Author Topic: What does the Mossie have going for it? (Read 585 times)

Frost · « **Reply #15 on:** September 16, 2001, 11:34:00 PM »

That answers that question. Thanks Karnak, great info. Still has a decent ammo load with 600 20mm and 2000 .303s. Should be fun to vulch in.

Too bad we can't get that 4k bomb. Would be great for carrier strikes

Karnak · « **Reply #16 on:** September 17, 2001, 12:02:00 AM »

Frost,

The Mosquito FB.MkVI could not carry a 4,000lb bomb. It can carry 2 500lb bombs in the bomb bay and 2 500lb bombs or 8 60lb rockets under its wings.

Some late Mosquito B.MkIVs were modified to carry it and all Mosquito B.MkIXs and Mosquito B.MkXVIs could carry a 4,000lb bomb,

The Mosquito B.MkXVI will almost certainly be a perk bomber. It is faster than the Ar234 when both are carrying bombs. The B.XVI can do about 415mph with a 4,000lb bomb whereas the Ar234 can only do about 375mph when it is carrying 3 500kg bombs.

gatt · « **Reply #17 on:** September 17, 2001, 07:00:00 AM »

Main Arena? Yes, with 25% fuel it will probably do amazing things. Good for fast, Jabo actions at low level and *very* good for HO's

Historical Scenarios? Nhaaaa, forget it ...

J_A_B · « **Reply #18 on:** September 20, 2001, 12:43:00 PM »

The Mossie's advantage in the MA??

Simple:

4 Hispanos with no convergence issues to worry about (and 4 .303's too), and a decent ammo load for them. This is unquestionably the best weapon package in any plane in the game.

As someone noted, the Mossie will probably make a fabulous buff hunter. It is also a very capable fighter if you use it with a wingman--one burst will kill pretty much anything, plus it could stay airborne for a long time.

I imagine those hispanos will also make it effective for strafing.

J_A_B

Holder · « **Reply #19 on:** September 20, 2001, 01:02:00 PM »

The ammo specs for the Mk VI Fighter Bomber are 600 rounds TOTAL for the 20mm cannons and 2000 rounds TOTAL for the .303s. This is a pretty good clip of cannon ammo and mg all packed into the nose. Should be able to tear up ground structures with ease.

The FB could pack 2 x 250 lb bombs in a rear bomb bay and 2 x 500 lb bombs under the wings inboard of the engines.

Try this site for a lot of good info on the Mosquito:
http://www.home.gil.com.au/~bfillery/mossie02.htm

The Mosquito FBs were most often used as intruder aircraft flown at low altitude at night over Europe, so their combination of speed, ruggedness, radar navigation, heavy hitting power and long range they were excellent aircraft in this role.

The FBs expanded to the strike role against ships using under wing rockets, although it was not as successful in this due to the heavy FLAK that could be put up by German FLAK ships escorting merchantmen in the North Sea.

The MkIV Bomber excelled in the Path Finder role as it could carry up to 4,000 lbs of bombs across Europe at an altitude and speed that made it extremely hard to catch.

[ 09-20-2001: Message edited by: Holder ]

Karnak · « **Reply #20 on:** September 20, 2001, 03:43:00 PM »

Holder,

The Mosquito FB.VI Series 1 had the bombload you described.

The much more common Mosquito FB.VI Series 2 could carry 500lb bombs in the bomb bay.

According to the RAF Museum's data the FB.VI also had an overlaod ammo capacity of 700 rounds total for the cannon and 3120 rounds for the .303s.