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Offline BennyBeaver

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« on: June 27, 2007, 01:30:52 PM »
the mesquito...a great flyer...better at recon...but not in this game

The mesquito fighter was made of all wood...exept the engine. Making it almost invisible to radar during WWII. But in this game, it shows up perfectly on radar. We should make it that the mesquito, a great plane....stealthy. like it was during WWII!

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« Reply #1 on: June 27, 2007, 01:33:55 PM »
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« Reply #2 on: June 27, 2007, 01:38:49 PM »
I thought this was going to be a recipe for some great TexMex.  :D

Guess I missed that one.

Glove
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« Reply #3 on: June 27, 2007, 02:00:56 PM »
Just because a plane is wood doesn't mean it's invisible to radar, FYI. There are many many factors, and it wasn't a small plane.

P.S. "Mosquito" 2 os no Es :aok
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« Reply #4 on: June 27, 2007, 02:04:44 PM »
I always wondered what kind of wood they built the mosquito out of..:D
If you set it on fire we can have a major BBQ :D
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« Reply #5 on: June 27, 2007, 02:21:06 PM »
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Originally posted by Krusty
Just because a plane is wood doesn't mean it's invisible to radar, FYI. There are many many factors, and it wasn't a small plane.

P.S. "Mosquito" 2 os no Es :aok



But in the Mossie's case, an all wood construction gave it the added benefit of being the first "stealthy" combat aircraft.  


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Re: The Secret Of The Mesquito
« Reply #6 on: June 27, 2007, 02:37:06 PM »
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Originally posted by BennyBeaver
th We should make it that the mesquito, a great plane....stealthy. like it was during WWII!

Thanks


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« Reply #7 on: June 27, 2007, 02:46:34 PM »
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Originally posted by Gloves
I thought this was going to be a recipe for some great TexMex.  :D

Guess I missed that one.

Glove


Nobody caught it Glove ... :rolleyes:

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I always wondered what kind of wood they built the mosquito out of..
If you set it on fire we can have a major BBQ  


Well ... they would have built the Mesquito out of Mesquite wood that the Brits imported from Mexico, but the De Havialland Mosquito ... was made of plywood monocoque construction.
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« Reply #8 on: June 27, 2007, 03:07:31 PM »
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But in the Mossie's case, an all wood construction gave it the added benefit of being the first "stealthy" combat aircraft.  
 

I think it was stealthy because it didn't fly in a box of thousands.
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« Reply #9 on: June 27, 2007, 03:12:23 PM »
Mesquito was a variant made in Texas. :)
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« Reply #10 on: June 27, 2007, 03:18:15 PM »
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Well ... they would have built the Mesquito out of Mesquite wood that the Brits imported from Mexico.


And if you flamed one you'de have Mesquite barbecued Brit.
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« Reply #11 on: June 27, 2007, 03:39:56 PM »
Wow, how did they make wooden bombs and cannons? And weren't the wooden fuel tanks a bit leaky?
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« Reply #12 on: June 27, 2007, 03:50:01 PM »
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Originally posted by BennyBeaver
Accordian too Golden Books Big buk on airesplanes Teh mesquiteoz was made of all wood accept for the engine, wires, cables, wheels, struts, guns, armumentz, fulltanks and all th stuff that was made of cloth adn metaLs.


There, fixed.
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« Reply #13 on: June 27, 2007, 04:09:14 PM »
Actually he has a ponit.

Even the Germans said their biggest problems with the Mossie were -

a)  It was almost impossible to find with radar.
b)  Even if they found a group it was usually to late because of its speed

Maybe there should be a way to tone down the Mossie's radar sig in AH2.
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Offline Krusty

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« Reply #14 on: June 27, 2007, 04:11:22 PM »
Maybe it was impossible to find with radar because it was hugging the ground?

I don't buy that, though. I think it was the tactics and the way it was used that made it undetectable most of the time. Other times the LW just weren't in a position to do diddley about it.
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