2.

[TexMurphy]

Hey dont **** talk my scooter....

My black little stalker does a nice 90km/h

[mora]

It was porked in AH...Now it's even more porked.

[DoKGonZo]

Slow? How much fuel you loading? Half a tank is more than enough and it scoots along just fine. I use it instead of a Tiffy.

[Karnak]

Originally posted by DoKGonZo
Slow? How much fuel you loading? Half a tank is more than enough and it scoots along just fine. I use it instead of a Tiffy.

It is slow.  Doesn't matter how much fuel you take.  It tops out at 336mph on the deck using WEP and at 380mph at 13,000ft using WEP.

By the MA's standards that isn't just slow, it is VERY slow.

Of all the fighters you are likely to meet you can only outrun three of them, the N1K2-J, Spitfire Mk IX and Spitfire Mk V.  A Bf109F-4 will give it a real nice run for it's money, and if persistant will run it down.

Not exactly what it did historically.

[bozon]

actually, I find the acceleration to be not bad. In a shallow dive, it is excellent.

it is slow in our 1945 areana, but it is still one of the fastest planes when loaded. flying with full bombs and rockets it's only slightly slower than a fully loaded tiffy and faster than a fully loaded P51. But they'll have a much better chance of making it back after droping the load.

I fly it for the same reason I fly the Jug - I love these planes, even if they aren't the best.

and yes they are sexy
Bozon

[dedalos]

Common now.  I understand that some people fly the mossie because they like the plane.  Thats great, but everytime I engaged one, it did one of two things:

1) Try to run
2) Run did not work, lets . . . . well, 700 rounds of hispanos over 4 guns, figure out what option 2 was.

Its not the plane the BBS is making out to be.  Its success was low level night attack missions, not fighing.  But it does look good

[TequilaChaser]

well thrila,

you fly it because you are pretty darn confident with it, and I don't think your Mossie is all that slow


and yes they are a beauty!

[mars01]

Who was the German general that was asked how to beat the Brits and he said, give me a squadron of mosquitos.

I have run into a few guys that can last a couple turns in them, but most just try to ho the crap out of you.

[dedalos]

Originally posted by mars01
Who was the German general that was asked how to beat the Brits and he said, give me a squadron of mosquitos.

I have run into a few guys that can last a couple turns in them, but most just try to ho the crap out of you.

Bingo, only HOs by mossies and 110s don;t bother me that much.  Its pretty mach the only chance they have.

[ra]

Of all the fighters you are likely to meet you can only outrun three of them, the N1K2-J, Spitfire Mk IX and Spitfire Mk V. A Bf109F-4 will give it a real nice run for it's money, and if persistant will run it down.

Not exactly what it did historically.

It was not used historically for low altitude air-air combat.  In the MA it's best in the jabo/vulcher role.

Who was the German general that was asked how to beat the Brits and he said, give me a squadron of mosquitos.

You mean Galland?  He said Spitfires.  And he was talking about tactics, not the actual plane.

ra

[rpm]

It was Goring that was uber impressed by the wooden Mossie.

[Karnak]

I fly it because it is my favorite aircraft.  That said it did not transition to AH2 well.