Unperk the Mosquito Mk. XVI

[Nathan60]

Don't have kills of Gv at hand, but in kills of tanks the ranking is currently

A-20 - Il-2 - P-51D - F6F - Lancaster - F4U-D - Spit 16 (really!) - P-38L - B-25H - N1K2


A-20 is undisputed# 1, almost twice as many kills of tanks as the IL-2

Well 500lbs is always nice.  I relaly dont thik  the Mossie + cookkie would surplant the A20 do you guys?

[tunnelrat]

Well 500lbs is always nice.  I relaly dont thik  the Mossie + cookkie would surplant the A20 do you guys?

It would be devastating at heavily defended ports and/or vfields where the enemies tend to pack in...

If your timing was right, and you let one fly on a vbase right as a hangar popped... 

For those that want to stay and fight, the A20 would be > Mossixteen, but for those that want to generate the most rage possible, it'd be a shallow dive, a 4,000lb dump, and a kekeke all the way home.

[Scherf]

I just had some major fun in the Mossi B Mk 16.  I upped a flight loaded with the cookie(s) and the 50 gal drop tanks.  I pointed them in the direction of the nit strat targets and then minimize the game to get some work done...

... ... ...

... when I come back the Mossi's are at 32k.  I do a slight course correction and settle in to level flight about 3 sectors away from the target.  I topped out at 365 TAS (DT's gone by now), opened doors about 30 miles out to let the speed settle back.  Then I noticed a red dar bar just entered my sector.  Oh look, a co-alt con at my long 3 O'clock.  I was able to drop my cookies, close doors, and engage WEP while watching this P51D try and close in on my 4 O'clock, he is now 4500 yards and slowly closing.  The drop was a success!  I was able to bruise the radar factory for almost %20 damage (factory down to %81).  A quick glance at the speed chart showed him to be faster than I at 32k, so I put the Mossi's in to a 400ft/min climb.  He got within 1500 yards at roughly 35,000 ft and fired his wad all over the place, but not one drop landed on me (thankfully).  He floundered around for another sector or 2 trying to keep up, but eventually he lost hope of keeping pace, I leveled off at 38,000 ft and cruised on back to friendly skies.  I was 5-6 sectors away from the target when he went wings down for home.  After all that I am glad he was NOT in a P47M/N.    

I landed safely with about 25 mins of fuel to spare.          

That's a lot of Awesome right there!

 

(How do you bring up speed chart for other planes while in flight? The number of times I could have used this....)

[Karnak]

Much easier to kill a Tiger or Tiger II with a 4,000lbers than with 500lbers.  It would likely make those tanks into even more timid concrete sitters.

[Butcher]

Much easier to kill a Tiger or Tiger II with a 4,000lbers than with 500lbers.  It would likely make those tanks into even more timid concrete sitters.

That's if you can get the off the concrete in the first place, and even then usually only veteran players will do it (not the timid ones).

[Scherf]

FWIW, I've been trying to repay HT's largesse with supply perks by upping Mossteens and even Tiger IIs (though less often, must have my Mossie).

Managed to raise enough goonie resupp perks to afford another XVI today, will post AAR.

(I must say though, nipping in to a contested base to drop supps from a C-47 then beat it has a pucker factor all its own...)

[Lusche]

(How do you bring up speed chart for other planes while in flight? The number of times I could have used this....)

Use the speed comparison on the HTC webpage

[Tank-Ace]

Use the speed comparison on the HTC webpage

Or print out a reference book for yourself. I made one that includes the speed and climb charts, endurance at mil and WEP, list of loadout options, and length of WEP.

Added a section for GV's before I left. Had their armor and gun info, top speeds, and optical magnification.



Was really usefull during FSO and scenarios, when I had to man the radio.

[Scherf]

Thanks gents, will have to print out data for the major types. No way I'm alt-tabbing into the intardwebs to check the HTC page, that screws my graphics up.

Anyway, AAR as promised.

Epic, epic 1 hour 20 minute sortie to Bish strats. Took 100% fuel, 100-gal drops. Damn glad I did. Upped from a field near nitland, got to 20k over home field, passed behind a nit-bish fight at 25k, broke into open territory at 30k, ran down the dar-less corridor into nit strats at 31-32k. Small dar bars ahead, over city spot a 190 2.5k below me, going the other way. (On reviewing the film, it turns out it was a 152, Topbird at the helm). Drop cookie on wep, drop tanks away by this time.

Blast away to the west 32k, around 390 mph.

