Mosquito FB Mk XVIII

[morfiend]

 I'd like to see the MkXVIII included as well but I dont think it would need to be perked.

  It's basically a MkVI with more weight and a big gun with,IIRC 22 rounds. If and when HTC adds the "perked Ords" option to the game I'd hope the see the 6pounder added to the MkVI loadout but I'm not sure it could be done correctly that way.

  As Karnak notes they weighed 800 plus pounds more there was added armour to both engine naccels and cockpit,so I dont think it would be right to just add the gun and more weight to the MkVI and call it a MkXVIII.

  Now the MkXXX,that might be a perk worhty bird,you could argue it's an attack plane as it can carry two 500lbers under the wings but it's a high alt tuned Mossie thats very fast!




     

[RTHolmes]

I was thinking a mild perk just for its rarity. the extra cockpit and engine armour would be very useful though ...


the time modelling the QF 6 pounder ballistics wouldnt be wasted either - it could be added to the M3 loadouts (Russian T48 57mm GMC, ~1000 produced) and was used on pretty much every British tank in case we get any of them added later.

[Greebo]

The armour piercing rounds from that 6 pounder gun would probably go through any GV's top armour with no problem. The Mossie's speed also makes it a more survivable ride in the MA than say the Il-2. If I was a GVer I'd want it perked.

[morfiend]

The armour piercing rounds from that 6 pounder gun would probably go through any GV's top armour with no problem. The Mossie's speed also makes it a more survivable ride in the MA than say the Il-2. If I was a GVer I'd want it perked.

  If the extra cockpit armour is added then I guess I can conceed to a perk cost,however asuming it's in the perked ords then would a perk be required just to get the 6 pounder loadout?

   One thing you find if you spend any time in a mossie is pilot wounds happen often,as fast as it would be you still have to line up for a shot and your a big target.


     

[waystin2]

+1 It meets the criteria for inclusion and sounds like a pretty darn fun variant to boot!

[Melvin]

It's....... glorious. +1000

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=M00f5RxhxLY

[Karnak]

Joules at the muzzle:

Vickers Class S 40mm AP: 214,000
NS-37 37mm AP: 298,000
Molins 6 pdr 57mm AP: 989,000

[YGSM]

Can I have F3 mode in it........cough.....cough

 



From the desk of JUGMAN

[Guppy35]

You don't need more Mossies.  We need one or two Beaufighter versions first!   VIF and T Mk X.    Rockets, bombs ,Torps, 4 20s and 6 303s.  What more do you need?

And you can have your thimble nose too if you really want it

[Mystery]

+1 from me as well.

Mildly perked would seem about right

 

[RTHolmes]

Against U-boat hulls, it was calculated that it would be able to penetrate the hull when striking at an angle of 45 degrees or more,
at a range of about 1400m, even through 60cm of water. The gun/aircraft combination was extremely accurate, achieving a hit rate
in training of 33% against tank-sized targets - compared with 5% for rocket projectiles.

Armour penetration:

50cal Gun Mks 4-5          Weight    Muzzle Velocity    Armour at 500yd, 30deg    Armour at 1000yd, 30deg
Shot, AP, Mks 1-7          2.8Kg     890m/s             82mm                      71mm


(http://www.quarry.nildram.co.uk/Molins.htm)



edit: inspired by this thread I ordered copies of A Most Secret Squadron, Des Curtis DFC and Shipbuster, Alex Crawford yesterday at 5pm, arrived here at 8:30am today. amazon

Seems there were only 17 Tsetses built, and only 13 of them saw combat, but they did ridiculous amounts of damage to enemy shipping. I havent pulled the exact numbers but it looks like about 8 U-boats sunk and another 10 or so damaged, 30+ ships sunk and more than double that damaged, a Ju-88 (confirmed) and a Bf109 (possible,) plus a few shore AA batteries. All that for 4 combat losses (2 to fighters, 2 to flak.) blimey!

[Bruv119]

+1  for ALL mossie variants