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Offline 1Nicolas

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Night Fighters
« on: March 10, 2011, 10:39:58 AM »
Me-410,P-61,A-26
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Re: Night Fighters
« Reply #1 on: March 10, 2011, 10:50:33 AM »
I think the main reason we don't have night fighters is because we don't have night.
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Re: Night Fighters
« Reply #2 on: March 10, 2011, 10:52:34 AM »
Quote from: 1Nicolas on March 10, 2011, 10:39:58 AM
Me-410,P-61,A-26

Only one of the three aircraft that you listed is a dedicated nightfighter.
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Re: Night Fighters
« Reply #3 on: March 10, 2011, 10:59:05 AM »
Me 410: yes
P-61: no, we don't have night.
A-26: Why?
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Re: Night Fighters
« Reply #4 on: March 10, 2011, 12:29:39 PM »
It's enough to make ya weep sometimes.

Beaufighter.  1940-45  Those other three are all latecomers and didn't do half the jobs the Beau did.
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Re: Night Fighters
« Reply #5 on: March 10, 2011, 12:32:03 PM »
Really?
Quote from: 1Nicolas on March 10, 2011, 10:39:14 AM
A-20G Night Fighter Equipped with four 50 Calibers and four 20 mm cannons
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Re: Night Fighters
« Reply #6 on: April 10, 2011, 01:41:59 PM »
Quote from: MachFly on March 10, 2011, 10:59:05 AM
Me 410: yes
P-61: no, we don't have night.
A-26: Why?
P-61:can be used as a fighter bomber :D
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Re: Night Fighters
« Reply #7 on: April 10, 2011, 01:50:05 PM »
Quote from: 1Nicolas on April 10, 2011, 01:41:59 PM
Quote from: MachFly on March 10, 2011, 10:59:05 AM
Me 410: yes
P-61: no, we don't have night.
A-26: Why?
P-61:can be used as a fighter bomber :D

Search is your friend  :aok

All of these have been brought up before. There was a push for all three in the poll (am I remembering this correctly)?
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Re: Night Fighters
« Reply #8 on: April 10, 2011, 01:58:11 PM »
Quote from: 1Nicolas on April 10, 2011, 01:41:59 PM
P-61:can be used as a fighter bomber :D

We have enough fighter bombers  :devil
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Re: Night Fighters
« Reply #9 on: April 10, 2011, 03:17:57 PM »
Beau  :rock
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Re: Night Fighters
« Reply #10 on: April 10, 2011, 03:22:23 PM »
P61 didnt make it into the poll, Id like to see it though.

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Re: Night Fighters
« Reply #11 on: April 10, 2011, 07:21:44 PM »
I thought the P-61 was in the very first round of the poll?  :headscratch:
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Quote from: Shuffler on April 07, 2011, 10:37:33 AM
Landing is overrated.
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Re: Night Fighters
« Reply #12 on: April 10, 2011, 09:29:49 PM »
Jeez, is the Mossie not good enough for you guys??? :old:
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Re: Night Fighters
« Reply #13 on: April 10, 2011, 09:32:39 PM »
Quote from: Plazus on April 10, 2011, 09:29:49 PM
Jeez, is the Mossie not good enough for you guys??? :old:

Is anything ever good enough for us?
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Quote from: Shuffler on April 07, 2011, 10:37:33 AM
Landing is overrated.
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Re: Night Fighters
« Reply #14 on: April 10, 2011, 09:50:51 PM »
Quote from: Plazus on April 10, 2011, 09:29:49 PM
Jeez, is the Mossie not good enough for you guys??? :old:
The Mossie we have is not really a night fighter.  For the best night fighter of the war we'd need the Mosquito NF.Mk 30.  Did about 430mph at ~27,000ft.  On the deck it would be a bit slower than the Mosquito VI we have already.


And yes, hunting B-29s in a Mosquito Mk 30 does sound good to me.
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