Aces High Mosquitos... Wondering.

[Widewing]

Why does the Mosquito Mk VI have 5 exhaust stacks per cylinder bank, while the Mosquito Nk.XVI has 6 exhaust stacks per cylinder bank...

I don't believe that someone lost count doing the model, and there's no 10 cylinder Merlin. Thus, I'm curious as to why there is a graphic difference....

[Zacherof]

No picture?

[Jabberwock]

On the single stage Merlins, there was only enough room for five exhaust ejector stacks. The rear two ejector ports had a single stack.

On the two stage Merlins, the engines were moved forward a little, allowing enough room for six stacks.

[Karnak]

On the single stage Merlins, there was only enough room for five exhaust ejector stacks. The rear two ejector ports had a single stack.

On the two stage Merlins, the engines were moved forward a little, allowing enough room for six stacks.

Yup.

Here is a photo of KA114 during restoration that shows it nicely:

[MiloMorai]

I don't believe Widewing doesn't know why.

[Karnak]

It was the larger supercharger that forced the engines to be mounted further forward and allowed room for six ejector stacks per cylinder bank.

EDIT:

What is your opinion of the Mosquitoes in AH, Widewing?

[Brooke]

I flew Mosquitos a lot recently (a lot for me, anyway).  I was surprised at how fragile they are.  They seem more fragile to enemy gunfire than the A6M2, for example.  I know that they are made of wood, but it still surprised me.

[Karnak]

The Mosquito was known to be a tough aircraft in reality.

In AH I find it to be quite tough against AA fire, but it is so large that fighters are able to hit it with a lot of rounds easily.

That said, it cannot take a 30mm round and live in AH, which it did at times demonstrate the ability to do in WWII.  Of course who knows how many Mossie's were lost to a single 30mm hit.

[Zacherof]

If I remeber correctly, the first 262 engagment with the 262 involved a
mossie. Whitlch took a a few taters. Rather impressive for wood.

[J.A.W.]

What's wrong with wood anyhow?

F4Us were still using fabric as skinning!

De Havilland were still utilizing wood in the structure of their jets..

[bozon]

The mosquito in AH can take more hits than the average fighter.
Then again, it tends to take more hits than the average fighter.

[Zacherof]

The mosquito in AH can take more hits than the average fighter.
Then again, it tends to take more hits than the average fighter.

well said. Mark XVI feels like it can take a bit more at times.

[Eric19]

well said. Mark XVI feels like it can take a bit more at times.

out ran a 163 in a mossie 16 once I dove from 30k to deck I made him miss every time he tried to shoot me and then I ran him into the ground 

[Zacherof]

out ran a 163 in a mossie 16 once I dove from 30k to deck I made him miss every time he tried to shoot me and then I ran him into the ground 

some guy tried to do the same thing, and I just cut the engined and owned him

[nrshida]

The combined exhaust was a clever solution. If you observe the firing sequence you'll see how they could share it.

I also think the Mosquito is too fragile in AH. Of all the aircraft this one should be able to weather a few 30-mm, say. It's construction is essentially composite and the forces distributed instead of centralised. A few big holes shouldn't matter (critical points aside). Mostly I lose whole wings, which is also bizarre since the Mosquito had a single wing.