Small dar bar behind me, assume that's the 190. Another small dar bar appears on bish west coast, 4 sectors away. Once in that sector, a 109 appears, he's low 6 at 3.5k. "Uh oh" thinks I.

I break out over water, 109 in tow. Friendly dar rings draw closer, so does the 109. (Again, on reviewing film, it turns out it was that naughty man Chalenge.) He closes in to d800, too far below to get a good shot. Just as we enter dar ring on friendly coast, he gets to d600, just below.

I dive, manage to reduce throttle before Mossie shakes apart. Ping ping ping a ring-tinga-pingy. Mossie back under control, start to weave. Pingy wham. Still flying. Turn into attack. 109 roars past, turn back in, he's pointing at canopy, just misses. Cant get flaps out. Some more turns, flaps out, haul around.

Christ almighty, here comes a 190 now too. (Film says it's a 152 again, Topbird. Assume he trailed me for 5 or 6 sectors).

No pings for a bit, still flying. Another pingy wham. Still flying, to my amazement.

Dive, rolling. Call up map, where's the damn field?

Then, Deux Ex Machina, the cavalry arrives, in the form of EZRhino's 51B. "Hang on.... Comin'..."

190's icon further away, dive harder. 109's icon still back there but stretching away past 1000.

EZRhino's voice: "He's off you, you're clear."

Pass over closest field, keep going balls to the wall. Take stock. Left flap gone, right internal fuel hit. That's OK, still have 25% of left internal, enouogh for a while more.

Go inland another sector, hands shaking.

Line up on runway. Flaps out aaaaarghhh get it back in again. Land fast, stand on brakes.

Exit, name in lights.

I have not the faintest clue what the perks were, but bugger me that's some of the most fun I've ever had in AH.

Gotta say, the recent changes have really got my interest. Can generate enough perkies for awesome Mossteen flights. Can actually find, intercept and (wonder of wonders) shoot down American heavies with the 410. Can get half a clue which towns need most help.

  AH and the players named above.

[Zoney]

 

Sherf: "Hands shaking"

You are doing it right IMO.

Very nice write up sir.  I will be looking for you.  Watch for the high P47N.  If you don't see me, look higher.

Never assume you are safe at any altitude.

Sometimes I hunt you, sometimes I escort you.  I absolutely love what you described.

 

[Scherf]

Thanks Zoney.

I phearz teh high Jug.

 

[BaldEagl]

For a year or two I flew AR234's exclusively (formation, 3x 500 Kg @ 16K).  That was milkrunning at it's finest.  The only thing that could catch me was a 262 and it seemed every time one did I smoked at least one of his engines then simply flew away.

Later I discovered that the Boston was almost as effective.  Very good climb rate, good speed and higher ENY with not much loss in defensive power.  One day I flew Bostons on a strat raid (old zone strat system) on the pinwheel map several sectors into enemy territory.  Eventually I picked up a P-51D.  He started as dar bar a couple of sectors away from me and after a four sector chase he caught me.  I was flying in formation and evaded until he ran out of ammo without a kill then broke off and I landed.

Bostons are no where near as fast as the Mossie bomber and their top speeds are at much lower alts.  Beyond that the Mossie carries an even more effective bomb load.  When you compare light and medium bombers against one another I think the Mossie's perk is well justified.  It's a monster compared to a Boston which isn't exactly a whimp itself.

Anyway now I don't fly bombers anymore because HT decided to take that part of the game away.  There's no targets worth going after anymore so I fly them maybe once or twice a year.

[Chalenge]

. . . (Again, on reviewing film, it turns out it was that naughty man Chalenge.)

I guess you didnt see me come at you from 9oc.    . . . I wasnt worried about EZRhino . . . you made it to your field and left me at 10% throttle idling it home . . . then disco on landing (Aces High has . . . ).

Nice waggling of the wings to avoid my 2 13mms!  

I was there just to point the way for Topbird. 

[Karnak]

Anyway now I don't fly bombers anymore because HT decided to take that part of the game away.  There's no targets worth going after anymore so I fly them maybe once or twice a year.

That seems to have been addressed recently.

[Scherf]

I guess you didnt see me come at you from 9oc.    . . . I wasnt worried about EZRhino . . . you made it to your field and left me at 10% throttle idling it home . . . then disco on landing (Aces High has . . . ).

Nice waggling of the wings to avoid my 2 13mms!  

I was there just to point the way for Topbird. 

Grins.

I did actually see you off my wing, thought I might have enough smash to just plow on through. I guess I need to print out those damn charts.

I got lucky in the end, didn't avoid all of the 13mms...