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Re: Unperk the Mosquito Mk. XVI
« Reply #30 on: September 08, 2012, 10:29:46 AM »
If you want to kill a mossie 16 above 30k you better be up there waiting for him when he crosses into your territory.
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Re: Unperk the Mosquito Mk. XVI
« Reply #31 on: September 08, 2012, 10:30:41 AM »
tuton25,

No such thing as a Mosquito B.Mk VI.

From memory, major wartime marks of the Mosquito:

Mosquito F.Mk II: Merlin 21s or 23s.  Mid altitude fighter, some later equipped with radar, no internal bombs
Mosquito B.Mk IV: Merlin 21s or 23s.  Bomber with capacity for four 500lb bombs internally.
Mosquito PR.Mk IV: Merlin 21s or 23s. Photo recon aircraft.
Mosquito FB.Mk VI: Merlin 21s, 23s or, mostly, 25s.  Low altitude fighter-bomber with capacity for two 500lb bombs internally and two under the wings or rockets.
Mosquito B.Mk IX: Merlin 70 series engines.  High altitude bomber with capacity for four 500lb bombs internally.
Mosquito NF.Mk XIII: Merlin 25s. Nightfighter with radar in nose, no .303s just four 20mm.
Mosquito B.Mk XVI: Merlin 72/73 or 76/77. High altitude bomber with capacity for a 4,000lb bomb and provision for a 500lb bomb under each wing.
Mosquito PR.Mk XVI: Merlin 72/73 or 76/77. High altitude photo recon aircraft.
Mosquito FB.Mk XVIII: Merlin 25s.  Fighter-bomber armed with a 57mm cannon and two or four .303s.
Mosquito NF.Mk XIX: Merlin 25s with nitrous oxide injection. Nightfighter with radar in a "bullnose" and armed with four 20mm cannons.
Mosquito NF.30: Merlin 76/77.  High altitude nightfighter with radar in a "bullnose" and armed with four 20mm cannons.  Provision for a 500lb bomb under each wing.

From memory??!!..holy cr@#!!
I cant remember what I had for dinner 3 nights ago.
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Re: Unperk the Mosquito Mk. XVI
« Reply #32 on: September 08, 2012, 10:37:39 AM »
Karnak is welcome to bring his mossie to bomb a city complex this weekend and I will gladly intercept him......maybe even in a 110g.

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Re: Unperk the Mosquito Mk. XVI
« Reply #33 on: September 08, 2012, 10:41:33 AM »
Karnak is welcome to bring his mossie to bomb a city complex this weekend and I will gladly intercept him......maybe even in a 110g.
As I said, the one exception is a city deep in enemy territory as it makes the Mossie's destination predictable.  If the city is too close to the border it doesn't help though unless you are in the habit of loitering around in a WWI style patrol, but that isn't really a full interception sortie as you took off with no target in mind.  I've done those in P-47Ns and burned all of my fuel without an enemy showing up.
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Re: Unperk the Mosquito Mk. XVI
« Reply #34 on: September 08, 2012, 11:50:00 AM »
tuton25,

Karnak.....from memory??? wow....you're my hero!!!!!!

From memory, major wartime marks of the Mosquito:

Mosquito F.Mk II: Merlin 21s or 23s.  Mid altitude fighter, some later equipped with radar, no internal bombs
Mosquito B.Mk IV: Merlin 21s or 23s.  Bomber with capacity for four 500lb bombs internally.
Mosquito PR.Mk IV: Merlin 21s or 23s. Photo recon aircraft.
Mosquito FB.Mk VI: Merlin 21s, 23s or, mostly, 25s.  Low altitude fighter-bomber with capacity for two 500lb bombs internally and two under the wings or rockets.
Mosquito B.Mk IX: Merlin 70 series engines.  High altitude bomber with capacity for four 500lb bombs internally.
Mosquito NF.Mk XIII: Merlin 25s. Nightfighter with radar in nose, no .303s just four 20mm.
Mosquito B.Mk XVI: Merlin 72/73 or 76/77. High altitude bomber with capacity for a 4,000lb bomb and provision for a 500lb bomb under each wing.
Mosquito PR.Mk XVI: Merlin 72/73 or 76/77. High altitude photo recon aircraft.
Mosquito FB.Mk XVIII: Merlin 25s.  Fighter-bomber armed with a 57mm cannon and two or four .303s.
Mosquito NF.Mk XIX: Merlin 25s with nitrous oxide injection. Nightfighter with radar in a "bullnose" and armed with four 20mm cannons.
Mosquito NF.30: Merlin 76/77.  High altitude nightfighter with radar in a "bullnose" and armed with four 20mm cannons.  Provision for a 500lb bomb under each wing.

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Re: Unperk the Mosquito Mk. XVI
« Reply #35 on: September 08, 2012, 12:03:05 PM »
If you want to kill a mossie 16 above 30k you better be up there waiting for him when he crosses into your territory.

Some people don't quite figure this out.
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Re: Unperk the Mosquito Mk. XVI
« Reply #36 on: September 08, 2012, 12:06:40 PM »
"From memory" was not me bragging.  It was me throwing an excuse out there if I got any of that wrong.
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Re: Unperk the Mosquito Mk. XVI
« Reply #37 on: September 08, 2012, 12:06:49 PM »
Icepac since tour 148 you have had 4 mossi kills 2 in a ship gun 1 in yak and 1 in 202
« Last Edit: September 08, 2012, 12:39:04 PM by DMGOD »
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Re: Unperk the Mosquito Mk. XVI
« Reply #38 on: September 08, 2012, 12:37:02 PM »
Bring your mossies and I will intercept them.

I'm waiting.

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Re: Unperk the Mosquito Mk. XVI
« Reply #39 on: September 08, 2012, 12:40:33 PM »
Bring your mossies and I will intercept them.

I'm waiting.
I'm not coming as I am at work.  :neener:
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Re: Unperk the Mosquito Mk. XVI
« Reply #40 on: September 08, 2012, 12:45:32 PM »
lol since tour 140 you have killed most mossi's with either a ship gunner (2) or a lancaster (2) or the one i liked was the m3
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Re: Unperk the Mosquito Mk. XVI
« Reply #41 on: September 08, 2012, 01:08:25 PM »
You are also welcome to bring your mossie to the strats.

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Re: Unperk the Mosquito Mk. XVI
« Reply #42 on: September 08, 2012, 01:19:45 PM »
I appreciate your invite
but as we both know I am no match to your awesomeness
« Last Edit: September 08, 2012, 01:21:53 PM by DMGOD »
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Re: Unperk the Mosquito Mk. XVI
« Reply #43 on: September 08, 2012, 03:54:40 PM »
You're still mad about me bringing down hq with .salvo 13 from the lancasters and saving one bomb to kill your m3?

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Re: Unperk the Mosquito Mk. XVI
« Reply #44 on: September 08, 2012, 04:29:15 PM »
I have no idea what you are talking about
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