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I want a nite fighter Ju88:cool:
The onboard radar would be cool! |
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I want the fighter junkers 88 with the cannons and machine guns
http://upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedi...kers_Ju_88.jpg I've got a feeling its going to be in BOM |
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The Heinkel He 219 Uhu Uhu (Owl) was the only Luftwaffe nightfighter capable of stalking and fighting the RAF Mosquito on equal terms. Heinkel first offered the design in August 1940, but the German Air Ministry was not interested, believing that the war would be won before such an aircraft could be produced. Not until RAF night raids were beginning to build up in intensity in late 1941 was it decided to go ahead with the design as a specialized nightfighter. The prototype flew on 15 November 1942. The first experimental mission was flown by Major Werner Streib from Venlo, Holland on the night of 11-12 June 1943. Infiltrating a stream of RAF Lancasters bound for Berlin, he shot down five in 30 minutes. Preference continued to be given to the Ju 88G, and only 268 Uhu were completed. Basic armament was six cannon From http://www.reocities.com/pentagon/28...219/he219.html |
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the poor twin engine pilots work loads already too much, cant the radar guy just say "up/down/left/right" :) . |
As long as we have the glimmspur night tracer.
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Interesting scenario indeed, otherwise it would need more planes like the Avro Manchester, Armstrong Whitworth Whitley, Short Stirling, Handley Page Halifax or Handely Page Hampden, the Defiant as Nightfighter and on the German Side not only BF 110 and Ju 88 also a HE 219, DO 217J or DO 217N would be pretty cool. |
Definately a good choice for Cliffs of Dover ,The Beaufighter in its night fighter role.
From Wikipedia. "The Beaufighter found itself coming off the production line at almost exactly the same time as the first British Airborne Interception (AI) Night fighter radar sets. With the four 20 mm cannon mounted in the lower fuselage, the nose could accommodate the radar antennas, and the general spaciousness of the fuselage enabled the AI equipment to be fitted easily. Even loaded to 20,000 lb (9,100 kg) the plane was fast enough to catch German bombers." There were also six 303`s fitted . The Bf 110-G had radar fitted post Battle of Britain so could be available in BoM. |
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Yup the Beaufighter would be great and it could be used as Nightfighter in almost every future Scenario which may come. Just a question: was the Beaufighter able to carry out Long distance night fighter missions or was this done by the Mosquito? |
The faster Mosquito took over in the night fighter role in mid to late 1942, The Beaufighters were used for anti-shipping, ground attack and long-range attacks on enemy assets .
Costal command equiped them for anti shipping with air to surface radar which was also handy for bad weather and night bombing raids. Beaus could be equipped with Torpedo, bombs or rockets & proved successful in supressing flack from shipping whilst other aircraft attacked with bombs. Still looking to see if there is any info on long range night fighter or bomber escort missions but the Mossie may have slotted into this role along with its pathfinder duties. |
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