The de Havilland D.H.98 Mosquito (Fighter and Bomber options)
Day Fighter:
Mosquito F.Mk II
Maximim level speed 'clean' 370 mph at 14k, 356 mph at 9k.
Rate of climb at seal level 3,000 fpm; climb to 15k in 6 minutes 45 seconds, service ceiling 34,500 ft.
Armament: Four 20mm Hispano
Mk I fixed forward-firing cannon with 150 rounds per gun in the lower part of the nose, and four 0.303 in Browning MkII fixed forward-firing machine guns with 500 rounds per gun in the upper part of the nose.
589 F.MkIIs were manufactured, the most numerical of all the Mossie day-fighter series, also the NF.Mk 30 Night-fighter series would be a nice option, 530 were built.
Mosquito NF.Mk 30 specifications:
Maximum level speed of 424 mph at 26,500 ft, declining to 338 mph at sea level, initial climb rate of 2,500 fpm.
These numbers are with the Merlin 72 of which the first 70 aircraft were delivered with, the last 460 aircraft were delivered with the Merlin 113 or -76 engines.
Light bomber
Mosquito B.Mk XVI:
Maximum level speed of 415 mph at 28,000 ft declining to 400 mph at sea level.
Initial climb rate of 2,800 fpm, climb to 15,000 ft in 7 minutes 30 seconds, service ceiling 37k.
Disposable armament up to 2,000 lb of disposable stores carried in a lower-fuselage weapon bay rated at 2,000 lb, and generally comprising of two 1,000 lb bombs, or one 1,000 lb and two 500 or 250 lb bombs, or four 500 or 250 lb bombs; specially modified aircraft could carry one 4,000 lb bomb
The XVI could also carry 2 120.1 US gal drop tanks, or two 60 US gal drop tanks.
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